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	<description>- Issues facing; Expat professionals, Trailing Spouses, Portable Businesses, Near Retirement Professionals .... and other stuff of professional and personal interest.</description>
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		<title>Microtrends</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 80&#8242;s John Naisbitt introduced us to Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives, he pointed out that we were all part of a global economy and as such, massive global changes were underway that would shape a an information age. Further, he theorized that the bigger the world is, the more powerful its smallest player – and hence the rise in power of small businesses, the blogging phenomena and other empowerment&#8217;s of individuals. Now, the Microtrends. Mark J. Penn, the guy that identified &#8220;Soccer Mums&#8221; as a crucial constituency in President Clinton&#8217;s 1996 reelection campaign, recognizes that trends in society that reach a critical 1% mark have the potential to significantly influence the world around us. These sometimes counterintuitive, and somewhat invisible actions by small groups are shaping the world around us. Now I&#8217;m not a numbers guy, and I&#8217;m certainly not a trend watcher, but I am fascinated by factors that affect business or stimulate new ideas. This is what lead me to read John Naisbitt back in the 80&#8242;s and 90&#8242;s and when I glanced at Microtrends in the airport bookstore I had to have a read. I can rarely sleep during the 20+ hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Hour Work Week &#8211; reality, myth or legend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Sean and I discuss The Four Hour Work Week, a book and lifestyle written and conceived by Timothy Ferris. Somewhat controversial, the book describes alternatives to our busy lifestyle. Those that have mastered this lifestyle, Timothy refers to as the New Rich&#8230;or the N. R. Is the &#8220;Four Hour Work Week&#8221; reality, myth or legend? Listen to the Netcast using this player or visit Talkshoe.com Tim Ferriss presents entrepreneurship as a tool for ideal lifestyle design and world change. His book has two parts: (1) Realize how you spend your time and (2) Identify and apply tools to restructure your life to get more satisfaction from what you spend your time on. I&#8217;m here today with Trailing Spouse Network regular Sean McKee to talk about the book and some of the concepts. &#8211; I&#8217;ve listened to the Audible version a couple of times. Both times I&#8217;ve felt mixed emotions, from absolute garbage to&#8230;.maybe this guy has some good points. But on each occasion my interest has been held and I&#8217;ve taken away several ideas. Talking Points Do you accept the concept? Refer Amazon review comments Companion site at http://www.fourhourworkweek.com How do you feel about Outsourcing your life? Can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Career in your Suitcase &#8211; An interview with author, Jo Parfitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Porter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jo Parfitt is the author of many books and other writings on the subject of expatriate and trailing spouse issues. Some of her titles include; Expat Entrepreneur, Expat Writer, Find your Passion and the very popular Career in your Suitcase. Jo has just completed the third edition of Career in you Suitcase which she describes as a complete re-write including interviews with new contacts and lots of new information. Listen to an interview with Jo Parfitt by Jeff Porter, The Ausmerican about Jo&#8217;s third editition of the popular expat&#8217; reference; Career in your Suitcase. The Trailing Spouse Network talkcast on June 5th features an interview with Jo where we talk about the book. She sets the scene by describing her experience as a trailing spouse in five countries and her ever changing career direction, making the most of situations and exploring opportunities. We talk about what she describes as &#8220;Finding your Passion&#8221;, looking inward to find what you like to do and are good at and looking outward to exploit those interests and skills. Networking, both face-to-face and via the internet is another common and important theme covered by Jo. She stresses the importance of building local as well as [...]]]></description>
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