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June 24, 2017 In Expat life

How is emigration similar to detective work?

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Detective meets various people in various difficult points in their lives. He has to try understanding their emotions, their ways of being, how they live. He has to gather a lot of information and make sense of them. He has to draw parallels between various clues he found…

I have been reflecting recently about the things I’ve learnt, things I’ve achieved, challenges I faced over the past two years of living in the UK. Yes, it has been almost two years since I moved! Absolutely crazy how fast the time goes! When thinking about those things and when making various summaries and plans it occurred to me that living abroad is somewhat like being a detective. Let me tell you in what ways.

 

Detective is open to meet and understand new people

And so are you. As an expat or an international assignee, you do have to go above and beyond to talk to new people and actually try to understand their world, their values, their habits. As much as a detective needs to familiarize himself with his clients’ stories, you are encouraged to ask for stories of local people to accelerate the process of adaptation. Developing your empathy and openness is the key. You are a detective of the new culture you have moved to and you need to (want to!) make the effort to get to know it better.

 

Detective is doing his research before going to the field

And so are you. Either before moving abroad (if it’s a long-planned move) or right after (if the move was more spontaneous or assignment-driven) you start to feel the need to know a bit more about the country, about the culture, about the history, about the people, about the habits, about the do’s and don’ts…

As much as a detective does a bit of research before diving into his assignment, you also feel the need to gather some information before throwing yourself into completely unknown situations.

 

Detective is constantly looking for links and clues and does not give up in his search

And so are you. You are exposed to a lot of information and many new stimuli. You need to filter them and make sense of them. Your brain is working on full steam to connect the dots and find some similarities between where you’ve been before and where you are now. It also processes a lot of things that are weird, unknown, stupid, different or annoying.

Initially the detective is happy that he is finding more and more clues, more and more information. That can mean that he is getting closer to solving the case. And so do you – the first couple of weeks or months can be a point where you have a lot of information coming in and you love it. With time however as much as a detective needs to sit down and order the clues, make links between them and draw conclusions, you also will need a time to reflect on all the news things that have happened.

If a detective can’t find enough information, as much as you can’t find enough similarities between where you’re from and where you are now, he does not give up. He consults with other detectives, he does some more research, he keeps looking or going over the clues he has already. That’s exactly what you can do as well before giving up. You can ask for help, you can talk to someone you trust, you can make the effort to learn something more to better understand your new home.

 

Detective needs to be mindful so that his work does not affect his family and friends

And so do you. Especially if you’ve got children this point is very important. You can’t transfer the negative emotions and struggles that you’re having on to the people you love and care about. It’s not to say you can’t talk about the difficulties you’re facing or questions you might have, but it’s to encourage you to be mindful about how your mood affects others. Some cases that detective needs to work on are difficult and involve confidential stories. Have a filter on what you say to your children as in some cases they may actually be adapting better than you, and there’s no point transferring your fears to them. If you have a family, there’s a great expat blog that provides a ton of information and advice about living abroad with your children – Expat Child. Definitely have a look.

But it’s not only the family that might be affected. Make sure you treat your research as something likable, as something positive that will help you adjust to the new situation. Especially if you’re an assignee or a “trailing spouse” where there’s not many options to change your situation very soon. Keeping a learning mindset will help you stay positive. You can always speak to your friends and family at home to ask for advice or just ask them to be able to vent. Be careful however in how certain struggles of living abroad might affect the partner you live with.

 

Detective reads people well

And so do you. The more time you spend abroad the better attention you pay to how people behave, what it means, what message they want to convey. It doesn’t come easily nor it comes immediately. But it does. And this helps you develop your cultural intelligence as well as improve your relationships with international colleagues.  As much as detective needs to read clues people give him during a conversation, as an expat you also seem to start paying more attention to what and how people say.

In addition to learning to read people better, there’s a high chance you will understand yourself better. You can start to be a detective of self! What I always encourage people to do and I see works well for myself is to reflect once in a while on your priorities, on your dreams, on your goals, on your feelings. Just to switch off and focus only on what you would like to have or feel in an ideal world. To understand where your frustrations might come from, to understand what you’re striving for and what make you feel good where you are now. By living or working abroad you get to learn more about yourself faster than you would ever do if you’ve never left.

