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CPTJMIY: Dave Kovac on Volunteer Vacations, Global Village, and finding balance (Part 1)

15 August 2010

We are tired. It’s hard [expletive removed] work trying to inspire all of you people out there to get out and create the life you’ve always wanted rather than the one you think you are supposed to have. We recognize that many of you read this and think, “Wow, that’s really great for them that [...]

Management book chapter 2: Perfectionists should kick themselves in the head (perfectly)

12 August 2010

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Last week we discussed the merits of building career option-value and warned about Brick Wall Syndrome (BWS) and the tyranny of the evil mongeese. This week, we’ll tackle the advantages of being a perfectionist and make the argument that if you are a perfectionist you should try to kick yourself in the head (as perfectly [...]

Quitter to Winner interview part 2: This time hear from Jen

10 August 2010

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Our friends over at Quitter to Winner just put up a part 2 interview about us featuring Jen. You should definitely check it out to read Jen’s thoughts on our future (I know I found it intriguing…): Quitter to Winner interview with Jen If you missed the original interview, you should check that out too: [...]

We got featured on BudgetYourTrip.com

8 August 2010

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BudgetYourTrip.com is a very cool site. They would be cool even if they didn’t post an interview of us. That said, they did post an interview of us and you should check it out. If you aren’t familiar with the new site Budget Your Trip, there are at least three reasons why you should be: [...]

If I were to write a management book about career “option value” . . .

5 August 2010

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If I were to write a management book about career “option value” . . .

I know a lot of people that are working very, very hard in jobs that they don’t have any particular passion for (and in many cases dislike quite a bit) in order to have greater “option value.” I was one of them; I spent the majority of the last 10 years building option value. As [...]

Kayak.com does more than you might think

2 August 2010

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You may have noticed that in the last couple of weeks we added a Kayak.com flight search box to our sidebar (over on the right). You may have wondered why. ”Why would they do this?” you might have said to yourself. You may be saying it to yourself even now. Fear not, I am here [...]

We got interviewed by Quitter to Winner!

26 July 2010

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And you should read it! : Consulting Rehab interview on Quitter to Winner Quitter to Winner is a relatively new interview-based blog dedicated to “providing a resource for those quitting their job for a career break, sabbatical, entrepreneurial venture or new gig.” There are some very interesting interviews on there providing inspiration for exploring some [...]

4+ months without a job; some observations on our Career Break

5 July 2010

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We’ve written mostly about our travels on this blog, but we thought that after recently passing our 4 month anniversary of quitting our jobs it would be good time to write a little about what it feels like to be unemployed. Not having a job is an interesting experience, especially with such an abrupt change [...]

If you haven’t seen this…

26 June 2010

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You should watch it. It’s from 2008, so slightly out of date, but still well worth watching. Click the read link for the video… If you are a consultant, I will be very impressed if you can work any of this data into a presentation…

Today in Cafayate

19 May 2010

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Here’s what we did today: We woke up this morning in this hotel room… In this hotel (which is free, go Starwood!)… Overlooking this pool… Then, we got picked up and drove through this winery… On our way to go goat cheese tasting along with a tour of a goat cheese farm… Then we went [...]