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Win a $100,000 Sabbatical in IKEA’s Contest

Write an essay about how you would use $100,000 to help others and you could win a chance to do just that with the IKEA Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest.

If you ever dreamed of changing your life and someone else’s, this is one big opportunity.

What: Hoping to help people who want to help others is the goal for the newly-launched Life Improvement Sabbatical Contest. It offers one person the chance to win a year-long sabbatical (worth $100,000) to advance a project that improves the life of others. Whether you’d like to volunteer at a homeless shelter or start a non-profit organization, this contest provides the winner the opportunity to pursue their passion.

When: You have until Nov. 8 to submit your Life Improvement proposal. Five finalists will be chosen from submissions by a panel of judges, and announced on Dec. 13. But the big winner will be chosen by public vote, and announced on January 31, 2011.

If you win, you’ll begin your sabbatical with three days at a luxurious spa resort in Phoenix, AZ. During your stay, O Magazine’s resident life coach, Dr. Martha Beck, will meet with you one-on-one to help develop your action plan and focus your goals (one of the services we offer at yourSABBATICAL). Beck’s guidance will continue over the course of the sabbatical through the form of 3 follow-up phone sessions.

The contest is part of IKEA’s national program, The Life Improvement Project, to inspire people to create a better everyday life at home and in their communities.

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About Elizabeth Pagano

Founding Partner, yourSABBATICAL.com.

Elizabeth consults with organizations on leadership/talent development. She is co-author of THE TRANSPARENCY EDGE: How Credibility Can Make or Break You in Business (McGraw-Hill), which has been translated into four languages and is now in paperback. A former business journalist, articles by and about her have appeared in a wide array of business publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, CNN International, Outside Magazine, Oprah.com, Journal of Accountancy, CBS News, Web CPA, Business to Business, Talent Management, Employee Benefit News, Manage Smarter, and Canada’s Globe and Mail. You can find her book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Transparency-Edge-Elizabeth-Pagano/dp/0071458840/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291230117&sr=8-1.

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After 9/11, Elizabeth sailed with her mother on their family's 43-foot Beneteau, "Revival". To read more about their adventure at sea, go to http://yoursabbatical.com/about/team/pagano-sailing-sabbatical/. Since their sailing sabbatical, Elizabeth and her mother have been working tirelessly to ensure that every career path includes a sabbatical or two.

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