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Coaching International Leaders
Coaching international leaders is not a specialization you acquire by adding a cross-cultural tool to a generalist practice.
The question is not whether you have lived internationally.
It is whether you have done the personal, cultural, and psychological work required to coach in this terrain without simplifying it, projecting onto it, or prematurely reframing it.
What follows is not only a “must-have list”. It is the minimum bar I hold for myself when working at this level.
🧡 Reviving the Spirit of the Ajumma
Since moving to Seoul, I keep crossing paths with the same kind of women — small, determined, often wearing floral pants and a big sun visor.
When I described these scenes to a friend who’s lived in Korea for years, she smiled knowingly. “You’ve just met ajummas,” she said — and with that single word, a whole world of meaning opened up.
The Case Against Bad Travel
Travel isn’t broken. But how we do it often is.
From the selfie-storm in front of Monet’s Nymphéas to the queue for the “perfect” shot in Jeju, I’ve seen how travel risks becoming performance over presence. But what if we made it personal again? Emotional, intentional—even transformational?
In this article, I share my take on what meaningful travel can look like—and how we need to move beyond bucket lists and filters. Not just for us, but for the planet too.
The Unexpected Shock of Returning from Expatriation
You thought that coming back would be easy after years abroad? Think again! What seems like a smooth cruise often turns into a rough ride. Let me tell you why.
The Mountain Girl and the Great Floating Tribe
This is the story of a little girl who left her village to explore the world and became a member of the Great Floating Tribe.
