Circle of concern meeting circle of influence. Unless you had the financial means to rent now and then either leave the place empty or sublet, the current market situation is beyond your circle of influence.
With our plans for South Africa, we know that the coming elections may have some side effects which are detrimental to the economy there. One of my South African friends tells me that any impact will not be immediate. So, we still plan to go, but are not second guessing events.
And hell, we I’ll rent the house, rent the car and even rent the bikes. If we change our minds based on facts on the ground, plan B is Spain / Portugal.
Exactly. There are things you can't control. You either deal with them as they are when the time comes and do cool shit or post on Facebook about how "impossible" things are. :-)
My therapist says I have a catastrophic mindset. Must have come from my time in the Marines. However, always thinking ahead, and planning for the unknown, has served me well.
If I lost sight and listened to the naysayers about moving and doing things deemed out of the box, I'd be bed rotting in watching Netflix or listening to Spotify... doing is so much more fulfilling, even when things get sideways... it builds character and courage.
Time for some Stephen Covey.
Circle of concern meeting circle of influence. Unless you had the financial means to rent now and then either leave the place empty or sublet, the current market situation is beyond your circle of influence.
With our plans for South Africa, we know that the coming elections may have some side effects which are detrimental to the economy there. One of my South African friends tells me that any impact will not be immediate. So, we still plan to go, but are not second guessing events.
And hell, we I’ll rent the house, rent the car and even rent the bikes. If we change our minds based on facts on the ground, plan B is Spain / Portugal.
Exactly. There are things you can't control. You either deal with them as they are when the time comes and do cool shit or post on Facebook about how "impossible" things are. :-)
My therapist says I have a catastrophic mindset. Must have come from my time in the Marines. However, always thinking ahead, and planning for the unknown, has served me well.
I inherited mine from both parents being in the military... but it only comes out in medical occurrences!
I think a lot of it is about balance. There's a benefit to thinking about worst case scenarios. You just can't dwell on them.
If I lost sight and listened to the naysayers about moving and doing things deemed out of the box, I'd be bed rotting in watching Netflix or listening to Spotify... doing is so much more fulfilling, even when things get sideways... it builds character and courage.