Inner Work FIRST: Avoid Financial & Social Failure!

People who make it through this, it's a People who make it through this, it's a real passage, it's a journey, it's not a real passage, it's a journey, it's not a real passage, it's a journey, it's not a permanent state, are people who've done permanent state, are people who've done permanent state, are people who've done some of the inner work before they left, some of the inner work before they left, some of the inner work before they left, who've done some thinking, some reading, who've done some thinking, some reading, who've done some thinking, some reading, done some planning, who know what done some planning, who know what done some planning, who know what actually actually actually They know the questions they have to They know the questions they have to They know the questions they have to answer before, right? Their interests, answer before, right? Their interests, answer before, right? Their interests, their curiosities, their projects, their their curiosities, their projects, their their curiosities, their projects, their relationship, their creativity, a relationship, their creativity, a relationship, their creativity, a genuine vision of what you're building, genuine vision of what you're building, genuine vision of what you're building, what you want in life, and knowing that what you want in life, and knowing that what you want in life, and knowing that before you get on the plane and and you before you get on the plane and and you before you get on the plane and and you know, run away. A lot of people go broke know, run away. A lot of people go broke know, run away. A lot of people go broke slowly and then fast. The final and most slowly and then fast. The final and most slowly and then fast. The final and most terminal failure mode, you know that terminal failure mode, you know that terminal failure mode, you know that famous Hemingway line, right? About how famous Hemingway line, right? About how famous Hemingway line, right? About how you go bankrupt, slowly then fast, you go bankrupt, slowly then fast, you go bankrupt, slowly then fast, gradually then suddenly. So, expat gradually then suddenly. So, expat gradually then suddenly. So, expat financial failure, social failure, looks financial failure, social failure, looks financial failure, social failure, looks just like that, right? Starts small, the just like that, right? Starts small, the just like that, right? Starts small, the budget's slightly higher than planned, budget's slightly higher than planned, budget's slightly higher than planned, the emergency fund gets used for the emergency fund gets used for the emergency fund gets used for something that technically isn't an something that technically isn't an something that technically isn't an emergency, but probably should have just emergency, but probably should have just emergency, but probably should have just been anticipated and budgeted for, or been anticipated and budgeted for, or been anticipated and budgeted for, or your portfolio takes a hit, there's a your portfolio takes a hit, there's a your portfolio takes a hit, there's a war, there's a crisis, there's whatever, war, there's a crisis, there's whatever, war, there's a crisis, there's whatever, your withdrawal rate that looked your withdrawal rate that looked your withdrawal rate that looked substantial becomes very fragile.