{"id":10998,"date":"2017-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashpack.preview.uk.com\/2017\/07\/20\/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-changing-careers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T15:15:12","slug":"why-you-should-quit-your-job-and-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.flashpack.com\/us\/solo\/careers\/why-you-should-quit-your-job-and-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"At a career crossroads? Take time out to travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feel the career fear and do it anyway<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably not a good a sign that after 12 years in an industry I once loved, I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about retirement – but who retires at 30? Surely I wasn\u2019t going to have to be doing this for 30 more years, I honestly couldn\u2019t fathom the thought.<\/p>\n

Sure, I loved my team, where I worked, the money. I just didn’t get any joy out of the actual work anymore. My motivation was gone so I took drastic action\u2026. I quit my job<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more: Solo travel fuels this major happiness habit<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Against everyone\u2019s advice, and with a fear of what might happen, I decided that 30-something is still young enough to start again, to do something new, and discover a different path<\/a> that will excite me for many years to come. After all, we spend most of our time at work, we may as well enjoy it. I was at a crossroads in life, and a change in career direction<\/a> was exactly what I needed.<\/p>\n

Although it was a huge decision and incredibly scary, I also had a feeling of bubbling excitement – what might happen next? I was lucky enough to be financially able to support myself and even travel a bit (a very wise person taught me to always save, a total godsend now).<\/p>\n

On my first day waking up without a job to go to, what did I do? Why of course, in the spirit of spontaneity, I booked an adventure! Morocco had always been somewhere I wanted to travel to, but my travelling buddies had already been. So, with images of sunset camel rides and bustling street markets filling my brain, I took the plunge and booked Flash Pack\u2019s Morocco group adventure<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Camel selfie ? #Morocco #flashpack<\/a><\/p>\n

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