UNSETTLED’S LIFESTYLE INCUBATOR
VIRTUAL RETREAT
An unconventional, collaborative, and global 4-week virtual retreat that challenges you to find clarity on what’s next.
RETHINKING YOUR FUTURE...?
Future dates to be announced soon!
Life is an adventure into the unknown.
Knowing how to be intentional and navigate towards what you want next may be the most fundamental tool you ever learn.
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Unsettled’s Lifestyle Incubator is the world’s first virtual retreat that gives you the time, space, tools, and community to navigate your biggest career and lifestyle questions with intention and clarity.
Our combination of live sessions, interactive workshops, practical tools, original frameworks, and peer-to-peer conversations will help you identify the core tensions between the lifestyle you want and the career trajectory that aligns your values, interests, and skills.
REDESIGN YOUR FRAMEWORK.
DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PHILOSOPHY.
RETHINKING YOUR FUTURE...?
A VIRTUAL RETREAT TO DISCOVER WHAT'S NEXT ...
PROGRAM OVERVIEW & FORMAT
This is not your typical online course. Unsettled’s Lifestyle Incubator is a 30-day collaborative journey designed to help you find clarity around what’s next for you.
For one month, Unsettled’s facilitators will guide you through essential tools and frameworks for navigating uncertainty, processes to dig deeper into your biggest questions, and frameworks for planning and setting clear intentions for the choices you make that define who you are and what you do.
You will learn alongside a curated group of professional peers from around the world who will both support you and hold you accountable to your personal and professional growth goals.
By the end of this virtual retreat, you will have an awareness of what it is you want, a vision for what that looks like, and a plan to begin to take steps every day to get you closer to alignment between your career and your life.
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“I’ve never experienced a remote community of this depth and insight.”
-Rebekah Lipsky, Coach & Ex-McKinsey Consultant
“It provided a framework to do the exploration that I’ve been scratching at for a long time.”
-Liza Mroz, Senior Organizational Effectiveness Consultant & Certified Sommelier
15 Hours of Original Workshops and Sessions Delivered Live, also recorded and available for download after each session.
4 Weeks of Interactive Online Programming, with two live sessions per week alongside offline content & conversations.
A 24/7 Community Platform to connect, share, and reflect daily with other professionals from around the globe.
10 Offline Exercises, Frameworks, and Assignments that support your journey and can be used for a lifetime.
8 “Open Office Hours” for facilitated and peer conversations to dive deeper, plus a free 1:1 Session with your facilitators.
Access to Unsettled’s Global Alumni Community for support and connections to 2,500 professionals in 80+ countries.
Next Program:
Friday, February 4 - Sunday, March 6!
Program Pricing:
$595 | Early Bird (Deadline Jan 7)
$695 | Standard (Deadline Jan 23)
$895 | Final Registration
CORE PROGRAM DESIGN & OUTLINE
We’ve designed this journey to push the boundaries of your thinking in three parts:
(1) Our approach to radical self-awareness and self-assessment that will give you the best understanding of your values, interests, and goals you’ve ever had.
(2) An in-depth methodology to truly design your next career move based on your desired lifestyle and what you discovered in part 1.
(3) A plan of action that is achievable, will get you on the trajectory you’ve designed, and that you truly believe in and come back to time and time again, along with practical tools to keep you on track and help you navigate uncertainty ahead.
I. Radical Self-AWARENESS & INQUIRY
Our desire for change is often rooted in an evolving definition of ourselves. Something has changed, and in doing so has shifted our personal frameworks, priorities, and even definitions of success. Extensive self-awareness and a process of radical self-discovery leads to better alignment between our work lives and our lifestyles. Being radically aware of your interests, values, and lifestyle preferences will have a direct impact on how you will define and shape your transition.
In this module, we will practice self-assessment and mapping of our values, interests, lifestyle preferences, and work style. When we understand that the only constant in life is change itself, we need to learn the tools to cultivate and practice a constant sense of self-awareness around our decision making, and flex this skillset not just during periods of transition, but also throughout our lives.
II. LIFESTYLE & CAREER design
It should come as no surprise that at Unsettled we believe our careers should support and enhance our lifestyles. We do not see a separation between work and life. There is no “work/life balance” to be sought, only integration of our careers into our lives so that they serve the same end. An integrated answer to the question, ‘What do you want out of your one short life on this planet?’
We often think our lives our defined by the major decisions. Yet true momentum is built one choice and one decision at a time.
