Five Big Reasons to Retire Often

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Retirement doesn’t have to be a cliff. We live long lives for the most part, full of ups and downs and variations in momentum and satisfaction. What if we were to harvest these opportunities and turn them into retirements we take early and often?

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While logging a lot of steps, a lot of drive time, and watching my kids play in the ocean, I’ve been thinking about all the amazing benefits of taking a mini-retirement. Here are five of the big reasons I’ve taken 10+ mini-retirements and the most common reasons my clients take time away from the 9-5.

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Five Big Reasons to Retire

When Adam and I decided to take a year off, seven years ago, we had a list of 100 things to get caught up on. The years before were busy. We had adopted three kids, bought and renovated three homes, and worked full-time. It was an intense season of our life.

There simply isn’t enough PTO, vacation time, or weekends to fit it all in. Taking a month or six months off allows you to get caught up on all those things that are important but never seem to make it to the top of the to-do list.

When life is full (and it’s always full), there is rarely room for something new and big. Those things will take a lot of mental and emotional energy to get going. Taking a break from your 9-5 can give you that time, energy, and mental space to try something new.

If you give yourself a month or a year, you could take on a whole new adventure, hobby, or project. Things that are just too hard to fit into life after work, between dinner and bedtime.

Sometimes we can’t give people our best. Sometimes we just can’t give them enough. And if you wait until the typical retirement age, you might miss your chance entirely. Your kids might be grown, your parents in poorer health, or the season just passed you by. Enter mini-retirement.

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Five Big Reasons to Retire Often

Retirement doesn’t have to be a cliff. We live long lives for the most part, full of ups and downs and variations in momentum and satisfaction. What if we were to harvest these opportunities and turn them into retirements we take early and often?

Five Big Reasons to Retire

When Adam and I decided to take a year off, seven years ago, we had a list of 100 things to get caught up on. The years before were busy. We had adopted three kids, bought and renovated three homes, and worked full-time. It was an intense season of our life.

1. Get Caught Up

There simply isn’t enough PTO, vacation time, or weekends to fit it all in. Taking a month or six months off allows you to get caught up on all those things that are important but never seem to make it to the top of the to-do list.

When life is full (and it’s always full), there is rarely room for something new and big. Those things will take a lot of mental and emotional energy to get going. Taking a break from your 9-5 can give you that time, energy, and mental space to try something new.

2. Do Something New

If you give yourself a month or a year, you could take on a whole new adventure, hobby, or project. Things that are just too hard to fit into life after work, between dinner and bedtime.

Sometimes we can’t give people our best. Sometimes we just can’t give them enough. And if you wait until the typical retirement age, you might miss your chance entirely. Your kids might be grown, your parents in poorer health, or the season just passed you by. Enter mini-retirement.

3. Family and Friends

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