Michael_Garrison (1/10/2014)

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One of my pet peeves is that every company I ever worked for in past 20+ years are so dang cheap on the PC's and laptop's they provide. ...

jshahan (1/9/2014)

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Do the inward journey. Start with something like Siddhartha (the book by Hermann Hesse). Check out some of Joseph Campbell's work (Power of Myth, Hero With a...

jshahan (1/9/2014)

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Also, there is an excellent exercise in Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" that I would highly recommend to put you in touch with things that are important...

ferrijd (1/9/2014)

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Hi Steve,

If it were me, I would do a combination of things focused mainly on giving back: Take the time to stop and pick up some trash in my...

LOL, if only I had a good idea here. I'd probably spend 4-5 weeks...

hcDBA (1/9/2014)

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:arrow:Here's an idea for you that would benefit you, your family, and your friends as well.

Learn more about taking good care of our bodies. I mean learning more...

Afraid of heights. I don't like big planes, and don't get on little ones.

below86 (1/9/2014)

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If this is an annual benefit I would try looking long term at what you want to accomplish in life, outside of work.

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Now if I could...

Jack Corbett (1/9/2014)

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For me a sabbatical, if it needed to be non-work related, would have something to do with sports. Since my oldest son is really into...

John Hanrahan (1/9/2014)

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You've mentioned in the past that you run at least some for fitness. You could go for 6 weeks of fitness crazy. It's now well established...

DavidL (1/9/2014)

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I didn't notice in the editorial or any of the links an explanation of what Red Gate expects a sabbatical to be about. It sounds like they have...

krowley (1/9/2014)

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No ideas on what you should do with your time but I would LOVE to see you solicit a bunch of editorials and articles from your community of readers...

GWAk (1/9/2014)

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I'm puzzled by those of us who have, in essence, said 'take a sabbatical so you can learn more work-related stuff.' :blink:

Go build houses, Steve... Habitat for...

Rod at work (1/9/2014)

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Congratulations, Steve, the achieving 5 years with Red Gate, and thus being able to take a sabbatical! I've never worked at a company that offers its employees...

Chicky (1/9/2014)

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I think it's awesome that your company is giving you an opportunity to have a sabbatical.

How about crafts, such as sewing, jewelry making, woodworking, etc.? It's even something you...