So much of an entrepreneur’s success in business depends on having the right mindset. You cannot separate your emotional and mental wellbeing from your ability to grow and develop your business.

Big emotions like fear and anger or feeling lonely can hold us back in our business and in our lives. Often we think of these as ‘negative. In this week’s episode, psychologist, coach and expat Gabriela Encina explains how acknowledging and even celebrating these emotions can stop them from holding us back.

"Emotions are not negative or positive and they should all be celebrated."

Gabriela Encina is a licensed psychologist, MSc in Psychology and certified coach, with more than 18 years of professional experience. She provides counseling and coaching, helping

more than 300 expats from all around the world to cope with the challenges that expat life

can bring. Being an expat herself, she can understand what their clients are going through and provide them with the help and guidance they need to live a fulfilling life abroad, build meaningful relationships and reduce stress and anxiety.

Gabriela is an advocate of difficult emotions, as all are useful and providers of information, and speaks the truth about the B-Side of Expat Life.

What You Will Learn

How to identify the emotions that might be slowing you down in your business

How to embrace and process those emotions to develop the right mindset for growth

How to communicate with others who might be experiencing these challenges but not realizing them

Resources and inspiration:

How to build your tribe to thrive as a solopreneur

Is imposter syndrome holding you back in your business? – With Melissa Parks

Free workshop: 5 Ways to Spot and Flip Limiting Beliefs

Brené Brown on empathy

Nine tools to overcome expat anxiety

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If you are serious about growing your business, increasing your revenue and gaining new clients, you need to make time to reflect on your business journey and set goals for the future.

Too often we rush ahead, getting busy and distracted, that we skip taking the time to really assess what’s going on, to celebrate all our achievements as well as learning from what has been happening in our business up to now. We also forget that goal setting is not a one-off exercise in the New Year - we have to keep reflecting on our goals throughout the year!

You cannot go forward without reflecting on what happened in the past and where you want to go now.

In this episode, I am sharing my four-step plan to help you intentionally reflect on your business journey, set ambitious goals for the future, take practical steps to realize those goals and also reflect on what you can learn from the process of setting goals itself.

What You Will Learn

What the 4 steps are to analyze and set up your business goals

What has to happen on a consistent basis for you to achieve those goals

What you can do right now to take your business to the next level

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

Full Focus Planner

How to build your tribe to thrive as a solopreneur

What door-to-door sales taught me about entrepreneurship

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Tandem Nomads is celebrating its 200th episode! What a journey…

For this special episode, we are flipping the mic.

A Tandem Nomads listener, Caroline Onuk, reached out shortly before this landmark episode with this question: “May I interview you on your podcast about your journey and what has led you to where you are now?”

What a brilliant idea!

In this special 200th ‘behind the scenes’ episode, Caroline asks revealing questions about things I have rarely shared on the podcast and about the journey to this 200th episode.

You will also get to meet this precious and longtime listener of the show, hear her inspiring journey to building her own portable business and some very powerful things that happened after she listened to some of the Tandem Nomads episodes.

"Turning challenges into opportunities is all about making choices."

Caroline Onuk is a Third Culture Adult, born in South Africa to German parents and was raised on three continents. While attending university in New York, she met her husband and together they started their global nomadic life moving to three different countries in the past 12 years. She currently lives in Istanbul. With several years’ experience leading HR teams in banking, consulting as well as education sectors, she needed to redefine herself due to their global transient life as well as wanting to find a balance between career & being a mother to two cross-cultural children. She is now an ICF accredited Executive coach supporting her global coaching clients by relying on her international corporate experience as well as her familiarity with living as an expatriate herself. She has several voluntary positions through various organizations including United World Coaches as well as Here We Are Global.

What You Will Learn

What have been the most impactful events that happened to Caroline after listening to the show

What has changed from the first episodes of Tandem Nomads compared to now

Some behind the scenes info about the show that you might not know

Resources and inspiration

Discover the story of Sharoya’s son and experience with AHDD

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Being a solopreneur should not mean going alone. You need to build connections, community and a strong support network to thrive in your personal life and your business. Surrounding yourself with the right people will help you find motivation, inspiration and growth!

