"I wish I could do that."
 A phrase I have heard often regarding people's reaction to me quitting my career of 14 years to travel around the world on a mini-retirement. I also hear this phrase a lot in reference to Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling book Eat, Pray Love where she leaves a relationship and her career behind to clear her mind and see the world.
This 'wish' is the sole reason we started the concept of Meet, Plan, Go!. People like Elizabeth Gilbert, Lisa Lubin, Warren & Betsy Talbot, Jeff Jung, and I all know how easy it is to 'do that'; we all have - or will be - leaving our careers to take a career break and travel.
Sometimes when you have ambitious ideas, you feel like you are alone on an island. I know I did when I was planning my career break in 2006. However all of our Meet, Plan, Go! hosts will join you on your island on September 14th - making you a 'tribe' of career breakers! By making connections and learning more from people who have accomplished their goal, you will be inspired and get some tools to make it happen yourself. So I hope you consider joining our little Career Break Tribe on September 14th and start to connect your dreams to reality!
-Sherry Co-founder Briefcase to Backpack
Locations
Currently Meet, Plan, Go! is being held in 9 locations and we are in the process of adding more. Hopefully if we aren't in a location near you, we'll be adding it soon. Please stop by our Meet, Plan, Go! site and get to know our hosts. They are a great bunch of real, everyday people who you'll bond with immediately!
We'll be adding event details to these pages as they are formed - so check back for more information! New York City | Philadelphia | Washington DC | Chicago | Dallas | Austin | San Francisco | Seattle| Toronto
If you are interested in hosting your own event in your city, please read our Host Your Own section and contact us with your request.
A Free Trip Give-Away!
 I promised you a big announcement in this newsletter - so here goes! We are excited to announce a new sponsor Gap Adventures , a leading small group travel company who focuses on cultural experiences when traveling. I'm a huge fan and have taken a number of trips with them.
Drum roll...
The great people at Gap Adventures will be giving away a FREE trip to one lucky Meet, Plan, Go! attendee!
Let's review - You get to come to a free event and learn about traveling the world
- You get to network with other people who have traveled the world
- You get the chance to win a free trip somewhere in the world
...you'd be crazy not to attend! "I wish I could do that!"
What can you do NOW?
All of us at Meet, Plan, Go! want to ensure you walk away from the event with the feeling that you CAN do it too. We are also planning to bring you more great 'perks', like our Gap Adventures trip, to help you accomplish your career break travel.
While you wait for September's event, you can also find inspiration now. Check out Briefcase to Backpack where we provide you inspiration and career break travel advice every day of the year! Or join our Meet, Plan, Go! Facebook page where we'll be posting updates regularly.
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