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		<title>Be Present</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The team behind Briefcase to Backpack, Sherry Ott &#38; Michaela Potter, recently attended the Travel Blog Exchange conference (TBEX10) where we were able to meet many of the people we network with online in the flesh. The experience of having our virtual worlds collide with our physical lives impressed upon us the importance of old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Using a Career or Sabbatical Coach</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding to change your career or take time off from your current job can be very challenging on the mind and soul. Add travel plans on top of that and you may get discouraged enough to abandon your career break dreams. Tara Russell, a certified life &#38; career coach through her company Three Month Visa, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Taking a Break Before Changing Jobs</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready to change jobs or careers? Pamela Skillings, a successful entrepreneur, certified career coach, and the author of Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams, explains why you should consider a break before doing so. 1. What are some benefits of taking a break before changing jobs? Ovid wrote, &#8220;A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Sabbaticals Benefit Companies and Individuals</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are fortunate enough to love your job AND work for a company that offers a sabbatical program, it would be wasteful for you not to take advantage of the opportunity to take a sabbatical. yourSABBATICAL is a firm that partners with businesses to deploy programs that attract, retain and accelerate top talent through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits: A New Era of &#8220;Retirement&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are numerous benefits of taking a career break – most of which can only be measured by you. Whether you are looking for an opportunity to reexamine your life goals or time for self-discovery and inner growth, cultural career breaks give you the chance to get out of your element, which greatly helps in [...]]]></description>
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