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REPATRIATION CHECKLIST – Turn Re-entry On It’s Head

Another checklist you must be thinking – that’s the last thing I need amidst this process of moving, packing, leaving, adjusting, farewells, new hellos and adjustment.   But yes, what if by reading and taking one tiny step this makes a difference – would it be worth it? Here are three of the nine checklist behaviors that I see making a difference in the lives of expats, repats and nextpats every single day.   You have the power to make the difference between suffering through an unpleasant re-entry back home and gaining the winning edge to create the life you dream of living back home….which will it be? 1.      Repatriation can be messy – accept this and move on! Re-entry to life back home after living overseas for anywhere between a couple of years to a lifetime, requires hundreds of moving pieces.    Our bodies, belongings, relationships, family and careers get packed up and shifted.   The natural consequence can be some chaos. This can sometimes show up in the fo