Ep 57 Tayo Rockson on growing up in 7 countries and keeping your identity

Tayo Rockson is the publisher and CEO of UYD Magazine, a lifestyle magazine encouraging people all over the world to use their difference to make a difference while celebrating diversity and educating others. He is an avid writer whose work can be seen on the Huffington Post as well as Global Living magazine. He is an authority on Third Culture Kids (TCK) and assimilation into new cultures. He is the author of The Ultimate Guide To TCK Living and though his As Told By Nomads podcast and blog, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries. He grew up in four different continents so he considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in Sweden, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Vietnam and the United States and his goal is to ultimately leave the world a better place than it was before he came into it.
In this interview we talk about his experience with living all over the world and the effect it had on him. How these experiences have opened his mind, gave him an ability to think on his feet, and see things from another point of view. We also talk about how to keep your identity while but also make sure you are different. Finally, we talk about the beauty of building rapport and how this can help you be successful in whatever projects you are working on.