Four Big Lessons From My Summer Vacation Abroad

Martin D. Hirsch
Aug 31, 2018 · 7 min read

When I retired a year and a half ago, I thought my life was going to be one long vacation. Although I had planned to keep a hand in my field as a professional communicator, picking and choosing projects that interested me, I knew I’d never again have to work on anything I didn’t want to, or drag my sorry tail into a Monday-morning team meeting. And that’s been pretty much how things have gone.

Lesson 1: Everyone Needs to Air Out Sometimes

Nevertheless, I learned on my summer holiday in Switzerland that everyone needs an…

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Lapsed singer-songwriter, 35-year accidental company man, citizen of The Woodstock Nation, avid essayist, occasional poet, aspiring author, reinventionist.

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