Working from Anywhere, Goals, Impact and Freelancing | Eva Zahrawi Ruiz | Beyond Coding Podcast #122

Connect with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/evazahrawi⁠ ⁠http://the2ndhalf.nl⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/evaza⁠ Check out her podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/en/podcast/the-2nd-half-your-guide-to-a-more-fulfilling-career-and-life/id1493425732 OUTLINE: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:35 - Planning for Japan 2025 00:02:20 - Patrick missed out on a trip to Japan and Russia 00:03:00 - Why Eva loves Japan 00:04:21 - Japan is affordable 00:06:57 - Eva is big on travelling 00:10:12 - Patrick is travelling more and more 00:11:34 - Combining work and travelling 00:14:38 - Flexibility as freelancer 00:16:25 - International opportunities 00:18:56 - Discipline of working from abroad 00:22:36 - Stepping out of your regular routine 00:25:14 - Losing the title 00:27:18 - Profession crisis 00:30:20 - There is always a way back 00:33:39 - No one expected Eva to leave 00:37:37 - Enjoying the work you do 00:40:14 - Growing as fast as possible 00:42:37 - What is your mission? 00:45:29 - Eva's core values 00:50:10 - Working towards certain goals 00:54:28 - Difficult conversations 00:58:34 - For as long as it takes 01:00:09 - Being good with politics 01:03:29 - Eva hates escalations 01:07:51 - Not just executing on orders 01:13:32 - Figuring out the why 01:16:57 - Managing to avoid clashes 01:19:56 - Companies are big social experiments 01:21:28 - People are inherently good 01:25:40 - Making it your managers problem 01:29:51 - Only come with good news 01:33:21 - Complain in one on ones 01:35:39 - Final thoughts #Career #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/