“The more you learn about someone else’s culture, the more you learn about your own” - Marc Miller
Marc Miller, of CareerPivot.com specializes in his company’s namesake. Marc can talk the talk because he’s walked the walk - and as we learn in the interview, he’s walked further than most.
This could very well be a two-parter, but we kept it as one, meaty episode. The first part is for those of you thinking about living abroad, and Marc gives a first-hand recollection of what it’s like to live abroad and as well as tips for doing so successfully. He practices what he preaches, too, currently living in Mexico, and renting out his condo in Texas.
The second part gets into our current pandemic, and Marc talks about the trickle-down effect and how the upswing or downturn of one industry can affect another. Marc also gets into what you can and should be doing while so many companies and industries are rethinking the way they do business.
If you like this episode, we encourage you to check out his website where Marc hosts his own podcast and continually posts relevant and timely articles in the realm of career transitions.
SHOW NOTES
- About Marc [00:57]
- Working in 40 different countries [3:48]
- Living like a local
- Stretching your dollar abroad [10:50]
- Transferwise
- Living in Guadalajara
- Advice for people thinking about living abroad [24:50]
- Out of context: “you can enter a new industry with the same skill set, or you can gain a new skill set and stay in the same industry” [34:38]
- Everything is changing!
- Rethinking transportation, food, and meetings
- Why listening is key right now [48:02]
- How to “recession-proof your career” by continually reaching out to others, and why now is a perfect time to do that [49:52]
- Getting your news from written sources [51:27]
- Broadening your horizons [52:41]
- Rethink everything [1:01:30]
- Playing a roll after you graduate college [1:04:20]
- Necessary Endings
- Going back to your high school reunion [1:10:00]
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