Escaping The Grind

After an invigorating trip through the Rocky Mountains, recent graduate Carlson Veitch lands his first real job. The idealistic young man thinks success will require nothing more than wearing a tie, a regular bedtime and a daily shave. Little does Carlson know that a labour dispute, impossible students and a villainous boss are all ready to test his resolve. Nicholas Adams debut novel Escaping the Grind flings you into the angst-filled world of Carlson Veitcha world that hovers between irreverence, sardonic humour and just the right touch of young male vulnerability. Then just when you think its merely a brilliantly funny book, it sets you down gently into moments that are poignant and heartwarming. Sherry Hinman, vice-president, Ontario Writers conference, editor, writer, teacher "Very compelling. Its light, breezy and witty." -- Terry Fallis, author of The Best Laid Plans, winner of the Stephen Leacock award for humour

This book offers a detailed and unified account of travelers' lived experiences of travel and technology use, and an ethnographically-informed analysis of the social, cultural and spatial implications of the intersection between travel and technology.

What if the door is open and we can leave any time we like? We will each spend an average of 87,000 hours at work before we die. We will spend another 5,000 getting to and from work. And we will spend countless more preparing for, worrying about and recovering after work. Most of us hate our jobs, so why do we insist on grinding away only to be rewarded with stress, debt, isolation and general unhappiness? Where does our commitment to these traps come from? In I’m Out: How to Make an Exit, Robert Wringham examines these questions and more, showing us how, if we are daring enough to make the attempt, we can take control of our fate and say goodbye to a lifetime of meaningless drudgery.

Introducing "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" - Your Ultimate Guide to Designing a Life of Freedom and Fulfillment! Are you tired of the daily grind, spending endless hours chained to your desk, and feeling like life is passing you by? Do you yearn for a life of freedom, flexibility, and the ability to pursue your passions on your own terms? Look no further! "The 4-Hour Workweek" is here to transform your work and lifestyle, and ignite a revolution in how you approach your career and personal fulfillment. Imagine a life where you have the power to escape the 9-5 drudgery, work from anywhere in the world, and achieve financial independence. Picture yourself sipping coffee on a sunny beach, while your income continues to grow effortlessly. It may sound like a dream, but it's a dream that can become your reality with the principles, strategies, and real-life examples shared in this groundbreaking eBook. Inside "The 4-Hour Workweek," you will discover: The mindset shifts required to break free from the traditional workweek and embrace a life of flexibility and fulfillment. Practical strategies for automating and delegating nonessential tasks, allowing you to focus on high-impact activities and reclaim your time. Income-generating strategies that can unlock financial independence, whether through freelancing, entrepreneurship, passive income streams, or consulting services. Real-life case studies of individuals who have successfully designed their own 4-Hour Workweek, providing you with inspiration, insights, and proven tactics. Techniques for achieving work-life integration, setting boundaries, and prioritizing self-care to create a harmonious balance between your personal and professional life. Overcoming obstacles, embracing resilience, and cultivating a growth mindset to navigate the challenges along your journey. But this eBook is more than just a guide - it's a blueprint for a life of freedom and fulfillment. It's your ticket to escaping the mundane, embracing the possibilities, and living life on your own terms. Whether you dream of traveling the world, pursuing your passions, or simply having more time for what truly matters to you, "The 4-Hour Workweek" is the key that unlocks the door to your extraordinary future. Don't settle for a life that leaves you drained, unfulfilled, and yearning for something more. Take control of your destiny and join the ranks of the New Rich - those who have cracked the code to a life of abundance, purpose, and joy. It's time to rewrite the rules, redefine success, and design your own 4-Hour Workweek. Are you ready to embark on a transformative journey towards a life of freedom and fulfillment? The time is now! Grab your copy of "The 4-Hour Workweek" and unlock the secrets to escape 9-5, live anywhere, and join the New Rich. Your extraordinary life awaits!

A beautifully written book covering the many layers and expressive forms of emotion...Explore the passionate challenges, the intimate struggles, the emotional roller coaster that many experience to the in depth, revealing tales of the harsher parts to life's journey.... All are embraced within these powerful pages, delivered in prose poetry, poetry and creative short story....Discover the hidden secrets of personal reflections exposed within this remarkable book.

