Roundup: December 1st-15th
By theprofessionalhobo ~ December 18th, 2009. Filed under: links.
Okay, I’m a few days late, but wouldn’t you agree that the special post on the 2009 Victorian Bushfires was worth it? (Yeah, I thought so).
Here are the results of my prolific-ness over the last few weeks:
Wise Bread
Become a Frequent Flyer Master and Earn a Free Flight Every Year
Ssshh: don’t bother me. I’m busy doing my Christmas shopping and accumulating enough frequent flyer miles to pay for two overseas flights – in business class. I’m doing it with the help of Frequent Flyer Master: an e-book that even features a “one free plane ticket” guarantee.
United World College: Study Abroad for Way Less Than you Think
Does your high school-aged child want something different? Are they smart, motivated, and looking for new challenges? They may find what they are looking for in the two-year United World College program, which has campuses around the world and coincides with their last year or two of high school. And guess what? For a school abroad, the price tag will have you wondering why you didn’t go there yourself.
Amex Open Forum
How Taking a Sabbatical Can be Good for Business
At a recent TED conference, Stefan Sagmeister — a designer with a busy New York studio — discussed how he takes one year off every seven years. (I encourage you to take the 17 minutes to watch him in the video.) He closes his office down entirely, sets voicemail asking his clients to call back in a year (no kidding!), and enjoys a year to pursue his personal projects and interests. Curiously, despite the time off, his business survives — and even thrives — for it.
Is this even possible? It seems counter-intuitive: for us to take (what some may see as) excessive time off from our businesses in order to prosper and grow? Really?
Yes.
Shout Outs
I was contacted by Sarah at Philly Bored-er Patrol, a university journalism student with ambitions for travel writing. She found me through this Site and contacted me with a few questions if I’d oblige. Of course I obliged, and I’m pleased that I did! Thanks, Sarah, for the interview. Click here to read it!
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