Same Skills. Different Life.

If you're wondering whether now is the right time for a career break or career pause, this episode is for you.

High-achieving professionals — directors, VPs, senior managers — have built programs from nothing, led teams through constant change, and been held responsible for outcomes they didn't even control. So why does planning a career pause feel harder than any of that?

In this episode, I break down how to plan a career break using the same skills you already use at work — and why the confidence you have professionally is exactly what you need to plan your own pause.

We cover:

• How to know if you're ready for a career pause
• Why planning a sabbatical or career break feels scarier than planning at work — and how to get past it
• How to bring structure to a career break decision instead of just sitting in fear
• The framework I used to plan my own career pause with clarity, not anxiety

If you're ready to plan your career pause with the same rigor you bring to everything else, the Designed Pause Decision Kit walks you through it step by step. Or book a free Pause Clarity Call to talk it through with me first — both live at designedpause.com.

Designed Pause is a podcast for corporate professionals planning an intentional career break. | designedpause.com