Do you have a talented and relentless Inner Critic? Or perhaps a less loud but just as sneaky Self Saboteur? Or maybe it’s a less easy to pin point voice of what one might call an Inner Judge who is consistently in the background ever so slightly being critical of others and MOST cripplingly critical of YOU.

Last week was the Fall Equinox and to celebrate the changing of seasons I ran into the Atlantic Ocean with a small group of new friends (an expat life success to have people in my life to be that kind of spontaneous with!) We met at the beach at 9AM.

I recently had the privilege of being in conversation with NAFSA - Association of International Educators on one of my favorite topics: Transition. I’ve shared the links to the podcast and article below. I also thought I’d take a moment to share a few highlights of themes that surfaced during the interview and seemed worthing of compiling here for easy reference - enjoy!

I wish this book had been required reading under the section: What To Expect in Life. I know that section doesn’t exist and I don’t actually think a book can completely prepare you for what to expect in your life specifically, but I do agree that so much of life is a process of change and transition and this book does a fabulous job of offering a structure for navigating transitions – a structure I could have benefitted from long ago.

Reframing failure as an opportunity to learn is a concept widely preached. Sarah Lewis takes this reframing of failure to a new depth. This book is packed with stories and anecdotes of accomplished athletes, scientists, artists and entrepreneurs whose moments of despair, absolute unknown and seeming “failure” were in fact their greatest and most important.

Have you ever heard yourself say...

Have you ever heard yourself say…

“Part of me really wants THIS, but another part of me is really concerned about THAT.”

Or, “The adventurous part of me is so excited to move to another country, but the responsible part of me is freaked out.”