Posted On: January 14, 2011
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Scholars and slackers worldwide continue to debate what, exactly, constitutes a BreakAway. So some of us fervently continue the research. Does one measly week in Mazatlan qualify? Possibly. After all, a guy has broken away…
Posted On: December 6, 2010
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Finally! Career breaks and sabbaticals are getting their moment in the sun. Doers and dreamers are coming out of the woodwork–sharing their passion and stories. Into this mix, another savvy trekker has stepped forward…
Meet…
Posted On: November 12, 2010
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The Minneapolis BreakAway branch proudly hosted Sherry Ott, travel guru extraordinaire, for a merry meetup on Wednesday. Some 30 souls showed up—representing everything from experienced around-the-worlders to die-hard dreamers and schemers.
People mingled comfortably; we…
Posted On: November 8, 2010
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If you’re not busy this Wednesday, there’s a great gathering happening. I’ll act as host with the most. But the real reason to show up is to meet a real, true travel guru…my friend, Sherry…
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: 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: July 2, 2010
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Doc Abbott was the eccentric proprietor of a picturesque promontory on Lake Superior—now owned by several generations of my (wife’s) relatives and called, simply, “The Point.”
His HOUSE RULES, which hang prominently in his original…
Posted On: February 7, 2010
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Now and then, a Sabbatical story comes along that is too good to pass up, and too good not to pass along.
Meet Todd Babiak. Todd is a writer based in Edmonton—on a year-long BreakAway…
Posted On: July 17, 2009
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We all love weekends, with or without a getaway. But too often, the weekend can become a frantic flurry of errands, social commitments, and housework hell. For this week’s BreakAway BreakThrough, I’m prescribing that once…