 

One of the ways you can reflect on what’s important to you is signing up to Project Abroad’s newsletter! Once you sign up you will get access an exercise booklet which will help you to prioritize your focus and come up with a motivating affirmation. Hang it beside your bed and wake up with a positive thought about yourself each day! Newsletter subscribers will also receive a digest of great resources from this and other blogs as well as exclusive expat and assignee advice. Are you in? 🙂

 

 

Main picture’s credit goes to Pixabay.com

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Isn’t it a delightful discovery when you find some extra change in the pocket of the spring jacket you’ve just taken out of the wardrobe after a long winter? #mayonthemove2022 Ok, admittedly, today’s prompt took me to a funny place! 🙈 First thing that came to my mind was about that jacket. Likely because I’ve recently organised my wardrobe and have had such delightful discovery of a 5£ note in my pocket! Only a good excuse to take someone out for a walk and a nice coffee! ❤️ You know what’s NOT a delightful discovery of this kind though, that I hated when I was at school? Finding an old rotten banana in the backpack after the whole summer break while preparing for the first day of school again! Please tell me I was not the only one… Ok, I’ll stop now 😅 What was your delightful discovery recently? #expatlife #mindwonders #lifeabroad #livingabroad #workingabroad #careerabroad #internationallife #personalgrowth #reflectiontime #funnythoughts
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🏔Others have been agreed to run alongside rivers or mountains. 

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Yet still, there are so many social groups within these country borders who are marginalised, or are actually historically closer to another society just on the other side of that border. 

I don’t have any conclusion to these thoughts today, really. 🤷‍♀️ It’s just another thought-provoking prompt from @thefrustratednester and @mother_city_time who are the authors of #mayonthemove2022 challenge, so thank you for that!

📚I do have a super interesting read to recommend though, really worth a read! It’s “Prisoners of geography” by Tim Marshall - it explains how geographical location of a society/country impacts its history, and was an eye opening read for me.

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Country Borders are an artificial concept, and yet they have so much impact on how the world functions. #mayonthemove2022 ✍️So many borders in the world have been created by some guys drawing a line on a map. 🏔Others have been agreed to run alongside rivers or mountains. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦They’re supposed to facilitate functioning of societies with similar cultural backgrounds, to follow similar laws and ways of living, and create a sense of belonging. That sense of belonging though can also escalate with the “us” and “them” mentality. Yet still, there are so many social groups within these country borders who are marginalised, or are actually historically closer to another society just on the other side of that border. I don’t have any conclusion to these thoughts today, really. 🤷‍♀️ It’s just another thought-provoking prompt from @thefrustratednester and @mother_city_time who are the authors of #mayonthemove2022 challenge, so thank you for that! 📚I do have a super interesting read to recommend though, really worth a read! It’s “Prisoners of geography” by Tim Marshall - it explains how geographical location of a society/country impacts its history, and was an eye opening read for me. #expatcoaching #expatlife #livingabroad #expatcoach #workingabroad #lifeabroad #workabroad #careerabroad #internationallife #internationalcareer #globalcareer #globallife #globalleaders #culturalawareness #selfawareness #selfgrowth #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #culturalcompetence #movingabroad #zyciezagranica #zycienaemigracji #pracazagranica #rozwojosobisty #polacyzagranica
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Challenge is a way to grow, but too much challenge can be overwhelming. 
#mayonthemove2022 

Is it obvious? For some of us, perhaps 🤷‍♀️ But for many of us it’s a useful reminder every once in a while. 

We are surrounded by messages encouraging us to be ambitious, develop, challenge ourselves, go outside of our comfort zone. Even mindfulness or self-care activities are featured as “30-day challenges”! 🙈

It can be a nice motivator when we need that kind of push and they can be quite effective as well in helping us build new habits.

👉 Too little challenge can be demotivating, boring. Too much challenge can generate excessive stress. 

I know that I’ve been on both sides for sure. And that “too much” one was not fun at all. 
But I’ve also been in the optimal challenge levels too when I was growing and learning new skills, fulfilling my ambitions, and having lots of satisfaction along the way. 

The latest one was when I needed to discuss with my leadership a change idea that I was passionate about, and get their buy-in. Being in the middle, all eyes on me, ideas challenged and questions asked was challenging for me of course, but I was prepared, had well thought through argumentation and was open to listen to their suggestions to find the best possible way forward. 

I invite you to listen to your body and analyse your thoughts around challenging situations. They can be a super helpful source of information which can help you find the sweet spot of the optimal challenge when you need it, but also to retreat when you feel it’s too much. 

👂What was one recent situation where you were challenged just enough and grew through the experience?

