The Sabbatical Journey Podcast
Most leaders know they need rest. Very few know how to take it well. The Sabbatical Journey podcast exists to change that. Hosted by Alan Briggs, founder of Sabbatical Coaching Group and one of the most trusted sabbatical coaches in the country, this show gives leaders the practical wisdom, honest guidance, and real stories they need to prepare for, experience, and reorient from a life-changing sabbatical. Alan has personally walked through three sabbaticals and has coached hundreds of leaders through every phase of the journey. He knows what burnout actually feels like. He knows what the thaw process does to a leader. And he knows what's waiting on the other side when a sabbatical is received well. This podcast follows the same framework Alan uses with every leader he coaches. Demystify. Prepare. Experience. Reorient. Whether you're exploring sabbatical for the first time, actively preparing for one, or trying to make the most of what you discovered while you were away, there's an episode here for exactly where you are. Sabbatical isn't a vacation. It isn't a reward. It isn't something you earn after enough years of hard work. It's a gift. And this podcast will show you how to receive it. New episodes drop every two weeks. Subscribe so you never miss one. sabbaticalcoachinggroup.com
Episodes
Most leaders walk into sabbatical with a vague idea and a hope. They imagine they'll figure it out as they go. A few weeks in, they realize each day is bleeding into the next, the time is slipping away, and they're not entirely sure what they're doing with it.
The leaders who walk out of sabbatical t...
When most people picture a sabbatical, they picture the destination. The beach. The trail. The cabin in the woods. The Instagram-worthy moment in front of the Alps.
The leaders who actually come back from sabbatical transformed will tell you something different. The destination doesn't make the sabba...
What if you stepped away from work. Not for a week. Long enough that the constant hum finally goes quiet. Long enough that you stop reaching for your phone. Long enough to remember what you used to love doing before life filled up.
For most leaders, that idea creates two reactions at once: deep longi...
Not all sabbaticals are created equal. If you're trying to figure out how to plan a sabbatical, the type of sabbatical you need depends on your life stage, your context coming in, and what would actually be a gift to you and your family right now.
In this episode, Alan Bri...
Jillian Johnsrud has taken thirteen mini retirements (sabbaticals) over the last twenty years. She's raised five kids (three adopted), built and renovated rental properties that changed her family's financial trajectory, and coached hundreds of leaders through their own sabbaticals. Her new book Retire Often might be the most practical and philosophica...
Most business leaders think sabbatical is something that happens after the exit. Sell the company, cash the check, then maybe rest. Alan Briggs wants to flip that assumption on its head.
In this episode of The Sabbatical Journey, Alan goes directly at the business leader. ...
Pastors carry a weight most people don't fully see. In this episode Alan Briggs speaks directly to the unique challenges pastors face on sabbatical and why this gift matters more than most will admit.
Alan spent 13 years as a full-time pastor before founding Sabbatical Coa...
Leaders resist sabbatical for a lot of reasons. But one of the biggest is this: they don't like doing nothing.
Good news. Sabbatical isn't nothing.
In this episode Alan Briggs reframes what wo...
We are in a burnout epidemic. Leaders are overworked, overwhelmed, and running on adrenaline they don't even know is driving them. In this episode Alan Briggs gets honest about the cultural moment we're in and why sabbatical isn't a luxury for exhausted leaders. It's a necessity for all of them.
Most leaders have a picture of sabbatical in their head. And most of them are wrong.
In this very first episode of The Sabbatical Journey, Alan Briggs does something that changes everything. He tells you exactly what a sabbatical is, what it isn't, and why getting that def...
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