Ambition – is this dirty word holding you back?
There is a word that I’ve noticed has become a dirty word for expat partners. It has developed such negative connotations that we just don’t use it anymore. But I think it is time that we started to embrace it again, to develop our own definition of what it means to us and use it […]
Celebrating 5 years of Tandem Nomads – 5 big lessons from my journey
I am writing this almost five years to the day that I shared the first ever episode of the Tandem Nomads podcast. The five years since then have been a huge journey and as I celebrate this milestone, I’ve taken a moment to reflect and share some of the big lessons I have learned along […]
The one thing you must do before you start selling
When it comes to sales, there are two big challenges which come up time and time again. One is that selling can be scary, and the other is solopreneurs and small business owners rushing into selling, investing lots of money, time and energy and not getting any return. Today I am going to share with […]
Breaking free when you’re stuck and not getting to where you want to be
We have all been there. You feel like you’re just standing still, not making the progress you thought you would. You are not experiencing the growth you hoped for personally or in your business. It feels like no matter what you do, you are stuck. This stagnation is the biggest obstacle faced by most of […]
Three things you can do to break the expat career curse
Expat life can be amazing. Statistics from Finnacord (2018 show that the global expatriate population has reached 66.2m and is likely to rise to 87.5 million by 2021. This growth shows how attractive the globally mobile continues to be, offering opportunities for travel and experience other cultures together. This is also why many partners are […]
Why are turbulent times the perfect time to find your business idea?
In times of crisis, such as the world has experienced this year with the COVID-19 pandemic, many potential entrepreneurs choose to abandon their search for a business idea. They feel that there is no point in pursuing opportunities or starting a business when there are economic challenges or while other businesses are struggling and closing […]
The three rules for converting marketing into sales
Does the idea of getting out there and selling your product or service scare you? Is the fear of rejection stopping you from growing your revenue and your business? These anxieties can stop you from converting all your hard work on marketing into actual sales. In this blog, I am going to help you shift […]
Building consistency in your business – the key to attracting clients
Do you find that you are switching between marketing strategies constantly trying to find something that works? Or do you do a month of intense marketing and then maybe nothing for weeks? If this is you, then we need to talk about consistency. Without consistency, you cannot grow your business and you will not be […]
Finding clarity on your business idea and bringing it to reality!
What is stopping you from making your business idea a reality? I have found that so often what holds potential entrepreneurs back from starting their portable business, or succeeding with it, is a lack of clarity about their business idea. Whether you have one big idea or lots of different ideas, if you are not […]
Three things I wished I’d known when I was starting my business
It is not easy to admit the mistakes we have made but I’m going to share three big mistakes that I made when I was starting Tandem Nomads. I am sharing them because I know that some of the challenges that I faced then are issues that affect a lot of expat partners trying to […]