Do you know your WHY?

Updated on February 26th, 2025

I have always been a traveller, but my adventures took on a whole new meaning when I lost my husband, Terry.

Then I truly discovered how transformational travel can be.

It started with escaping from home and the life that I had been very happy in for almost twenty years. It was no longer the safe haven we had created together.

Now it had silence and loneliness screaming at me from every corner.

So, I ran away.

And in doing so I started to reconnect with who I was.

When you’ve been in a relationship for twenty years, your lives merge. So do your friends, your likes and dislikes, your routines and your schedules. As your partner carves out their place in your life, it is easy to lose track of who you were before you met.

And then they’re not there.

And amongst all the grief and the sadness, you no longer know who you are anymore.

As I was on a bus in Bolivia, heading from one mind-blowing landscape to the next, I decided to start writing a blog.

Bolivia

I had never even read a blog. However, I felt that I can’t be the only woman who is alone later in life. Who wants to explore the world while trying to reconnect with themselves.

But I had the advantage of travelling alone extensively before I met Terry. It wasn’t such a daunting prospect as starting the journey in midlife.

So, I began writing my blog. Then filming things as I went to show people what it was like. And because I enjoyed making videos, somehow, I also ended up with a YouTube channel. Finally, I continued to try and build some type of haphazard business around it all.

But recently I’ve lost my way a little. I feel it has become more about the destinations than the journey of self-discovery. Because using travel as a means of transformation takes a lot more than booking a ticket.

Potentially, it has absolutely nothing to do with WHERE you go.

WHERE

But it is completely about the WHY you want to go on the journey in the first place.

WHY

It goes beyond a list of places to see, or photos to capture.

It taps into your motivation to use travel as a catalyst to grow or transform.

Maybe you are contemplating a career change or going through a life transition of your own. Maybe you just have a general feeling of discontentment and are looking for something new in your life?

I have experienced the power travel can have, but just going on a trip and hoping it will deliver what you are looking for could lead to an unsatisfactory result. To truly tap into the change you desire needs intention.

It needs planning.

It needs soul-searching.

It needs a deep understanding of WHAT you want to get out of your adventure before you step foot on that plane…or car…or bus…or train.

WHAT

I believe travel can change your life, no matter what age and what stage of life you are at. And I am here to help when you decide to take the plunge.

If you want to read more about my personal journey of self-discovery, check it out HERE. Or watch my video via THIS LINK.

HERE

THIS LINK

So, what do you think? Are you ready to take that first step into the unknown? If your answer is YES, but you have no idea where to start, then hit reply to this email to let me know or connect via your social method of choice (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads or LinkedIn) to give me all the details. I started this journey to help others like me. So don’t just hope that your next trip will give you what you are looking for, let me take your hand and lead you in the right direction.

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