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Connect with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz:
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The 2nd Half: Your guide to a more fulfilling career (and life).
Outline
00:00:00 – Intro00:00:35 – Planning for Japan 2025
00:02:20 – Patrick missed out on a trip to Japan and Russia
00:03:00 – Why Eva loves Japan
00:04:21 – Japan is affordable
00:06:57 – Eva is big on travelling
00:10:12 – Patrick is travelling more and more
00:11:34 – Combining work and travelling
00:14:38 – Flexibility as freelancer
00:16:25 – International opportunities
00:18:56 – Discipline of working from abroad
00:22:36 – Stepping out of your regular routine
00:25:14 – Losing the title
00:27:18 – Profession crisis
00:30:20 – There is always a way back
00:33:39 – No one expected Eva to leave
00:37:37 – Enjoying the work you do
00:40:14 – Growing as fast as possible
00:42:37 – What is your mission?
00:45:29 – Eva's core values
00:50:10 – Working towards certain goals
00:54:28 – Difficult conversations
00:58:34 – For as long as it takes
01:00:09 – Being good with politics
01:03:29 – Eva hates escalations
01:07:51 – Not just executing on orders
01:13:32 – Figuring out the why
01:16:57 – Managing to avoid clashes
01:19:56 – Companies are big social experiments
01:21:28 – People are inherently good
01:25:40 – Making it your managers problem
01:29:51 – Only come with good news
01:33:21 – Complain in one on ones
01:35:39 – Final thoughts