The Radical Sabbatical
The Radical Sabbatical by Emma Rosen.
This blog post summarises Emma’s journey.
🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences
Emma followed the default path but was left wanting more. She quit her job and tried 25 careers in 1 year.
This book discusses career fulfilment and advocates for more diverse career education and having a portfolio of careers, not just one.
There is advice on networking, finding time, having money and making change.
🎨 Impressions
This book blends the diverse perspective gained from experiencing twenty-five different careers in a year, with more practical advice and tips for those wanting to make a career change and for those who are unsure about where to start. It discusses the key lessons and the advice given is relevant and accessible.
How I Discovered It
This book was on the January 2019 FT Business Book of the Month. Emma is also a blogger I have come across, and thought this would be an interesting read to broaden my perspective.
Who Should Read It?
If you are looking for an extended period to recharge or want to make a big change in your life, this book offers tips on how to work out what you need to do next. Whether you want to try something else, change careers, and what goals should be set. There is also many insights from 25 varied careers.
☘️ Key Topics Discussed in the Book
Identifying exactly why you don't like your job
Figuring out what you would like to do instead
Offering practical and realistic guidance on how to move from your current job to your dream job
The importance of work experience at any age
25 career profiles of jobs that you've always been told aren't real jobs, from archaeology, tour guiding and blogging to alpaca farming, travel writing and being a movie extra
How to network like a boss, including how to use social media to get a new job
Why a portfolio career might be the answer you've always been looking for
How to start your own portfolio career
✍️ My Top 3 Quotes
We were raised in an education system created and designed during the Industrial Revolution, not the Information Revolution.
The weight of expectation, though often well intentioned and unspoken is heavy and it is easy to be distracted by the highs and lows of life.
Slowly what had been a dark and terrifying void was morphing into a blank canvas. Voids suck you in and pull you down. Canvases, however, are for filling ad creating.
