59. Sabbatical Soundbytes: "How do I know if my sabbatical goals are realistic?"

Ah, sabbatical goals. It's easy to create an ambitious sabbatical plan that looks great on paper. It's much harder to create a set of sabbatical goals that you can actually accomplish in the time you have, while also making time for rest and personal pursuits.

In this slightly longer episode, I discuss the importance of setting realistic goals and walk you through a process for determining whether your goals are realistic. It's hard work, but worth it.

If you're struggling with sabbatical goals, maybe you need to step back and let go of all the "shoulds." Read this blog post to learn how to do that.

This blog post is about planning summer like a mini-sabbatical, but it's relevant - In it, I describe why we so often fall into the trap of thinking we can accomplish more than what we have time for, and how to plan differently.