Back in 2019, I had my soul crushed by the corporate world that left me burnt out, depressed, and completely unsure of my life. While standing on the summit of a mountain, an epiphany stuck me like lightening and it told me that traveling the world was going to be the next chapter of my life.

I believed that if I bought a one-way plane ticket and traveled around the world that I would "find myself" and return to become the person I was meant to be. It was going to solve all my problems.

Six months of preparation later, off I went. Besides dealing with a global pandemic alone and abroad for the first half of the trip, I managed to have the time of my life.

After 10-months abroad, I returned home for Christmas and I struggled - hard. It was one of the most difficult and most uncomfortable moments of my life.

Not only was I was having a hard time navigating reverse culture shock, but I had gone through this experience that I had no way of explaining to anyone and I wasn't any closer to knowing what the next step in my life was supposed to be. I didn't feel like I had quite figure it out.

I thought that was supposed to be the trick. Go on the trip and reap the rewards. But I left with no direction and I returned with even less.

Luckily, I was only 24 at the time, had no responsibilities, a retirement savings account with enough money to last me another year, and nothing to lose.

So I left again. A second year would surely do it, right?

By the end of the second year I had run out of money and still didn't know what I was supposed to do with my life.

So I started picking up small online jobs and ended up stumbling into the travel industry thanks to my experience on the road full time for two years.

My company began thanks to an inspiring family who hired me to help them prepare for their departure and to manage the logistics for their one-year trip. It matched my skill set and I definitely had knowledge to share. But they fired me after four months because I wasn't able to help them any more than they could help themselves.

Time went on and I continued to travel, completely immersed in the world of long-term international travel. I was meeting more long-term travelers along the way and more people were hiring me to plan their trips.

I got better and better at planning travel but something was still missing. Some clients were definitely changing throughout their trips, but some more than others. I was definitely changing throughout these years too. But frankly, it didn't feel like it was on purpose.

So in 2024 I was burning myself out and had the opportunity to take another career break of two months. When I stepped back in to find new clients and rethink the purpose of my company, things started to click.

By that time, I knew the power of travel. I could feel it, I could see it, and I heard about it from all my traveler friends. So I started paying attention to the patterns.

Another year and another couple more clients passed before it really clicked.

It was five years and multiple clients after I had set off on my first around-the-year trip before I had finally cracked the code.

A plane ticket gets you somewhere new. That’s it. The rest depends on how you design the trip and the intentions you carry into it.

Travel is transformational but not just because we're taking them. There are very specific activities that rewired us, and each in their own way.

I wrote this book because I don't want you to have to spend five years figuring it out. I have the code now, and I want to share it with you.

So, will this book work for you?

If you’re a successful, responsible adult, with commitments and a life path you can't just walk away from–but you still crave an adventure that's going to give you the rest, fun, and growth that you need for the next phase of your life–then yes. This book will work for you.