Itching to go on a trip? Craving adventure? Yearning to get away? Simply love to travel?
When someone answers the question “Why do you want to
travel?”, most likely the simple answer will have something to do with just
getting away from a daily routine, to get some relaxation from a stressful work
schedule, to sip pina coladas on a beach, to get a tan, or just not to be where
you usually are!
Have you ever took the time to think about why you really travel?
When you think about it, people don’t travel because they
enjoy getting on a big metal aircraft and going up in the air or because they
enjoy the frustrations, stress, risks, and dangers that travel can bring.
Everyone travels for a reason. Everyone travels with a purpose. But, not everyone takes the time and energy
to think about why they travel.
The reason that understanding why you want to travel is so
important because you’ll be missing a great opportunity to maximize on your
travels. If you want to travel because
you are trying to run from or avoid something in your life or certain feelings
and you don’t acknowledge this, you’ll return from your travel most likely in
same emotional position as when you left because you didn’t use what you were learning
and experiencing during your travels to improve your mindset and find the
answers that you are seeking. If you’re choosing
to travel to get away from a job that you’re unhappy in and you don’t use the
time during your travels to figure out how to improve your happiness in your
current job or what your ideal job would be, you’re doing yourself a big
disservice. Traveling has the power and ability to help you realize what you
want out of life, who you want to be, and what qualities you desire in an ideal
career.
People travel for so many reasons. There is a lot that drives people to want to
travel. Travel provides people with so
many answers, so much fulfillment, so much direction and clarity, and so much
that they are seeking in life. People
don’t choose to travel because they want to pay for an overpriced cocktail and
lay in the sand, they can probably make a cheaper drink and lay at a nearby
pool. Instead, people travel because
they are seeking something more in out of life or because they are trying to
fill a void or because they want to find themselves. Travel does so much for someone’s life and
soul and that’s why people choose to travel.
When you step outside of your comfort zone and you feel challenged or
you build connections with new people or you learn more about yourself, you
realize just how effective travel can be.
Just some reasons why people travel can be:
Feeling stressed, frustrated, and unhappy at work and want
to travel to escape those feelings and gain clarity on what makes you most
happiest and what direction you should take your career
Wanting to strengthen a relationship and gain clarity on
where the relationship is going
Wanting to spend time with your children and family because
you don’t feel like you have been
To gain spiritual direction
To avoid or run from something
To figure out what you want in a dream career
To figure out who you are as a person
To grow your independence
To challenge yourself
To get outside of your comfort zone and prove to yourself
that you can do anything
To see what beauty the world holds
To learn new skills and knowledge and to grow as a person
To figure out what you really want out of life
To learn what matters most to you in life
To free your mind of any stress and worries
To heal from a traumatic experience
To gain some sort of transformation in your life
To figure out your life path and what you’re meant to do
To find your purpose
To build connections with other people
To find a partner in life
To enrich your life with as many new experiences,
adventures, and connections that you can
And much more!
When you dig from within and think about your truth for
traveling, you will not only open your eyes to your current mindset and point
in life but, you’ll also learn how to get the most out of your travels. When
you know your why for traveling, you’ll be able to optimize on your travels
because you know what you are trying to get out of your trip, why you are on
your trip, what you’re looking to experience on your trip, how you hope to feel
after your trip, and what changes or outcomes you are looking to make on your
trip. Acknowledging and realizing why
you want to travel will prepare and allow you to make the most out of your trip
so you return home with the clarity that you were seeking.
If you’re unsure of how to tap into exactly why you want to
travel or you aren’t sure how to apply and use what you learned and experienced
during your travels to better yourself and your life, hire a Travel Coach! Click here to learn more about travel coaches!
Next time you choose to travel, take some time to think
about why you are choosing to travel. It might just change your outlook on life and the power of travel.
Learn how to understand your WHY of travel in my Travel and Mindset Book. Click Below!
