Should you quit your job to travel?

10/24/20 • 15 min

A casual scroll through Instagram will have you believing that anyone can ditch their 9-5 job and go and find inner peace on a Thai island. But is it really that easy?

On this episode, we talk about all the things you need to consider before you hand your notice in and book that one-way flight.

You’ll need to think about your finances, how you will explain an employment gap and what your real motivation is for leaving your job?

In this frank and realistic episode, we take a deep dive into what stops people from swapping employment for a life on the road.

A casual scroll through Instagram will have you believing that anyone can ditch their 9-5 job and go and find inner peace on a Thai island. But is it really that easy?

On this episode, we talk about all the things you need to consider before you hand your notice in and book that one-way flight.

You’ll need to think about your finances, how you will explain an employment gap and what your real motivation is for leaving your job?

In this frank and realistic episode, we take a deep dive into what stops people from swapping employment for a life on the road.

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