A Year Without Work. How is this possible? What changes did Sean McCabe have to make in his life to step away from his own company? How will this impact his community, finances, and personal life? What was his inspiration for taking a year off work? Find out on this edition of After Hours. Find out more about Sean McCabe's year long Sabbatical. https://sabbatical.blog 02:20 - Who is Sean McCabe 06:00 - How Sean McCabe get started 10:00 - What does workaholism mean to Sean McCabe? 12:30 - Why did Sean McCabe feel guilty about not working? 17:00 - What does a work week look like for Sean McCabe? 20:00 - Do you need to take every 7th week off? 22:30 - How to know if you’re burnt out 27:00 - The difference between work and play 30:00 - Was Sean working or playing when started SeanWes? 35:00 - How does Sean feel about having so much choice? 45:00 - Thinking about doing what you love versus actually doing what you love 52:00 - How much did Sean’s company make throughout the years 55:00 - Making money vs. making a business 59:00 - How Sean is able to make a living while on sabbatical 1:04:00 - The difference between a sabbatical and a vacation 1:10:00 - What does Chris think about a sabbatical? 1:12:00 - What’s the Futur’s monthly revenue? 1:27:00 - Why doesn’t Chris take a sabbatical? 1:40:00 - Where creativity comes from ** 1:47:00 - Im am a designer i can’t afford to take a sabbatical tomorrow, what are 3 things I can do this weekend to either move towards taking a sabbatical or things I can do when I am not working to recharge? 2:02:00 - How is Chris able to give everything away for free? 2:09:00 - people tend to quit after taking the 7th year, how do you deal with turnovers? 2:13:00 - How does Sean respond to the haters? === 👉Subscribe: https://goo.gl/F2AEbk 👉See our Academy Channel: https://goo.gl/vB9zoP Want a deeper dive? Typography, Lettering, Sales & Marketing, Social Media and The Business of Design courses available here: https://goo.gl/bRt5qd 🎙 Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast/ ✍️ Futur Blog: https://thefutur.com/blog/ — Love the content? Become a sustaining member for $5/mo today. https://goo.gl/nwekfL BOOKLIST – Essential Reading for Creative Professionals: https://bit.ly/biz-booklist Essential Design Books: https://bit.ly/futur-design-books Kits & Proposals: https://goo.gl/mSjuWQ Visit our website: https://www.thefutur.com FREE resources: https://goo.gl/Qh6gHr Mandarin (Chinese) Subtitles on UiiUii https://uiiiuiii.com/?s=the+futur — We love getting your letters. Send it here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA — AFFILIATE LINKS* 🙏 Support The Futur by purchasing through our affiliate links: Amazon: http://bit.ly/thefuturishere Webflow: http://bit.ly/2EbET9l Retro Supply Co.: http://bit.ly/2GW8gzR Creative Market: https://goo.gl/g4jlTE Design Cuts: http://bit.ly/2GSsAR3 ✍️ Sharpen your skills by taking a course, using our affiliate links: Skillshare: https://goo.gl/YCo2uT School of Motion: http://bit.ly/futur-som Bring Your Own Laptop Tutorials: https://byol.me/thefutur 🎧 Do you like the music? Check out the music libraries we use in our affiliate links below: Skillshare: https://skl.sh/34z8qVj Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Artlist: http://bit.ly/2uWdna7 Get our FAVORITE notebook from Baron Fig: https://baronfig.com/?ref=zQoKL *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — Host– Chris Do Cinematography– Ricky Lucas, Jona Garcia Live Editor– Jona Garcia Social Team: Elle Money, Alex Burlui Futur Theme Music – Adam Sanborne http://www.adamsanborne.com Typefaces: Futura, DIN, Helvetica Now, Calibre, Knockout, Champion Gothic Futur theme song— Adam Sanborne