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		<title>In the Career Break Closet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you stuck in the closet – afraid to come out and act like you really want to? I bet you are. In fact – I bet about 90% of you are. You are lurking in the dark, afraid to declare your secret desires, but willing to watch; from a safe place. You are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Stay or Should I Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever asked &#8216;Should I Stay or Should I Go&#8217; when contemplating your own career break travels? Janice Waugh of Solo Traveler shares with us how she and her family decided to go on their travels &#8211; and where she has arrived today. How does one balance the importance of living in the present [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Present</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/07/travel-expertmeetup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<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>One Career Break Inspires Another</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/06/one-career-break-inspires-another/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Setzer experienced his first career break in 2006, taking a leave of absence from his job to travel for a year. That break inspired him to take yet another one four years later, this time leaving his job. He’s now riding his motorcycle around the US before heading overseas. He is documenting his current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting a Career Break Movement</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/04/starting-a-career-break-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherry Ott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that Beyonce is on a career break. I know this because I have a google alert set up for the term “Career Break” and get an email every day showing me recent activity on the internet which includes the phrase “Career Break”. Other hotbeds of career break talk on the internet seem to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circumstances: What&#8217;s Stopping You?</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/03/circumstances-whats-stopping-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve only thought about taking a career break or sabbatical – what has stopped you from actually doing it? No matter the excuses that you come up with (or believe in) the only thing that is truly stopping you is yourself. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Seth Godin talk at the Small Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barbara &amp; Elizabeth Pagano’s Sailing Sabbatical</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/03/barbara-elizabeth-pagano%e2%80%99s-sailing-sabbatical-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Pagano &#38; Elizabeth Pagano are the mother-daughter team behind yourSABBATICAL &#8211; a firm that partners with businesses to deploy programs that attract, retain and accelerate top talent through the use of highly planned and structured leaves of absences. In 2001, they took their own leave of absence during a 6-month sailing sabbatical that set them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benefits of Using a Career or Sabbatical Coach</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/03/benefits-of-using-a-career-or-sabbatical-coach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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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>David Lee – Realizing a Dream</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/01/david-lee-%e2%80%93-realizing-a-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Lee’s path to a life of travel started with a job layoff. And after spending 20 months on the road, David is still keeping the travel spirit alive through GoBackpacking, MedellinLiving, and the upcoming Travel Blog Success (coming Feb. 1). He shares with us his career break experience, including some great preparation advice. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sabbaticals and the Pursuit of Happiness</title>
		<link>http://briefcasetobackpack.com/2010/01/sabbaticals-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michaela Potter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Career breaks and sabbaticals are a great opportunity to quiet your mind and help you connect with what it is that will make you truly happy. Clive Prout uses the insights he gained from his own sabbatical to help others find their path to happiness. He shares with us what led him on the path [...]]]></description>
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