You don't actually need anyone's permission to move abroad. Not your parents. Not your friends. Not your coworkers. Not even your spouse if they're using guilt instead of having real conversations. But you keep waiting for them to be okay with it. You keep trying to make them understand. You keep softening your plans so they feel less threatening. Meanwhile, you're still stuck. Still unhappy. Still living a life designed around everyone else's comfort except your own. Here's what changed for me. I stopped asking for approval and started making announcements. I'm moving in six weeks. Here's the plan. You can support me or you can process your feelings on your own time. But I'm going. The people who loved me figured it out. The people who didn't were never going to be happy for me anyway. Your freedom matters more than their comfort. Act like it. Ready to build your exit plan? Link in bio. 🆘🇺🇸
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Your tiptoeing around your own life for other people's comfort, and you're not even worried about your own. This is the problem with so many Americans, especially moms. Moms are so worried about perceptions. They're worried about what will their neighbors think, what will their families think, what will their friends think, what will the people that randomly were in your dorm in college think if you announce that you're leaving the United States. They're going to all have opinions on that and you're letting those opinions affect your decisions. And that's a huge problem by allowing a possible negative reaction to influence your decision making process. You are giving up the power you have over your own life. No, I know it's hard to feel confident about a decision like moving abroad because you don't know how that decision is going to turn out. So you're basically saying I'm nervous to announce that I'm doing this because if I powerfully announce that I'm moving abroad and it goes, hey, why are what does that say about you? But here's the thing. It doesn't say anything about you. You are seeking something that is not being offered in the United States. For myself, I was seeking safety for my kids and I went and found that I've moved to all countries that have been safer than the United States for children. So despite the fact that I've lived on three different continents in five years, I have always prioritized my children's safety. So whatever that thing that pull for you to leave the United States is, that is what matters. Even if you don't get it perfectly right, the first time. And other people's opinions are not going to change the fact that you still feel some reason to leave the United States. I only show up on people's fees if you've been thinking about leaving the United States. So stop trying to convince yourself that the other people's judgment should influence what you are doing. I'm Veronica and I help Americans escape the United States. I help you through one-on-one consulting or group coaching programs that are linked in my bio and if you are ready to stop living for other people and actually take back that power on here to help.
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