Why Moving Without Shaking?
It means making life-changing decisions without fear, and this is how I learned to do it.
I left an industrial city in Ukraine in 1999 for Silicon Valley and an MBA. Since then I have lived in 6 countries, worked in 34, traveled in 54 and earned university degrees in 3 countries. My moves took me through the US, Switzerland, the UK, Tanzania and Singapore.
Along the way I built a global career in technology revenue operations, volunteered in Tanzania, made a few angel investments in the UK and became a yoga teacher.
Every move and every career step I took rested on the support structure: sponsors, mentors, friends and family.
I wrote Moving Without Shaking to share what those moves taught me. It offers practical advice for anyone building a life abroad, whether you are curious about expat life or ready to leave to study, work or volunteer.
Moving Without Shaking: the guide for women building a life abroad. By Yelena Mackay.