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Wow – 9 months (?!?) into my sabbatical, and I’ve finally made some hard decisions. I have to say, although I felt a little guilty about taking a sabbatical, I feel like it was a really good decision. As hard-headed as I am, though, it took a while to get some basics sorted. But I will put out there the things I’ve learned about myself (some of which I’ve mentioned before), because – as usual...

As a counter-balance to yesterday’s post, I’m offering up 7 reasons you should keep going at it, and truck ahead. If you were all gung-ho about my post yesterday, I apologize, because I’m laying out the reasons (some of which I’m currently pondering) why you should stay and tough it out! 1. Avoid the knee-jerk reaction. Sometimes, the idea of quitting is brought on by some recent event – something stressful happened with a client...

I will admit, for a couple of months now, this sabbatical has made me think that the best thing for me right now is to give it up. It’s something I haven’t wanted to mention for fear of upsetting a few people, but I think it’s time I do. (And I tell ya, it’s such a relief to let that out in the open, as well.) I hate the very thought of “quitting.” I’m not...