Archives for July, 2008
Are You Building Your Life with Dots or Lines?
In an interview last week, Elizabeth talked with a man who had taken a 3-month sabbatical - an eye-popping, continent-hopping adventure with family and friends. Right before I was ready to glow blue-green with envy (blue for the two oceans he crossed; green for the amount of money this adventure must have cost), I tripped […]
Whose Sabbatical Is It Anyway? (Yours, your spouse’s or family’s?)
In the conference room of a growing, mid-sized technology firm, 35-year-old Larry describes his dream sabbatical to other sabbatical candidates at his company. Larry’s first career was behind the lens of a camera. Though happy and successful now in the technology field, he’s missed the creativity and intensity of the film industry. Even the long […]
Look What Granny’s Doing! Kite Boarding IS for Seniors
The two times I have brought this up, my daughter, Elizabeth, has had the same response. “Are you sure you’ve got that right?” she queries, looking at me like part of my brain has fallen out. Yes, I am sure I have it right. Kite boarding IS the fastest growing water sport for SENIORS. This […]
Let’s Learn From the Brits, Shall We?
Yesterday’s Sunday Mirror, a UK newspaper, noted that more people than ever are taking sabbaticals, with nine in 10 “gap-year” (what the Brits call a sabbatical) travellers now over 30. The research was provided by American Express Insurance Services, a company that offers sabbaticals for its employees. The sabbatical mindset is not foreign in the […]