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Challenge is a way to grow, but too much challenge can be overwhelming. #mayonthemove2022 Is it obvious? For some of us, perhaps 🤷‍♀️ But for many of us it’s a useful reminder every once in a while. We are surrounded by messages encouraging us to be ambitious, develop, challenge ourselves, go outside of our comfort zone. Even mindfulness or self-care activities are featured as “30-day challenges”! 🙈 It can be a nice motivator when we need that kind of push and they can be quite effective as well in helping us build new habits. 👉 Too little challenge can be demotivating, boring. Too much challenge can generate excessive stress. I know that I’ve been on both sides for sure. And that “too much” one was not fun at all. But I’ve also been in the optimal challenge levels too when I was growing and learning new skills, fulfilling my ambitions, and having lots of satisfaction along the way. The latest one was when I needed to discuss with my leadership a change idea that I was passionate about, and get their buy-in. Being in the middle, all eyes on me, ideas challenged and questions asked was challenging for me of course, but I was prepared, had well thought through argumentation and was open to listen to their suggestions to find the best possible way forward. I invite you to listen to your body and analyse your thoughts around challenging situations. They can be a super helpful source of information which can help you find the sweet spot of the optimal challenge when you need it, but also to retreat when you feel it’s too much. 👂What was one recent situation where you were challenged just enough and grew through the experience? #expatlife #lifeabroad #expatchallenges #selfawareness #selfdevelopment #selfcare #personaldevelopment #globallife #globalleadership
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A day in... is not something I mind at all.
#mayonthemove2022 

I consider myself to be very close towards the introvert side of the scale. I like to be around people, but preferably smaller groups for more meaningful discussions. After a night out or big events or concerts (and there really aren't so many these days 😃) I need the time to recharge. 

When pandemic started, internet got full of funny memes about that of course - I love internet in the moments of crisis, it has its bad sides in general but was really cheering me up when the world first "locked-down".

A perfect solitary recharging day-in includes:
☕️Coffee - preferably with something sweet too
👗Organising things in the house
Watching a lighthearted movie
🥗Having a nice meal
✍️Writing something for you guys for the blog, newsletter or instagram posts
📖Reading a book
In short - lots of relaxing and self-care activities.

What about you? If you have a day in, how do you like to spend it?

 #expatlife #introvertlife #introvertexpat #livingabroad #movingabroad #lifeabroad #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife #internationallife #internationalcareer #culturalawareness #polacyzagranica #polacynaemigracji
A day in... is not something I mind at all.
#mayonthemove2022 

I consider myself to be very close towards the introvert side of the scale. I like to be around people, but preferably smaller groups for more meaningful discussions. After a night out or big events or concerts (and there really aren't so many these days 😃) I need the time to recharge. 

When pandemic started, internet got full of funny memes about that of course - I love internet in the moments of crisis, it has its bad sides in general but was really cheering me up when the world first "locked-down".

A perfect solitary recharging day-in includes:
☕️Coffee - preferably with something sweet too
👗Organising things in the house
Watching a lighthearted movie
🥗Having a nice meal
✍️Writing something for you guys for the blog, newsletter or instagram posts
📖Reading a book
In short - lots of relaxing and self-care activities.

What about you? If you have a day in, how do you like to spend it?

 #expatlife #introvertlife #introvertexpat #livingabroad #movingabroad #lifeabroad #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife #internationallife #internationalcareer #culturalawareness #polacyzagranica #polacynaemigracji
A day in... is not something I mind at all.
#mayonthemove2022 

I consider myself to be very close towards the introvert side of the scale. I like to be around people, but preferably smaller groups for more meaningful discussions. After a night out or big events or concerts (and there really aren't so many these days 😃) I need the time to recharge. 

When pandemic started, internet got full of funny memes about that of course - I love internet in the moments of crisis, it has its bad sides in general but was really cheering me up when the world first "locked-down".

A perfect solitary recharging day-in includes:
☕️Coffee - preferably with something sweet too
👗Organising things in the house
Watching a lighthearted movie
🥗Having a nice meal
✍️Writing something for you guys for the blog, newsletter or instagram posts
📖Reading a book
In short - lots of relaxing and self-care activities.

What about you? If you have a day in, how do you like to spend it?

 #expatlife #introvertlife #introvertexpat #livingabroad #movingabroad #lifeabroad #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife #internationallife #internationalcareer #culturalawareness #polacyzagranica #polacynaemigracji
A day in... is not something I mind at all.
#mayonthemove2022 

I consider myself to be very close towards the introvert side of the scale. I like to be around people, but preferably smaller groups for more meaningful discussions. After a night out or big events or concerts (and there really aren't so many these days 😃) I need the time to recharge. 

