
Can’t tell you how excited I am that I’ve been invited, along with Louise Wiles (my co-conspiritor on the Career and the Accompanying Partner Survey) to participate in an online discussion with Tara Agacayak and Anastasia Ashman, initiators of the Global Niche. Louise and I contacted Tara and Anastasia to ask for their help in publicising our Career Choice and the Accompanying Partner survey. As we got deeper into the conversation about the origins of our survey, our own backgrounds and our perspectives on the challenges of leading a fulfilling life and career (however that is defined) as an accompanying partner, they suggested that the topic would be of interest to the wider membership of the Global Niche and offered us the chance to participate in an online discussion. Needless to say, we jumped at the opportunity.
If you haven’t come across it before, the Global Niche is an amazing resource aimed at supporting “creative self enterprise for the global soul”. Tara is an expat living in Turkey and Anastasia has recently relocated from Turkey to her native US (so recent that she is still surrounded by boxes) so they understand the challenges of living in different countries and cultures. As an accompanying partner you may well find that these words from their website ring true:
“Ever feel suspended between multiple worlds? Disadvantaged in your pursuits and interests, cut off by culture or geography, language or time zone? We believe that limbo state holds your secret weapon.”
Through sharing their own experiences, their creative, social media and coaching skills, and the experiences of other creative entrepreneurs, Tara and Anastasia help other “global souls” (yes, that includes all of us accompanying partners!) to find and tap their own Global Niches. I’ve been a member of the Global Niche since its inception, so I’m very excited that Louise and will be discussing the challenges of being accompanying partner with Tara, Anastasia and the Global Niche community. The call which will be hosted on Linqto, an online video chat tool, is free and open to all participants. If you’d like to listen to the discussion live and participate in the q&a afterwards, here’s the link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/325584220815080/
We’ll be kicking off at 7pm CET/10am US Pacific. If you can’t be with us live, I’ll be posting a link to the recording as soon as its available. Oh, and if you haven’t done the survey yet, please take a few minutes to complete it.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/partnerscareerchoices
Looking forward to seeing you online on Friday.
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