With a seemingly infinite realm of opportunities and decisions we face each day, all decisions benefit from being guided by a sense of purpose; a blueprint of how to get what you want out of life. Like most things with lasting value, to build anything requires that you have a vision, a design, and a plan for how you will build it.
iii. Experimentation & PRACTICE
When we say “life is an experiment” we mean it in the truest sense. Yet it’s not a series of random experiments; It’s an experiment within your life’s vision. A process of trial and error, discovery and reflection, we must go through before understanding what works for us.
You will learn our approach of how to conduct small experiments throughout life anytime you are asking “What’s next for me?”. How to track your progress, stay on course, evaluate decisions, and make micro-adjustments when necessary.
When you finish this final unit, you will know more about what you want (self-awareness), have a plan laid out for how you will get there (lifestyle design), and a totally new approach for taking small steps that can get closer and closer to what’s next for you.
Who Is Unsettled’s Lifestyle Incubator For?
Are you chugging along in your career without a clear heading? Transitioning out of your career, and seeking to design the next stage of our life? At a crossroads, taking a sabbatical, or feeling the need to hit pause, assess, and design your next step to make sure it’s intentional?
Unsettled’s Lifestyle Incubator is for professionals of any age who are ready to…
- Design your next move. For those who want to be intentional about making a career or lifestyle change.
- Create an independent lifestyle that has alignment between your career and your life.
- Get a clearer picture of what’s next, and learn to reframe your story and trajectory based on what’s meaningful to you.
If you’re feeling stuck and looking for the essential tools for lifelong learning, the processes to dig deeper into your biggest career and lifestyle questions, and a highly interactive and collaborative community of peers to help you grow, then this is for you.
MEET YOUR PEERS
Reviews & Testimonials
Watch our live Q&A webinars with recent alumni!
Jenna Pettit
Client & Curriculum Development, Yale School of Management
Unsettled’s Lifestyle Incubator taught me about my behaviors and tendencies that have taken me off course from reaching the life of my dreams. I was able to uncover incredible insights about my own patterns, justifications, and fears that have unknowingly guided my journey thus far. Unsettled surrounded me with a framework and warm encouragement to continue the work to finding my focus and moving forward with intentionality. The self-knowledge gained during these exercises is more valuable than I can put a number to…
Michael Lynch
Leadership Coach & Bestselling Author, Australia
Unsettled has developed their own unique program (and believe me, I have done many) that helps you very quickly connect with what’s most important to you and get real clarity around where you want to go. Not only that but, the wonderful support of all the other Virtual Retreaters has been such a blessing. I would highly recommend this program for anybody who feels “unsettled” with their current career or lifestyle, and is looking for that insight, spark, inspiration or clarity.
Roxana Balzac
Director of Corporate Strategy, Puerto Rico
Unsettled’s facilitators and community members don’t just preach a lifestyle philosophy – they unapologetically live by their ethos. Through the Lifestyle Incubator, I shook up my routine and got my s*** together on some major life decisions. I gained eye-opening perspectives from a diverse group of bright, driven and creative professionals from all over the world. And most importantly, I found the motivation to finally follow through on the decisions that will define the next stage of my life with clarity and intention.
Tripti Aggarwal
Social Entrepreneur, Netherlands
As they say, “when you realise you’re tired of your own shit, that’s when the magic happens!” If you’re beginning to feel committed to changing your narrative, I’d highly recommend working your way forward with Unsettled. The Lifestyle Incubator has truly met my expectations of ‘no buzzwords please’. It’s curated on solid foundation of deep experience and right intentions, and delivered with excellent facilitation skills. The team does more than just nudging or guiding you. Their tools, workshops, frameworks and perspectives have given me enough to start paving my own path. You won’t get all the answers, but you will begin to see which answers should matter to you most and why!
Kelly Stevens
Creative Director & Owner, Seven Creative
What I found was an incredibly warm and open community, poignant and effective online working sessions, quality content and exercises, and in general just the richness and depth of experience possible in a virtual setting. I feel like I’ve cracked open so many areas of my life for examination, and have all the tools to make meaningful and true-to-myself assessments that will drive the changes I want to make. Any time I’ve felt stuck or needed an outside opinion, the instructors and fellow students were open, honest and incredibly insightful. It’s empowering to hear someone halfway around the world has bubbled up the same question you have, or that you’ve somehow said something that gives a fellow Unsettler new insights into their own life.
