Connecting Across Cultures w/ Tayo Rockson

Have you ever wondered how to turn the adversity in your life into a positive asset?

Today I am joined by a true polymath, Tayo Rockson, to discuss what it means to "Use Your Difference to Make a Difference." As a professor, consultant, speaker, poet, and author Tayo has explored how growing up as a 3rd culture kid gave him the unique ability to help others bridge the gap to become culturally fluent.

If you love immersing yourself in local culture while traveling, you are not going to want to miss this episode. Tayo shares the lessons he's learned growing up a minority in 5 countries over 4 continents, how to have cultural fluency as a traveler, the key to changing old behavior, and why no lived experience is wasted.

What kind of contract would you make with yourself for future growth? I'd love to hear what it looks like and hope you will share by sending me an audio message.

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Tune In To Learn:
The importance of finding the balance between being alone and loneliness

Tayo’s process for reflecting, goal setting, and prioritizing as a polymath

What it was like to grow up as a 3rd culture kid

How to build cultural fluency as a traveler

The question to ask if you want to walk in someone else's shoes

How to find the balance between being yourself and fitting into a new culture

Why self-awareness is key to unlearning harmful constructs

How to listen to your internal reactions and intuition to navigate life

Advice for rethinking and reinventing your path

Why Tayo’s near-death experience was so formative for his future

How focusing on diversity and inclusion will help your business thrive

What it means to be anti-racist

All about the term “Use your difference to make a difference”

And so much more

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