On this my 300th post, I would like to invite you to take a moment to look back on your year, or your life thus far as an expat, and appreciate the person you have become because of your unique experience. Whilst it is essential to invest in the now and in the future – [...]
Archive for the ‘Evolving Identity’ Category
On being your own souvenir
Posted in Evolving Identity on October 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Fun and enjoyment
Posted in Evolving Identity, tagged Fun, Fun and enjoyment, Self-care on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You might find this slightly ironic that I have left this one till Sunday to write however, I did that on purpose. On a Sunday we usually spend time with family or friends and have… what’s that thing we have again – oh yes, fun and enjoyment. Then the rest of the week we get [...]
Family and parenting development
Posted in Evolving Identity, tagged expat family life, Family development on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So how many of you laughed at the title? Of course you are doing this every day of your lives however my question is a simple one. How often do you focus consciously on family and parenting development? If anyone ever prints a book titled ‘Parenting 101 – All you ever wanted to know about [...]
Health and Aging
Posted in Evolving Identity on April 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my nearest and dearest friends is a Naturopath and lives in Australia. Every time I go back home I visit her and make sure I get a tonic for … well, for remaining healthy I guess. You see most people go to the doctor when they get sick. Which makes sense. But think [...]
Career and professional development
Posted in Evolving Identity on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I know a career coach who specializes in expats wanting to change careers and she agrees with me. Expat spouses are an untapped natural resource. Not only that, they rarely recognize themselves as skilled for the workforce. Worse, many are so busy looking after their spouse and their career that they forget to invest in [...]
Working on your ‘Us’
Posted in Evolving Identity on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In any relationship or marriage there are three parts – you, your spouse and your ‘Us’. Your ‘Us’ is seperate to both of you, yet contains you both. So how much time do you devote to developing the relationship? The comncept of ‘We grow or we die’ also applies to relationships. All relationships go through change, [...]
Evolving personally
Posted in Evolving Identity, tagged expat identity, personal development on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Personal development has been the biggest part of my change process as an expat. I always felt I was a strong person who was working (albeit slowly) on her own personal development when I was ‘at home’. However living as an expat propelled me into situations I never knew I could cope with – [...]
Our evolving identity
Posted in Evolving Identity on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Have you ever returned from a visit back home and told your partner or friends ‘Oh my goodness XXX is exactly the same! They haven’t changed a bit!’ If you haven’t ever said that it may be because you haven’t changed either. If you have said it – then like most expats, your identity has [...]
