Why Most Expats Fail: Living Abroad Won’t Solve Your Problems
Many of us think that all our problems will be solved if we can move away. If you put yourself in a new situation, surrounded by new people where no one knows you, everything will magically resolve itself.
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We all know the saying: Wherever you go, there you are. You can not escape yourself. If you have not dealt with your baggage, it will come with you, even overseas.
One of the biggest problems many expats have is that they think moving to a new country will solve their problems.
I shouldn’t say expats, but people in general.
We have this notion that if we move to a place where no one knows us, we can start over with a clean slate. In some aspects, it can help you start over.
However, this pink, fluffy, dreamlike state lasts only for so long. Eventually, we humans fall back into old patterns that have not been resolved.
Revealing that you have not changed and your baggage was waiting to be reclaimed by you.
You can change your location, name, hair, and clothing, but if you were miserable…