When pandemic started, internet got full of funny memes about that of course - I love internet in the moments of crisis, it has its bad sides in general but was really cheering me up when the world first "locked-down".

A perfect solitary recharging day-in includes:
☕️Coffee - preferably with something sweet too
👗Organising things in the house
Watching a lighthearted movie
🥗Having a nice meal
✍️Writing something for you guys for the blog, newsletter or instagram posts
📖Reading a book
In short - lots of relaxing and self-care activities.

What about you? If you have a day in, how do you like to spend it?

 #expatlife #introvertlife #introvertexpat #livingabroad #movingabroad #lifeabroad #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife #internationallife #internationalcareer #culturalawareness #polacyzagranica #polacynaemigracji
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A day in... is not something I mind at all. #mayonthemove2022 I consider myself to be very close towards the introvert side of the scale. I like to be around people, but preferably smaller groups for more meaningful discussions. After a night out or big events or concerts (and there really aren't so many these days 😃) I need the time to recharge. When pandemic started, internet got full of funny memes about that of course - I love internet in the moments of crisis, it has its bad sides in general but was really cheering me up when the world first "locked-down". A perfect solitary recharging day-in includes: ☕️Coffee - preferably with something sweet too 👗Organising things in the house Watching a lighthearted movie 🥗Having a nice meal ✍️Writing something for you guys for the blog, newsletter or instagram posts 📖Reading a book In short - lots of relaxing and self-care activities. What about you? If you have a day in, how do you like to spend it? #expatlife #introvertlife #introvertexpat #livingabroad #movingabroad #lifeabroad #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife #internationallife #internationalcareer #culturalawareness #polacyzagranica #polacynaemigracji
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And it requires a conscious effort to open them as well - it won't happen on its own! You're in charge of opening your mind :) ⁠
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And it requires a conscious effort to open them as well - it won't happen on its own! You're in charge of opening your mind :) ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #expatcoaching #expatlife #livingabroad #expatcoach #workingabroad #lifeabroad #workabroad #careerabroad #internationallife #internationalcareer #globalcareer #globallife #globalleaders #culturalawareness #selfawareness #selfgrowth #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #culturalcompetence #movingabroad #zyciezagranica #zycienaemigracji #pracazagranica #rozwojosobisty #leadershipmotivation
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This is me, now #mayonthemove2022

Very excited to be taking part in this connectivity initiative once again 🙂 
I'm a psychologist, coach and trainer. Basically – I love working with people and seeing them grow😊
By day, I work full time as People & Culture Partner in a scale-up company. In evenings and weekends I run Project Abroad to help expats understand the cultures they're working with, how their own cultural background impacts their expat experience, and (most importantly) what they can do about it to make their experience more comfortable.

🤩I deeply care about you not just having 'an ok experience' abroad.  
I want you to really achieve the goals you have set for yourself abroad. And feel confident in the process! 
  
🤩I am practical and structured about approaching challenges.  
People I coach often come to me with a whole lot of thoughts, doubts, challenges and feelings. Confused about what is causing them to feel like this, or what to do next. Step by step we untangle these, make sense of the experience and create a tangible plan to move their lives forward. 
  
🤩I see value in learning about cultural dimensions for personal development. 
This knowledge helps you understand where some of the frustrations may be coming from. It helps you gain more self-awareness and identify the similarities you can build on when working internationally. It's a great starting point to a conversation about adaptation to a new place as well as increasing the feeling of confidence and belonging to the new location.

🤩I believe that if you're aware of something, you can do something about it.
Self-awareness for me is the first step to any transition, be it moving to another country, starting a new job or moving to the next phase of life. If you're not aware of what the underlying issue is, you can't really do much about it. But when you shine some light on it, everything seems more achievable. 

🚶‍♀️In my spare time I walk a lot, every day, with an audiobook or podcast in my ears. 
✍️My recent lockdown hobby also includes colour pencil drawing.

#expatcoach #livingabroad #lifeabroad #polacyzagranica #polishexpats #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife
This is me, now #mayonthemove2022

Very excited to be taking part in this connectivity initiative once again 🙂 
I'm a psychologist, coach and trainer. Basically – I love working with people and seeing them grow😊
By day, I work full time as People & Culture Partner in a scale-up company. In evenings and weekends I run Project Abroad to help expats understand the cultures they're working with, how their own cultural background impacts their expat experience, and (most importantly) what they can do about it to make their experience more comfortable.

🤩I deeply care about you not just having 'an ok experience' abroad.  
I want you to really achieve the goals you have set for yourself abroad. And feel confident in the process! 
  
🤩I am practical and structured about approaching challenges.  
People I coach often come to me with a whole lot of thoughts, doubts, challenges and feelings. Confused about what is causing them to feel like this, or what to do next. Step by step we untangle these, make sense of the experience and create a tangible plan to move their lives forward. 
  
🤩I see value in learning about cultural dimensions for personal development. 
This knowledge helps you understand where some of the frustrations may be coming from. It helps you gain more self-awareness and identify the similarities you can build on when working internationally. It's a great starting point to a conversation about adaptation to a new place as well as increasing the feeling of confidence and belonging to the new location.

🤩I believe that if you're aware of something, you can do something about it.
Self-awareness for me is the first step to any transition, be it moving to another country, starting a new job or moving to the next phase of life. If you're not aware of what the underlying issue is, you can't really do much about it. But when you shine some light on it, everything seems more achievable. 

🚶‍♀️In my spare time I walk a lot, every day, with an audiobook or podcast in my ears. 
✍️My recent lockdown hobby also includes colour pencil drawing.

#expatcoach #livingabroad #lifeabroad #polacyzagranica #polishexpats #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife
This is me, now #mayonthemove2022

Very excited to be taking part in this connectivity initiative once again 🙂 
I'm a psychologist, coach and trainer. Basically – I love working with people and seeing them grow😊
By day, I work full time as People & Culture Partner in a scale-up company. In evenings and weekends I run Project Abroad to help expats understand the cultures they're working with, how their own cultural background impacts their expat experience, and (most importantly) what they can do about it to make their experience more comfortable.

🤩I deeply care about you not just having 'an ok experience' abroad.  
I want you to really achieve the goals you have set for yourself abroad. And feel confident in the process! 
  
🤩I am practical and structured about approaching challenges.  
People I coach often come to me with a whole lot of thoughts, doubts, challenges and feelings. Confused about what is causing them to feel like this, or what to do next. Step by step we untangle these, make sense of the experience and create a tangible plan to move their lives forward. 
  
🤩I see value in learning about cultural dimensions for personal development. 
This knowledge helps you understand where some of the frustrations may be coming from. It helps you gain more self-awareness and identify the similarities you can build on when working internationally. It's a great starting point to a conversation about adaptation to a new place as well as increasing the feeling of confidence and belonging to the new location.

🤩I believe that if you're aware of something, you can do something about it.
Self-awareness for me is the first step to any transition, be it moving to another country, starting a new job or moving to the next phase of life. If you're not aware of what the underlying issue is, you can't really do much about it. But when you shine some light on it, everything seems more achievable. 

🚶‍♀️In my spare time I walk a lot, every day, with an audiobook or podcast in my ears. 
✍️My recent lockdown hobby also includes colour pencil drawing.

#expatcoach #livingabroad #lifeabroad #polacyzagranica #polishexpats #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife
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This is me, now #mayonthemove2022 Very excited to be taking part in this connectivity initiative once again 🙂 I'm a psychologist, coach and trainer. Basically – I love working with people and seeing them grow😊 By day, I work full time as People & Culture Partner in a scale-up company. In evenings and weekends I run Project Abroad to help expats understand the cultures they're working with, how their own cultural background impacts their expat experience, and (most importantly) what they can do about it to make their experience more comfortable. 🤩I deeply care about you not just having 'an ok experience' abroad.  I want you to really achieve the goals you have set for yourself abroad. And feel confident in the process!   🤩I am practical and structured about approaching challenges.  People I coach often come to me with a whole lot of thoughts, doubts, challenges and feelings. Confused about what is causing them to feel like this, or what to do next. Step by step we untangle these, make sense of the experience and create a tangible plan to move their lives forward.   🤩I see value in learning about cultural dimensions for personal development. This knowledge helps you understand where some of the frustrations may be coming from. It helps you gain more self-awareness and identify the similarities you can build on when working internationally. It's a great starting point to a conversation about adaptation to a new place as well as increasing the feeling of confidence and belonging to the new location. 🤩I believe that if you're aware of something, you can do something about it. Self-awareness for me is the first step to any transition, be it moving to another country, starting a new job or moving to the next phase of life. If you're not aware of what the underlying issue is, you can't really do much about it. But when you shine some light on it, everything seems more achievable. 🚶‍♀️In my spare time I walk a lot, every day, with an audiobook or podcast in my ears. ✍️My recent lockdown hobby also includes colour pencil drawing. #expatcoach #livingabroad #lifeabroad #polacyzagranica #polishexpats #careerabroad #globalcareer #globallife
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