The art of blogging

by Rob on February 8, 2010

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Welcome the new Escape the City blog.
Over the next two weeks the entire site will be coming online, starting with this – our revamped weblog. We wanted to introduce this new structure with a quick post to explain what we’re aiming to achieve by blogging. We also thought we would use this post to share [...]

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Why have we started Escape the City?

February 8, 2010
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Because, because, because…

Because when we were planning to move on from our corporate jobs 12 months ago we realised that there are masses of resources to help you get that dream mainstream job, but not much that actually helps you transition away from it if and when you decide you want to
Because, when we began [...]

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The Passion Industry

January 18, 2010
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Happy Monday Morning!
Things are extremely busy in Esc world getting the main website up and running and finalising plans for the launch party too.
Just read this article on the Sandbox-Network’s blog and it really struck a chord. I’m sure they’ll forgive the plagiarism…
“More than ever, young people have a strong desire to do something meaningful [...]

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This is spectacular

January 15, 2010
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Some great adventure footage…

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What do you want to do before you die?

January 11, 2010
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Very cool. What’s your list?

Ours is up on the wall in Esc HQ and growing fast.
To enter this week’s competition (Monday 11th Jan to Monday 18th Jan) write your own mini-list of three things you want to do before you die in the comments box below.
The most inventive and exciting mini-list (decided by our impartial [...]

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Disclaimer

January 7, 2010
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Escape the City provides exciting options for young professionals who want to do something different.
Escape the City is not about leaving your job and cruising off around the world on a permanent holiday.  It is about taking the skills you have learnt in the corporate sector and using them to do worthwhile things elsewhere.
We are [...]

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6 things you could learn from mad feats

January 6, 2010
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It is a great pleasure to re-introduce Tim Moss, our 14th Esc Hero, the man behind our launch party slogan “Ain’t no party like an Esc club party” and all-round legend. Thanks Tim for an inspirational and proactive post.
6 things you could learn from mad feats
“Man cycles round world in record time”.
“Pensioner climbs Mount Everest”.
“Girl [...]

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Esc Hero #29: ‘I realized that the upside to resigning was infinite’

January 3, 2010
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A quick note:
Meet Kshitij Gheewala. Kshitij left his job in management consulting with Capgemini to start rural village schools in Uganda. He is also interested in helping people volunteer in Uganda – drop us an email and we’ll put you in touch. Check out his unconventional and inspiring story below…
1. What are you currently doing?
I [...]

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Got a dream? Live it…

January 3, 2010
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I’ve had a great Christmas holiday for reading. I’ve rarely read two books quicker. Or enjoyed them as much. So it pains me to be writing this review a couple of hours after the author’s football team (Leeds United) vanquished mine (MUFC) in the FA Cup. Despite this galling start to the year I shall [...]

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Looking Forwards

January 1, 2010
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Happy New Year!

What’s in store for the coming twelve months?
One of our 10 commandments (which we’ll share with you shortly) is to build something genuinely useful for people who want to escape the city.
Although we’re confident that our main website (coming in January) is going to be pretty exciting, the goalposts will undoubtedly move as [...]

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Looking Backwards

December 31, 2009

Although Esc is all about bucking the trend, who are we to ignore the New Year resolution tradition?
We thought we would take a moment to reflect on the previous year and take a look at the upcoming 12 months (post coming tomorrow). Since this is better done with a clear head, we thought we had [...]

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What Matters Most Now

December 23, 2009

Found on http://www.ratracetrap.com/ – you might find it useful…
“I think this is just a great idea.  The kind of idea I wish I came up with.  Seth Godin gets a bunch of big thinkers to contribute one idea to an eBook that they then distribute free. What Matters Most Now eBook
I’ve browsed it and saw some [...]

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11 reasons I’m thrilled to have escaped the city

December 21, 2009
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I’ve said my goodbyes, handed back my laptop and pass and walked out of the office for the very last time. There is definitely no going back now! So how do I feel?
Stepping out in to the unknown brings with it excitement but at the same time a certain amount of apprehension. Despite being confident [...]

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10 articles worth a read

December 21, 2009

School for bankers
Top 10 Homepreneur Trends for 2010
Recession-Proof Graduate
Why Social Entrepreneurs will lead the Next Generation of Business
Why I gave away my company to charity
Ten Jobs You Didn’t Know You Could Do with a Language…
Venetia Thompson on dating City boys in the credit crunch
Career Change – What Career is Right For Me?
10 ways to save [...]

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Esc Hero #28: ‘I am attempting to become the next big thing on TV’

December 18, 2009

1. What are you currently doing with your life?
My name is Emily Bell and I am attempting to become the next big thing on TV.
I’m currently presenting for ski programmes, helping out with Escape the City (interviewing Esc Heroes!), organizing a Bar Mitzvah, working on film sets… The list goes on…
2. What does this involve on [...]

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Supporting Brain Tumour Research

December 18, 2009

Just a quick post to announce Escape the City’s partnership with Brain Tumour Research – see here
Brain Tumour Research represents the united campaign voice of the Brain Tumour Research group of charities.  Established in 2008, the charity was launched specifically to raise substantial funds for brain tumour research.
Their Mission

To raise at least £7 million per annum
To accelerate [...]

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We asked, you answered: work – how do you feel?

December 17, 2009

We have been running this site since the beginning of September. When we realised that more people than just our Mums and various bored friends would be reading it we thought we would ask a few questions while we had the opportunity.
The ‘Esc Survey’ has now been answered by a few hundred people and we [...]

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