Recently, I met up with one of my blog readers who read my old article titled ” Do you want to live your life by default or by design – The concept of Mini Retirement” which sparks some thoughts in her about taking a mini retirement. Mini-retirement is a concept first coined by Tim Ferriss who is the host of The Tim Ferriss Show which is one of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. 

This is his definition of Mini Retirements:

Essentially, mini retirements are a series of intentional breaks throughout your career, rather than one final retirement after a life of labor. This is different from a sabbatical or unpaid leave. We’re talking about a clean break from your employer, followed at a later date by reentering the labor market or maybe starting the business you’ve always dreamed of having.