I realized climbing the corporate ladder wasn't for me. A sabbatical gave me headspace to pivot, and I never went back.

Glenn Stephenson worked at PwC for seven years before requesting a sabbatical to figure out his career path. During this break, he and a friend built an app and embarked on travels through South America. Feeling that entrepreneurship was a bigger risk than remaining in the corporate world, Stephenson eventually resigned from PwC to pursue their business full-time.