No Language Barriers

“Every connection that you make starts with who you really are.”  —-- Laura Madrid Laura is the Founder of the Environmental Professional Community Australia, a non-for-profit organisation where environmental professionals and enthusiasts can find mutual support through Networking, Events, Professional Debates among other activities thus forming trust, inspiration and knowledge in an environmental...

Did you know that you already know the person who can best support you to build the connections that serve you right? Wondering who that person is and how he/she may enable you?  Listen to the latest on No Language Barriers to know how you can advance the relationship with this person to build better connections in a foreign environment If you’ve been inspired by you’ve listen to, please share it...

“You cannot see someone who has value and call them a victim.”  — Angel Iyke-Osuji Yes, you know you need to give and take when building your network, and you should strive to add value to others before they even do to you. But what if others cannot see your value due to bias and perceptions?  And what if you struggle to see yourself as a valuable one to connect with in the first instance, because...

Have you felt that you’re getting better in a language but still don’t feel you are getting much better in connecting with people? If so, have you thought about the following: Do you know what it means for you to have a connection instead of just a contact in a certain period, to determine how you're performing in connection building? If confidence is ever a main issue which results from your...

“We don’t need to limit our mindset to who we surround ourselves with. The most important thing is our goal and how you utilise your resources to fulfil your dream.”  — Jen Liu If the word ‘connecting’ immediately makes you think of getting a job or deal, and you also don’t think you are good at any of these, did you ever realise that good connections can let you discover better versions of yourse...

Are you sure there’s nothing in your comfort zone you can learn and grow from? If you worry that your comfort zone will slow your growth and progression, you probably don’t fully recognize it as your asset and how to reinvest it for further learning and development opportunities.  Want more insights on how to leverage our comfort zone to make positive impacts and expand ourselves in doing so?  Don...

“It’s important to get different perspectives instead of telling yourself the same stories over and over again.” — Sally Zhang Sally has over 15 years’ experience in organisational transformation and change management across multiple sectors, driving complex changes such as operating model change, technology adoption, organisational design, behavioural change and cultural change. Born and raised i...

If you believe in the notion that ‘confidence comes from within’ and therefore, you can build confidence completely independent of others. Think again. Just because confidence grows from the forces inside of ourselves like self-concept and self-esteem, it doesn’t mean that we can develop confidence in the complete absence of external factors. If you’ve been inspired by you’ve listened to, please s...

“There is no barrier other than ourselves.”------ Ran Sun Ran is the founder of Proudly Consulting, empowering migrants and coloured women to break through the career ceiling. A first-generation migrant from China, Ran currently also works as a senior manager in management consulting based in Melbourne. She has over ten years of experience in digital transformation for the banking industry, leadin...

Have you been working so hard on your language and social skills in order to fit in? Did you realize you may be limiting yourself from connecting with the right people exactly by doing what you are doing and aiming for fitting in? If you’ve been inspired by you’ve listen to, please share it with someone you know who wants to build more meaningful connections and convert opportunities in foreign la...

I don’t believe in language barriers but I still care so much about the language. That’s why I created this podcast.  If you identify as non-native speaker of dominant language where you work live, did you ever and do you believe you have to be highly proficient in that language to build stronger and better connections with other people What if I were to tell you, as an ordinary non-native speaker...