{"id":1964,"date":"2016-08-31T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T05:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennaward.co\/?p=1964"},"modified":"2022-03-09T05:59:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:59:47","slug":"destination-freedom-5-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennaward.co\/destination-freedom-5-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Destination Freedom: 5 tips for creating a lifestyle + business saturated in freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Twelve months ago I set off on a whirlwind adventure. Taking me + my business on a freedom saturated trip which would span four continents and seven countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the start it seemed like the next natural step in expanding my freedom (the desire which sparked me leaving my pharmacy job and starting my own business). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Looking back I can see it was an experiment in how connected I could stay \u2013 within myself \u2013 while having everyone and everything around me change, constantly.<\/p>\n<p><span>Here are my top 5 tips for creating a lifestyle + business saturated in freedom. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>#1 Embrace the unknown<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>What is the unknown? The unknown is the knowing without knowing. The calling that\u2019s not logical, that doesn\u2019t have an explanation, that you can\u2019t rationalize, but that you just have to trust. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Embracing the unknown looks like not having a clue if doing this wild thing<em> will work<\/em> \u2013 yet at the same time trusting that if your heart + soul is drawing you and asking you to say yes, because it is right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I had many moments of trusting in the unknown (and spending thousands on airline tickets, without any guarantee that it would work out)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For months before I left, I felt a calling to Bali. I had no idea why. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then the call to Portugal. Again, at the time, I had no idea why. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">I learned your hearts\u2019 desires don\u2019t have to justify themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">Your soul doesn\u2019t have to have a reason for wanting what it wants. It just IS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span>When we trust our desires, when we trust the unknown and come out the other side safe + whole (which we always do) \u2013 the experience builds our trust muscle. Allowing us to develop more conviction + belief in ourselves. We grow.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 2em;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>#2 Get your support in place before you go <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>Hand on heart I would have gone mad without the support structures I put in place before I went. Having a team of sisters, friends + professionals that I could call on was lifesaving, on more than one situation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">No one is an island. It takes a community to keep any one person on track, especially when we are on a path of rapid growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span>My supports looked like:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>A mastermind group to keep my business dreams accountable and on track<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A circle of soul sisters I could lean into for personal love<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A group of friends I could book regular Skype dates with<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>A mini-altar including beautiful crystals + oracle cards to keep me grounded in any space I stepped into <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>#3 Understand freedom happens between the structure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1969 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jennaward.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0822.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom within the structure\" width=\"2000\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jennaward.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0822.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/jennaward.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0822-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jennaward.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0822-768x301.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jennaward.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DSC_0822-1536x602.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>When many of us dream of freedom it\u2019s a no-responsibility, lounging on the beach kind of vision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">In truth, I did do a lot of lounging on the beach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">But only because there was a\u00a0structure in place (on the business side) which kept money coming in and clients being served.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><span>Some of the structures I put in place early on were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>I only speak with clients 3 days per week. This leaves 2 days for creative writing, projects or travel adventures<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Bringing in a team to work behind the scenes of my business + keep things like blogs + customer service rolling while I was away from my computer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Planning for consistent internet \u2013 my man organized this amazing 4G-everywhere internet connection for us to take across borders and continents <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Implementing the structures your freedom requires supports you to feel true freedom (not freedom wrapped in guilt or \u201cshould\u2019s\u201d that only serve to distract you).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>#4 Choose, don\u2019t hide <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>Running away from something you don\u2019t like is never a good solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the past, my desperation to \u201cget somewhere new\u201d was often based in the desire to \u201cbe someone else\u201d. But it just doesn\u2019t happen that way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">Problems travel with you. Whether it\u2019s between jobs, or between countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If there is a core limitation, fear or lack within you, it\u2019s going to travel with you. Wherever you go, they have a way of finding you unless you choose to resolve them, and let them go. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This is part of the formula we teach in <em>The Embodied Woman Online Program<\/em>. Activating your most brilliance embodied self so you can make decisions in your life that <strong>reflect your worth + your truth<\/strong>, rather than letting <em>your doubts and your fears<\/em> lead the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>#5 Know what\u2019s non-negotiable<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>There are five non-negotiable needs my body has:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span>Ready access to green juice \u2013 this body can no longer operate if it\u2019s not alkaline<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Pristine nature that is wild + untamed <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Clean water I can swim in (&lt;30mins from my home)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Soulful yoga teachers <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Practitioners to care for my physical body<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span><\/span><span class=\"featurecolor playfairlarge\">This is my recipe for happiness. It\u2019s non-negotiable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the countries I lived in without these things, \u201cliving\u201d became less enjoyable.\u00a0 These criteria became an important formula with which I based my travel decisions. <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span><\/span><span>Whether you are living in your home, abroad or somewhere in the middle I would love to know which of these tips spoke to you the most? And what else might you add for your fellow embodied sisters? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let us know in the comments section below. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve months ago I set off on a whirlwind adventure. Taking me + my business on a freedom saturated trip which would span four continents and seven countries. 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