Literally. Aside from getting rich with experiences, long-term travel might make you the next CEO of a big company. Who knows?
There are infinite possibilities on the road if only you could brave to leave the comfort zone. This is pretty understandable though, why leave the comfort of your home, your high-paying job, your loving partner, your fancy things and everything that you have worked so hard to attained.
To each his own.
While others are already satisfied with their simple lives, there’s still the rest of us who are constantly striving to get the kind of life we deserve. This dream of leaving 9-5 completely and not just escaping it, and start being our own boss. Perhaps it's about time to take control of our own lives, because it is possible and it can be achieved.
Why wouldn’t someone want to get rich? Look around now, a few famous billionaires taking control of our daily lives. With wealth, comes power and influence. And a few people have gotten there through this formula - Ability + Luck + Perseverance = Wealth.
Wealth or money is the result of human potential, our capacity to produce and our ability to think. And for this reason, we should change our outlook on money. It is this tangible reward for our perseverance, intelligence, creativity, and ambitions. So we shouldn’t despise money or wealth because it can give us the power to influence people in a good way, to help others, to experience life fully and to make a meaningful difference in the world. And to finally have that kind of life we fight for.
Money or wealth becomes bad if acquired without working hard for it - stealing, corruption etc. Those so-called looters. It becomes worse when greed is used to take advantage of or harm people, destroy the environment and exploit other people. But in these days sadly, human emotion has taken over, forgetting the real significance of money.
In a perfect world, it shouldn’t be like this. But thanks to you, because change is coming.
Travel is full of excitement and surprises, sometimes you don’t know what you are going to get. As you go brave the road, you will meet a lot of people from different background and culture. Perhaps, in that hotel where you’re staying at, those tourist sites you are visiting, the people who gave you rides, that person who is sitting next to you on the bus, that music festival you have been wanting to attend - anywhere. Who knows, these people you meet could be a CEO of a company, someone who is working on a start-up project, or someone who could just give you ideas. Yes. IDEA. That is! Travel can lead you to great ideas. And these ideas can be materialized in the form of money or wealth eventually.
These people can be your contacts because as you travel, you also expand your network. If you already had an idea before you started traveling, of what to do next, then perfect! These people you meet while you travel might be able to help you realize that idea. Why? Perhaps it can be perfect to start it in their home country where opportunities are better, or where the people can be your ideal clients.
If you still don't have any idea, then why not make this the purpose of your travel - to identify exactly that idea that could lead you to riches. Massive opportunities are waiting for you, you just have to be observant as you go along. Look for ideas in that country where you would be traveling to. Are there things that you might want to start in your home country? Are there products you want to introduce? That successful entrepreneur you met at the bar, that person might have inspired you to follow his path. Whatever that is, I don’t know really. I am just giving you an idea on how to arrive at that perfect idea that could make you rich.
Be alert and open-minded as you travel. Go hang out in the right places and meet the right people, perhaps prepare some business cards or a website you could direct them to. Make that your investment - hanging out and having fun. Have a meaningful conversation about your purpose in life with those you connect with. Who knows, you might be on your way to getting that life you have always dreamed of, without you knowing it yet.
Go out and see the world. Stick to your passion and everything will follow. The best time is now.
“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged