Posted On: November 11, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
A BreakAway is a spiritual thing. A BreakAway brings on introspection—whether the pause is 10 minutes of meditation or 10 months in the Mediterranean. It’s an opportunity to come face to…
Posted On: September 30, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
If I have this right, Leon Rettler is a blogger, Ph.D. candidate and management consultant. Sabbaticals have made the list of his many interests, and this article provides a fine overview…
Posted On: August 18, 2009
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The global recession continues to force companies to get creative about offering–even mandating–sabbaticals to help cut costs. Which forces employees to ponder (and sometimes embrace) the concept, with mixed opinions and emotions. According to the…
Posted On: February 23, 2009
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This Sabbatical ends soon, too soon. So I’m sitting in the sun one last time staring at the sea. The temptation calls to get all maudlin, and indeed, emotions do run amuck in these final…
Posted On: December 13, 2008
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With just four days left until we depart, now is a good time to invoke one of the five five-word Sabbatical mantras,
Everything is right on schedule.
Brazen optimism? You betcha. Pollyanna poppycock? No doubt.…
Posted On: November 29, 2008
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Sorta brings new meaning to the term “Black Friday,” doesn’t it?
From our good friends at Wiki:
“In many cities it is not uncommon to see shoppers lined up hours before stores with big sales…
Posted On: November 29, 2008
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Okay, let’s be frank. Does anybody want to read rants about a guy who’s trying to get 555 things done before running away for the winter? Probably not. That kind of ‘journal’ writing best be…
Posted On: November 22, 2008
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Here’s a book recommendation—for anyone who can handle relatively scholarly tomes.
It’s “The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Past and Future of American Affluence,” by Robert J. Samuelson. He’s out promoting it now, so…
Posted On: November 10, 2008
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Reality check time. Running away is NOT a good idea. Don’t try this at home. Wouldn’t be prudent. Bad idea. Just stay home.
Fit hit the shan all over the place this weekend. MLHSHD (major…
Posted On: September 30, 2008
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Blogging is hard. I wonder if even the monstrous, fearless Paul Bunyan could master it. Oh sure, he could easily handle the lifehacking and workhacking thing. But could his bulky fingers handle the little, lonely…
