Sunday, May 29, 2011

Be Quick... Only 2 Days Left in our Expat Women US$5,000 Book Launch Competition

Hi Everyone, If you would like to enter our big book launch competition, time is running out...

Our prizes include: Life Coaching; Career Coaching; a Successful Blogging Consultation; Personal Branding Coaching; Writing Coaching; Passport Career access; an Amazon Kindle; and an Amazon gift voucher!

Here's more about the book...

In Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, experienced expats Andrea Martins and Victoria Hepworth share a wealth of wisdom and positive tips to motivate you at every stage of your expat journey. They cover popular topics like leaving family back home, transitioning quickly, intercultural relationships, parenting bilingual children and work-life balance. They also address more difficult issues such as expat infidelity, divorce, alcoholism and reverse culture shock.

If you have ever wondered what it is like to live abroad, work abroad or accompany your working partner abroad, this book is for you. If you are already living the expat life but have mixed feelings about settling in, rebuilding your identity, relationship changes, successfully managing your money and career, raising children far from home or repatriating, this book is also for you. Or if you are just looking for a motivational gift for your expat friends, clubs or companies, Expat Women: Confessions is likewise for you!

Here's more about the US$5,000 in prizes...

For each copy of our book bought in May 2011, we will thank you with one (1) entry into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition (if you email us your purchase e-receipt by 11:59pm 31 May 2011 New York time). For full terms and conditions, click here.

Prize 1: Career, Recruitment and/or Personal Branding Coaching – Valued at US$1,010!
Lois Freeke (Lois Freeke)
Lois Freeke is an award-winning recruitment manager and career and personal branding strategist. She helps expats, executives and entrepreneurs manage their careers and effectively differentiate themselves for career and business success.

Prize 2: Personal Branding, Career or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$900!
Megan Fitzgerald helps expats seeking inspiration and a sense of purpose draw out "untapped expertise" to become highly visible, sought after and land work abroad. She works with these global minded professionals and entrepreneurs to find what they do best to build careers that fit who they are and the life they want to live overseas.

Prize 3: Career and/or Executive Coaching – Valued at US$660!
Clear Horizon Coaching (Rebecca Wells)
Clear Horizon Coaching provides career advancement and personal branding coaching for senior and middle management executives. Clear Horizon Coaching helps you raise your profile and get ahead at work in 2011.

Prize 4: Career Coaching – Valued at US$500!
Global Career and Life Coach, Anne Egros, specializes in helping global executives, international managers and expatriates developing their international career. She helps her clients to have a successful expat life and provides support for transition management.

Prize 5: Blogging Consultation and Free eBook, Audio Book and More – Valued at US$499!
Successful Blogging (Annabel Candy)
Successful Blogging teaches small business owners and writers how to tap into the power of blogging to market their business or build a platform for their writing.

Prize 6: Writing Coaching – Valued at US$480!
Summertime Publishing (Jo Parfitt)
Jo Parfitt is the author of 28 books and runs Summertime Publishing. She specializes in helping new expat writers to get into print and loves empowering others to find their story and their voice.

Prize 7: Passport Career database access (3 months) – Valued at US$395!
Passport Career (Susan Musich)
Passport Career is a dynamic global job search tool (with loads of useful information) for organizations to support accompanying partners of international assignees.

Prize 8: Expatriate Life Coaching – Valued at US$300!
Live Life Now Coaching (Nicola McCall)
Live Life Now Coaching specializes in coaching for expatriate life and work issues. It aims to improve the fulfilment of employees, families and employers during expatriate assignments. Happier expatriates make happier employees, families and successful assignments!

Prize 9: Amazon Kindle (WiFi) – Valued at US$156!
Amazon Kindle
Kindle Wireless Reading Device. Wi-Fi. 6" Display. The #1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Prize 10: Amazon Gift Voucher – Valued at US$100!
Amazon Gift Vouchers
Buy something you have been saving up for on Amazon. Redeemable at your Amazon store of choice.

Here's some nice words from the review copies sent out...

"What a great book! For the first time, a real-life manual that will reassure every expat woman that she is not alone in her unspoken feelings and questions. I loved it!"
Ruth E. Van Reken, Co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds

"A terrific book! Real-life examples of the challenges expat women face, with insightful and practical advice, this should be on the must-read list for anyone involved
with expatriate administration."
Andrea David, Head of Global Mobility, Bloomberg LP

"For once, a book that tells the truth about the expat experience. An inspiring account, and a must read for those contemplating an international assignment or those already on one."
Yvonne McNulty, PhD, Assistant Professor, James Cook University, Singapore

"A must for anyone who is, has been or will be an expat!"
Peggy Love, GMS, CERP, President, FIGT (Families in Global Transition)

"Expat Women: Confessions is a wonderful addition to the literature on the experiences of women during their lives abroad. Andrea and Victoria answer difficult questions with empathy, an upbeat attitude, and wisdom. This is a book that every expat woman should keep at her bedside for the moments that inevitably surface when abroad – and even after repatriation."
Elizabeth Perelstein, President, School Choice International and named one of Fortune Magazine's 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs (2010)

"This book is a great resource for all expat women."
Leslie Brant Teixeira, Director, U.S. Department of State Family Liaison Office

Here's how to download a free sample of the book...

Here's how to support us and buy the book...
Buy on iPad (Coming June 2011) - or just buy it on the Kindle app on your iPad!
E-Book (Coming June 2011)


Don't forget to email us your purchase e-receipt and be entered into our fantastic US$5,000 book launch competition. For full terms and conditions, click here.

And if you like it, please, please leave a review on any Amazon site. Thank you so much. :-)

Here's where to go if you need images for your blog or expat club newsletters...

Here's where to go to request a full preview e-copy if you are representing a registered expat club and would like to review it for your expat club newsletter... Just click here and talk to Ashley, thanks.

Thanks Everyone!  Andrea

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