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What does it mean?
Jennings reflects on an intended short stay in the U.S. becoming a lifelong chapter.
In plain terms
A short visit became a lifetime.
What can you take from it?
Plans often change in unexpected ways.

Where it applies

  • career planning
  • relocation
  • personal history

Putting it to work

  • embrace unexpected paths
  • review long-term goals

Questions to consider

  • When did plans change for you?
  • What unexpected path shaped you?

Another view

It simplifies the decision-making behind migration.

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