The Six Figure Expat Teacher Podcast
By Sorcha Coyle
Then you’re in the right place! Welcome to The Six Figure Expat Teacher Podcast.
I am your host, Sorcha Coyle, and in each episode, I’ll be sharing tips and strategies to help you get your dream international teaching job, save six figures to buy your first home and change career if you wish.
You can also expect interviews with guests, to share their expertise and advice with you!
The Six Figure Expat Teacher PodcastOct 29, 2021
5 reasons to teach in Dubai and 5 reasons to teach elsewhere
In this episode, I will discuss 5 reasons to teach in Dubai and 5 reasons to consider teaching elsewhere. This is based on my own experience of over 10 years as an expat teacher in both Qatar and Dubai. Let me just say I did really enjoy my time in Dubai but I'd love to share some other perspectives and thoughts to help you make the best decision for you when it comes to choosing the best expat location for you and your stage of life, teaching experience and goals.
Join the free Empowering Expat Teachers FB community here.
Follow me on Instagram here to see my daily tips and monthly live trainings.
If you want to know exactly HOW TO SELL YOURSELF to reputable and highly competitive international schools and you want to learn how to take full advantage of the AMAZING SAVING POTENTIAL that expat teaching has to offer and create a saving plan to help you SAVE a HEFTY MORTGAGE DEPOSIT for your dream home, learn more about my signature 3-month hybrid coaching and mentoring programme, The Six Figure Expat Accelerator here.
See you in the next episode!
5 reasons why being a high achiever is stopping you from changing career
In this episode, I describe how being a high achiever can stop you from ever changing career, even if you (and your happiness/ peace of mind/ sanity) know it's what you truly want!
I also give my perspective on these reasons plus some easy steps to start exploring new careers, which will hopefully help you see that career change is not as scary and uncertain as you may have thought.
I've set up a brand new separate IG account called @beyond_class_careers specifically for teachers who want to leave teaching for a new career they love! Follow me there for daily career change tactics and strategies!
See you in the next episode!
How to set up a successful phonics tutoring business, with Sandra Pyne From Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring
In this episode, I talk to Sandra, owner of Jigsaw Phonics Tutoring, and she helps teachers start their own tutoring business for more impact, income and fulfilment.
Sandra offers great advice for teachers who wish to set up their own tutoring business, whether it's as a side hustle or as a way to leave full-time teaching! Both of us are ex-teachers turned entrepreneurs and we discuss the pros and cons, as well as sharing what 3 things both of us did to develop the courage to leave teaching and become entrepreneurs! If you're a teacher who wants to change career or set up your own business, you'll definitely enjoy this episode!
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful!
To stay in touch with Sandra:
Connect with Sandra on Instagram here: @jigsawphonicstutoring
Connect with Sandra on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-jigsaw-phonics-tutoring-37005923a
Or just email Sandra directly here: sandra@jigsawphonicstutoring.com
Find out more about the Tutor Like a Pro! membership here: www. jigsawphonicstutoring.com
Join the private Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/jigsawphonicstutorchat/?ref=share_group_link
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful! Don’t forget to follow me on IG - sorchacoyle_eet or https://www.instagram.com/sorchacoyle_eet/
Join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you’d like more support and guidance with your CV and cover letter, from an experienced expat teacher, a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and an Expat Career & Money Coach, who has helped 100s of teachers get their ideal international location, school and job, I offer a range of courses and services to suit all needs and budgets- go to: www.sorchacoyle.com/cvservices
How can expat teachers reduce burnout? with - Kendria R. Johnson M.Ed
In this episode, I talk to Kendria R. Johnson M.Ed, Teacher, Author, Speaker, and Business Owner, about a very common and serious teacher issue, which is burnout. We discuss how it can manifest itself in teachers and Kendria also shares her best tips about how we can manage and reduce burnout, as busy educators.
To stay in touch with Kendria and see more of her brilliant tips, follow her on IG here https://www.instagram.com/iamkendria452/ or @iamkendria452
Her website is www.iamkendria.com
Kendria regularly runs events and workshops in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to help teachers reduce burnout, so keep an eye on her website!
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful! Don’t forget to follow me on IG - sorchacoyle_eet or https://www.instagram.com/sorchacoyle_eet/
Join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more 1-to-1 guidance and advice, I help expat teachers create a career & money strategy that helps them save and invest $100K+ while teaching abroad. I am:
✔️ A Certified Professional Résumé Writer
✔️A member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches
✔️ A fully qualified ILM Level 7 Executive Coach and Mentor
✔️ A Highlands Ability Battery Certified Career Consultant
✔️ A National Certified Financial Education Instructor
I work with teachers to help them get a great teaching job abroad, to help them save six figures, and to help them leave teaching successfully. Follow me on IG here and send me a DM to learn more!
If you’d like to be a guest on The Empowering Expat Teachers podcast, please get in touch with me at media@sorchacoyle.com
Enjoy the show! 💚
How can ambitious women replace overwhelm with balanced success? With Lizzie Butcher, Women's Life Coach
In this episode, I talk to Lizzie Butcher, Women's Life Coach, whose passion and purpose is to empower ambitious women to step into their purpose & replace overwhelm with balanced success. We talk about how international education has become much more corporate, which has definitely had a massive impact on expat teachers' increasing levels of stress and overwhelm. If you are feeling burned out or a bit lost, Lizzie shares her top 3 tips to help you manage those feelings and find joy in your life again, especially as an expat in the UAE (including writing cheques for rent- what's that about???!!!)! She also shares what's next on her bucketlist - a very brave and inspiring goal! To stay in touch with Lizzie and see more of her brilliant tips, follow her on IG here https://www.instagram.com/iamlizziebutcher/ or @iamlizziebutcher
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful! Don’t forget to follow me on IG - sorchacoyle_eet or https://www.instagram.com/sorchacoyle_eet/
Join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more support with crafting an outstanding CV and cover letter that help guarantee you an interview for any international school you apply to, I am a Certified Professional Résumé Writer and a member of the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches and a Level 7 ILM Executive Coach and Mentor. Send me a DM on IG!
