Tale of two returnees.
Apr 13th 2013, 9:33 am
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Joined: Jun 2010
Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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Re: Tale of two returnees.
I understand happiness comes from within. That's not a dig at anyone by the way.
Apr 13th 2013, 11:47 am
#17
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Re: Tale of two returnees.
Although where we live right now means we have a big house on a couple of acres and we don't have to work so much to have the things we desire it doesnt actually mean our quality of life is better, it's a strange lesson to learn and realise and it does throw a bit of a curve ball into things.
As you spend 5/7 of your life at work, if you are happy in your work, you will be happy almost anywhere you live, if you are unhappy, then you can bet unhappiness is around the corner. This is why many self-employed people settle more easily when they move, especially to non-English speaking countries. They sit twiddling about on the internet to make their money, but now it's in a French farmhouse instead of a semi in Reading = happiness. If they were driving into Marseille in the traffic and struggling with the language all day in a busy office = unhappiness.
In other words, they would perhaps be better advised to stay where they are and try and get a job they like, or start a successful business, rather than move abroad, or at least before they move abroad. The problem with that is that finding a job you like is very difficult and rare, and starting a successful business is even harder.
Last edited by Zen10; Apr 13th 2013 at 11:50 am.
Apr 13th 2013, 7:02 pm
#18
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Posts: 10,614
Re: Tale of two returnees.
A good point. Seems to me that what makes most people unhappy is going to work every day in jobs they hate. This is backed up by a lot of stats about happiness. When they change country they're still going to have to go to work to service the mortgage, so they can presume unhappiness will follow.
As you spend 5/7 of your life at work, if you are happy in your work, you will be happy almost anywhere you live, if you are unhappy, then you can bet unhappiness is around the corner. This is why many self-employed people settle more easily when they move, especially to non-English speaking countries. They sit twiddling about on the internet to make their money, but now it's in a French farmhouse instead of a semi in Reading = happiness. If they were driving into Marseille in the traffic and struggling with the language all day in a busy office = unhappiness.
In other words, they would perhaps be better advised to stay where they are and try and get a job they like, or start a successful business, rather than move abroad, or at least before they move abroad. The problem with that is that finding a job you like is very difficult and rare, and starting a successful business is even harder.
As you spend 5/7 of your life at work, if you are happy in your work, you will be happy almost anywhere you live, if you are unhappy, then you can bet unhappiness is around the corner. This is why many self-employed people settle more easily when they move, especially to non-English speaking countries. They sit twiddling about on the internet to make their money, but now it's in a French farmhouse instead of a semi in Reading = happiness. If they were driving into Marseille in the traffic and struggling with the language all day in a busy office = unhappiness.
In other words, they would perhaps be better advised to stay where they are and try and get a job they like, or start a successful business, rather than move abroad, or at least before they move abroad. The problem with that is that finding a job you like is very difficult and rare, and starting a successful business is even harder.
