Posted On: June 29, 2010
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Last weekend, when hosting a session at the UnSummit conference, I found myself facilitating a conversation about mini Sabbaticals. Sometimes, that notion makes my nose turn up like a snob at White Castle. But more…
Posted On: June 3, 2010
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Over the past 2 weeks, “Yoder & Sons,” a column by a WSJournalist and his boys, has been pondering whether Father & 14-year-old Levi should get “crazy” and take a 6-month fantasy trip. Most readers…
Posted On: March 14, 2010
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Robyn Waters has done it all—and she’s not done yet! That’s why this month she’s off to Spain and Morocco. But not until she’s made a speech at a major New York design show. Taken…
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: January 12, 2010
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Sabbatical fans have watched with wide eyes as global mammoth KPMG/Britain hit hard times, sought solutions beyond firing, and found success.
Their “Flexible Futures” concept offered TIME in exchange for money. And 80% of the…
Posted On: December 22, 2009
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Good news: Author Dan Pink has a new book coming out on 12-29-09. Better news: He’s taking an interest in Sabbaticals! That gave me courage enough to invite him to visit BreakAway, and he kindly…
Posted On: October 20, 2009
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photo by Kirk Horsted
We are not alone. Word is getting ‘round! In “Burned Out? Take a Creative Sabbatical,” Lifehacker.com’s founder, Gina Trapani, preaches about the importance of down time for HarvardBusiness.org’s readers. After all,…
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: September 15, 2009
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How many reasons are there to take a BreakAway? With this new series, let’s find out, one by one. For Kanye West, a spontaneous inspiration arose when he rudely interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech during…
Posted On: September 4, 2009
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Seems some things just can’t stay sacred. As this NYT blog story shows, even the college sabbatical is coming under fire. Why? Cost, of course—as people bemoan the ever-increasing expense of education. This post brought…