As advances in technology continue to make the world appear to shrink and with corporate global relocating for individuals becoming more and more common, many people have begun to feel lost and alone when being put in such a situation and having to move themselves and their families across the world to a different country. To help people deal with such situations there was a great article published this week at Forbes of an interview conducted by Jenna Goudreau with Debbie White, who tells the story of her and her family moving to America from the UK for professional reasons and then returning to England after an even better opportunity arose.
White, 50, a native of England who grew up in the UK, has worked for several years for business and personal services giant Sodexo and four years ago was offered the CFO position for the companies’ North American division in Maryland. After making the difficult decision to move she was then offered the CEO position in England and the whole clan recently re-relocated.
White’s story is such an inspirational one in that she was able to navigate both moves while juggling such various factors as her husband’s career and the lives of three young children. These have been challenges that too many people have had to struggle with as they try to, often unsuccessfully, move their lives to a different culture.
White gives tips on how to handle bringing up the news with your family, minimizing the negative effects that it could have and ultimately thriving while seemingly jumping from one part of the world to another. Factors such as schooling, dealing with new friends and blending in to a new society are tackled with honesty and candidness and there have already been a large number of readers who have cited the article as bringing down the anxiety level of both them and their families when making such a drastic move.
While not everyone will find themselves in the promising financial situation that White’s occupation seems to provide her, the methods she uses to help her through these major moves in her life, as well as the positive perspective that she is able to provide, should prove to be extremely useful information for people in any financial bracket considering making a country to country move. It is highly recommended that anyone in a similar situation read the whole interview from the beginning and take advantage of the experiences that is shared with readers. Enjoy.
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