Posted On: October 24, 2010
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I couldn’t be happier that the career break movement is finally getting legs.
But I’m also acutely aware that many people who used to be racing toward retirement are finding themselves stuck in an increasingly…
Posted On: October 15, 2010
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How do you know when an idea or movement is taking off? One measure might be a big, meaty article in the New York Times. Or, better yet, the Sunday Times!
That’s precisely what will…
Posted On: October 1, 2010
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Speaking of career breaks and work/life hacking, here’s a true story about the Woychicks, a Minneapolis family that’s a shining example of the sabbatical mindset. This intrepid family is embarking on a one-year (or longer)…
Posted On: September 23, 2010
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It’s hard to believe. A week-plus has already gone by since I hosted the Minneapolis contingent of Meet Plan Go, the national meetup for career breaks. As I sit and reflect, I’m stunned by the…
Posted On: September 13, 2010
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MeetPlanGo happens in 13 cities tomorrow night, and more than 1,400 dreamers and schemers will gather… thanks to an unfathomable amount of vision and effort by founders Tara Russell, Sherry Ott, and Michaela Potter. We…
Posted On: September 7, 2010
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Career Break Secrets, a site by one of the most creative and committed guys in our emerging movement, just posted a revealing peek at those of us who actually do crazy things like breaking away…
Posted On: September 3, 2010
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Thanks to a burst of online buzz, our Tuesday, 9-14 meetup has moved to bigger quarters. We’re now at a HONEY of a place, in Minneapolis by Nye’s. Time is still 7 – 9. We’ve…
Posted On: August 28, 2010
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Last Saturday I chatted on the radio with travel guru Rudy Maxa. The conversation went so well that he invited me back for more.
I’ll be on the air again THIS Sunday, August 29, around…
Posted On: August 20, 2010
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BREAKING NEWS!
Legendary travel guru Rudy Maxa (of public TV and radio fame) has invited me to join him to talk sabbaticals and career breaks on his nationally syndicated radio shows this weekend.
If you’re…
Posted On: August 6, 2010
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We are NOT alone! And the proof will hit the fan next month when travelers, career breakers, dreamers and schemers gather in umpteen cities across the U.S. to celebrate the movement and talk up ways…
