ASPIRE 7 CONFERENCE

TOPIC: CAREER BREAK TEXT: GENESIS 2:2-3; ECCL. 3

CAREER: An occupation, Job, Work and perhaps, Profession or Training undertaken for a
significant period of person’s life and with opportunities for progress. A career is simply
defined as what you do for a living.
BREAK: A pause in work. A break is a short period of time when you have a rest or change from
what you are doing. To take a break is to have a “Me” attitude and silence the “We” attitude so
that ‘Me’ becomes better and stronger. Disconnect to connect. Temporarily closed for spiritual
maintenance.
If you refused to take a break, you may breakdown; just like if you refused to rest or have a
good rest, you may rest in peace.
CAREER BREAK: This is a period of time out from employment. It is a period of time during
which one chooses not to work in order to rest, check their health status, evaluate their
performances, contributions, sacrifices and perhaps g for personal and professional
development. A career break is generally very much about self development and exploration, an
not just “traditional holidaying”.
WHEN TO APPLY FOR CAREER BREAK
1. When there is diminishing return or efficiency is decreasing.
2. When there is environmental crisis or political instability or sudden change in business
policy.
3. You are not mentally and physically healthy.
4. You are confused on work process.
5. You are too worried.
6. Environment is polluted with gossip and negative criticism.
7. You have family problems or your family is complaining.
8. You are spiritually down.
9. You are becoming inefficient.
10. Lack of concentration and focus.
11. Financial crisis.
12. You have new solid expectation.
13. There are rivalry and unhealthy competition.
14. You present and absent is not noticeable.

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15. You lost passion for work.
16. Your spiritual antenna is no longer sensitive.
17. You are losing your identity-if you lose your identity you become a non-entity.

WHEN TO APPLY FOR CAREER BREAK

1. Gain a new outlook on life, help you to see life from different perspective.
2. Expand your skill, train yourself and upgrade. If you refuse to upgrade, you maybe
degraded.
3. Spend quality time with your family and perhaps your mentor and friends.
4. Take a break from toxic environment, gossips, tension and societal crisis or office mis-
management.
5. Re affirm your life, to be sure if you have love or passion for your work.
6. Travel round and see more things concerning your work and the world.
7. Focus on your mental health and well-being.
8. Learn new skills, ask questions and make research.
9. Get involved in a passion project, do any other work that gives you joy and satisfaction.
10. There is confusion in management and administration of the company/business.
11. Poor financial funding.
CONCLUSION
 Your absence defines your value, and Your presence determines your usefulness. Hence,
 Build your spiritual capacity.
 Build your knowledge capacity.
 Build your health capacity, (Hospital, Spirits, and Food)
 Build your alternative capacity.
 Build your network capacity.

BREAK: Build, Regenerate, Acquire, and Keep.

 Break must be Intentional
 Break must be Time-tabled
 Break must be Negotiable
 Break must be Organized
 Break must be Planned
The first companion God had was SILENCE. Busy time is always NOISY you take a break to get
updated. If you don’t get updated and upgraded, you are becoming expired instead of being
inspired to aspire. Whoever, whatsoever is not updated would soon be outdated.
Therefore, improvement is products of evaluation. Get a break and evaluate yourself so as to
become more VALUABLE!
ENGR. DR. DEACON
HOLYVER KCANDY