First and foremost, I’d like to acknowledge the fear, frustration, or confusion that can happen when you’re looking for a job, especially for expats. I’ve been an expat and immigrant in many places (having lived and worked all around the world), so I definitely empathize with your context. I’d like you to shift perspectives to[…]
“The only real purpose of a goal is to inspire you to fall more deeply in love with life.” – Michael Neill Are you ever overwhelmed by setting goals and then following through on them? Our most exciting dreams can sometimes become goals that just get postponed and delayed again and again. It can be[…]
My work as a career consultant and intercultural trainer brings me into contact with many people in career and life transition. At UC Berkeley, where I have been working as a consultant and teaching a course called “Creating A Fulfilling Life in America,” I have met many international spouses and partners going through intercultural, career[…]
“Perhaps the shortest and most powerful prayer in human language is help.” – Thomas Keating Why is it so hard to ask for help sometimes? It certainly doesn’t help that America is considered to be an individualistic-oriented country, and that the idea of “doing”, being productive, and achieving for oneself, is of high value in[…]
A simple and creative infographic “International Guidelines for Problem Solving”by designer Jérôme Vadon. These depictions are meant to be funny and are the artist’s perception of the country, so please take them with a pinch of salt. Some of them are funny like the one depicting the Australians solving their problems with a barbecue or the[…]