How far do you want to go?

I just booked a holiday for 3 weeks time. I cannot wait!

You see, travel is my temple. When i travel, my world opens up to new experiences, new sights, sounds, tastes, climates, views, people, languages, foods, customs, etc. When i'm traveling I experience this piece of total inner calm that stays for days.

More accurately whenever i travel two things happen:

1) I am more creative
I am able to express myself in new ways. Suddenly, i can find my way around problems that have been plaguing me. I have this surging creative energy that flows around me. I remember going on a 3 week holiday to South America and having to take a hard piece of work with me. In the solace of my rented holiday apartment, i managed to finish the piece of work in half an hour. It was amazing - i was convinced that piece of work would set me back 1 of my 3 precious weeks.

New doorways open up in my head and new possibilities, new opportunities just flick in and out of my mind like little fireworks! When i return from travels i feel: a little older, a little wiser, happier, smiler, bigger and that i have something more to bring to the table. As well as more tools to face the world with.

2) My brain resets
When i travel, i am able to let go of the past. My adult angst and struggles just float away. It gives me the opportunity to reboot my whole system. Even though i may be very busy on holiday and travel can be exhausting - i am still able to reset my head. I feel calm, yet adventurous and I'm acutely reminded of the life i want to live. I think of all these little things i could do when i get back home which will improve the quality of my life. All my best plots are hatched during my travels!

When you clear the baggage in your mind - you create some space. We all know that nature abhors a vacuum, so suddenly my head gets filled with good stuff!

I have so much to thank my travels for! I do not think i'd be the same person if i'd just stayed at home. The further i go, the more i grow and i'm so grateful for what i have learned. In the book 'Eat, Pray, Love' Elizabeth Gilbert finds sanctuary, spiritual enlightenment, love and herself during a year of traveling.

Therefore, when i asked 'how far do you want to go?' - i mean both in your travels, but also in yourself, because the two are closely linked. You cannot help but grow when you travel!

Ethical Employment: the power of teamwork!

As a teenager I worked in a small town take-away, there was a regular customer who was the head of tax for a huge international company. He was worth absolute gazillions! Yet, he was this quiet guy: small, slight, geeky. I was amazed when i found out that he was incredibly religious and spent most his weekends helping to restore his local church.

At the time, I didn't think being successful and spiritual were congruent. You either had success or god loved you. I'd always thought that success and making money was the flip slide of having a soul!

As i've got older, i remember this small, quiet, tax guy and i've tried to balance my success with my spirituality. I think that i've identified the way to be successful and high achieving, yet still feel comfortable in my own skin at the end of the day.

So the balance is - you have got to switch your mind from:

'me me me me me'
to
'we we we we we'

You have to let other people win! Sure you can win too and you can win with them, but as soon as you surrender your need to win/be the best/ earn the most/ get the best bonus... funny things start to happen. It's as if you level-up on some cosmic karma scale!

Letting other people win aswell means that you ditch your jealousy. You are not jealous of someone else's success because you noticed it, permitted it and encouraged it. If someone you've supported gets an achievement then surely it's your success too?! Just like a soccer game!

Letting grip of your jealousy means you feel comfortable in your own skin - you're not insecure, you don't have to badmouth or feel envy because someone else got to go in the spotlight.

Plus, by wanting everyone to win, you're suddenly 10000x more likable (even if you were likable before!) Who doesn't want to be friends with someone who is rooting for them? People respect you, people trust you and people want to be with you.

And... what happens next?! More opportunities just flood your way.

You can still keep your ego in your back pocket and cradle it whenever you're feeling blue - but giving out your love, support and encouragement to all ultimately brings abundance, wealth and opportunities to your door! You gotta love that!!!

I make a lot of money these days - but i still show up with love, support and energy for all those i encounter! Ultimately, i think this is what i get paid for!