Navigating Career Breaks: A Path to Balance and Well-Being with Laura Nguyen
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser
Dr. Ron Kaiser
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this insightful episode of "REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser," Dr. Ron welcomes Laura Nguyen, who is a coach, marketing executive, and author of the soon-to-be-released book Career Break Compass: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off. Laura offers a unique perspective on the concept of career breaks, going beyond the traditional notion of a sabbatical. She explains how career breaks can be both voluntary and involuntary, serving as a vital tool for individuals seeking to reset, realign their lives, and pursue a more balanced and fulfilling career.
Laura introduces her "Four P’s" framework—Play, Pause, Plan, and Pursue—that provides a structured approach to taking time off, whether for a few weeks or several months. She emphasizes the importance of intentionality during these breaks, encouraging listeners to infuse practices of joy, mindfulness, and strategic planning into their lives. This framework is designed to help individuals not only recover from burnout but also integrate positive changes into their daily routines, ultimately leading to a more joyful and purposeful life.
The conversation between Dr. Ron and Laura also touches on practical challenges, such as the financial implications of taking extended time off, and offers advice on how to incorporate the principles of a career break into everyday life. Laura's insights are applicable not just to those considering a career break, but to anyone looking to enhance their well-being and live a more intentional, balanced life. Whether you're in the midst of your career, contemplating a break, or navigating retirement, this episode provides valuable guidance on how to prioritize your well-being and create a life that aligns with your core values.
Info on Laura Nguyen:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauran546/
https://www.instagram.com/lauranguyen.co/
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| 0:00.0 | That's a great question. I think a lot of the times when you think about a career break, most people think of it as a sabbatical. |
| 0:06.0 | And typically when you think about the definition of a sabbatical, right? It's a leave program that an organization and it's really common in academia |
| 0:14.5 | that allow people to take let's say three six months off during the course of |
| 0:19.6 | during their time of working right I think one of the things that's different |
| 0:23.6 | about how I talk about a career break |
| 0:25.3 | is that it's not necessarily always a program |
| 0:28.7 | that's offered by an organization. |
| 0:30.4 | It can also be something that is involuntary meaning you might have been laid off or voluntary |
| 0:36.0 | meaning you've made the decision to do a few things |
| 0:46.8 | Welcome to Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser. This is the podcast designed to help you lead your life enthusiastically. Today, tomorrow, and every other day. I am your host Ron Kaiser, positive health psychologist and |
| 0:55.0 | and coach also keynote and TEDx speaker and author of the triple award winning book The Juvenaging the Art and Science of Growing |
| 1:06.9 | Older with Enthusiasm. |
| 1:09.4 | As listeners to the podcast know, my goal is always to bring interesting guests who lead their own |
| 1:16.4 | lives with enthusiasm and to help us to become better versions of ourselves from their own different perspectives. |
| 1:25.8 | And we're really fortunate today to have a guest who offers a real unique perspective on this. |
| 1:35.0 | Laura New Wind is a experienced coach and marketing executive and |
| 1:49.0 | somebody who really has been an innovator in the field of working with top quality people in the workplace, |
| 1:58.8 | but has some concepts that are very, very applicable to all of us. |
| 2:05.0 | She is also the author of a soon to be released book |
| 2:10.0 | that is entitled Career Break Compass, navigating your path to a balanced life through intentional time off. |
| 2:19.6 | Something we haven't really talked about very much and maybe a term that's really new to us. |
| 2:26.0 | She's a business strategist, an advocate for workplace well-being, and a really important person to learn from because of her unique perspective. |
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