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World of Away in 365 Days

World of Away in 365 Days

By Shaun Levi

A podcast to help design a career break and get out the door

Week by week we're getting you ready!
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Week 52: Bon Voyage

World of Away in 365 DaysDec 25, 2020

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Week 52: Bon Voyage

Week 52: Bon Voyage

If you are about to begin your career break in the coming year I want to wish you a heartfelt Congratulations! And I encourage you to savor this moment. For those of you who've been listening and cheering from the sidelines, curious to see what comes next, but not yet ready to commit to your own career break, hopefully you've picked up some solid ideas and have answer to your questions. Whether you're considering World of Away for yourself or are recommending it to someone else, you're always welcome to return to this podcast when you need some inspiration, support and encouragement.

Dec 25, 202008:31
Week 51: Intrepid is as intrepid does

Week 51: Intrepid is as intrepid does

Sometimes we rely on our surroundings to find our bearings, but don't allow your doubts or nerves or the expectations and concerns of others to pull you off course. As you're getting ready to step into World of Away, stand tall on what you've built and look out at the horizon to chart your course towards your destination.

Dec 19, 202010:27
Week 50: Pack and Play
Dec 12, 202015:13
Week 49: Kind Words of Farewell

Week 49: Kind Words of Farewell

Not everyone is comfortable with goodbye, and when it’s time to leave for your career break you might be tempted to just quietly slip away. But none of us can reach World of Away alone, and farewelling provides an important opportunity to thank people for their support.

Dec 04, 202006:26
Week 48: On a Need to Know Basis
Nov 27, 202008:32
Week 47: What to expect when you're expecting

Week 47: What to expect when you're expecting

This week you update everybody's expectations, including your own.

Nov 21, 202010:46
Week 46: Carried Away
Nov 13, 202010:56
Week 45: Unlocking Conflict
Nov 06, 202029:44
Week 44: Reasonable Doubt

Week 44: Reasonable Doubt

This week we talk with Dr. Kerrie Smedley about the reasonable doubt you may have after you've decided to take a career break and how to feel at ease about your commitment to World of Away.

Here are some additional resources Dr. Smedley recommends:

Self-Compassion.org -  Dr. Kristen Kneff's scholarly work on how to use this ancient approach to be kinder to ourselves and get out of the self-criticism habit.

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life - A classic book on using values and acceptance of discomfort to move toward a richer life.

The Happiness Trap - Another great Acceptance and Commitment approach to help us avoid looking for happiness in the wrong place.

Life is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age - A terrific new book on the importance of transitions for growth and how to cope with the inevitable stress of transition.

Valued Living Questionnaire by Kelly Wilson, Emily K. Sandoz, Jennifer Kitchens, and Miguel Roberts

Dr. Kerrie Smedley can be reached at kerrie@annvillepsych.com

Oct 30, 202020:26
Week 43: Playtime

Week 43: Playtime

How can you playfully approach the things you have yet to do for World of Away?

Oct 24, 202009:30
Week 42: Do the Hustle
Oct 17, 202011:53
Week 41: With a Little Help From My Friends
Oct 09, 202009:17
Week 40: Listing towards World of Away

Week 40: Listing towards World of Away

This week you arrive at an exciting 12-week milestone, time to create your final checklist to help you launch into World of Away.

Oct 02, 202012:29
Week 39: Back to the Future - Taking a slice of your retirement pie

Week 39: Back to the Future - Taking a slice of your retirement pie

What if you could reorganize time and reach into the future to steal a few of your treasured retirement days to spend on a career break now? Would you do that? Because you know you can, and you won't even get caught.
Sep 26, 202008:13
Week 38: A meditation on well-being

Week 38: A meditation on well-being

This week we meet Dr. Terrah Keck-Kester and discuss stress and burnout and explore some ways to relight your fire.

UMass Center for Mindfulness - website and minfulness resources, books, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

A few apps and websites for meditation, sleep, and relaxtion tools and techniques

Calm

Headspace

Mindful

Sep 18, 202028:16
Week 37: Seeing is Believing - Some Strategies to Help you Stay Faithful to Your World of Away
Sep 11, 202012:58
Week 36: Why sabbaticals make sense if you love your career
Sep 04, 202025:04
Week 35: An Introduction to Housesitting with Stephanie Perry
Aug 28, 202021:20
Week 34: The Debate

Week 34: The Debate

This week we tackle the great debate best summarized in the immortal words of The Clash: should I stay or should I go?

Aug 22, 202010:57
Week 33: Answering some FAQ's
Aug 15, 202011:24
Week 32: Point of Departure

Week 32: Point of Departure

This week you decide what will be your last day at work before your career break begins and what projects you'll aim to finish up before you bid your colleagues adieu.

Aug 08, 202011:24
Week 31: Resume-ing
Aug 01, 202007:39
Week 30: Just for the record
Jul 25, 202012:09
Week 29: Action plans that secure your World of Away
Jul 18, 202013:49
Week 28: Help me help you
Jul 10, 202014:25
Week 27: Trial runs

Week 27: Trial runs

This week it's time for some unscripted movement as you continue working on your tasks. Set aside a few hours to try out experiences you've planned for World of Away, just so you can feel what's like.

