It just struck me... the easiest way to tell the close ones about leaving is... (I'm gonna leave you some seconds to thing about it)... Yeah, you probably guessed it if yo already read this post.
Using baby steps is the way to do it... if you'll just wait until the final moment to bring it up, you could end up giving you old folks a heart attack. I didn't think about this at the beginning but as time passed it became more and more obvious. In fact the earlier your bring it up the better it is (you could even get their support).
So, it's quite simple, randomly start talking about Oz, about what you think it's cool about it. And keep on doing it until you encounter resistance, then just drop it. After some time start talking about it again. When you do this try to gradually get closer to the idea of moving there.
And people will eventually get accustomed to the idea that you're talking serious business.
And this behavior can be used almost everywhere and anywhere (as long as time permits it).
The only drawback that this particular situation has is that if you'll start talking to new people about this from the start some of them will be really careful about committing when it comes to you. Don't worry about it, it's only a few that react in this particular way.
Hooroo!
6 years ago
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Hi! I think that what you wrote it's true. I told my parents more than a year ago about Australia and at first they didn't like the idea. They always tried to talk me out of it saying things like it's way too far from Argentina, or that I'll be all alone there; my dad even told me that I shouldn't do this to my puppy! (I have a poodle) and that he was going to be very sad!! I don't like that idea either but my dog is staying with my parents and after a while he's going to be just fine!!
ReplyDeleteBack to the main idea; after months of trying to convince me to stay in Argentina they started to talk about Australia in a good way; what city I'm going to go; where I'm going to stay; if I've made contacts with people already living there. So, yeah, after a while they start to get used to the idea and it's easier for them and for the ones leaving. I strongly recommend to tell people at the early stage of the process (or even before that!)
Cheers!!!