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Sample Objectives

Here are some examples of objectives that you might want support with, as you orient yourself towards your Big Adventure. 

Phase 1: Initial Exploration & Self-Discovery (Sessions 1-8)

  1. What's Calling Me Across the Ocean? - Getting to the heart of why I'm hearing this siren song

  2. My Non-Negotiables (aka What Makes Me, Me) - Figuring out which parts of myself I'm packing in my suitcase

  3. Taking Stock of My Heart - Honestly assessing what's lighting me up and what's weighing me down right now

  4. Painting My Dream Life in Watercolors - Letting myself imagine the life I barely dare to want

  5. Naming the Monsters Under My Bed - Shining a light on the fears that wake me at 3am

  6. My People: A Love Map - Tracing the heartstrings that might stretch across continents

  7. Who Am I When I'm Not From Here? - Exploring my cultural roots and my wings

  8. What My Past Selves Can Teach Me - Remembering how I've survived earthquakes before

 

Phase 2: Practical Research & Reality Testing (Sessions 9-16)

9. My Goldilocks Search (Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold) - Figuring out what my "just right" looks like on a map

10. Can I Do What I Do Over There? - Getting real about whether my skills have a passport

11. Show Me the Money (and the Scary Numbers) - Facing the financial truth without flinching

12. Becoming a Detective in My Own Life - Creating my strategy for sniffing out the real story

13. Bodies and Daily Life (The Unglamorous Stuff) - Making sure I can actually function as a human there

14. School, Studies, and Growing Brains - Mapping learning paths for myself or my little humans

15. The Bureaucratic Maze - Understanding the paperwork mountain I'm about to climb

16. Test-Driving My Future - Planning adventures to fall in love (or out of love) with potential homes

 

Phase 3: Stakeholder Conversations & Support Building (Sessions 17-22)

17. Is My Partner On This Rocket Ship With Me? - Having the big, vulnerable conversation about our shared future

18. Telling Mom, Dad, and the Whole Tribe - Preparing for reactions from "That's wonderful!" to "Have you lost your mind?"

19. What About the Kids? - Honoring my children's feelings and including them in the adventure

20. Which Friendships Can Stretch This Far? - Getting honest about distance and love

21. Assembling My Migration Avengers - Finding my guides, cheerleaders, and fellow travelers

22. Weathering the Storm of Opinions - Building an umbrella against other people's weather

 

Phase 4: Decision-Making Process (Sessions 23-30)

23.  How Do I Actually Decide This Thing? - Choosing a method that honors both my head and heart

24. The Real Pros and Cons (Digging Deeper) - Going beneath "better weather" to "who will I become?"

25. What Am I Trading? - Understanding that every choice is also a goodbye

26. Imagining Everything (The Beautiful and the Terrifying) - Playing out the movie in my mind

27. When My Gut Wrestles with My Brain - Learning to let intuition and logic dance together

28. Is Now the Time, or Should I Wait? - Finding the rhythm that feels right

29. My Backup Plans and Escape Hatches - Giving myself permission to not be trapped by my choice

30. The Moment I Say Yes (or No) - Standing at the crossroads and choosing my path

 

Phase 5: Planning & Preparation (Sessions 31-38)

31. Working Backward from My New Life - Creating the treasure map to get me there

32. Getting My Financial Ducks in a Very Long Row - Building the money cushion that lets me sleep at night

33. What Will I Do for Work Over There? - Crafting my professional reinvention story

34. Where Will I Lay My Head? - Finding my first nest in unfamiliar trees

35. What Comes With Me, What Gets Left Behind - The surprisingly emotional archaeology of my stuff

36. Taming the Paper Tiger - Wrestling documents, stamps, and signatures into submission

37. Strengthening My Emotional Core - Building the inner muscles for what's coming

38. Goodbyes That Actually Mean Something - Designing rituals for releasing and honoring

 

Phase 6: Pre-Departure Transition (Sessions 39-43)

39. When Everything Feels Like Too Much - Breathing through the chaos of the final countdown

40. Shedding My Old Skin - Processing the strange feeling of becoming someone new

41. Reality Check: What's Actually Going to Happen - Gently releasing the fantasy and embracing the real

42.My First 48 Hours (Mapped Out) - Planning the baby steps for when I land

43. The Beautiful Ache of Leaving - Holding both the grief and the excitement in my hands

 

Phase 7: Early Settlement & Adjustment (Sessions 44-47)

44. Wait, This is Hard (And That's Okay) - Processing the shock, wonder, and disorientation of arrival

45. Creating My New Rhythm - Finding my footing in a world that moves differently

46. Making Friends in the Wild - Becoming brave about building my tribe from scratch

47. Cheering for My Tiny Victories - Celebrating that I figured out the bus system and didn't cry today

 

Phase 8: Integration & Thriving (Sessions 48-50)

48. Becoming Beautifully Both - Weaving my old self and new self into something whole

49. Checking In With My Soul's GPS - Making sure this new life is taking me where I actually want to go

50. Looking Back at How Far I've Come - Marveling at my own courage and the person I've become

 

Note: This journey is uniquely yours. The above list is intended to give you some thinking points, it is not going to match your path. Your session agendas will come from within you. Some sessions might make you cry, some might make you laugh, and some might need to be visited twice. There's no wrong way to walk this path.

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