Why Moving to Sweden, confidence, and the importance of practicing what you preach

Why Moving to Sweden, confidence, and the importance of practicing what you preach -

I stuck. I push. I prod. I'm trying to get people out of their cars and to travel the world. That's what I do. That's my thing. I show others that traveling can be affordable that anyone can do it, and that your fears are unfounded. I try a living example of that be. Judging by the emails I get from people, I think I am successful at getting people on planes and in the world.

But last month I met a fork in the road about what to do when my journey ends: I immediately move to New York City or I have to move for six months to Sweden? Once you go one way down, there is no going back, and I was very torn what to choose.

But I decided to choose Sweden.

The guiding principle in my life is no regrets . I will not be on my deathbed saying, "I wish I had ..." and I think that if I did not have to move to Sweden, I would always regret it. I would always wonder what might have been. What would life have been like if only for a moment I finally live in Europe? What options and chances I give up?

So in July, I will get on a plane to Stockholm, where I will stay until January, when my book will be published. I would tend to leave but I have some conferences and plans in the United States that I have to visit in the meantime.

When I lay awake one night, I realized that if I did not move to Sweden not only would I regret it, but I would be a hypocrite. After all, instead of my fears and reservations about, I would be taking the easy way out. New York is easy. I know, I lived there, I have friends there. I do not need visa, languages, or to worry about anything else. New York would the simple, convenient choice. to break

Instead of my comfort zone, I would remain firmly in him. And if I did, how could I tell people to break out of their own comfort zones ever again?

All you have to judge me by the blogs that I write and the information that I will share. After what I present, you decide if I am trustworthy enough to hear. I trust Trey Radcliff when it comes to photography because of its amazing photos, the fact that it promotes only the products he would actually use, and the people and news sources that vouch for him. I trust he knows what he is talking about.

and confidence in the currency of the Internet.

I can not tell people to conquer their fears, to live their dreams, and travel around the world if I do not do even that for me. With so many sketchy sites these days, is confidence in short supply. All you have online is your credibility.

at night so late, I thought about all the emails I. Of the people who have told me I have inspired them to take a trip I thought about all the messages from the people whose fears I have helped Vanquish. I thought of all the people who told me a blog post that was exactly what they needed.

And then I thought about how deep I knew I wanted to move to Sweden. There was nothing I wanted more. I want the language, eat the food to learn, people to explore the countryside meet. New York waiting for six months. I'll miss it, but it will always be there. But if there was no doubt in my mind, how come were doubts in my mind?

Because I was too afraid to make the leap and commit. It was easier to stay in my comfort zone. It is always. But I realized that I have helped so many people take a deep breath, close your eyes, and just go for it, it does not do when it came to my own series, a hypocrite would make me.

And that realization away to commit my doubts and made me.

and so in July I'm going to move to Sweden. It can be great. It can be terrible. I can to get home early, or I can stay forever. But at least I'm practicing what I preached. I can wake up every day knowing that I did what I tell others to do. I seized the day, conquered my fears and jumped into the unknown

Because if I did not, I would be a hypocrite.

And I would never go back the same way may be looking at myself.

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