Carrie Silver
Community Manager, USA
Joining the Lifestyle Incubator was one of the best decisions that I made. Before, I felt really alone in my search for a new career because I followed a less traditional path. It gave me a sense of ease and support and made me feel so much more grounded in my decisions and where I want to head next. Alongside this, the best part of the program has been the community. I now have friends from around the world that I can work on the tools with and whom I know really got me in this process. So really, thank you Unsettled for this amazing experience.
Maxine Thomas
Head of Strategy, Canada
In the course of your career – and your life – 30 days is just a blink. If you give yourself permission to take that tiny amount of time and see what you’re capable of, not only will you be amazed at what you can accomplish personally and professionally, you’ll emerge with the perspective and energy to do the things you’re truly meant to do.
“The Unsettled Lifestyle Incubator surrounded me with motivated, successful, and smart people from around the world. Together, we had the freedom to be completely honest in a way that is sometimes easier with strangers. It was a profound experience that will shape my thinking, living, and goals for a long time to come—it’s already got me questioning and making changes in how I think about my job, where I live, and what I want in the future. It’s given me a sounding board and cheering section—as well as accountability—for where I go next. There’s a zero percent chance that you won’t learn a lot about yourself.”
– Lisa Seidel, Entrepreneur & Photographer, USA
“Unsettled taught me…to use my life as a testing ground. To break the problem down into its parts, develop some hypotheses of what might fix those pain points, and find ways to test out those hypotheses, quickly and effectively, before making any big decisions. In the end, I figured out I didn’t need to quit my job to be happy. I just needed to change the rules of engagement.“
– Claire Hobden, International Development Expert, Switzerland
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Corey Schultz
Experience Leader | Lead Instructor
Corey is an Experience Leader and our lead Lifestyle Incubator facilitator at Unsettled. Over the years he has led countless lifestyle and career design workshops in Bali, Medellin, Nicaragua, and more for hundreds of global participants. After an early career in higher education, Corey decided to chase his childhood dream of joining the US Peace Corps in Botswana, and never looked back. Ever since, Corey has embraced the Unsettled lifestyle and remains dedicated to helping others “pull back the curtains” to reveal the nuance, humor, and insights inherent in every day life. When he’s not leading Unsettled experiences, Corey is probably gardening, telling a bad joke, or finding creative ways to apply his African safari guide credentials.
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Erika Grammel
Virtual Experience Leader | Co-Instructor
Michael Youngblood
Co-Founder, Unsettled | Co-Instructor
Michael Youngblood is the co-founder of Unsettled and a lifelong entrepreneur who has always pursued adventure and growth in his career and lifestyle. He’s founded an eco-tourism company to guide people into the backcountry, researched innovation at MIT, and taught entrepreneurship on behalf of the U.S. State Department. He’s currently the CEO of Unsettled, where his work has been featured in dozens of media publications including the NYT’s, Forbes, Outside Magazine, and many more. When he’s not leading Unsettled, Michael can be found in the backcountry mountain biking, camping, snowboarding, sailing, or exploring any way he can be active. See his TED Talk, “Finding Your True North”. @Youngbloodm | LinkedIn | Email
ABOUT UNSETTLED
A WORLD-CLASS LEVEL OF FACILITATION & PROGRAMMING
Since 2016, Unsettled has taken over 2,500 participants on a journey that’s allowed them an intentional pause to think more deeply about the question “What’s next for me?”
The process behind Unsettled has brought us to 20+ countries. Won us awards from the United Nations and recognition from publications like The New York Times. Built a global community of professionals who have all set out to redefine their careers, redesign their lifestyles, and recreate alignment between their work and life, that spans 80+ countries and all backgrounds imaginable. We ask the big questions, but we don’t prescribe one-size-fits-all answers or solutions.
A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Unsettled is a global community for those who refuse to settle in their pursuit of growth, meaning, and adventure. We bring together corporates, creatives, entrepreneurs, artists, freelancers, and the intellectually curious who seek to replace routine with adventure. You will share this online experience with like-minded peers who hold a wealth of experience far deeper than just their careers and join our growing community Unsettled alumni spread out over 80 countries around the world.
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Our Guiding Philosophy
To guide people on a quest of life, meaning and adventure. Fuel inspiration, exploration and discovery of the world around us. Create value that enriches and improves the human experience. Seek purpose and meaning, wherever it may lie. Aspire to always push the boundaries of the unknown. Think differently about tomorrow, and seize the opportunities today that will make it possible.
Unsettled is a global community for those who embrace the unknown and value meaningful human connection. Our mission is to inspire a lifelong pursuit of growth, meaning, and adventure through travel and shared experiences.