If you’d like to be a guest on The Empowering Expat Teachers podcast, please get in touch with me at media@sorchacoyle.com
Enjoy the show! 💚
Kuwait- What's it really like to live and work there? with LaQuisha, _theblackgirlabroad
In this longer-than-normal episode, I talk to LaQuisha, an expat school counsellor in Kuwait, about what it is like to live and work in a dry (no sale of alcohol) country like Kuwait, how she approaches being a school counsellor in a culturally sensitive way, her travel experiences so far, and if it's possible for non-Muslim expat teachers to practise their faith in the Gulf.
LaQuisha offers great advice for future expat teachers hoping to move to Kuwait, as well as describing what it is like to work as a school counsellor in the Gulf. She also tells us what she loves about living and working in Kuwait and what she doesn't love so much... You can follow LaQuisha (and I definitely recommend you do!) in a number of ways:
- Follow her IG here @_theblackgirlabroad
- Follow LaQuisha on TikTok here as counselormslaquisha
- Join her Facebook group Expat Chat here
- Listen to her Black Girl Abroad podcast on Apple podcast
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful!
Don’t forget to follow me on IG here or sorchacoyle_eet and join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here, where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more advice and support or work with me 1-to-1, I offer a range of services to to empower future and current expat teachers to lead personally, professionally, and financially rewarding lives.
- Check my services out here!
Qatar - what's it really like to live and work there? With Aneesa, Expat Panda
In this episode, I talk to Aneesa, a reader by passion, a writer by choice & a teacher by vocation. This South African born, confused South Asian lives in the Arab world on a small peninsula called Qatar. She blogs about teaching abroad, life as an expat, travelling with an unprivileged passport and a wide variety of other topics. I highly recommend following her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expatpanda/ and follow Exploring Bears on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLGRVOksJaEU__z4BNoWOg
Check out her articles on her website too: https://expatpanda.com/
Aneesa offers great advice for future expat teachers hoping to move to Qatar, as well as sharing her tips to ensure expat teachers maintain a good work-life balance. She also tells us what she loves about living in Doha!
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful!
Don’t forget to follow me on IG here or sorchacoyle_eet and join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here, where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more advice and support or work with me 1-to-1, I offer a range of services to to empower future and current expat teachers to lead personally, professionally, and financially rewarding lives.
- Check out all my services here!
See you in the next episode!
P.S. If you'd like to be featured on the Empowering Expat Teachers podcast, please send me an email to media@sorchacoyle.com
You can also email me at the same email address if you would like me to address a certain topic on the podcast!
Abu Dhabi- what's it really like to live and work there? With Caoimhe Forker
In this episode, I talk to Caoimhe Forker, an expat teacher and travel Instagrammer who lives in Abu Dhabi. I highly recommend following her IG @caoimheforker or click here to get serious travel inspiration!
Caoimhe offers great advice for future expat teachers hoping to move to Ab Dhabi, as well as describing what it is like to work in government schools there. She also tells us what she loves about living in Abu Dhabi and what she doesn't love so much... spoiler alert- it's only one tiny thing!
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful!
Don’t forget to follow me on IG here or sorchacoyle_eet and join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here, where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more advice and support or work with me 1-to-1, I offer a range of services to to empower future and current expat teachers to lead personally, professionally, and financially rewarding lives.
- Check out my services here!
See you in the next episode!
P.S. If you'd like to be featured on the Empowering Expat Teachers podcast, please send me an email to media@sorchacoyle.com
You can also email me at the same email address if you would like me to address a certain topic on the podcast!
Welcome to the Empowering Expat Teachers podcast!
What you can expect from The Empowering Expat Teachers Podcast:
Each week I’ll be publishing a new episode, which you can access right here on my blog or here.
In each episode, I’ll be sharing tips and strategies to help you live a personally, professionally and financially rewarding life.
We’ll be talking:
- The world of expat teaching
- What it is really like to live and work in different locations around the world
- Becoming a Six Figure Expat Teacher
- Career change
… and everything in between!
You can also expect interviews with guests, to share their expertise and advice with you!
If you'd like to be featured on the podcast, send me an email at media@sorchacoyle.com
Don’t forget to follow me on IG here or sorchacoyle_eet and join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here, where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
Dubai- what's it really like to live and work there? With Aoife Clifford
In this episode, I talk to Aoife Clifford, an expat teacher in Dubai who has an amazing Youtube channel series about teaching and living in Dubai. Check out her Youtube channel here plus you can follow her on IG here or @aoifecliffordx
Aoife offers some wonderful tips for expat teachers in their first term in Dubai, as well as telling us what she loves about living in Dubai and what she doesn't love so much!
Thank you for listening and I hope you found today’s episode super helpful!
Don’t forget to follow me on IG here or sorchacoyle_eet and join the Empowering Expat Teachers Facebook community here, where I share daily job hunting, CV, cover letter and money tips.
If you would like more advice and support or work with me 1-to-1, I offer a range of services to to empower future and current expat teachers to lead personally, professionally, and financially rewarding lives.
- Check out my services here!
See you in the next episode!