As we all try to figure out what our next move could be, what it would look like, what we would need to do, down to where we would like to go, we have access to so many different ways of brainstorming nowadays. What is your go-to?

My mentor has said once: "There are two things humans are really good at, the first one is complicating our lives and two, justifying why we have done it." Where do you live?

Most people know roughly what they want. A different city. A different country. A different way of working. The move itself rarely feels like the problem. The obstacle usually has a name. A lease. A job. A partner who is not ready. A number that isn’t there yet. What is yours?

Big decisions in your life. The ones that actually moved you. Did you feel them, or did you work them out on paper? Where do you operate from? One word in the comments -> Gut OR spreadsheet.

The North American instinct is to own. Renting feels to many like throwing money away. When people picture moving (abroad), they picture the heavy version. Sell the house. Get rid of the furniture. Buy something on the other side. One direction, no turning back. That version is why most people never move at all. There is another way. Rent for six months in the place you think you want to live. Keep the door open at home. Test the daily reality, not the postcard. Mexico is not beaches and margaritas all day, everyday if you live here. It comes with the same daily life things you'd do at home - but with sun and a blue sky 😉 Some of it lands beautifully. Some of it does not. If it does not land, you can go back. Nothing burned, no regret, just data and an experiment. If it does, you stay longer. Maybe you buy. Maybe you rent forever. So before the question of where, there is a quieter one. Are you wired to own, or wired to rent? Owner or renter, which one are you?