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Career Break Or…Ordering Office Supplies
Written By: jeff
Posted On: June 15th, 2011
Honestly, I’m a bit of an office supply nerd. That’s probably a cry for help or a definitive sign that I needed a career break. Anyhoo. If you’re going to be on the search for something special, why not spend your time in the fresh markets in Spain. Enjoying Spanish cuisine doesn’t have to be [...]
Career Break Or…Birthday Cake in the Conference Room
Written By: jeff
Posted On: May 25th, 2011
Mmmmm. Fresh hot churros with warm, melted chocolate. Copyright fred_v ¨Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!¨ Office birthdays are always a mixed bag. On the surface it’s a happy occasion. Cake, singing, maybe even punch. And, let’s not forget the 15-20 minute break you get from work. Thought of that way, it’s a [...]
Career Break Or…Breakfast Meeting
Written By: jeff
Posted On: May 18th, 2011
Just when things start calming down, BOOM, another fire drill hits. Because this issue is ¨critical¨ and ¨we have to get on it right away¨, your boss calls for a breakfast meeting. The only saving grace is that there’s probably going to be coffee and maybe breakfast will be brought in (Please be breakfast tacos. [...]
Career Break Or…Trust Falls
Written By: jeff
Posted On: May 11th, 2011
Team building and trust within your work team are an important success factor in the working world. But, so often, those relationships fray. In-fighting, back-biting, sabotage and two-faced communications take over as people jockey for position to show that they are the top-dog with their boss. When things get really bad, your boss may decide [...]
Career Break Or…Performance Review
Written By: jeff
Posted On: May 4th, 2011
Today I’m starting a new series called ¨Career Break Or…¨ It’s a tongue-in-cheek comparison between your life at work and an experience you could be having traveling around the world. Hopefully it will make you smile, laugh, maybe even make you a little envious of those who have taken the leap so you get motivated [...]
It’s Time To Meet Plan Go in Austin…Again!
Written By: jeff
Posted On: April 25th, 2011
North America’s largest career break travel event is coming back to Austin in October. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 7 months since we met Austin to talk world travel, career choice and lifestyle design. Over 70 people in Austin and 1000 people across North America showed up to listen to and meet our [...]
Budget Your Trip: Useful Tool When Traveling the World on a Budget
Written By: jeff
Posted On: April 21st, 2011
Trying to put together a budget with any level of detail for your long-term trip is a frustrating process. Real numbers are hard to come by. And, what is a ¨luxury¨ expense for one is a ¨budget¨ spend for another. Almost anything printed in a guidebook is out of date within a year. I’ve heard [...]
4 Things Science Tells Us About Planning a Career Break
Written By: jeff
Posted On: March 28th, 2011
¨Sabbatical Leave Promotes Well Being¨ That is the bottom-line conclusion of a recent academic study, ¨Sabbatical Leave: Who Gains and How Much?¨, conducted by researchers from the US, Israel and New Zealand. The study published in August 2010 by the American Psychological Association in its Journal of Applied Psychology attempted to measure the effects of [...]
Review of A Map For Saturday
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 21st, 2011
I had not heard of A Map of Saturday until last year during the planning for Meet Plan Go. I finally realized why: the film came out during the time I headed out for my own travel adventure. Settling in Bogota, Colombia, further contributed to limited access to the movie. I had heard a lot [...]
How to Negotiate Your Career Break or Sabbatical
Written By: jeff
Posted On: February 17th, 2011
This post comes from Elizabeth Pagano, one of the co-founders of YourSabbatical. Elizabeth has personally helped lots of people negotiate their sabbaticals with their companies. So, I asked her to share her insight and expertise with us. While many more companies are offering paid and unpaid sabbatical benefits to their employees, not all are. But, [...]
