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So you've got an overseas assignment offer on the table. Congrats! Now what? Assessing the offer can be a tough process of discernment to wade through from your home country—especially if you don’t know the right questions to ask. I sat with Lawrence Chi, the owner of The Expat Compass, and in this show he gives you loads of those ‘right questions’ that you can ask on the front end of the job search process. He sums it up well, “You only get one chance to negotiate a contract,” so tune in to hear the options available to expats and how to negotiate the next few years of your career and livelihood in a way that will fit you and your family’s needs. // Connect with Lawrence by email at [email protected]. A special thanks to this show's sponsors, Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. And Mila; get a 25% discount off your Mila air purifiers today by visiting www.mymila.co/code/limitless. Offer ends Sept 30, 2016.

Living abroad… there’s nothing quite like it! And yet, not every expat is effective overseas. What if there was a roadmap that you could use to ahead of your assignment that could help predict your chances of a successful, enjoyable and fulfilling expat experience? Ally's guest on this show, Lawrence Chi, is the owner of The Expat Compass. Tune in to hear four critical areas of consideration both professionally and personally that you need to take a good hard look at before you say ‘yes’ to that job offer abroad. // Connect with Lawrence by email at[email protected]. A special thanks to this show's sponsors, Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more atwww.concordiashanghai.org. And Mila; get a 25% discount off your Mila air purifiers today by visiting www.mymila.co/code/limitless. Offer ends Sept 30, 2016.

There are expats in almost every country around the world. But why? What’s the real draw? Ally's guest in this show, Lawrence Chi, is the owner of an organization called The Expat Compass. He spends his days coaching and consulting expatriates and repatriates around the world, and in this show Lawrence shares four of the big perks of the international assignment. Interested in what all the hype is about? Tune in to find out. // Connect with Lawrence by email at [email protected]. A special thanks to this show's sponsors, Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. And Mila; get a 25% discount off your Mila air purifiers today by visiting www.mymila.co/code/limitless. Offer ends Sept 30, 2016. 

At Limitless, we’re all about helping you be successful in China faster and this final installment of the Enneagram podcast series will give you strategies for living and working in the typical ‘6’ nation of China. If you’ve not listened to parts 1 and 2, definitely go back (or part 3 won’t make much sense!). There were a lot of ‘ah-ha’ moments in this podcast for Pete and me so I hope you experience your own! // Connect with Pete at [email protected]. // A special thanks to this show's sponsors, Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. And Mila; get a 25% discount off your Mila air purifiers today by visiting www.mymila.co/code/limitless. Offer ends Sept 30, 2016.

Unlike other personality descriptions that label you and leave you high and dry, the Enneagram is a tool full of hope that provides each person with practical steps towards a more balanced life. Tune into this episode, part 2 of the Enneagram series with Pete Rogers, to learn how movement around the nine personality types can give you opportunity for insane self-growth. // Connect with Pete at [email protected]. // A special thanks to this show's sponsors, Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more atwww.concordiashanghai.org. And Mila; get a 25% discount off your Mila air purifiers today by visiting www.mymila.co/code/limitless. Offer ends Sept 30, 2016. 

Caution: Learning about the Enneagram may change your life. If you’re up for understanding yourself and those around you in your home or at the work place better, developing more empathy and compassion for why people do what they do, then you’re in for a serious treat with this three-part Enneagram mini series with management consultant, teacher, personal coach (and now Limitless co-host!) Pete Rogers. The applications for the Enneagram for individuals and in the workplace are endless, and in this first show of three, Pete walks us through an explanation of the nine different personality types, applications for team-building in the workplace and gives us an understanding of how to take people's action less personally by truly understanding their needs and motivations. // Connect with Pete at [email protected]. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. // These ten quick questions will better your listener experience. Take the 2016 Listener Survey at www.limitlesslaowai.com/survey.

Heather is a nomad at heart, who loves adventure. From the time she was a small child she dreamt of traveling the world. What she didn’t know was she’d get to see the world by living abroad. In the past 16 years she has moved 13 times between five different countries. A passionate advocate of the arts and the power of creativity, her wandering life serves to give her plenty of stories to write about. In this episode, you'll be inspired to truly enjoy the expat journey for all it has to offer. // Connect with Heather online at www.mywanderinglife.com. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. // These ten quick questions will better your listener experience. Take the 2016 Listener Survey at www.limitlesslaowai.com/survey.

American citizens, in particular, face rather interesting challenges when it comes to living abroad and managing their finances. FATCA and tax reporting can make some people go batty! What exactly is the foreign income exclusion act? How does FATCA affect you? Should American citizens be investing while abroad at all? Is your tax situation bad enough that you've considered or should be considering renouncing US citizenship? In this final instalment with personal wealth manager Trey Archer, you'll hear all this and more. Find more on renunciation options on Trey's website, www.renouncinguscitizenship.com, or email an inquiry to [email protected]. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. // These ten quick questions will better your listener experience. Take the 2016 Listener Survey at www.limitlesslaowai.com/survey.

Would you say that you have the perfect balance of priorities in your life? In this week's wrap up, Ally takes you on a bit of her personal journey through some real gut wrenching, eye-opening realizations of late of just how little she was truly valuing the work and relationships that matter the most in life and have put some boundaries in place to help keep her on track. In this show, you’ll hear more on that and hopefully be inspired to take a real, hard look at what’s on your plate and be sure that you’re putting first things first. // Connect with Ally at [email protected]. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. // These ten quick questions will better your listener experience. Take the 2016 Listener Survey at www.limitlesslaowai.com/survey.

In this third and final session with swing dancer, Ramona Staffeld, Limitless host, Pete Rogers, puts Ramona on the spot and asks some industry specific questions. What's it like to be a role model for so many on an international stage? What about the drama of the dance scene? Tune in to hear more on these topics, as well as some final inspiration on the power of simply showing up. // Connect with Ramona on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ramona.staffeld. // A special thanks to this episode's sponsor Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org. // These ten quick questions will better your listener experience. Take the 2016 Listener Survey at www.limitlesslaowai.com/survey.