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The Unexpected Situationships At Unsettled
People who are thriving aren’t stuck in a situationship with themselves.
Reintroducing Unsettled Bali
Unsettled participants are a deeply curious bunch, willing to ask life’s big questions as much as they are ready to let loose and have fun.
Form, Storm, Then Transform
Growth doesn’t happen in comfort zones—or, as I like to say, it doesn’t happen onshore. To grow, we must cast off from safe harbors, weather the storm, and return transformed.
Unsettled’s 2024 Personal Assessment
You just survived another year. No, scratch that — you LIVED it. But before 2025 rolls in, let’s reflect on what this year gave you, what you gave it, and what you’re ready to leave behind.
5 Questions To Ask Yourself On Your Next Trip
Travel forces us to confront new questions—the kind that jolt us out of our neatly arranged lives. These shakeups are crucial because they compel growth.
WORK & TRAVEL INSPIRATION
To Come Back Inspired, Unsettled: Cape Town.
If you could step out of your routine and immerse yourself in a space that sparks clarity on what you want next for yourself, what would you call it?
A Sacred Journey Awaits.
That’s the whole point: We travel to gain insights into how people across the globe live and work so that we might be inspired to challenge society’s expectations of what we should do with our lives, and define this for ourselves.
Knowing When To Begin A New Journey
“One day you finally knew / what you had to do, and began,” Mary Oliver’s poem “The Journey” is striking home more than ever.
Sailing Is A StartUp Sport
Sailing is a startup sport. You adapt as quickly as possible to the shifting world around you. It feels like a startup team getting to know each other and the market around you.
The Art of Slow Travel: Discovering The Middle Moments
It’s in these tranquil spaces, away from the noise and distractions, that true transformation begins to unfold.
How to Succeed as a Remote Worker: Q&A from the Experts
If you’re wondering how you can be successful as a remote worker, we invite you to tap in and read what leaders in the remote work space are saying, including some tips from our very own Leilani Franklin-Apted from Unsettled!
How Living Unsettled Led Me To Settle In Patagonia
Unsettled’s Director of Operations, Clara Mastronardi, grew up in Buenos Aires, but left in 2017 in search of new ways to define “home”. She returned to Argentina during COVID and discovered that home was still in Argentina, she just needed to live differently.
Unsettled Wins a 2020 Skift Idea Award!
Skift has just announced their IDEA Awards 2020, and we’re incredibly proud to be one of the handful of winners for “ingenuity in engaging customers digitally in response to the global pandemic”, for our truly unique 1-month Virtual Retreat we ran with our partners at Design Hotels.
ALUMNI VOICES
Nikki Webber Allen
TED Resident and Entrepreneur
Ryan Nichols
Sustainable Building & Design Entrepreneur
Stephanie Stevenson
Business Project Manager
Sasha Valle
Post-Tech-Startup Sabbatical
Zarko Lelovac
Corporate Lawyer
Carrie Thorimbert
Holistic Nutritionist & Self Care Coach
Wes Jordan
Software Tech Leader
Tekisha Harvey
Brand Strategist
Kyle Fiore
Strategic Advertising Planner
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