EP 083: Creating Possibilities by Having the Right Mindset
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There has been a huge awareness on the power of a positive mindset in the past few years. And rightfully so! When you have a positive mindset, you are able to see so much possibilities for yourself that you might have not seen before. You are capable of doing so much more because of the belief, trust, and confidence you have as a result of positive mindset. Today’s guest, Holly Worton, shares her experiences in shifting her mindset, and how it made a huge difference in her personal life, business, and travel. Holly shares how she lost her love for solo nature walks to getting back at it and...
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EP 082: A One-Way Ticket to Owning Your Happy
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Many women adhere very well to the roles that society has set out for them - mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend. Buried behind all these is a woman with her own dreams, her own passion, her own definition of who she is. A lot do not escape this cycle, but today’s guest shares her inspiring story of leaving everything behind to find who she really is. Ronda Taylor was married for 23 years, is a mother, grandmother, and was the primary caregiver to her mother who has Alzheimer’s. She had dreams of travel but has always let obstacles get in the way. At 53, she decided she was not going to...
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EP 081: Reorienting Yourself by Embracing the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
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Living in the urban part of the country can be frenetic. And sometimes we just need some peace and quiet. It takes courage to shift lifestyles from being the busy blue collar to becoming a free digital nomad. Robyn Fountain made this brave switch as her work life and personal life are both constantly draining her. Having been in a toxic relationship, she was becoming more miserable and emotionally dysfunctional. She finally got the courage to say goodbye, go on the road and embrace the digital nomad lifestyle. Currently in Romania, she could not be more satisfied with the decision she made....
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EP 080: Letting Go of your Worries about Solo Travel
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I always admire women in middle age who go out there and start seeing more of the world. It takes courage to remove the roadblocks and just do it. Today’s guest shares us her incredible journeys as a solo traveler, her views and philosophies on traveling and how she is living her life one trip at a time. Leigh Mcadams started traveling right out of university. Her first trip marks the beginning of a lifetime of travel. As her curiosity to see the world got bigger, her thirst to travel got bigger and bigger and she’s never satisfied. She has traveled to 54 countries and has experienced...
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EP 079: Trusting your Intuition for Possibilities in Travel
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When people travel, sometimes they let their worries get to them too much that they forget to enjoy their trips. They neglect to free their minds, trust their guts and just revel in the beauty of wandering. Today’s guest shares her experience in choosing her intuition and opening herself to the amazing chances traveling has presented to her. Esther Jacobs have always trusted what her inner voice says. She let intuition guide her in all of her trips, and it has led her to travel to over a hundred countries. In today’s episode, she shares how her instinct has opened her to new...
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EP 078: Flashpacking and Disconnecting from City Life
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Have you ever felt restless enough that you just want to disconnect for a while? Our guest for today’s episode has been in the same situation. Too much that she finally found her freedom in solo traveling. I welcome in our show Lisa M, AKA the Hot Flash Packer.
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EP 077: Sharing the Passion of Travel with Family
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Today we have another Mother’s Day themed episode with Kathy Buechel. Kathy shares her goal of developing the spirit of travel in her two sons, just as her grandparents passed it on to her. Being ardent about traveling herself, she made sure that she will pass this passion to her sons.
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EP 076: There is No Age Limit in Travel
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Welcome to this very special mother’s day episode with my travel mentor and grandmother, Sandy Duffy.
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EP 075: Self Care and Clarity through Solo Travel
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Penny Chappell has been traveling her entire life. She grew up in a family that constantly changed states. They were always eager to move and explore. There were always unplanned road trips, which are some of her fondest childhood memories.
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EP 074: You’re Never Really Alone When You Solo Travel.
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Tam Warner Minton is a solo traveler, adventurer, and scuba diver and she is super passionate about saving our oceans! Tam went on her first solo trip in 2012 and has been addicted ever since. As she says on the show, you’re never truly alone when you’re out solo traveling. There is always something to do and you’re always meeting wonderful people while on you’re on your trips. So many of Tam’s friends are still scared to travel solo, but there is really no reason to be.
info_outlineCarol Guttery decided to structure her life a little bit differently when she turned 50. Her husband had just retired and she wanted to spend less time commuting to work and more time enjoying life with him. Traveling was something Carol always loved to do and she just didn’t get to do enough of it. So, she quit her job and worked on her ‘next step in life’ while being fully committed to traveling around the world. Find out more about Carol and her journey on this week’s show.
Key Takeaways:
*What was going on in Carol’s life when she turned 50?
*When Carol quit her job, she was finally able to see several conservation projects she was a part of in person/onsite.
*When you go to a new country, spend time doing things you’re passionate about! Don’t like art? Don't go to museums. It’s okay!
*There is a distinction between traveling solo and traveling alone.
*What did Carol like the most about Singapore?
*When is Carol’s next solo trip?
*Icelandair is doing some really cool things right now with the way they’re structuring their flights.
*On Carol’s website, she has organized it in such a way when you can explore ‘alternative activities’ of different places in the world.
*Own your own travel life!
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