🇬🇧 Challenges of moving to a different city or country

Many people spend their lives in the same city. Sometimes in the same neighbourhood. Most of them never thought about seriously analysing the possibility of doing business abroad. And even among those who leave their hometown to study, many return. In the meantime you and I think about our next move, where we want to go, and reflect on the possible challenges of doing that. It is about them - the challenges of moving to another city or country - that we are talking about today. Because many fears we have before changing don't materialise, but being reasonably prepared to live in challenging situations doesn't do any harm, unless it leaves you stuck, without the courage to leave where you are.

The main challenge is to deal with people who are not part of their current social circles, people from different cultures and different trajectories. On the internet it's easy to block anyone who disagrees with you on something, keeping in touch only with those who say what you want to hear, but in real life a cultural nomad, digital nomad or even a student going to college in a different city must live and  deal with different people. I think this is great, we grow a lot, broaden our horizons. But a lot of people don't like it. You can anticipate this situation on the internet yourself, although the most popular social networks these days are not as good for this purpose as some of their predecessors. Read my text on dialogue here on the blog and start practicing.

There is another challenge that can also be complicated for people with a fixed mindset, who leave their place of origin but their place of origin does not leave them, which is gastronomy.  And it's not just for those who move from country to country. Some will try to maintain their previous eating habits, others will want to taste the flavours of their new home. You can work on this challenge by searching for food recipes from other countries and regions on the internet and preparing them at home, or by going to different restaurants of cuisines from other countries that you haven't visited before.

Weather is another challenge for some. Getting from a very hot to a very cold place or vice versa can be challenging. But the body adapts, as long as you try to dress appropriately for the local climate.

Fear of the new. Will it be a challenge? Those who are afraid of the new do not enjoy the best of the nomadic life. Only your body leaves its place of origin, when it leaves. The head gets stuck there, in old beliefs, in old habits, even in old friends, without opening up to new friendships.

For entrepreneurs, there are also challenges such as quality standards. If you think about your company's target audience based on the profile of people from your hometown and their social class, you can discover, for example, that in another country that standard is lower than that of people who would be considered that social class there, both by quality of raw material and by labor profile. In some countries it can be very difficult to find someone who works for excellence.

The challenge of finding suppliers is part of the life of any entrepreneur and for those who have a broad market vision and know competitors who operate in demanding markets it can be very easy to overcome, and also minimise the challenge of quality standards by choosing to establish your company and manufacture your products in places where the quality in everything is more natural. In a world where some countries disrespect human dignity to have cheap labor, trying to compete for low prices is a suicidal strategy.

What other challenges are you afraid of facing when choosing to move to another city or country? If this text was helpful or you believe it might be helpful for someone else, follow my social media channels and share the link with your friends.

Nycka, the Nomad