Jul 03, 202008:58
Week 26: Things to anticipate as you finalize your travel plans for World of Away
Jun 27, 202015:05
Week 25: Juggling all the jobs to do to get ready for World of Away
Jun 19, 202009:51
Week 24: Making the ordinary a bit more extraordinary in World of Away

Week 24: Making the ordinary a bit more extraordinary in World of Away

It is time to give some thought to the daily chores and errands you'll be doing during your career break because these every day tasks are what hold the rest of life together, but they can be easy to overlook, even if you're the person who takes care of getting them done. For some people, housework and errands in World of Away might help them relax and allow them to discover and settle into their new patterns. While others might regards World of Away as hallowed ground and will want to avoid distractions and be very deliberate with what they do each day. And that might require creating different daily routines for World of Away.

Jun 13, 202009:37
Week 23: Learning some new moves while you're in World of Away

Week 23: Learning some new moves while you're in World of Away

This week you choreograph the knowledge and skills you want to learn during your career break.

Jun 05, 202012:05
Week 22: The Company You Keep in World of Away

Week 22: The Company You Keep in World of Away

This week you consider who you want to visit you while you're in World of Away.

May 29, 202010:53
Week 21: Staying Healthy in World of Away

Week 21: Staying Healthy in World of Away

This week you take a look at ways to stay healthy while you're doing what you have planned for World of Away.

May 22, 202012:25
Week 20: Key Ingredients for your World of Away

Week 20: Key Ingredients for your World of Away

This week we take a look at how you have arranged your goals, itinerary, finances, network, and housing for World of Away.

May 16, 202010:18
Week 19: Finding a home away from home
May 09, 202010:60
Week 18: How to prepare for World of Away so you can leave your cares behind
May 01, 202010:58
Week 17: Your home as hub for your World of Away expeditions

Week 17: Your home as hub for your World of Away expeditions

This week we continue with part 2 of a 3-part series exploring how you will be living in World of Away by taking a look at how to use your home as a hub so you can reach the full extent of your World of Away.

Apr 25, 202009:22
Week 16: All about the base, no travel - How to create World of Away at home

Week 16: All about the base, no travel - How to create World of Away at home

This week we start exploring how you will live during your career break by focusing on how to take a career break while living at home.
Apr 18, 202010:40
Week 15: How to plan for a career break when so much of life is up in the air

Week 15: How to plan for a career break when so much of life is up in the air

Leaning on the wisdom gleaned from our last three guests, we review the landmarks to follow to help get to World of Away
And here is an interesting TED Talk by Stefan Sagmeister, graphic designer and founder of Sagmeister Inc., who takes a sabbatical every seven years.
The power of time off by Stefan Sagmeister
Apr 10, 202011:15
Week 14: Career break as an opportunity to transition into the next phase of your career

Week 14: Career break as an opportunity to transition into the next phase of your career

Today we talk with a mid-career IT professional who has already had one career break and is in the process of planning her next one.
Apr 03, 202016:46
Week 13: What is an academic sabbatical and how do you fit it into your career?

Week 13: What is an academic sabbatical and how do you fit it into your career?

This week we talk with an Academy insider, a tenured professor who serves on a University sabbatical review committee and has taken several career breaks of his own.
Mar 27, 202023:04
Week 12: Where there's a will, there's a way - Career breaks early in your career

Week 12: Where there's a will, there's a way - Career breaks early in your career

Today we talk with Jake Crome, a chemical engineer who took a six-month career break from his first full-time job out of college to hike the Appalachian Trail. Jake was the first person at his company branch to take a career break and during the interview he describes the practical approach he used to design his career break. Pay special attention to how Jake uses transparency, flexibility, and knowledge of his company to his full advantage as he negotiated his leave.

Mar 20, 202017:55
Week 11: Hit Pause...Take a Break
Mar 13, 202010:44
Week 10: Family, Friends and Fans

Week 10: Family, Friends and Fans

If you're on track to launch your career break by the end of this year that puts you at 42 weeks from departure, about 10 months away. You have time to get everything done, and you need to start recruiting help to get everything done. So build a fan club, that core group of people you can lean on.

Mar 06, 202009:25
Week 9: Build Demand for Your World of Away
Feb 28, 202009:24
Week 8: Fitting Your World of Away Finances Together

Week 8: Fitting Your World of Away Finances Together

This week you pull together the financial pieces you have been developing in Weeks 5 thru 7 and you assemble your World of Away budget.

Feb 21, 202011:16
Week 7: What path will lead you to and through World of Away?
Feb 14, 202009:08
Week 6: The Dollars and Sense of World of Away
Feb 07, 202009:17
Week 5: Counting coins and cutting costs
Jan 31, 202008:60
Week 4: This is my story and I'm sticking to it

Week 4: This is my story and I'm sticking to it

This week your World of Away ideas turn into a narrative describing your career break.
Jan 24, 202008:31
Week 3: Where on Earth and when will you be in World of Away?

Week 3: Where on Earth and when will you be in World of Away?

This week, we gather up those lists of goals and activities you tabulated last week and use them to help guide your selection of where to place your World of Away.

Jan 17, 202009:04