Books
We have a provisional date for the upcoming book Rohkeasti maailmalle
I just returned from Finland and had a good meeting with my publisher Talentum. We agreed that the manuscript needs to be done by mid-February and the provisional publication month is May 2010. I am in the final process of interviews of many interesting emigrants and expats that want to share their story. These people include…
Read MoreThe Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World by Dominique Moisi
One of my favorite Sunday programs in CNN is Fareed Zakaria’s program GPS. He is not only a good reporter, he has a tremendous understanding of the current world situation and he brings very interesting people to his show. Each week he makes book recommendations and this week one book specifically caught my attention. A…
Read MoreThe Power of Interviews when working on a book: new perspectives from each interview
Today I made two interviews, father and son, they both live in Dallas and they have also lived in the UK. It was fascinating to get two perspectives of living abroad; one from a father that did the decision and one from the son that had to go with the decision. Yesterday I interviewed a…
Read MoreLooking for expats and immigrants to be interviewed in an upcoming book
I am in the process of doing interviews to my upcoming book from Talentum. This book is about living a life outside your own native country with all of the different things that you will be facing during the years. I am looking for individuals, families to be interviewed in topics such as: 1) Reasons…
Read MoreAnnouncing the topic of my new upcoming book from Talentum
It is time to reveal the name of my new upcoming book. We have agreed it to be ” Rohkeasti maailmalle – onnistu liike-elämässä ja ihmisenä”. If one translates it to English, it is close to following: “Bravely out into the wide world – become successful in business and as a person”. My first book “Onnistu suuressa maailmassa – opas…
Read MoreCopying with family when living across the Atlantic can be hard
When we emigrate to a new country, we do not typically think about how to deal with our aging parents and other family members back home in your native country. I am sitting in a tram in Helsinki on my way to my wife’s mother who has been very illa for quite a while. How does…
Read MoreHow does an author find interesting topics to write about?
I am sitting in a tram in Helsinki, the sun is shining and I have a bunch of Russian tourists around me on their way to downtown Helsinki (city-center). Observing the environment, wondering how I can transform this environment to my new upcoming book is what I am thinking about. Businesspeople such as me have…
Read MoreMy second book project on its way
I am currently in Finland and will be meeting with my publisher to discuss about my upcoming book that will be my second book from the same publisher. I have been thinking/contemplating and pondering about the content and it is pretty much in my head now and I have to get it on paper as…
Read MoreThe agony of an author and the joy of having a clear picture in one’s head
I am sitting in Helsinki, Finland and writing on my second book (first one was released in December 2007) and I have been contemplating on this book for quite a while and during the long first of May weekend here in Helsinki, everything became so clear to me. I know exactly the why’s, to whom,…
Read MoreExperiences of Harvard Business School by a student: Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton
I have always been fascinated about university campuses, whether it is my own school (Helsinki School of Economics) or University of Paris, Sorbonne. These campuses has a magic into it and I find my own internal piece among the mostly beautiful buildings that they have. A British journalist Philip Delves Broughton has documented his experiences…
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