Easy Exploring

Happy Saturday Everyone! Today’s post is in regards to transferring your thoughts and hopes into your everyday life. The other day, if or when you read my post and imagined yourself in your dream destination, it was just that - a dream. However, turning your dream into a possibility is easier than you would think. It’s as simple as goal making. Instead of labeling your destination as a dream, or the idea of traveling a dream, call it a goal. From a young age, we are hand fed the goals that we’re “supposed to have”, based on our cultural settings. Go to school, get a job, get married, have a kid. If you are on this path and are not feeling any sort of fulfillment, ever, then these are not your goals. These are somebody else’s goals that you are following.

Don’t beat yourself up if you aren’t perfect in your pursuit. Of course life isn’t easy, but if you have set realistic goals that pertain to your passions and interests, it will be easier to find a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment each day. This is why taking one step, or day at a time is important. A lot of the time when people make goals, they concentrate only on the end goal, which may be weeks or months away. When you think of your goal as a whole, and don’t break it down into the shorter term steps to getting there, the goal becomes a larger task. With shorter term goals, your ultimate destination will not seem as impossible since you are able to tangibly see progression with each smaller feat. Below I’ll walk you through the beginning of a goal progression plan that you can use yourself. Start with your ultimate *goal*

[I would like to: travel When: by the end of 2017]

Next, break your ultimate goal into a series of realistic short term goals. If you’ve given yourself a deadline, it’s a good idea to give each step a window to be completed in. Organizing your time this way will help you feel productive. It’s best to start with the larger more general tasks, and then work your way into the details, especially if your goals include saving money.

[Step 1: Decide on a destination. -country. cities. Step 2: Decide when to go. -research peak seasons. am I willing to pay for peak season. when can I get time off. how long do I want to go for. Step 3: What do I need, and when by. gear and equipment. costs and a budget or savings plan. research visas and paperwork.]