I Thought I Had the Right Career, Until I Didn’t: Leaving Corporate Life and Starting Over Abroad

I Thought I Had the Right Career, Until I Didn’t: Leaving Corporate Life and Starting Over Abroad

For a long time, I thought I was on the right path. Good job, stable career, clear trajectory but something didn’t feel right.


After years in the corporate world in Paris, I hit a wall: burnout, loss of motivation and a growing feeling that I needed to change something.


In this solo episode, I (re)share the story behind that turning point. How I left corporate life, moved abroad and slowly rebuilt a career that felt more aligned.


I talk about:

  • what burnout really looked like for me
  • the decision to leave everything familiar behind
  • starting over in Hong Kong
  • finding my first clients and building my marketing agency
  • launching the Asian Business Owners podcast


Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:27) My life in Paris before COVID

(03:17) Burnout and losing motivation

(06:17) The decision to move to Hong Kong

(07:33) Starting over and finding purpose again

(11:05) Launching my podcast

(14:10) Lessons learned & reflections

(18:18) Closing thoughts




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