Most of us set goals around January 1 and forget about them by February. This past year, for the first time, I tried to remember and make progress on my goals all year long. Here's how I measured up--and my resolutions for 2012.

Where do you go on the web to research round-the-world travel and career breaks? Start here for a comprehensive list of helpful websites for travel planning, budgeting, accommodations, voluntourism, working abroad, packing and more.

In six weeks I'm hosting a big event to extol the virtues of long-term travel and encourage people to think outside the box in terms of their career and life choices. Yet I find myself struggling to walk the talk. Taking a big, meaningful trip again is starting to feel impossible for a number of reasons. How do you get unstuck and go from dreaming to doing? Here are five steps that helped me gain a more optimistic, forward-thinking outlook about the feasibility of future travel.

Do you want to take a break and travel the world? Of course you do—who doesn't? It's the ultimate dream. The trick is moving from dreaming to doing. Attend the Meet, Plan, Go event I'm hosting October 18 to find out how. Here's info on the panelists, along with career and travel advice from one.

It's time to put the "trip" back in The Runner's Trip with travel-related news about the Meet, Plan, Go! gathering I'm hosting in San Francisco. If you feel stuck ... if you want to run away on a big adventure ... if you want to change your perspective and expand your mind ... if you want to bond with your partner and kids on a deeper level than ever before ... if you want to re-evaluate your values and direction in life ... then read on about an event for people like you!