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Learning numbers in Chinese is in some respects easier than English but total mastery of these suckers takes a bit of grit. In this show, I’ll walk you through how to craft the numbers 0 to 100. And give you a bit of practice time to stretch your brain a bit! For Show Notes on this episode and more, check out www.limitlesslaowai.com/basicnumbers.

Vocab list:

0—líng 零
1—yī 一
2—èr 二
3—sān 三
4—sì 四
5—wŭ 五
6—liù 六
7—qī 七
8—bā 八
9—jiŭ 九
10—shí 十
100—yī băi 一百

Episode sponsor: Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org.

If you had to brainstorm a list of the qualities you believe to be most sought after in leadership by Chinese employees, what would you include? How about responsible? Motivational? Caring? Powerful? How might you rank them? I sat with Morry Morgan, co-founder of ClarkMorgan, and learned about a fascinating survey they conducted all around China to dig to the foundation of this question: What qualities are most valued in leadership in China? The answers may surprise you! Tune in to hear the top 10 list and see how it compares to the same question asked of Australian leaders. For more on this show and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/10qualities and feel free to message Morry on LinkedIn to connect!

Episode sponsor: Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org.

Would you agree that there is unlimited power in your voice? Let's be honest, words and more pointedly, how you say those words, can have a massive impact on the delivery of your message. How many talks have you sat through where the content was solid, but the presenter's voice lulled you into a sleep or simply grated against your soul? How much of their actual message do you remember? I know you don't want to be that kind of presenter and in this episode, Jeff gives you four very simple, very effective ways to use your voice to keep the audience engaged with your presentation—from start to finish! Find more on this series online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/stickysteps and email Jeff at [email protected].

How many times have you said or heard, “It’s so much easier back home!” It is? Really? Or are you living in a fantasy world where your former life in your home country was seemingly perfect, with no challenges, no tough days, no arguments, no disappointments and no setbacks. At least, NOTHING compared to what you’re experiencing in China! Make no qualms about it, it’s super easy to get caught in the negativity trap about your new host country. It's the classic blame game, where China is unfairly criticized for circumstances that aren’t actually its fault. In this episode of Adjusting Well to life in China, we’ll dive into negativity, find its root and learn a couple of easy ways to battle it in our day to day. As an aside, of course, there are challenges that are legitimately China specific that get us down and we’ll talk about those, too. For more on this episode and more, visit www.limitlesslaowai.com/adjustingwell and as always, if I can help in anyway shoot me an email at [email protected].

Episode Sponsor: Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org.

Author Daniel Goleman identifies Self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills to be the five core competencies of Emotional Intelligence. For you CEO’s out there, or entrepreneurs…how many of you interview candidates for positions based on these criteria.  How many of you seek to DEVELOP these traits in your employees? What about you mamas and dads out there? Or educators? Are these on your top list of traits you want to infuse into the next generation that you're shepherding? In this episode of Ideas that Energize with Pete Rogers, we'll dive into these 5 competencies in a way that'll help you think about how you are intentionally shaping the lives and futures of those you're in charge of to ultimately build legacy leaders. For Show Notes on this episode and more, visit http://limitlesslaowai.com/legacyleadership/; connect to Pete on Wechat at peterogers or by email at [email protected].

Episode Sponsor: Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more at www.concordiashanghai.org.

We’ve made it folks! This is episode 9 in our series on Expat Finance with Adrian Bliss. If you’ve listened up to this point and have actually begun to put steps in motion to build your wealth, it’s only smart to learn how to protect it, right? Well, that’s what we’re going to do in today’s show. If you’ve listened to a couple of shows and have questions, I can’t stress this enough—Adrian is a fantastic wealth of information and is super helpful. Definitely connect with him ASAP if you need guidance as to how to get going on building and protecting your wealth long into the future. Enjoy today’s show and just know that Adrian and I are already exploring the possibility of future shows that address some of the additional concerns that listeners have brought up over the course of these months! Stay tuned! Notes on this episode and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/expatfinance. And as always, connect with Adrian at [email protected].

Episode sponsor: Concordia International School Shanghai; discover more online at www.concordiashanghai.org.

Learning to master the tones in the Chinese language is important but it’s a process. Go easy on yourself! Chances are you’re not going to be a tone rock star yet but to get you well on your way to being able to differentiate the tones, we’ll spend all of our time today in practice. In this follow up show to the tones lesson, we’ll first go tone by tone and then get into a couple of quizzes with individual sounds and combination. Lastly, I want to review those tricky 3/2 and 1/2 combinations we covered in the lesson. And if you missed the lesson and need a refresher, go on back to the last episode and have a listen. For Show Notes on this episode and more, head to www.limitlesslaowai.com/learnchinesetones.

Ahhhh yes, the dreaded Chinese tone. As we launch this Laowai Chinese podcast series for all you beginner learners out there, we’ve got to start with the basics. In my experience, tones are one of the most dreaded and intimidating parts of learning Chinese but training your ear to differentiate between them will be what sets you apart from the majority of Laowai. In this show, we’ll spend a couple of minutes debunking the fear factor of tones, learn the 4 basic tones, and practicing a couple of tricky tone combinations that’ll get you well on your way to speaking like a pro. For Show Notes on this page and more, check out www.limitlesslaowai.com/learnchinesetones and with questions or suggestions, email Ally at [email protected].

3/2 combination practice

检查 jiǎnchá
解决 jiějué
水平 shuǐpíng
选择 xuǎnzé
以前 yǐqián
有名 yǒumíng
本来 běnlái
比如 bǐrú
表格 biǎogé
打折 dǎzhé
导游 dǎoyóu
否则 fǒuzé
感觉 gǎnjué
感情 gǎnqíng
海洋 hǎiyáng
减肥 jiǎnféi
警察 Jǐngchá

1/2 combination practice

明天 míngtiān
昨天 zuótiān
房间 fángjiān
旁边 pángbiān
时间 shíjiān
国家 guójiā
结婚 jiéhūn
离开 líkāi
聊天 liáotiān
邻居 línjū
年轻 niánqīng
爬山 páshān
其他 qítā
提高 tígāo
熊猫 xióngmāo
长江 chángjiāng
成功 chénggōng

What does it take to sell effectively to the Chinese market? Sales guru, author and co-founder of ClarkMorgan, Morry Morgan certainly knows. Morry defies the odds as a laowai, consistently ranking top in sales to the local market and effectively leading his team. How does he do it? What qualities and strategies are crucial to success here? Tune in to learn the top 5 sales competencies for China and as a bonus, Morry gives some great insight as to how you can tell whether or not a potential employee will be killer at sales. For Show Notes on this show and more, go to www.limitlesslaowai.com/sellingtothechinese and feel free to message Morry on LinkedIn to connect!

People love property and many of us grow up thinking that home ownership is one of those rights of passage into adulthood. While it very well may be, there are hidden costs and risks associated with property that you need to know. In this episode with Adrian, he talks us through all those extra fees, challenges and bumps in the road we need to look out for as we invest in property. Notes on this episode and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/expatfinance. And as always, connect with Adrian at [email protected].