How we overcame our fear of our first trip

We can pretend that we are not afraid of anything, but this is not a sustainable solution. Fear is something that everyone experiences, once in a lifetime. Instead of hiding in the comfort zone, it is best to overcome it and change something.

Are you afraid of traveling? It was very long for us too... but we realized one big fact: until we try, we will never know.

Here are some of our cues that helped us take our first solo trip together:

1. Recognize your fear. - keep calm and imagine what you are afraid of and write it down on a piece of paper.

2. Listen to yourself. - when you feel fear, your soul and body want to tell you something - so listen to yourself.

3. The goal you want to achieve. - find a goal in your fear, in our case it was an independent trip outside of Slovenia.

4. Visualize your goal. - deepen and visualize your focus to achieve your goal.

5. To be aware. - know that fear is a normal human emotion, it is something we all deal with.

6. Start slowly. - small steps are often also big steps. With this, we both realized that we would first go to a nearby country.

7. Always plan. - plan everything you would like to do or see on your trip, because it will be easier for you and, as a result, you will have less fear of the unknown.

The last and most important is DARE TO BEGIN!

Travel gives us stories, memories, and various insights. – teaches us about ourselves, about each other. They take us out of our comfort zone and inspire us to do something new.

Bon voyage! :)