Do you sometimes wonder how your teen is ever going to survive on his or her own as an adult? Does your high school junior seem oblivious to the challenges that lie ahead? Does your academically successful nineteen-year-old still expect you to “just take care of” even the most basic life tasks? Welcome to the stunted world of the Endless Adolescence. Recent studies show that today’s teenagers are more anxious and stressed and less independent and motivated to grow up than ever before. Twenty-five is rapidly becoming the new fifteen for a generation suffering from a debilitating “failure to launch.” Now two preeminent clinical psychologists tell us why and chart a groundbreaking escape route for teens and parents. Drawing on their extensive research and practice, Joseph Allen and Claudia Worrell Allen show that most teen problems are not hardwired into teens’ brains and hormones but grow instead out of a “Nurture Paradox” in which our efforts to support our teens by shielding them from the growth-spurring rigors and rewards of the adult world have backfired badly. With compelling examples and practical and profound suggestions, the authors outline a novel approach for producing dramatic leaps forward in teen maturity, including • Turn Consumers into Contributors Help teens experience adult maturity–its bumps and its joys–through the right kind of employment or volunteer activity. • Feed Them with Feedback Let teens see and hear how the larger world perceives them. Shielding them from criticism–constructive or otherwise–will only leave them unequipped to deal with it when they get to the “real world.” • Provide Adult Connections Even though they’ll deny it, teens desperately need to interact with adults (including parents) on a more mature level–and such interaction will help them blossom! • Stretch the Teen Envelope Do fewer things for teens that they can do for themselves, and give them tasks just beyond their current level of competence and comfort. Today’s teens are starved for the lost fundamentals they need to really grow: adult connections and the adult rewards of autonomy, competence, and mastery. Restoring these will help them unlearn their adolescent helplessness and grow into adults who can make you–and themselves–proud.

For every corporate grinder, every 9-to-5er, everyone who's tired of working in an office and dealing with the meetings, the emails, the annoying project team members and frustrating bosses, this book is for you. You know you're meant for more, and you just need a solid, thorough resource that can tell you how to start building it. Stop making someone else rich while you dread each and every Monday and live for the weekend (only to "plug in" for a few hours - or more - on your off time.) You can do this! Escaping Corporate walks you step by step through a progressive process to build a profitable online business that's location independent and more importantly, that YOU call the shots on. You'll learn how to set up your online home, find your ideal customers, get them warmed up and ready to buy, and several different ways to monetize the relationship you build with them. Escaping Corporate is just what you need to finally break free of that cubicle or office and start living your life the way you want, earning an income online that allows you the freedom to do things your way! Start planning your escape NOW!

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Tourism - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, language: English, abstract: Human behaviour is one of the most interesting topics to be studied, but also one of the most complex. But who would not be relieved if he would know the reason why humans sometimes behave as they do? Especially in the field of tourism, a domain of intense human interaction, where offering services is the core activity of most businesses, it would be quite favourable to predict how potential customers or business partners do react; or if the extensive marketing spending has the desired impact. Consequently, this work focuses on the topic of human motivation, particularly on the motivation of travelling behaviour, drawing attention to a field that is as diverse as the ways it can be approached. Tourism researchers usually refer to an established set of theories and models to describe motivated behaviour, of which Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ probably is the most renowned. But considering its year of publication, it is remarkable that there is no established contemporary approach to behavioural research. Accordingly, the objective of this work is to develop a theoretical model relating the variety of leisure travel elements to as few as possible underlying motivations, being responsible for thriving one of the biggest industrial sectors of the world. Research was carried out by undertaking in-depth interviews in the context of grounded theory methodologies, investigating the travel behaviour, experiences and motives of a small sample, detecting relations and dependencies, and drawing according conclusions. Based on the analysed data a theoretical model emerged, defining the motivation for any leisure travel activities as psychological escape, an instinctive reflex to a temporary dissatisfaction caused by a variety of influences.