Happy Holidays, and help with research, please!
2011 is coming to a close, 2012 is upon us… I’m sure you’ve read enough “year in review” and “how to plan” posts by now that I’m not going to add to the clutter. You know what you want, you know what you have to do, now go out and do it. What you may not know yet is that I need your help with my research project into how our Type preferences influence cultural adaptation. The premise is the assumption that preparing for an expatriate assignment...
Read MoreThird Culture Kids Resources
Following a great article that Maria Foley, aka @IWasAnExpatWife, shared on Twitter, I found some more of her writing on TCKs. At the same time, someone asked me about TCK resources, so below for your reading pleasure, a collection of links: Ruth van Reken and David C Pollock wrote TCK World, and FIGT has a scholarship in his honor. She started it, and I met her, she’s awesome. Wikipedia’s entry – don’t judge, I love it, with a list of 20+ more resources and links. TCKs...
Read MoreMy Type has changed – what does that mean? Part 2
Part 2 answering a workshop participant's question.
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Type, Culture, and Small Talk
Michael Mahlberg (Software Developer, ENFP, World-Traveler) and I met at the Amplifying Your Effectiveness (AYE) Conference in Phoenix, AZ in 2008. Michael is from Cologne, Germany, just a couple hundred miles South of my hometown. With his permission, I’d like to share an anecdote of what happened when we met last night for dinner. Michael is currently traveling the world to reconnect with his programming roots and you can follow his progress on his blog, http://307.mmahlberg.net/...
Read MoreType and Relationships
Have you ever consciously thought about how you show your loved ones that you care? Or what it is that makes you feel loved and appreciated? Awareness around these details will enable you to build relationships you’ll want to stay in, as well as help you move through challenging situations much faster. One year ago this month I participated in Elizabeth and Katherine Hirsh’s webinar “Relationships and Type – Caring, Conflict, and Meaning.” The workshop came at just...
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