http://escape-101.com Sabbaticals, Career Breaks and Lifestyle Design Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:19:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've often thought that the real trick to life is simply to know when to stop and when to start. Sometimes, for example, you need to quit a terrible job (Stop) in order to create the motivation and head space to move forward. Other times, you need to try a new ... http://escape-101.com/2009/09/03/moving-to-paris-without-quitting-your-day-job-one-guys-sabbatical-secret/ For many, the thought of vacation (never mind an extended sabbatical or career break) immediately conjures up images of thousands of email messages building up in an unattended inbox. It's a scary enough thought that many people simply can't take a vacation without checking email. Or can they? YourSabbatical reveals the strategy ... http://escape-101.com/2009/08/07/return-from-your-sabbatical-to-zero-email/ Reader J. writes that he's having a tough time convincing his partner to buy in to his sabbatical vision: I'd like to have one...but she's not interested.  So the question is ...how to overcome resistance from your partner? Common ground can be surprisingly uncommon when it comes to the early stages of ... http://escape-101.com/2009/07/10/how-to-deal-with-sabbatical-resistance-reluctant-partners/ There are no shortage of resources out there for planning your sabbatical, but here are three worth bookmarking as jumping off points for low cost travel, working on the go, and volunteering. Happy reading!  - Dan Travel Full-Time for Less Than $14,000 A while back we explored just how cheap it can ... http://escape-101.com/2009/05/22/great-sabbatical-planning-resources/ Over at Location Independent, Leigh Haugseth describes the ins and outs of house sitting as a way of keeping your costs down while on sabbatical. ...house sitting is a very cheap way to explore a destination without fully committing to it. And while a lot of these assignments are in more ... http://escape-101.com/2009/05/18/take-a-rent-free-sabbatical-by-house-sitting/ If there's one thing that we know for sure about sabbaticals, it's that the number of people who want to take them is far greater than the number who actually do. That in itself is no great surprise. Sabbaticals represent a significant lifestyle change. What is surprising (and too bad) is ... http://escape-101.com/2009/04/17/an-interview-with-sabbatical-coach-clive-prout/ We've consistently found that long-term travel is actually cheaper than being at home. It seems counter-intuitive, but the myriad costs of the "real" world really do add up. Over at Wise Bread, professional hobo Nora Dunn actually does the numbers. The surprising answer? Not counting the opportunity cost of leaving your ... http://escape-101.com/2009/01/07/what-a-year-long-sabbatical-really-costs-hint-its-less-than-you-think/ It's easy to think that an economic downturn is the worse possible time for a sabbatical, but it just ain't so. A slowdown can be a fantastic opportunity to kick your sabbatical dreams into gear. In the New York Times piece, The Gainful Way to Use a Sabbatical, Eilene Zimmerman ... http://escape-101.com/2008/11/28/sabbaticals-and-the-economy-good-timing/ The most rewarding part of our last sabbatical was the opportunity to do health care and community development work in the tiny rural Paraguayan community where we lived. It was a clear lesson for me in how important it is to make a difference when you can. Today marks the official ... http://escape-101.com/2008/09/09/im-racing-to-make-a-difference-can-you-help/ The greatest challenge with a book about recapturing your time is that in order to read it you need to make...well, time. The result of this vicious little circle is that the people who need Escape 101 the most are often the ones who have the most trouble making the ... http://escape-101.com/2008/08/06/the-escape-101-audiobook-is-here/