Written by Briana Wooten is a first-time EFM, among many other roles. As she finishes her first tour, we reflect on the wild ride of trying on new roles and embracing opportunities.
Briana shows us how to balance work and creativity while offering ourselves…
Kent is an international educator, business owner and the author of Teaching Overseas
In this episode, we talk about:
how to get international school jobs,
the joys and trials of changing schools and jobs with each post,
how the people make all the…
Crystaline is a storyteller and media creatrix who believes in the transformative power of stories. In this episode, we talk about how stories shape our reality, how moving back to DC gave her the “kick in the butt” she needed to rewrite her own…
Our latest episode reflects on how an EFM lifestyle can give you the freedom to pivot your journey, and how there is nothing “small” about any kind of small business or portable career. After weathering the challenges of the first few years of life as…
Dominique Narciso is a Certified High-Performance Coach, Author of “Live Your New Story: Discover Your Best Self and Live Your Best Life,” Speaker, and Host of The Positive Success Show.
Join us as we discuss writing a new script for your life and…
Not all businesses are solo gigs. what does it mean to create a team and take on the responsibility for paying the salary of several people? In this episode, I talk with Melissa Mathews about collegiality, gathering good talent and creating a great…
In this episode, I talk with Leah Evans about the Around the World 5K, an annual charity run that brings together members of the Foreign Service family to support a variety of great organizations under the principle that “We have no rules.” This…
When Jodi’s family decided to enter the Foreign Service, she was confident that her background as a licensed clinical social worker would translate well to a life abroad. Instead, Jodi learned to adapt her work to her new surroundings by building…
In this episode, Maryanna Koehring talks about the frustrations many Foreign Service partners feel at not being able to work in the professional fields in which they’ve trained and have experience. Maryanna shares her challenges and successes — both…
In this episode you’ll meet Patricia Linderman, an EFM who’s “done everything.” She and I talk about how New Year’s Resolutions mirror the way that diplomatic partners recreate themselves every time they reach a new post, and how to create the kind of…