I love a good “rebound from recession” story, so I hope you’ll indulge me while I tell you about Nicole Brewer. In 2008, Brewer was working in Chicago in market research when the economy crashed. Like so many others at the time, she lost her job, and spent six months looking for a new one. When an opportunity finally emerged, it was halfway around the world, as an English teacher in South Korea.

“I only planned to live abroad for a year,” she told Forbes contributor Alexandra Talty. “Ten years later, I’m still here.”

To learn all about how Brewer went from jobless to jetsetter -- and how she managed to start a travel company along the way -- I highly recommend reading Talty’s profile of Brewer and her journeys. It’s both inspiring and wanderlust-inducing.

Cheers!
Maggie

P.S. We get a lot of advice-based stories on Forbes.com, and some of you have asked me for my favorite tip that I see on the site each week. What I’m loving today will sound obvious coming from a journalist, but it’s a skill everyone should have: learn to ask better questions. How? Read on here.

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#1: Cut to the chase. “Hedging” phrases are all the small qualifiers that accompany your statements, like “just,” “should,” “I feel like,” and “it would be great if.” While you may think they’re softening your tone, it can undermine your message by signaling a lack of confidence.

#2: Bring your feelings to work. In their recent book, Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy argue that authentic leadership requires a deep understanding of self, and it is our comfort with ourselves that allows us to bring our emotions and our humanity to work.

#3: Kick your rut. Routines, habits, and discipline can form the spine of achievement, but they can also stifle creativity and hamper personal development and growth.