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January 13th, 2026

Jillian Johnsrud: Learn How To Take Mini Retirements

  1. Jillian Johnsrud: Learn How To Take Mini Retirements Carl Landau, Jillian Johnsrud 51:55

Take a mini-Retirement during your career? Take a retirement during your retirement? What? These are crazy ideas. But are they?

Author Jillian Johnsrud explains this concept and why it’s so good for you. Host Carl is a believer and has personally taken 3 long breaks during his career. It helps you avoid Burnout and gives you time and space to really think about what you want to do next in your career and life.

Jillian has personally taken a dozen mini-retirements in 20 years. She explains how to create your own sabbatical, including how to talk with your employer about it, how to financially afford the sabbatical and even how to to plan for it. For entrepreneurs, she talks about how you can take a break without hurting your business, too.

Jillian goes on to talk about the many benefits of taking a mini-retirement during your retirement. What? You’ll need to listen in.

• More about Jillian Johnsrud: https://pickleballmediahq.com/blog/Jillian-Johnsrud-Interview-Learn-How-To-Take-Mini-Retirements

• Jillian’s book Retire Often: https://retireoften.com/book/

• Episode Content: https://pickleballmediahq.com/blog/Jillian-Johnsrud-Interview-Learn-How-To-Take-Mini-Retirements

• Sponsored by Capital Advantage: https://capitaladvantage.com/promotion/retirement-planning-guide/

• Sponsored by How to Retire and Not Die: https://garysirak.com/how-to-retire-and-not-die/

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Carl Landau Author, Podcaster

Carl Landau is co-author of the new book, Pickleball for dummies. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 26 and now in (un)Retirement is founder of Pickleball Media. He has started and sold three successful media companies, published five magazines (software development, winemaking and craft brewing industries). He currently hosts the popular podcast I Used to be Somebody, inspiring 50-plus-year-olds how to build their (un)retirement good life, including, of course, a little bit about the virtues of the game he loves — pickleball.