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Mar 2020
13m 22s

Expat Life: How I Learned to Thrive as a...

Mindset & Communication Coach Sarah Mikutel
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As INFP Enneagram 9s, we don’t always love putting ourselves out there publicly, but that doesn’t mean we’re not dream chasers. On this episode, I share how I, as an American, achieved my dream of living abroad. It all started with me scrubbing bathtubs as a chambermaid in England, where I lived in a converted stable. Humbling for sure, but an experience I w ... Show More
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