1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office, 2 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the 3 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: new world of work, where location and hours are more 4 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 1: flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to think 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: about moving. Yes, that is a huge thing to consider it, 6 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: but if your job can be done anywhere, it's important 7 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: to consider whether somewhere else might have enough benefits to 8 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: justify the pain of moving there. And maybe you will 9 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: stay put, but you could move. You want to consider 10 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: the possibility. One of the reasons my husband and I 11 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: left New York City many years ago is that we 12 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: realized that we didn't have particularly good reasons to stay. 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: Neither of us had to be there daily for our jobs, 14 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: and with young kids, we weren't exactly to taking advantage 15 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: of the city's night life, so we looked for somewhere 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: cheaper and where we could have more space. We wound 17 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: up out in Pennsylvania, and neither of us particularly has 18 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: to be here either, but we've got good schools and 19 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: a much different lifestyle. If you are working from home 20 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: long term, it's quite possible that your job can be 21 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: done anywhere too, so you might consider if that anywhere 22 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: should be somewhere other than where you are. First, a 23 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: practical matter, maybe you want to move to a home 24 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: where you could have a dedicated home office, especially if 25 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: you and your spouse are both working from home. An 26 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: office has some real upsides. Second, maybe you want to 27 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: consider somewhere with a lower cost of living, somewhere that 28 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: you could get that office. If you think you might 29 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: be coming into your organization's physical offices one day a 30 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: week in the future, you could expand your radius to 31 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: within two hours of the office, rather than in the 32 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: forty five minutes or so that you might deem tolerable 33 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: for a daily commute. Commutes are terrible, but if you 34 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: don't have to make it much, that changes the equation. 35 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: There can be a wide variance in the cost of 36 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: living within a two hour radius, so you might find 37 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: somewhere lovely. Of course, you might also go looking for 38 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: somewhere lovely. Plenty of people would love to live by 39 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: the beach or in the mountains. If you can work 40 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: from anywhere, maybe you want to try a place that 41 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 1: will make you smile every time you look out the windows, 42 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: and that will make your weekend activities all kinds of 43 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: fun and of course, you might consider moving to people. 44 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: If you've got young kids, Living near family can save 45 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: you quite a bit of money on babysitting, to say 46 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: nothing of the upside of growing up around grandparents or cousins. 47 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: This might also be wise if you have relatives who 48 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: need more care, and trying to manage that from afar 49 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: is going to be quite complicated. Now, moving is a 50 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: lot of hassle, and it can be expensive, but it's 51 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: also over within a limited timeframe, and then you can 52 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: start enjoying your new home. If you don't have to 53 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: stay where you are, why not take some time today 54 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: to consider if you want to stay where you are. 55 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: Maybe you do, you probably chose it for a reason, 56 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: but if not. When you work from home, far more 57 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: of the world becomes a possibility. In the meantime, This 58 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in 59 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: the New Corner Office. 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