The Time Is Now

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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As I celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Tandem Nomads podcast, I have so much to be grateful for.

"Do not take away the special gift you have that the world needs from you."

In this episode I will share with you the 5 key lessons I have learned in the last five years of this podcast and the big transformations I have experienced along the way.

But I also want to celebrate YOU and thank you! I have created two special opportunities as part of my anniversary celebrations!

Win a one to one marketing coaching session with me: send me an email by December 1st at [email protected] and tell me what your big takeaway from this episode or the podcast show in general is. I will randomly choose one of you to win this one-on-one session with me. If I get a big response, I will increase the number of sessions I give to make sure you have a good chance of winning!

Be featured on a future Tandem Nomads episode: if you post a story (video or a photo) telling me you are a listener, what your business is and who you help on Instagram before December 1st and tag me @tandemnomads, I will share it with my followers!

You will get an EXTRA BONUS if you post a video of you showing your favorite way to celebrate! I’ll be dancing, and I can’t wait to see what you do.

I will choose one of you to be a guest on a future episode of the podcast.

What You Will Learn

How you can win a free coaching session and a feature on the Tandem Nomads podcast

What the 5 lessons that I have learned in the past 5 years are

How Tandem Nomads started and where it is now

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

Families in Global Transition

Sundae Schneider-Bean

Athrú Communications

The Miracle Morning Books

What type of learner and entrepreneur are you?

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Too many people rush into creating their offers, trying to promote it, spending a lot of time, energy, and sometimes even money trying to attract clients. And then, crickets….

Well, there is a way to avoid this and there is a way to even do better. In fact, even if you are already doing well at selling, you could be attracting even more clients if you did this consistently.

"There is so much power in listening and asking the right questions."

In this episode I will show the simplest and most time effective way to know if your clients will buy from you before you even start selling.

This method will also be a gold mine of information for you to perfect your marketing strategy and your offer.

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In order to succeed in the long run, businesses should be clear about their purpose, their vision, their mission and their values.

There are many important social causes in this world where businesses can make a huge impact by including them as part of their business model.

Causes such as inclusion and diversity have been a major focus for many companies for decades , but I believe that we have reached a time where even small businesses can and should include social justice in their business model and the way they manage their day-to-day activities.

You might say that if it is still a challenge for big corporate companies to implement real changes for inclusion and diversity, how can small business afford to do so?

"You need to know what your big vision and purpose are if you want your business to last through challenges."

To discuss this topic, I invited Ebere Akadiri who has extensive experience with this topic as a serial and social entrepreneur.

Ebere Akadiri is an established leader and an advocate for women's leadership, diversity and inclusion. She is the founder and CEO of Rise and Lead Women – a platform dedicated to helping organizations drive the change towards building inclusive cultures that attract, retain and advance women into leadership. She mentors women entrepreneurs on how to build sustainable businesses with social impact objectives.

She serves as a Board member for the BIEL (Beauty in Every Life) Foundation and is also the co-founder of Ataro Food and Spices, a West African food brand that is rapidly growing and experiencing global demand. She possesses a master’s degree in Management & Leadership from Webster University in Leiden, The Netherlands.

What You Will Learn

What the signs are that it is time for you to change

How to know what you really want and find purpose

How to get over your fear and find the courage to take the leap

Resources and inspiration:

Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team

The Via Strengths test

The 4 tendencies quiz

DISC behavior assessment by Tony Robbins

Dr Boyatzis’ 5 steps to change

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Do you feel like you want to make a change in your life, but you don’t know what you want instead? Or maybe you know the sort of change you want but you have no idea how to get there?

It is so easy to let uncertainty and even fear to hold us back from getting to the career or life that we really want. This can be even more challenging if you have spent years supporting your family as you move around the world!

"Surround yourself with people who hand you back your dreams with encouragement"

In this week’s episode, coach and trainer Helen Krug von Nidda is sharing the five steps you need to take to get from knowing you want to change to actually making that change a reality. These steps will help you figure out what you do want, how to get there and prepare you for the transformation! We’re also talking about overcoming fear, the importance of patience and why you need a positive mindset more than ever!

