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A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self (2021)
Lesson 1: RoadblocksIt’s ironic, isn’t it? You look forward to something new. You get all excited. Then suddenly – bam! You can’t make a start. This is exactly how I felt when I started this course. I bought it just a few days into the fresh new year of 2021 and thought – wow, this is going to be amazing! After all. I love writing, I love learning, I love personal development. This course was made for me! It seemed to encompass it all. Yet there I was, sitting in front of the monitor, reading the first lesson and all I could feel was resistance. Roadblocks? What roadblocks? That could apply to…
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A foreigner’s guide on how to find a job in Barcelona!
It’s been a little quiet around Relocationjunkie.com recently, and that’s because I have some exciting news to share. This trusty Guiri (foreigner) just started a new job! It’s been quite an adjustment after 15 months of doing my own thing. However, it’s definitely been an interesting experience too. Getting to this point was not entirely smooth sailing though. It actually wasn’t at all a given that I would find a job here in Barcelona. In fact, to be completely transparent: I very nearly ended up leaving for Vienna 2 months back! Amazingly though, one week before my final moving decision deadline, I got hired for a job that I had…
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Why I believe the end of racism starts with YOU
There is a lot of discomfort circling the world right now. 2020 definitely hasn’t been a year of cozy living, that’s for sure. A series of natural disasters, thousands dead thanks to the COVID-19 virus and an economy moving towards the brink of collapse is how the year started. Now, halfway through 2020, we are seeing daily protests and riots raising awareness on racial injustices. It’s not an easy thing to live through. This latest topic of discord, however, has struck a particularly serious chord with me. It is a topic that has occupied my thoughts for some years now. Ever since I became aware of the fact that I had…
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Why I decided to build my own business
You know, I’ve had a lot of different dreams for my career in my lifetime. A lot of different dreams, I tell you. There was the time I was 7 and wanted to be a veterinarian. Then I found out I can’t see blood, so that plan never panned out. At 12 years old I wanted to be a stock broker on Wall Street. I then found out a majority of them retire with severe stress and mental disorders by 30, so I shelved that idea too. When I turned 15, I thought I would become a computer games programmer. You know those awesome people who work to code and…
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Building a positive attitude during times of depression… and COVID-19
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week. I only just realised that today – two days before it’s over! Interestingly, I remember being in the shower last night and wondering when it was. Then I was scrolling on Instagram this morning and saw a post advertising it. It’s funny, how life throws you little coincides like that, isn’t it? Anyways, I realised today that I’ve never actually posted an article on mental health before. Despite mental health being of huge importance to me, on a very personal level. So, I thought I better change that today. Since I believe, advise is always more powerful coming from personal experience, I decided…
