FunkenMarie

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I'm bored – and I wouldn't want it any other way. Find out why in this podcast episode! ;-) What are some of the emotions and feelings stereotypically labeled as negative, for instance boredom, sadness or disappointment, have you surprisingly learned valuable life lessons from? Which situations led you to these insights? If you feel comfortable with it, I'm inviting you to share your answers with me via the following contact form. Let's have a conversation together! https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠ I'm wishing you and your loved ones a happy new year and many more to come filled with...boredom and all the good stuff it has to offer! ;-)

Maligayang pasko – that's 'Merry Christmas' in Tagalog – from me, your podcast host Marie, to you and your loved ones, beautiful people! In this episode, I'm sharing some of my favorite and – on a side note, most delicious – Philippine Christmas traditions! What are your favorite Christmas traditions in your culture(s)? I'd be excited to hear about them via the following form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Ho, ho, ho! Since it's Christmas season, I'd like to introduce you to some of Germany's – one of my home countries – local Christmas traditions. What's your favorite recurring celebration every year? What are your favorite traditions during this celebration? It doesn't necessarily need to be Christmas as well. But I'd love to learn more about you and from you. :-) Please feel free to share your favorites via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

According to entrepreneur and author of the bestseller '4-Hour Work Week' Tim Ferriss, 'personal branding is about managing your name – even if you don't own a business – in a world of misinformation, disinformation and semi-permanent Google Records'. In this podcast episode, I'm walking you step by step through the world of personal branding – from its definition, benefits, real-life examples, challenges to a how-to-guide on how you can bring out the best in your own personal brand. You'd like to share your own personal branding best practices and lessons learned from obstacles? If so, I'd be excited to getting to e-meet you and to hear about your story: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Join me on my first-ever trip shared on the FunkenMarie podcast! Let's visit the traditionally European, yet innovative and vibrant German city of 'Aachen' in German or 'Aix-la-Chapelle' in French. What about you? What are your top recommendations in your favorite cities anywhere across the globe? Please do share them with me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Despite multiple attempts – getting up at 5am, taking cold morning showers and intermittent fasting just don't seem to work for you? Same here. In this podcast episode, I'm sharing alternative productivity strategies and theories with you that prioritize and respect your personal needs and boundaries. Why? That's because YOU are more important than any generalized, over-simplified advice, and YOU deserve to feel and heard. You'd like to share which productivity hacks – whether introduced in this episode or not – have so far helped you, and in which real-life scenarios? If so, please feel free to share your personal story with me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

As a goal-focused and ambitious go-getter myself – similar to a lot amongst you, lovely FunkenMarie podcast listeners – I'd like to share some of my personal step-by-step goal-setting strategies with you, specifically on how to identify, define and track goals. What about yourself? How do you proceed to pursue your dreams? If you'd like add some of your own tips and tricks to my process, I'd be grateful to learn more in detail about them and to learn from you through the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Taking breaks tends to be a task that we put in second place as a luxury and as a 'nice-to-have' – one that we only allow ourselves to indulge in once we fulfilled seemingly more important and seemingly more urgent action items. But what if taking breaks is – in fact – the most important and the most urgent action item to prioritize above anything else? In this FunkenMarie podcast episode, I'll be introducing you to the concept of the 'sweetness of doing nothing', the benefits of taking breaks, a guide on how organize the (nearly) perfect break tailored to your personal needs and the risks if you don't start taking breaks more seriously moving forward – unless of course, you're a smarty-pants doing it already. In that case, more power to you! I'm curious to get to know every single one of you, lovely listeners, so I'm inviting you to share: What and who energizes you the most? How exactly do they achieve this? How do you integrate these positive elements into your breaks, e.g. in the workplace, to feel more energized afterwards? Please feel free to send me your answers via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

This is dedicated to my fellow cry babies out there. Contact your girl and podcast host Marie on: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

To celebrate spooky season, I'm sharing the history of Halloween, horrifying folklore stories told in Philippine culture and my personal experience with spirits of the otherworld. What are your favorite creepy folktales originating your culture? I'd be thrilled to hear about them via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Creativity allows us to give birth to new and innovative ideas – not only as artists, but also as businesspeople. However, everyday obligations and information overload on social media risk generating creative blocks preventing us from honing into our inner artists. In this podcast episode, I'm sharing about my personal struggles with creative thinking and 3 actions I take to unblock them. You're interested in doing some creative brainstorming with me? ;) If so, I'm inviting you to contact me via the following form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

As a multicultural woman of color who works in the male-dominated tech industry, and who has Sensory Processing Sensitivity (SPS), feeling included used to be challenging for me. Hence, feeling included and helping others feel included as well, has been one of my greatest priorities and passions. In this podcast episode, I'm revealing my personal emotions, feelings and thoughts on inclusiveness and call-to-actions to make each other feel included, in both our personal and professional lives. Tell me about a story when you felt included. What and who made you feel a welcomed and celebrated part of a community? Please feel free to share your story with me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

During your summer holidays in France, you've become so passionate about its culture that you're now motivated to learn French? Génial ! One of the questions I'm asked the most frequently, is how I managed to speak 4 languages fluently (English, French, German and Tagalog). In this podcast episode, I'm sharing about my passion for languages and my personal advice on how to learn languages, in both effective and realistic ways. If you have any questions or if I can help you out in any way, please feel free to contact me via the following form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Intercultural relationships are relationships between people from different cultures. While rich with opportunities for learning and growth, they can also present various challenges and risks due our differences in values, beliefs, communication styles and societal norms. In today's episode, I’ll be sharing best practices with you on how to bring out the best in your intercultural relationships – be with your spouse or the lovely intern you're mentoring at work. What are your secrets for successful teamwork with people from other cultures? If you've already faced an intercultural conflict in the past, how did you proceed to solve it? I'd be excited to learn from you via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

