You want to start fresh with transitioning to a life that feels like it’s meant to be and to help you get there, I’m sharing lots life change Transition tips to provide you with a working example of the planning, strategy, and decision making involved with transitioning from a life that no longer feels right for you to one that does.

First, we’ll look at a day in the life of a Traveling Family, mine, where I’ll reveal the real decisions I’ve made and continue to make with my own ongoing life change transition.

Of course, a life that feels good looks different for all of us, so the life change transition tips I’ll share can be applied to any life transition, yours included.

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Think of starting fresh and transitioning to your new life as a personal project. This framework will set you up to reach your goals by using action plans, specific decision making approaches, and strategy as a foundation to get you where you want to go.

Back to the muggle world.

“You’re so lucky!” This is what most people tell me when they find out I’m part of a traveling family.

What I’d like to point out is… I don’t feel lucky. What I do feel is an enormous amount of gratitude to be healthy and have wonderful people in my life.

I’m also thankful that seemingly magical lifestyle situations can be made to exist when applying intention, clarity, planning, and action together as part of a system that works to get you where you’re going.

Why Don’t I Feel Lucky?

Because I didn’t win the lottery. The reason my family is able to travel for months on end is because my decisions (and my husband’s), over the course of the last fifteen years, have specifically aligned with transitioning to a life of a traveling family.

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I want to show you how this works because it’s important to understand that you can live the life you want without having to be lucky, super smart, or fearless.

I’m telling you from the inside out… Luck has nothing to do with it. But keep in mind, you do have to set up the right foundation for your life change transition.

THREE TRUTHS ABOUT CHANGING YOUR LIFE:

No matter who you are or what you want, the following applies when changing your life…

ONE: You must get clear on what you want.

TWO: You must put a strategic action plan in place that includes a timeline.

THREE: You must take action toward the life you want.

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Here are a few questions that you may need answers to:

Is transitioning to a new life scary?

It does seem that way before you begin. Though, when you complete a couple of action items you never thought possible, you’ll look in the mirror and whisper… “I DID IT! This is awesome.” It’s important to celebrate every step forward.

Will you encounter obstacles?

Sure. Though consider this, an obstacle is a temporary problem waiting for a solution. If you don’t know how to solve it, get help. Check out the Hello Clarity Program to help you figure out what you want and identify any obstacles in your way.

Will it be worth it?

Only if you’re working toward the life you really want, not what someone else wants.

In order to transition to my current life, I made a lot of decisions along the way.

Keep in mind, some of those decisions get tougher for me to keep making year after year.

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It’s important to check in with yourself on a regular basis to make sure that the life you wanted and got… Is Still The Life You Want.

You’ll notice with some of my decisions I’m starting to waver, but that doesn’t mean that you should abandon the life you want because things become unexpectedly bumpy or feel temporarily off track. It merely means you should employ self-awareness and adjust things as they need tweaking.

In order to transition into the life of a traveling family, I decided to…

• Purchase everything using a credit card that offers travel rewards and no foreign transaction fees because they offer points for airfare, car rentals, and hotels.

• Rent an apartment six or seven months out of the year in the United States during the years we don’t travel. We travel every other year. Boca Raton, Florida is our base camp. As a result, we pay for one living situation only. When we’re on the road, that’s our home. There’s no mortgage or rent paid elsewhere.

• Move every six or seven months on the years we don’t travel in order to house sit and save money towards our next trip. We house sit for a family member. I really miss having a permanent home! If I ever give it all up, this will be the reason. Meanwhile, I just asked my husband what he thought about traveling this summer when we aren’t supposed to go for another year. Seeing the world and learning about different cultures gets in your blood.

• Homeschool our ten-year-old twin boys. Great decision all the way!

• Work as an online entrepreneur and life transition consultant and coach in order to work from anywhere in the world versus working as a management consultant and industrial-organizational psychologist for corporate America. I also operated my own consulting firm for a few years, but the domestic travel involved wasn’t compatible with raising a family and living for short bursts abroad.

• Learn new words and phrases from other languages as we visit new countries. I used to carry a pocket translator, but I never needed it. Did you know? Hey, means Hi, in Norwegian. Most people speak English. It’s not a big deal. 

• Chose not to get another dog when my last dog, Rudy, died a few years ago. I really want a dog soon! I’ve been thinking about a possible DOG SHARE situation…don’t know if that exists… Let me know in the comments or contact me if you happen to know please.

• Roll with one car instead of two to save money on insurance, maintenance, and storage when we travel. Sharing a car is a pain in the butt! We store our car for free at a family member’s home during the months we’re gone. Otherwise, we’d have to pay for storage on a second car. I’m still wavering on getting another car.

• Chose not to buy real furniture because it’s cumbersome to move and takes up more square footage during storage. We store our belongings in an air- conditioned lock up when we travel for a $100 to $150 monthly fee. We shop at IKEA a lot.

• Commit to living the life of a booking agent when we travel... Sometimes we move cities or countries every three to fourteen days. This is by far the most stressful thing that comes with traveling as much as we do. I’d recommend staying a minimum of two weeks to a month before moving on to the next location. Though consider you’re visiting a remote town in Scotland where there’s a castle you just have to visit. Think Outlander. Beyond the castle, there’s nothing but wild country for miles and slow grinding WiFi, so you pick up and drive on.

• Be open to learning about different cultures and the unpredictable flow that accompanies a life of travel. Each time we move cities or countries, we experience… New house, new bus route, new grocery store route, new set of issues with whatever hotel room or house we’re renting, new friends for the boys, or stove and washer directions in new a language.

• Commit to traveling as an asthmatic. My asthma gets out of control when I eat the wrong thing. The first time we took our kids out of the country, we lived in Rome for our first month in Italy…I lost twenty pounds because I decided I would not eat it if it caused me an asthma attack. I’m sensitive to even tomato sauce. Who loses weight in Italy? UGH!

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What’s next for me? It’s my favorite question to ask. Now, it’s your turn.

Five Ways To Begin Your Life Change Transition Today:

ONE: Look in the mirror and ask yourself… Is this the life I want to be living?

TWO: If your answer is a big fat no, get started by writing down what you don’t want in your life anymore. Keep writing as long as it takes. Sometimes, knowing what you don’t want is the clearest path to finding out what you do want.

THREE: Begin here to make your first decision: Ask: Where do I need to start with decision making for my life change? Once you’ve answered that, you’ve made a big decision.

FOUR: It’s easy to find a million assumptions for why something could get in the way of exchanging your current life for one that feels meant to be, but in most cases it’s a matter of doing the research or sampling the lifestyle you want to live.

FIVE: Feeling overwhelmed? Make one decision at a time, as long as it moves you in the direction of your new life.

I’d love to hear your story and if you need support on the way to your new life, get in touch, I’ll teach you how to make some magic.

I feel a lot of love for those starting a new life. It fills me with the courage and joy to continue changing my own life along the way.

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