I took a career break to spend a summer with my kids. It changed how I think about work

The author took a summer off to spend it with her kids. Courtesy of the author I quit a 17-year career to finally experience summer with my kids. One unscheduled summer taught me more than any career milestone could. Taking a radical sabbatical was worth every bit of uncertainty. Last spring, I walked away from a successful, high-powered 17-year career in design and innovation to take what some are calling a power pause/radical sabbatical/micro-retirement — pick your latest "women leaving t...