Tag: Career

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Fintech Is Reshaping the Financial Service Industry – Myth or Truth?

March 31, 2020

Advances in technology have revolutionized how the world does business. Every industry has been impacted, from imports and exports to education, to finance.

The financial service industry, in particular, has seen numerous advances and shifts in how people bank. This leaves a lot of people wondering if Fintech— financial technology— is really reshaping the financial service industry, or if that’s just a myth.  … More Fintech Is Reshaping the Financial Service Industry – Myth or Truth?

How Naza left her stable (but stressful) career and turned her life upside down completely to pursue her dreams in Asia

February 6, 2020

In today’s episode, we will speak to my friend Naza from Copenhagen (Denmark).

I met Naza through common friends when visiting them in Copenhagen on several occasions. We have been keeping in touch through Facebook over the years, she is a positive person and when I met her she seemed very happy and dedicated about her career. Just in November of this year, she posted on her Facebook profile that she would leave her corporate job and her happy life in the bustling Scandinavian capital to move to Asia to pursue her dreams of becoming a licensed yoga teacher, to teach English to underprivileged Thai children and open her yoga school in Bali! That was quite a surprise to me but I was very happy for her at the same time.
Naza will share her story and lessons with us on the show and even if you are not planning to change your life in such an extreme way, there are some great takeaways from the conversation for all of us!  … More How Naza left her stable (but stressful) career and turned her life upside down completely to pursue her dreams in Asia

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Get more out of your LinkedIn profile and negotiate your salary like a pro with Alisa

January 27, 2020

No matter where you are in your career, there will always be a point where you will look at changing jobs, changing industries, climbing up the corporate ladder or you will “simply” look at negotiating your salary/compensation package. I recently met with my friend Alisa from CVeksperten.no and she kindly agreed to shoot a short video on how to stand out on LinkedIn since it is the largest professional network and we also discuss the importance of negotiating your salary and give some practical tips. Her tips are absolute gold! … More Get more out of your LinkedIn profile and negotiate your salary like a pro with Alisa

How to land a promotion every single year at your job and how to live according to your values through lifestyle design with Becky

December 20, 2019

We speak to my friend Becky from Twentyfree.co.

We met at Fincon in Washington D.C. earlier this year and it was definitely a fun encounter! Becky is not only young, energetic and driven as you will discover, but she also has great lessons in store for anyone of us in our early 20s, in our mid- to late 30s and even for the “wiser” crowds!

In summary, we will discuss how to land promotions at your job every single year, how Becky intends to apply lifestyle design concepts to switch from her initial FIRE goal to semi-retired/slow FI lifestyle and we also share thoughts on her inspiring article There is no better time than now.  
… More How to land a promotion every single year at your job and how to live according to your values through lifestyle design with Becky

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How Pete left his well-paid corporate job to pursue his passion

October 7, 2019

Pete McPherson from http://www.doyouevenblog.com shares his fascinating journey from spending time in college in various majors to his early career as a CPA in corporate America. We then go to the meat of the episode where we discuss his transition in details from his stable and well-paid job as CPA to starting Do You Even Blog? full time earning him $0.

If you are here because you are a fellow blogger/Podcaster/”Finconner” , you are in for a treat as well: This will be the perfect episode to learn how Do You Even Blog? came to fruition. … More How Pete left his well-paid corporate job to pursue his passion

What I have learned at Fincon 2019 and how to network like a pro.

September 20, 2019

So yes, in May of this year I purchased my conference pass and flight ticket to the Fincon conference that was held in Washington D.C last week. Yup, I flew all the way from Europe to D.C. “just for that” (Ok, I extended my stay in the US with a little vacation as well). Anyway, … More What I have learned at Fincon 2019 and how to network like a pro.

Little announcement for joneytalks, major life changes for Jonathan

April 22, 2018

My friends, You have probably seen that I have not been very active on the blog lately, well the reason is simple I have been focusing on other things. What are these “other things”, Jonathan? Well, I am glad you asked Trevor, in the last months and following my wish to both pursue my location … More Little announcement for joneytalks, major life changes for Jonathan