‘We’re gonna start a revolution…’

by Rob on March 13, 2010

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“How should today’s business leverage what is being learned about the social web? Certainly what is going on today is more than just social media marketing, limited to marketing and community outreach efforts. Some of the leading thinkers in this area believe that we are at the start of something much larger than a retake [...]

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Do it for yourself

March 13, 2010
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I’ve been a fan of Hugh Macleod’s since I stumbled across him earlier this year. I read this in his book (chapter 23, page 93) today:
“Nobody cares. Do it for yourself.”
“Everybody is too busy with their own lives to give a damn about your book, painting, screenplay, etc., especially if you haven’t finished it yet. And [...]

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Snapshots from Central America

March 12, 2010
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“We are approaching a moment in history when if we do not stop and think about our everyday actions, the future we will leave for the next generation will be very bleak indeed.”
“I am working for the international NGO The Rainforest Alliance. I am based in our Guatemala Office and have just completed my first year [...]

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10 things we learnt at ‘The Answer to the Money Question’

March 8, 2010
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Soul Patel gave a masterful presentation at last week’s Esc Wednesday. He offered a new way to look at everything from the effects of consumer marketing on our subconscious to career success, to financial assets and absolute cash versus cash-flow.
A big thank you Soul – it was fantastic. If you want to be part of [...]

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We have got some living to do!

March 8, 2010
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‘Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone’ – Janet Jackson (Philosopher and Singer)
Personally I have a strict policy of dishing out advice but under no circumstances taking my own. It is like Boris Johnson conducting elocution lessons or Kerry Katona advising people on birth control.
But [...]

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Cycling to the World Cup

March 1, 2010
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I am a 27 year old chartered surveyor currently between jobs. I decided to use this opportunity to take on a challenge of a different sort that would test me mentally and physically, and enable me to raise lots of money for some really good causes – LandAid and ‘Footballs For Fun’.
I responded to an article I [...]

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What will be the biggest business trends over the next 5 years?

February 28, 2010
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Seth Godin provides a few gems in this podcast interview in The Startup Success Podcast.
You should also read his latest blog post: Everyone’s model of work is a job
We particularly enjoyed his answer to the question:
‘What will be the biggest business trends over the next 5 years?’
“The businesses that will win are the businesses that [...]

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“We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house…”

February 24, 2010

“‘…and when we get there… we dream of something else”
Sorry for those who may have got this via a dubious ‘Monday Email’ alert on a Thursday night. Our computers are playing games with us -  sorry about that. Still a tiny nugget of inspiration on a Thursday night never hurt anyone.
Here is a great vid

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Life is too short to do work that doesn’t matter to you

February 17, 2010
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A small donation in the scheme of things, but a sizeable one for a startup… we’re really pleased to be putting a cheque for £1000 in the post to Sue at Brain Tumour Research. This donation was made possible by the huge turnout we had at our launch party. Thank you to everyone who attended.
Brain [...]

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A short guide to creating an online following

February 16, 2010
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Deciding to create a documentary was the easy bit. Figuring out how to get it off the ground, that’s been a little harder. But, within all of this I’ve learnt that creating an online following is essential to the success of my project.
[If you're looking to start up your own project (full-time or whilst holding [...]

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Google serves free food!

February 16, 2010
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I had the distinct pleasure of having lunch with a friend at Google’s London HQ in Victoria last week (thank you!).
I say that it was a pleasure because it was great to see her and we had a good old chat (obviously had nothing to do with my delicious lunch and the fairy cupcake that [...]

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Esc Update from India

February 11, 2010
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Roly Bagnall – our 3rd ever Esc Hero from October 2009 – has kindly shared the following update with us. He left his London-based job with BNY Mellon in 2009 and moved to India to spend some time working in micro-finance. Check out his recent adventures below:
“Arriving in India had its challenges before I had even [...]

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Who are the leaders of tomorrow?

February 10, 2010
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“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness… has genius… power… and magic in it. Begin it now!”
There are wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a climate change crisis and international terrorism, interfaith conflicts and a flawed economic system, widespread natural disasters and rife and unalleviated poverty.
The young of today have dreams [...]

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Initiative, Action, Commitment

February 9, 2010

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the [...]

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The art of blogging

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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