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An American Halloween Miracle in Myanmar (Thanks to the Russians)
It Started With a Simple Halloween Wish Ever since I had children, I‘d always wanted them to have a real American Halloween experience. You know, real trick or treating, walking door to door along suburban tree-lined streets like I did as a kid back in Swansea,...
How to Make a Successful Move Abroad: Find the Best Location
Where to Begin When starting to look for an ideal place to move abroad, it's helpful to ask yourself a few key questions that can help you steer yourself in the right direction. Everyone's preferences are different but as someone who has lived and worked in several...
How to Know If You Should Really Take That New Freelance Job
Should I Take This Freelancing Job? Check Here First! This freelancing checklist will help you make decisions regarding accepting freelancing work. Its guiding voice is a simple but powerful mantra, "Respect Yourself. Respect Your Client." STOP being exploited and...
5 Easy Ways to Boost the Global Reach of Your Online Courses
Would you like to greatly increase your global impact as an online instructor? This checklist will enable you to influence even more people in more countries around the world, particularly in developing countries where your unique skills and talents are needed most....
The Country in The Mural
Greetings from Limbo, USA. That's more of a state of mind than an actual town. I am into my 23rd day into my trip from Yangon to Dubai to the USA and being on the road definitely has its ups and downs. Some days I am nostalgic and wistful. There's nothing like seeing...
How to Learn Generosity From a Simple Cup of Courtesy Tea
Some thoughts over a cup of courtesy tea after living almost a year in Myanmar. It has been nearly a year now since I first moved to Yangon, Myanmar with my family. Initially I wondered if I would hate, like, or even love my new home. It's one of the few places...
How to Easily Start Working From Anywhere
This is an adapted excerpt from my new book with Jacqueline Seidel, Free At Last: Live, Love & Work Abroad. Find Jobs and Build Your Career Anywhere. ----- “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” ― Douglas...
The One Big Social Media Mistake to Avoid
How My Husband Lost Nearly 1K Twitter Followers Overnight: It's All In Your Name. First, I have to warn you that this blog post includes the word “poop.” “Poopie Poopie Butt Boobie Butt,” to be more precise. You see, I have two small boys ages five and seven....
How to Boost Your Audience Skills and Get Noticed at Work
Everyone spends so much time working on their presentation skills, but could it actually be your bad audience skills that are holding you back at work? You just gave a killer presentation to your boss and coworkers about a new project your team is working on....
Teach Your Passion from University to Online with Kristen Palana (Podcast)
From Phil Ebiner's Online Course Masters series of podcasts: A few weeks ago I was interviewed by one of my online course creation heroes, Phil Ebiner. He was the "whipper-snapper" that helped light the fire in my belly that first got me started creating my own online...