"The solopreneur’s journey should not be a solitary journey"

This week I am sharing how you can find the right people to support you as a solopreneur, including the four big areas where you really need to have the right support to grow personally and build your business!

What You Will Learn

What the difference is between solopreneurs who thrive and those who do not

How to build the right community around your business to thrive

What types of people and expertise you should look for

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

Growing your business the meaningful way, the Go-Giver way! – With Bob Burg

How to avoid isolation and find accountability peers

Families in Global Transition

The Go-Giver, Expanded Edition

Tandem Nomads Facebook group

Find a therapist on Expat Nest

World Tree Coaching - Jodi Harris

Interval Life Coach - Carolyn Parse Rizzo

Expats on Purpose – Sundae Bean

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Somehow, I am not surprised that this episode has been the most popular guest episode of 2020!

In this episode, Kate Erickson share with you her key tips to beat overwhelm with time management from within!

Finding and managing our time so that we can achieve our goals is indeed one of the main challenges that most people struggle with.

Although this episode was recorded just before the pandemic hit, it is a topic that became even more relevant as solopreneurs had to juggle an extra set of challenges in 2020 to manage their time and energy.

"Start asking yourself what your relationship with time is."

Kate Erickson is the backbone of Entrepreneurs on Fire (EOfire). She put in place all the systems behind EOfire’s award winning podcast show and multi-million business that has inspired thousands of podcasters and entrepreneurs across the world. She is also the co-author of The Podcast Journal: Idea to Launch in 50 Days and the host of the podcast show Ditch Busy where she helps entrepreneurs make overwhelm a thing of the past.

I can tell you that if Tandem Nomads exists today it is thanks to Kate and her life and business partner John Lee Dumas. Thanks to their platform called Entrepreneurs on Fire (EOFire), I have learned everything about podcasting and so much about running a successful online business.

It is such an honor to host Kate Erickson who has been a great inspiration for me in my own journey to improve my productivity, along with her John.

What You Will Learn

What question you need to ask yourself before trying to improve your productivity

How to set the right expectations and know what to say “No” to

How to get back on track when “life happens”

Resources and inspiration:

The Freedom Journal

The Mastery Journal

5 steps to making yourself a priority

10 ways to get things done and control your time

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This episode on dealing with your fear of competition was the most downloaded episode this year!

So often we spend too much of our time and energy comparing ourselves to our competition or worrying that they will copy our ideas or product or steal your clients. To overcome our worries about competition, we need to realize that its normal and important. In fact, if you have no competition, you may not have a market for your business idea!

And we need to let go of our fear of competition, because the more we worry about it, the less time we spend focusing on our own clients. We need to worry about making an impact on them, not basing our decisions on what someone else’s business.

"Believe in the law of abundance and don’t let your ego getin your way."

In this episode, I share how you can embrace your competition and develop a mindset that allows you to grow your confidence, remain competitive and become a true market leader.

What You Will Learn

Why most people are afraid of competition

How to embrace competition and the mindset of growth

How to become a market leader and be ahead of your competition

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

How to stop comparing and start competing by Brett Ledbetter

Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek

Is imposter syndrome holding you back in your business? – With Melissa Parks

Questions you need to ask when conducting your client survey

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Growing your business is not just about great business strategies. It is about your personal transformation and growth.

For many entrepreneurs, some of the biggest challenges to their business are their own self-confidence and willingness to get out of their comfort zone. Persevering through these challenges can bring huge rewards.

"Living in the moment of this journey has helped me to calm down."

My guest this week, Sharoya Ham of Embrace Behavior Change shares how pushing through her fears and out of her comfort zone has not only transformed her business but empowered her personally.

Parent Coach Sharoya Ham is a behavior change specialist and founder of Embrace Behavior Change. She is also a veteran teacher with over 25 years of experience working with at-risk students and their families. Her favorite career, however, was as a stay-at-home mom for over a decade. She attributes her three amazing sons who are now 17, 19, and 22 for teaching her endless lessons about parenting. Since 2014, Sharoya has shared the secrets & skills she's learned as a mom and teacher with hundreds of families.

