The Business Case for Sabbaticals

The Double Win

Michael Hyatt

Management, Intentionality, Selfdevelopment, Education, Teamleadership, Personaldevelopment, Productivity, Self-improvement, Business, Achievement, Influence, Selfleadership, Leadership

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

You’re running on empty without much gas left in the tank. You can see your performance slipping and your creativity dwindling. But how can you take time off when there’s so much to do? Won’t you just regret it when you come back to hundreds of emails in your inbox? In this episode, Michael talks with his executive assistant, Jim, and the producer of Lead to Win, Nick, about the vital importance of unplugging. They discuss the most popular benefit at Michael Hyatt & Company—sabbaticals—and show you why they’re necessary and how to plan them so that you come back to work refreshed, energized, and ready to level up your game. In this episode, you’ll discover— Why stress and tension are the enemies of performance What you can do now if you can’t take a sabbatical right away How to plan and prepare for being away from work Michael’s out-of-office template that sets you up for a stress-less return Resources: “How to Get Your Boss to Say 'Yes,' Part 1” “How to Get Your Boss to Say ‘Yes,’ Part 2” “How to Get Your Boss to Say ‘Yes,’ Part 3” The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:31.0	Hi, I'm Michael Hyatt, and this is Lead to Win, our weekly podcast to help you win at work and succeed at life.
0:38.0	Megan is off this week, but I'm joined by two of my very favorite colleagues.
0:42.0	First of all, Jim Kelly, who's my executive assistant, and has been working with me about four years.
0:49.0	And then Nick Joarski, who is our producer for Lead to Win, and also focus on this, our other podcast in case you haven't visited that before.
0:57.0	You'll definitely want to check that out, but welcome to both of you.
1:00.0	Great to be here, Michael.
1:02.0	So excited to be here talking about something that I know is very important to you.
1:07.0	Yes, we're going to be talking about sabbaticals.
1:10.0	What they are, why they're important, how to take an appropriate sabbatical.
1:16.0	So the reason I've got Jim here with me is because Jim is the one who basically helps me plan these sabbaticals so that when I'm away,
1:24.0	I can really be focused on what I'm doing in my sabbatical and not have to worry about the office.
1:29.0	And so he makes sure all that stuff's taken care of and set up.
1:33.0	And Jim himself has also taken at least one sabbatical, right Jim?
1:37.0	I did. I took one last year, and then I'm due for another one in 2022. So next year.
1:43.0	Yeah.
1:44.0	Yeah. Okay. So the way it works at Michael Hyatt and company is we let our employees take a 30-day paid sabbatical once every three years.
1:54.0	I myself, because I'm exploring.
1:57.0	You know, I have to take one every every year.
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