S3E5: Reclaim and Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Katia Vlachos

Jun 12, 2024

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Dr. Katia Vlachos is a reinvention coach, speaker, and author of A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment, recognized as a Financial Times Business Book of the Month in June 2018. With a Masters from the Harvard Kennedy School and a PhD from the RAND Graduate School, Katia began her career as a policy analyst. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and other media outlets globally.

Through her coaching, writing, or transformative retreats, Katia is committed to empowering women to chart their own ambitious paths towards a fulfilling, uncaged life. She lives in Zurich, Switzerland, with her family. Her upcoming book, "Uncaged: A Good Girl’s Journey to Reinvention," explores the themes of breaking free from social conditioning, making bold choices, and reclaiming one’s authentic self.

https://www.katiavlachos.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiavlachos/

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Expatriation

Once you leave where you grew up, it’s hard to find that sense of belonging again
You’re a foreigner in a new place (expatriation) and also when you go back “home” (repatriation)
Learn to be at home wherever you are
Both you and the places you leave behind change
If you go back home, approach it as another expatriation
Learn to be at home with people rather than places

“A Great Move” Book

People who voluntarily move do so for 3 primary reasons: career/prospects, love, adventure
The attitude of the adventurer is wonderful but can lead to being unprepared
Understanding transition stages (honeymoon, crisis, recovery, adjustment)
Personality traits affect the emotional impact
Creating home is a key pillar of feeling stable and grounded

Being Stuck

Factors that affect us: values, expectations, growth, partner, environment
Some circumstances can keep us stuck, but 90% is about how we approach it (Mindset)
Focusing on the barriers versus focusing on your goals or vision
Conditioning (upbringing, labels, roles, events) matters and shapes us

Reinvention Roadmap

Establish a healthy baseline
Reconnect with ourselves
Align with values, vision, and purpose
Build momentum with baby steps
Deal with saboteurs
Sustain the reinvented person

Leadership Voyage
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