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Apr 15Liked by Brian Wiesner

Always evolving …..the last 12 days together I’ve notice your gift of talking to table servers to semi -celebrities and super successful people, some 2 generations above you ! You show interest and actual sincerity combined with humor . They want to stay in touch with you and come up to me and tell me how impressed they are …….the best is yet to come !

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Enjoy this slower period! And so curious to see, what comes next!

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congrats! rooting for you

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Appreciate you my friend!

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Loved this, Brian. I think many can relate to your passage here - "In the end, I decided I won’t tolerate a shitty environment just because the pay is good. I want to solve interesting problems and work with people who energize me." And I know I've stuck around (even currently) jobs I don't really want to be at only for the pay and benefits...

Always inspiring to see someone get out of a shitty situation and pursue what they truly want.

Wishing you the best! I'll be looking forward to updates.

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Thanks man, I'm glad it resonated!

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Beautiful! Enjoy

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I can recognize Lisbon with my eyes closed 😅

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So good, enjoy it Brian!

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May 3Liked by Brian Wiesner

I’m also starting sabbatical and just got to Lisbon 😅 no idea how I stumbled upon your newsletter, but happy I did.

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Love going down rabbit holes and "finding the others" - Enjoy the time in Lisbon it's a great city!

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Apr 25Liked by Brian Wiesner

Love this for you Bri! Didn’t know this was going on, so we need a FaceTime asap. Keep crushing life!

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Apr 22Liked by Brian Wiesner

I am so close to the start of my sabbatical! Can’t wait to see what creative projects you come up with. 🙂

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Sabbaticals would be more aptly named sa-good-icals, or sa-great-icals, haha. Happy exploring Brian!

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No, so-rad-icals!

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You truly have a way with words 😂

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Congrats Brian! Wishing you all the best during your sabbatical and excited to hear how it goes :)

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Awesome, Brian, excited for you

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So inspiring to hear someone speak about taking a sabbatical in their 30s! I'm also an engineer considering doing this. Excited to follow your journey, and I hope it's enlightening ✨

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