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The Corporate Couch: Work Stories I Only Tell My Friends

The Corporate Couch: Work Stories I Only Tell My Friends

DJ DiDonna: Big Time Off and Feeling Human Again

Aug 31, 2026 · 1h 9m

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About this episode

DJ DiDonna (see bio below) believes time off can change your life. Not “check your email from a beach chair” time off. Real time off. In this conversation, Jeff talks with DJ about his new book, Big Time Off: The Transformative Power of Sabbaticals and How to Take One, and why sabbaticals can be far more than an extended vacation. DJ’s own sabbatical came after building what looked like a dream career. He co-founded a mission-driven company, lived and worked around the world, and was doing meaningful work that helped expand access to credit in emerging markets. From the outside, it looked like success. From the inside, he was burned out. So DJ stepped away. He walked a 900-mile pilgrimage…