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7. I was the ‘blue-eyed girl’, if only for a short while

7. I was the ‘blue-eyed girl’, if only for a short while

by Wendela Elsen | Dec 11, 2020 | Taiwan stories

I had landed on my feet. After about seven months in the local Taipei office of one of the Big Four accounting firms, working in a complete Taiwanese environment without speaking the language, I had moved on to the Asia Pacific Regional office in the role of Regional...
Living your values is the greatest success in life, but how to get there?

Living your values is the greatest success in life, but how to get there?

by Wendela Elsen | Dec 8, 2020 | Content blogs

Living your values is the greatest success in life for each individual. Values are the foundation of your purpose in life and living according to your values brings fulfilment. Values are very personal; for one they may be around money and career, for another around...
Happiness or fulfilment, what do I want to strive for?

Happiness or fulfilment, what do I want to strive for?

by Wendela Elsen | Dec 8, 2020 | Content blogs

When clients tell me that they are not happy with their current lives, I generally don’t focus on that word ‘happy’; I talk about fulfilment. But what exactly is fulfilment and why do I prefer using that word over happiness? These days there is a particular focus on...
6. One job leads to the next; the importance of having ‘a foot in the door’

6. One job leads to the next; the importance of having ‘a foot in the door’

by Wendela Elsen | Dec 8, 2020 | Taiwan stories

After about six months in my new job in Taipei it was Chinese New Year, in February. This meant that the office would close for a whole week! I was hired locally and that meant that I had no right to annual leave in the first year. As a European, I found that...
5. How a burp brought the European business community in Taipei back to life

5. How a burp brought the European business community in Taipei back to life

by Wendela Elsen | Dec 8, 2020 | Taiwan stories

I had followed my boyfriend to Taipei where he was sent on an assignment by his company and I was locally hired by one of the Big Four accounting firms as an executive search professional. My job was to penetrate the Western business community to find new clients for...
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