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Dr. Analía Gómez Vidal, C.P.C.

Every Wednesday morning, subscribers receive the latest episodes of Lucky to Be Here, a podcast that showcases stories of those who took the leap to build their lives and careers across countries with additional reflections and coaching resources from host and career development expert Dr. Analía Gómez Vidal, C.P.C.

Pivots within Pivots: Carmen Fleitas’ Global Career beyond Vision Boards

This week on Lucky to Be Here In today’s Lucky to Be Here, we are traveling across regions (and career pivots!) with Carmen Fleitas, going from Paraguay to Thailand with stops in Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Carmen Fleitas is an Advocacy and Communications Expert working at the United Nations, with over eight years of international experience spanning Latin America and Asia. She has worked in international organizations and non-profits, focusing on sustainable development. In this episode...

Starting in Indonesia to Make the World Your Playground: Mutiara Alam on Her Homecoming

This week on Lucky to Be Here In today’s Lucky to Be Here, we start in Indonesia and make the world our playground with Mutiara Alam. Mutiara Alam is a certified coach and global educator who equips students and professionals to become visionary leaders through immersive global experiences and transformative coaching. Her methodology blends practical leadership training with deep cultural intelligence, translating potential into purposeful impact. Throughout our conversation, we explore...

Rethinking Gratitude - Part II

Rethinking Gratitude - Part II (Video version here. Scroll down for written version) Earlier this month, we started by getting curious about our relationship with gratitude. Through our last reflection, we considered whether gratitude helps us feel expansive or constrained. This question came up as a result of noticing that sometimes gratitude stops us, or shields us, from connecting with our most honest, vulnerable self. When we focus entirely on what we “should” feel grateful for (remember...

To Turkey and Back: Jose Luis Delgado on What Living Abroad Teaches Us

To Turkey and Back: Jose Luis Delgado on What Living Abroad Teaches Us Hi Reader, In today’s Lucky to Be Here, we expand our horizons to learn through the experience of José Luis Delgado, going from Argentina to Turkey and Slovakia, and back again. José Luis Delgado is an economist with over 10 years of international experience in financial analysis, management control, accounts receivable, and foreign trade. He is an economics researcher and advisor to local governments in Argentina and the...

Rethinking Gratitude - Part I

Rethinking Gratitude - Part I (Video version here. Scroll down for written version) For those of us who are in the U.S., November usually represents getting ready for a string of holidays and events (starting with Halloween), which include Thanksgiving. That sparked my thought process behind this month’s reflection. When I first moved here, and before I learned more about the history behind Thanksgiving, I embraced the idea of having a day where I got to reflect and feel grateful for the life...

Underneath the Costume

AGV Services LLC Community Coffee Hours: The Brewing Underneath the Costume (Video version here. Scroll down for written version) (Written version) In honor of Halloween tomorrow, it is time to grab your costume! I don’t mean your literal costume, though. This month we explored fears: what they are, what is hiding behind them, where we might find some opportunities to tap into our power and mitigate their volume, and the trade-offs we inevitably face at each step. Sitting down with these...

[Link fixed] What is Home? Exploring Place, Politics, and Public-facing Careers with Dr. Charlie Hunt

Lucky to Be Here Podcast News & Updates What is Home? Exploring Place, Politics, and Public-facing Careers with Dr. Charlie Hunt Hi Reader, In today’s Lucky to Be Here, we stay in the United States… and we explore what home means with Dr. Charlie Hunt. Dr. Charlie Hunt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boise State University. He's the author of two books about the U.S. Congress, the co-host of the "Scandalized" podcast on the NPR Network, and he writes the Substack newsletter...