Out of all the countries where I lived as an expat, the Netherlands is the one where I've so far stayed the longest. I'll be celebrating my 6-year expat anniversary here this upcoming November 2023. This podcast episode is dedicated to listeners who are interested in traveling or even moving to the NL or who - on a more general note - enjoy learning about cultures which are different from their own. In a transparent manner, I'll be spilling the tea about what I appreciate and dislike about expat life in the Netherlands based on my personal experience and ultimately, my advice to everyone interested in becoming an expat here, too. You're an expat in the Netherlands yourself and would like to share your personal story, likes and dislikes with me? If so, I'm inviting you to reach out to me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠ REFERENCES WEBSITES Website title: Statista - Report title: LGBTQIA+ in the Netherlands- Statistics & Facts - Date of publication: May 15, 2023 - Author: Statista Research Department - Website URL, accessed on September 10, 2023: https://www.statista.com/topics/10849/lgbtqia-in-the-netherlands/#topicOverview

Welcome – or bienvenue rather – to a new FunkenMarie podcast episode. My father is French. He was born near Paris and raised in a lovely French region neighboring Germany which is called Lorraine . Today, my parents happily live together in a popular French-Celtic destination by the Atlantic Ocean named Brittany (in French: Bretagne). I, myself, lived and studied in South France, particularly in Provence, and previously lived with my parents in Lorraine. Due to this background, I partially identify as French (and partially as German and Filipino, please feel free to listen to the other episodes dedicated to these two other, beautiful cultures I was raised within). In this episode, I'm sharing my likes and dislikes about life in France and in case it would be of any help to you, my recommendation on the following: Would it be worth traveling or even moving to France? Or is the republic of croissants, macarons and (French President Emmanuel) Macron overrated? ;-) If you'd like to share some of your own French adventures with me, I'd be most excited to hear about them. In that case, I'm inviting you to contact me via the following form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

More than 7,000 islands. A multilingual cultural melting pot with Asian, Spanish and US-American influence. Welcoming, inspiring and fun-loving hosts who are talented karaoke singers, too. Sounds too good to be true? Not in the case of the Philippines! In this FunkenMarie episode, I'll be taking you on an adventure to the Philippines, which is one of my homecountries, next to Germany. I'll be revealing some heart-warming and some mind-blowing fun facts making me a proud 'pinay' (Tagalog word for 'Filipina'). You'd like to share your personal story with Philippine culture with me? If so, I'm inviting you to submit this via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠

A cultural melting pot, pride parades, carnival, media and entertainment, musicals, content creation, gaming and home to a World Heritage Site - these are the first associations which typically cross Germans’ mind when thinking of our country’s fourth most populous city: Cologne - or in German ‘Köln’ or in our regional dialect ‘Kölle’. Cologne is located in Germany’s most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia which is situated in the western part of our country, and neighbors the countries Belgium and the Netherlands. In this podcast episode of FunkenMarie, I’ll be introducing you to my homecity Cologne, my personal story with it and my recommendations as a local in case you’re planning on visiting. Have you checked out Cologne yet? If so, I’d be excited to learn about YOUR favorite hotspots - from restaurants, cafés, bars over to fashion. I’m inviting you to reach out to me via the following contact form: https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠⁠ RECOMMENDATIONS RAILWAY COMPANIES FOR EUROPE-WIDE TRIPS FROM COLOGNE Deutsche Bahn: https://int.bahn.de/ Thalys: https://www.thalys.com/nl/en SITES Cologne Cathedral (in German: Kölner Dom): https://www.koelner-dom.de/en RESTAURANTS Daikan Izakaya Bar (Japanese sushi): https://www.instagram.com/daikanizakaya_de/ Mangal Döner (Turkish kebab): https://www.instagram.com/mangal_doener/ Viet Village (Vietnamese curry dishesdishes): http://vietvillage-koeln.de/index.html Eiscafé Cortina (Italian ice cream): https://www.instagram.com/cortina.cafe/ SHOPPING STREETS Ehrenstraße in Cologne City Center EVENTS Gamescom: https://www.gamescom.global/en REFERENCES WEBSITES Website title: Focus Online - Article title: So bunt ist Köln: Die Top 10 Herkunftsländer unserer ausländischen Mitbürger - Date of publication: April 13, 2022 - Author: Müller, Katharina - Website URL, accessed on September 05, 2023 : https://www.focus.de/regional/koeln/40-prozent-haben-migrationshintergrund-so-bunt-ist-koeln-die-top-10-herkunftslaender-unserer-auslaendischen-mitbuerger_id_83265937.html#:~:text=9.284%20K%C3%B6lner%3Ainnen%20stammen%20aus,einem%20Multi%2DKulti%2DHotspot

My name is Marie, and I'm your podcast host. As such, I'm delighted to welcome you and e-meet you here on the FunkenMarie podcast! In this introduction episode, I'd like to walk you step by step through the following questions: What can the FunkenMarie podcast offer you? Who is Marie? I'm whole-heartedly interested in learning about you, dear listener. Hence, if you're interested in starting a conversation with me as well and in case you have questions or feedback for me, I'm inviting you to reach out to me me via the following contact form: From meditating daily to reducing our social media consumption – our habits can have a critical impact on our well-being, health and overall satisfaction in life. Given that the start into a year inspires a lot of us to define new year's resolutions, this podcast episode is dedicated to habit-building strategies that have proven themselves as effective to me personally. If applicable, what are other strategies that help you build successful habits? Please feel free to share them with me via the following contact form: ⁠https://www.goddess-of-technology.com/contact⁠