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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Everyone wanted to be a banker

December 16, 2009

A quick note to say thank you to Marina Kim for this guest post…
ALL fake Gods fall at some point. Just a couple of years ago everyone around aspired to be either a banker or a property developer. These were the masters of the Universe, working hard and playing hard with their cool friends who [...]

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What I should be doing with my life?

December 15, 2009

A quick thank you to Louis for this interesting and insightful book review…
Love the fact that he wasn’t sure what to make of being given self help for his birthday but he seems to have enjoyed it!
What I should be doing with my life (by Po Bronson).
Most self help books approach life problems such as [...]

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Esc Hero #27: Putting medicine on pause for a solo bicycle journey across six continents

December 14, 2009

My name is Steve Fabes. I work as a doctor at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London but I leave this January on a 5 year 5 year solo bicycle journey across six continents so I’m also busy planning and preparing for my trip… www.cyclingthe6.com

2. Have you ever done something like this before?
Back in 2000 [...]

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Esc Hero #26: Fijian Island living: ‘I was single, no mortgage, and no debts’

December 14, 2009

1. What are you currently doing?
My name is Stu Kimberley. I’m Project Manager for Madventurer (www.madventurer.com) based in Fiji. Managing a portfolio of Volunteer Community Sports Coaching, Teaching Placements, Building Projects & Adventure Tours.

Currently off-season till Feb 2010, so am now in my Fijian friend’s village, settling for the laid-back Fiji lifestyle of kava drinking, rugby playing, [...]

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Esc Hero #25: I can run my businesses from anywhere in the world

December 14, 2009

My name is Soul Patel. I’ve recently set up a website and blog called www.smartmoneymindset.com which aims to teach 18-35 year olds (and anyone else for that matter!) about common financial myths; how to more effectively manage your money (including how to escape boring jobs) and how to make more money. I’ve recently lectured on this [...]

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COP15 is underway

December 7, 2009

Tom Pakenham (Esc Hero #23) is writing updates on Copenhagen here. It just struck me that he has an incredibly interesting job.
“The UN conference began in earnest today – for the main news stories, the BBC coverage is pretty comprehensive. We divided our time between a morning seminar at the University of Copenhagen and looking [...]

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