Travel Gives You Confidence: Episode 272 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Travel has taught me a billion things – one of its amazing benefits has been the confidence it has given me. There are lots of reasons, I think, that leaving home and being somewhere new and different affords us more confidence, and I’m convinced that for many of us that confidence lasts far beyond the trip and for many years, in fact. Making this episode convinced me I’m not the only one who thinks this way.

Show notes: Episode 272 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast

Whether you’re hitchhiking, making new friends or buying a train ticket in India, all of these things take confidence. We talk often on The Thoughtful Travel Podcast about the myriad ways travel helps you grow, and one of the biggest benefits I’ve had from travelling is that it’s given me immense confidence – a trait that’s carried through into my personal and professional life far beyond my travels.

In Episode 272, my three guests tell me about incidents from their travels which have given them lasting confidence. I start with Sophia Bentaher who has a great philosophical approach to what she’s learnt from travel and thinks that travelling gives a compounding benefit as you see the results of your actions and become increasingly confident in all that you do.

I then chat with Nathan Thomas who describes the daily achievements in travel like buying a ticket at an Indian train station where even the scam artists are dressed in an official-looking uniform. Each of these kinds of achievements add to your confidence. Finally, I hear from Sarah Meyer who intentionally went looking for her confidence to be built on a long-term solo trip in Asia – and found it in spades.

Links:

• Crossing cultures: Student travel and personal development  
• Sophia’s website 
• Nathan of Intrepid Times 
• Nathan’s new book Travel Your Way: Rediscover the World on Your Own Terms
• Sarah’s site Last Minute Wanders  
• Ep 15 – Travel Builds Confidence, So Do It!
• Join our Facebook group for Thoughtful Travellers
• Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers 

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