Helen Krug von Nidda is a Coach and trainer with over 20 years of global experience in human resources. She focused her career on people development in the international human rights sector. Helen has extensive coaching, training and facilitation experience in both French and English on four continents. She is the founder of Rise Collective, a boutique coaching and training practice for women. She was the HR Strategic Partner at United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly Director of Talent Management at the International Rescue Committee (IRC). She also worked for UNICEF, the United Nations, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and, in the private sector, for Reuters and Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of Smith College and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Adult Learning at Columbia University. A British/Swiss national, she resides in New York with her husband. Two of her favorite pastimes include eating dark chocolate and running along the Hudson River within approved social distance parameters

What You Will Learn

What the signs are that it is time for you to change

How to know what you really want and find purpose

How to get over your fear and find the courage to take the leap

Resources and inspiration:

Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team

The Via Strengths test

The 4 tendencies quiz

DISC behavior assessment by Tony Robbins

Dr Boyatzis’ 5 steps to change

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Where would you like to be in a year’s time from now? If you would like more personal fulfillment, your own revenue and a flexible business that suits your lifestyle, now is the time to act.

The Business Idea Accelerator (BIA) is now open for 2020 enrollments! This program is the only one of its kind. It is designed to take you from ‘no idea what to do’ to developing a clear business idea that is right for you. This is your opportunity to find an idea that could be a successful, profitable, portable business for you and transform your life.

"If you put the work into it, the Business Idea Accelerator really works!" Edgi De Los Santos Jiménez

So that you can see how finding the right business idea can transform your life, I invited some of the BIA’s graduates to share how they found their business ideas.

I am delighted to introduce you to these 4 inspiring ladies:

Edgi Del Los Santoz Jiménez

Consultant in impact and social development investment

ww.micronsulting.com

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Sanaz Rasouli

Life Coach

@journeyofamomcoach

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Jaizel Sellegahs

Trainer for dressage riders

@jaizelselleslaghs

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Emily Rodgers

Expat Moms Coach

expatparentingabroad.com

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Click here to listen to Emily’s full journey on Tandem Nomads.

What You Will Learn

The situation each graduate was in when they started the BIA

What business ideas they came up with and where they are now

What their biggest takeaways from the BIA were

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If you are not experiencing the growth you had hoped for in your business, and you have been struggling for a while to make any progress, it might not for be the reasons you think.

Here is one of the big truths that I am sharing this week - there is a very good chance that this is not a marketing problem! This is a mindset problem, and you need to make some big changes to how you think to get truly unstuck.

"Getting unstuck starts with your commitment to rewire your mindset"

In this week’s episode, I am sharing the big questions you need to ask yourself to understand what you need to do to change your perspective on your challenges. I will also give you some tips on action you can take right now to start shifting things forward, and what works for me personally.

This is something I am so passionate about and I cannot wait to share how this mindset shift can unlock so many more opportunities for you!

What You Will Learn

The questions you need to answer to self-assess why you are stuck

What mindset shifts need to happen to get you where you want to be

How you can make those mindset shifts happen in a pragmatic way

This episode is also available in a blog format:

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Resources And Inspiration:

5 steps to making yourself a priority

The 4-Part Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Process

The Miracle Morning

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So many expat partners bring a wealth of expertise and experience in terms of their professional skills, education, expertise, and experience to their globally mobile lives. However, when it comes to starting a successful portable business, this can lead to some big challenges.

When you have a wide range of expertise and experience, it can be hard to focus on developing just one successful business. Knowing how to make the right choice for you is so important, not just to your business but to your own wellbeing.

"Trust yourself, be authentic and things will happen for you."

Nyna Caputi went from biotechnologist to filmmaker and activist before finding the business idea that she truly feels passionate about. Discover how she started The Expat Woman, a platform that has more than 13,000 subscribers and has hosted over 300 events worldwide.

Nyna shares her professional and personal journey and what her tips are for finding the right idea, starting a business and keeping it going, even in the face of apparent setbacks.

What You Will Learn

How the idea of The Expat Woman platform and community was born

How to start a business without becoming the face of the business

How to deal with challenges along the way and find the strength to continue

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