Generally, the question of motivation when moving is one of the most serious. With proper motivation you'll find the means, get the right information, and won't be afraid to board a plane.
And today I'll share what in my opinion can help future pig Peter.
Have you ever even thought about why the most successful movers are usually people who left in their third decade of life? Why schoolchildren don't feel the difference, and pensioners over 30 behave as if they never left?
It seems to me that the whole thing is that it's precisely in this period of life that understanding of one interesting life concept forms:
Social ladder
What is it? It's a concept thanks to which people get rich, get life perks and generally grow in all ways. This process is different in different countries, cultures and societies.
A person doesn't start thinking about this immediately. Well, more precisely in our culture it's not really customary to think about personal growth, because a couple of generations ago growth meant risk - in the 20th century in Russia falling from a height was more painful and scary than today.
The first thoughts about the social ladder a person starts to get after finishing school. School is a closed society, like family. For the first time in conscious life a person starts to compete with the world openly. And, most interestingly, starts to compete with those whose capabilities they know nothing about.
In school there's Petya, who's smart and handsome, and Gosha, stupid and crooked. And you know where you are.
And suddenly, having passed the exam, a whole bunch of unknown competitors appear in your life - olympiad winners, athletes, sons of mom's friend.
Basically, for the first time we have to think - how to overtake that guy? Why does that TikToker already earn more than your parents combined?
At that time we form our understanding of the social ladder concept. We build a plan in our head: "So, I'll study, go work in an office, win over Svetka from HR department (her dad's military) and everything will be good for me".
And next to you someone will think: "And I'll go ask the professor to tutor me, finish university with honors and get a government job".
What's interesting is that both people are quite right. Each of them understood everything in their own way and will stick to their plan.
But what if your awesome plan is complete shit? What if you planned to become a programmer and reached the ceiling in a couple of years?
It's precisely at such moments you should think about moving. Why?
As I said earlier, the social ladder in all cultures is different. It's quite possible that if it doesn't work out for you at home, it might work out somewhere else.
In one country techies and doctors rule. In another - philosophers. In the third - blacks and gays. In the fourth - crooks and thieves. You just have to choose the right one.
I'm saying all this based on my own experience. At home I couldn't find a job even at McDonald's (no joke, they didn't take me). In Czech Republic in five years my standard of living jumped up. It just so happened that the European social ladder suited me personally better than the Russian one.
By the way, I completely disagree that in Russia you can only get rich by stealing and cheating. But the rules of the game in Russia are quite unique and don't suit everyone. Russia is a very hard level in games. But, as you know, at the hardest level are the coolest perks.
Conclusion - if you feel that your growth doesn't correspond to your ambitions, think about whether your plan corresponds to the rules of the game in the place where you live?
And yes, don't think that changing the social ladder will solve all your problems. I'll reveal a second little secret - in no culture is there a rule that a newcomer must go up the ladder faster than a local.