Her graduate studies were in Special Education with an Applied Behavior Analysis emphasis. She holds a New Jersey State Teacher Certification in Secondary Mathematics and a graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. She is passionate about helping parents who are overwhelmed learn how to be calm, consistent, and confident that they are doing the right thing. She believes every family can create the home environment they want by embracing one behavior change at a time.

What You Will Learn

What challenges Sharoya faced in the early stages of her business

What she did to overcome those challenges

How she managed to put herself out there even if she was resistant at first

Resources and inspiration

Discover the story of Sharoya’s son and experience with AHDD

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2020 has been a challenging year for many including solo entrepreneurs who have had to dig deeper into their energy reserves to keep going. The final few weeks of this year give us an opportunity to pause and reflect on how to end this tough year on a good note and welcome the new one.

Running a business as a solopreneur or small business owner can be a roller coaster of high and low times in general. So, we also discuss how to mindfully infuse joy and happiness into your day to day life and business to make the best of your journey.

"Happiness matters."

Talu Sehra-Eckhoff will share her insights on this topic with you.

Talu is a certified Unitive Life Coach and Certified Happiness Coach by Berkeley Institute of Well-Being. Currently based in Hamburg, Germany having previously lived in many countries across the globe, Talu's journey and experiences have constantly confirmed her love to work with people. She has a strong desire to make a difference and connect others to their true happy self, and unlock greatness, so they can choose happiness because being Happy Matters!

What You Will Learn

How to assess the past year, where you are now and your happiness level

How to make sure to end the year on a positive note despite the challenges

How to adopt some practices that will allow you to bring joy into your life and happiness, no matter what the outside circumstances might be

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Our own limiting beliefs can be the biggest barriers to our own growth and success. So often we think there are things we just cannot be or words we cannot use about ourselves.

Ambition is one of those words we often avoid. It has so many negative connotations but this week, we are going to change that, and help you embrace your ambitious side that you can unleash your potential to grow.

"You are worth it. Allow yourself to dream big!"

Ambition has been a dirty word for too long. I have shied away from using it about myself because of how I think others will see me. Being ambitious is so often associated with being pushy, sacrificing family and placing work above everything.

This week I am unpacking all the stigma around being ambitious and looking at how a new understanding of the concept could help entrepreneurs, particularly women, pursue their dreams and fulfill their potential.

What You Will Learn

What the limiting beliefs are that have led to the negative connotation around ambition

How self-care and mindfulness can be at the center of our ambitions

Why women need to embrace this word more than ever

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

The Difference Between Positive Ambition & Negative Drive

Emily Rogers

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The reason I chose the name Tandem Nomads is because I believe that the key to succeeding in this nomadic journey as a dual career couple is to continuously remember that this is a team deal, both partners need to be fully involved to make it work. We should never consider one career to be better than the other, regardless of the income involved.

I try to be open and transparent about my personal journey and how I do business. But there is one critical component that I have rarely talked about and that is the major role that my husband Michael plays in helping me in my career.

In fact, without his continuous support and involvement in Tandem Nomads’ growth, I do not think I would have been able to come so far.

"You should be interested in what your spouse or partner is doing - there should be input on both sides."

In this episode, Michael will share his side of the story, and tell you about the challenges and learning we have experienced along the way.

Michael Friedl works at Advantage Austria and is the Austrian Trade Commissioner for the United States.

Michael was born in Vienna, has an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics and a Masters degree in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins, SAIS in Washington DC. After various positions in the private sector (hospitality and finance), he started working for ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Austria's official trade and innovation promotion organization with more than 110 offices worldwide.

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA provides a broad range of intelligence and business development services for Austrian companies and their international business partners. Starting as Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner in Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi, he later headed the offices in Washington DC and Tehran before being in charge of HR and personnel development in Vienna. In September 2014 he became the new Austrian Trade Commissioner for the US based in New York. In his spare time Michael loves to cook, run, and read books on architecture.

What You Will Learn

How our journey on the move affects us as a couple and as individuals

What the entrepreneurial journey looks like from Michael’s perspective

What our key insights are to keep growing as a Tandem couple

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