Tag: Perspective
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You think you’re safe in America—but violent crime data tells another story. Compare homicide rates in São Paulo, Rio, and Santa Catarina with Chicago, Houston, and St. Louis. The truth about U.S. and Brazil safety might surprise you.
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Discover how opposite seasons in the Southern Hemisphere can help you enjoy two summers a year and skip winter entirely — a hidden advantage for global families planning second residencies.
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The Dodgers’ Japanese stars—Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki—show how living across cultures offers more than talent. Discover the hidden mental advantage of staying focused by tuning out the noise.
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Everyone knows the story — slow and steady wins the race. But living it? That’s the real test. This piece breaks down the math, mindset, and emotional reality behind consistent daily progress — and why unglamorous effort beats weekend intensity in the long run.
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Most people aren’t living — they’re following a script. This piece challenges you to confront the excuses keeping you stuck and rethink what ‘a good life’ really means. It’s not about fearlessness. It’s about courage — action despite fear.
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Discover the Financial Freedom Quotient (FFQ)—the one number that measures your family’s real independence and shows how close you are to true freedom.
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The US government shutdown 2025 proves rare events are now recurring. Build your family contingency plan and second residency before the next disruption.
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The Trap of Certainty There are a ton of pressing topics right now — important for your family and wealth in the next 5-10 years — where no certainty can be had, but require you to lay the ground work now. Will BRICS replace the current US-based hegemony? Will there be bank failures in the…
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A Ukrainian man living in Germany for ten years goes to renew his passport. The embassy refuses. His choice: return to fight in a war, or become undocumented in the only country he calls home. When the war in Ukraine broke out, the government began drafting men to fight. What shocked the world was how…
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I did the math: 8 hours at work, 2 commuting, 8 sleeping. That left 4 hours a day with my family — one-sixth of my life. So I left my high-paying Seattle job and took back 40 years of my life. Now I work an hour a day from anywhere — and actually live.
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We still use language from the Cold War to describe a world that no longer exists. First World. Third World. The terminology implies a hierarchy that made sense in 1975 but has little to do with how millions of people actually live today. The Moment I Knew When we first moved into our apartment abroad,…