WEBVTT - The New Corner Office: You could move

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the New Corner Office,

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the

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<v Speaker 1>new world of work, where location and hours are more

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<v Speaker 1>flexible than in the past. Today's tip is to think

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<v Speaker 1>about moving. Yes, that is a huge thing to consider it,

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<v Speaker 1>but if your job can be done anywhere, it's important

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<v Speaker 1>to consider whether somewhere else might have enough benefits to

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<v Speaker 1>justify the pain of moving there. And maybe you will

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<v Speaker 1>stay put, but you could move. You want to consider

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<v Speaker 1>the possibility. One of the reasons my husband and I

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<v Speaker 1>left New York City many years ago is that we

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<v Speaker 1>realized that we didn't have particularly good reasons to stay.

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<v Speaker 1>Neither of us had to be there daily for our jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>and with young kids, we weren't exactly to taking advantage

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<v Speaker 1>of the city's night life, so we looked for somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>cheaper and where we could have more space. We wound

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<v Speaker 1>up out in Pennsylvania, and neither of us particularly has

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<v Speaker 1>to be here either, but we've got good schools and

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<v Speaker 1>a much different lifestyle. If you are working from home

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<v Speaker 1>long term, it's quite possible that your job can be

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<v Speaker 1>done anywhere too, so you might consider if that anywhere

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<v Speaker 1>should be somewhere other than where you are. First, a

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<v Speaker 1>practical matter, maybe you want to move to a home

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<v Speaker 1>where you could have a dedicated home office, especially if

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<v Speaker 1>you and your spouse are both working from home. An

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<v Speaker 1>office has some real upsides. Second, maybe you want to

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<v Speaker 1>consider somewhere with a lower cost of living, somewhere that

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<v Speaker 1>you could get that office. If you think you might

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<v Speaker 1>be coming into your organization's physical offices one day a

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<v Speaker 1>week in the future, you could expand your radius to

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<v Speaker 1>within two hours of the office, rather than in the

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<v Speaker 1>forty five minutes or so that you might deem tolerable

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<v Speaker 1>for a daily commute. Commutes are terrible, but if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to make it much, that changes the equation.

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<v Speaker 1>There can be a wide variance in the cost of

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<v Speaker 1>living within a two hour radius, so you might find

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere lovely. Of course, you might also go looking for

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere lovely. Plenty of people would love to live by

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<v Speaker 1>the beach or in the mountains. If you can work

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<v Speaker 1>from anywhere, maybe you want to try a place that

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<v Speaker 1>will make you smile every time you look out the windows,

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<v Speaker 1>and that will make your weekend activities all kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>fun and of course, you might consider moving to people.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've got young kids, Living near family can save

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<v Speaker 1>you quite a bit of money on babysitting, to say

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<v Speaker 1>nothing of the upside of growing up around grandparents or cousins.

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<v Speaker 1>This might also be wise if you have relatives who

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<v Speaker 1>need more care, and trying to manage that from afar

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be quite complicated. Now, moving is a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of hassle, and it can be expensive, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>also over within a limited timeframe, and then you can

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<v Speaker 1>start enjoying your new home. If you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>stay where you are, why not take some time today

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<v Speaker 1>to consider if you want to stay where you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you do, you probably chose it for a reason,

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<v Speaker 1>but if not. When you work from home, far more

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<v Speaker 1>of the world becomes a possibility. In the meantime, This

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<v Speaker 1>is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to succeeding in

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