I’ve recently returned from a truly epic 3 month career break of travels with my partner. We decided to take a break from work and life in general for a few reasons: Reconnection time with my family over in Europe. As an expat I’ve lived away from my native Sweden Read more…
A few months ago my partner and I had one of our usual conversations around how ‘life is short‘ and ‘we really should travel and explore more‘. If you’ve followed me for a while, you already know I love to travel, but it’s easy for time to get away from Read more…
A New Year and new opportunities. New decisions to be made. Super exciting and yet so scary for many people! I’m not one for new years resolutions, but I tend to pick 1 or 2 focus areas for each year. These can be personal as well as professional and if Read more…
Most of us have one of those big hairy audacious goals (also called a BHAG) or big dreams that we don’t really dare to believe in, because they are so BIG! But they hold great power, because we still strive towards them. The thing about wanting something big, is that Read more…
Many of us have a competitive side. Sometimes not just in sports or at work, but in relationships and other areas too. We’re ready to unpack the final need of the EGO – the need to get even. Over the past few posts we’ve looked at the 5 other needs Read more…
When someone puts us on the spot we will feel a need to justify things. Or rather your EGO will feel a need to justify why we did (or didn’t do) something. Over the past few weeks we’ve been unpacking some of the other needs of the Ego (like the Read more…
Most of us have a need to know what’s going to happen next. The same goes for your ego! Last week we kicked off talking about what the ego is and how it causes trouble when change is coming. If you have not read the post yet, I highly recommend you Read more…
Over the past few years I’ve re-evaluated what the ego is and how it works. Most people would probably think of ego in the more traditional definition that looks something like this: “Someone’s ego is their sense of their own worth. For example if someone has a large ego, they think they are very important and valuable.” Read more…
There are soooo many books, articles and podcasts out there that can be helpful when things are changing around you. Some of them would be very specific for your type of challenge (like moving to a specific country or changing jobs in a very niche industry) and others might feel Read more…
Traveling somewhere (new or old) will always have both a practical and an emotional side. Not to mention the physical effects of jetlag. As you might know, I live in Australia but have my entire family and many of my friends back in Sweden and scattered across Europe. Given that Read more…