Getting 5 Jobs in 5 Weeks After a 20 Month Career Break with Katrina McGhee

by | Oct 25, 2017 | Podcast, Podcast Interview



Ever found yourself crying in the car on the way home from work because you’re just so tired and emotionally drained from your job?

Katrina did. And after some serious unpacking and working it through she found her answer:

A Career Break.

But being a planner, she took it to the next level. Building in buffer time to re-climate to life back home and allow herself time to get a job, and saving $40,000.00 to take the trip of her dreams.

Today Katrina shares how she came to the conclusion that she needed a break, her planning and budgeting process, and more about her re-entry into the corporate world after 20 months away.

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In This Episode

  • 05:00 How did Katrina get into travel
  • 11:07 A life coach helped her get out
  • 14:00 The reaction
  • 18:30 Saving up 40k for her trip
  • 25:38 Building in recovery period at the end of the trip
  • 29:49 Goals on the break itself
  • 35:00 Transitioning back to your old life in a more sustainable way
  • 46:00 Favorite parts of the trip
  • 52:20 Travel Mishap
  • 56:32 What’s next?

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Taking a Career Break with Sherry Ott of Meet Plan Go! – Part 1

by | Sep 15, 2015 | Podcast, Podcast Interview

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9 years ago Sherry Ott did something terrifying.

She quit her job to travel the world for a year.

Her career break turned into a life based around travel and expertise in how to take career breaks successfully in the United States.

Lots of advice out there on career breaks come from Australia, or the UK, where things like this are very common. But here in the USA, it’s not such an easy task.

Unless of course, Sherry’s helping you out!

Today we discuss how Sherry got the bug for travel, how her planned one year turned into 9, and about the correct way to make a gin & tonic. Apparently it’s a very specific process!

This is part 1 of a two-part interview. Check back on Thursday for the rest of our interview where we go more in-depth on the strategies of taking a career break and a great travel mishap!

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In This Episode:

  • 02:00 The right way to make a Gin & Tonic.
  • 06:25 Her travel schedule makes MINE look SLOW!
  • 08:30 Visiting the Russian Arctic
  • 11:00 How the 9-year journey began.
  • 15:25 Funny how we always think we’ll plug right back in
  • 21:36 What are you gonna do when you get back?
  • 25:54 What causes the most fear of travel for Sherry. It’s not what you think.
  • 28:15 What exactly IS a career break?
  • 32:28 Starting a conversation with your employers

and much more!

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