THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 11/6/19 Abby Lewtas 11/6/19

Gratitude and richness in life with Ronnie Oliech.

Ronnie is a Body & Lifestyle Transformation Expert, qualified fitness trainer, ex Queensland firefighter and holds a bachelor of applied biology. Originally from Kenya, Ronnie moved to Australia with his partner at the time to create a new life for himself. He found himself in a new country and a culture where he felt he had to start his entire life again. So he did just that.

Ronnie grew up in Kenya and moved to Australia to start a new life. He continued to face his fears and step into his highest potential.

About Ronnie

One day Ronnie decided he need a change and to step into the person he knew he was, he drove the length of Australia to arrive in Melbourne to start fresh. Ronnie now helps high achievers, business owners and career professionals achieve permanent weight loss & build confidence without the pain of dieting & wasting time at the gym.

“Tomorrow is not promised and we should live our best life.”

— Ronnie Oliech

In the episode...

Ronnie is able to look at life from a different angle every time he travels.
His last trip was to Hawaii where he was for around a month. They were faced with a bomb scare which made him realised that tomorrow is not promised and that we should live our best life.
Ronnie was challenged with a divorce when he was first came to Australia. This was something so foreign to Ronnie. After this he made some drastic changes in his life for the better.
The way Ronnie started to patch his life together with all different types of jobs before opening his business.
How Ronnie has had to break free from an environment that no longer served him and how being adventurous has really helped him.
How Ronnie met his wife through someone he met on Tinder.
Ronnie believes in the mantra of “Easy choices… hard life, hard choices.. easy life.”
How the environment that Ronnie was living in in far north Queensland was not what he wanted and he knew he had to change his surrounds.
Ronnie believed in himself, he knew his potential and he was grounded in hope, this was a foundation that really helped him to make the hard decisions.
Ronnie knew he would be coming to Australia full time and this was his first ever flight. He knew it was like he was completely starting a new life.
Even navigating his trip to Australia, through the airport, speaking with people along the way, it seemed so scary.
Prior to coming to Australia he felt so rich in his life, rich in material things.
Adapting to a new social life was a very big culture shock for Ronnie.
Every time Ronnie is faced with a fear, he confronts it which gives him more confidence and he knows that continuing to do this he will always be able to face his fears.
After growing up in a country where you had to eat everything he feels so grateful for the life he lives and says a pray every single day for his life.
All your choices are based in love or fear so make more choices from a place of love.
Traveling home makes Ronnie feel nostalgic and now feels very rich. He is reminded of how lucky he is and how loved he is.
When returning home Ronnie feels so grateful as he sees the contrast in people who have nothing (and feel so happy) and to people who have so much (but can’t be happy).
Ronnie believes that growing up with nothing has helped cultivate his mentality of gratitude.
He believes that too many children grow up 'being given the fish, rather than teaching them how to fish.’
Ronnie suggests for people who want to travel to get out of their comfort zone as this is where you can learn great lessons in life.
Ronnie talks about how dangerous stress is and the roll on effect it has.
How developing good habits are the most important thing in your life.

Why Ronnie continue to seek out travels and adventures? The lessons and experiences that he has had from his past travels and knowing how much it has changed his life keeps him continuing to travel for more adventures.

“We need challenge as humans, to learn and grow.”

— Ronnie Oliech

Nikola Dóžová - Kenya, kayaking Europe to studying and consulting in digital marketing.

Nikola Dóžová is a lover great coffee, ultra marathon runs, books and nature. But most of all she love to do things in a different way.

Nikola travelled solo around Kenya for six months, paddled 1000 Kilometres in a sea kayak, went to walk the Pyrenees and many many other adventures. Right now she is in Iceland finishing my master degree in digital marketing and is a passionate adventure and travel blogger.

Six months in Africa to sea kayaking 1000km around Europe and now studying and consulting remotely from Iceland.

About Nikola

Nikola Dóžová is a lover great coffee, ultra marathon runs, books and nature. But most of all she love to do things in a different way.

“We can do whatever we want (in life) its just up to us.”

— Nikola Dóžová

When coming home...

Emotions Nikola faced - Very sad and was very lost at home and was crying all the time. Felt very alone.
What had changed - Not easy to find a job. Difficult to make money. Lost many friends.
Biggest stress - Society.
How Nikola supported herself - Implemented things from the new culture she experienced. Cooking and listening to music. Visiting old places. Spend time on her own and putting two cultures together. Getting back into sports.
How did her mindset change - Very tough as in Africa there is time for everything. Felt more happy and free. 'Pole Pole' just slow down and take it easy. I was relaxed and happy and loved myself.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

Everything has its limits and its different in different cultures.
Being kind, help people and smile, it will come back to you.
Its very important to be a bit wild but also be humble.

Advise to herself for returning home - Make time for myself to put together my thoughts and leasons.

Links

Website: www.shenekesa.com

Nikola Instagram: @she_nekesa

Facebook: nekesa.she

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Annie Soulsby - Seeing Tanzania grow.

Annie Soul is a life coaching specialising in travel. She blogs about her expertise at www.soulfultravels.co.uk. She has spent over seven years as an expat in Tanzania. Annie moved to Tanzania in 2010 after six months of teaching scientific fieldwork skills to volunteers on a bush camp with no running water or electricity the previous year. She went with the ambition of starting her own NGO and spent every single effort trying to make that happen. She made some really lovely lifelong friends and had awesome adventures, but needed a change and decided to leave in 2016.

Leaving the UK for 7 years in Tanzania and returning home again.

About Annie

Annie Soul is a life coaching specialising in travel. She blogs about her expertise at www.soulfultravels.co.uk. She has spent over seven years as an expat in Tanzania.

Annie moved to Tanzania in 2010 after six months of teaching scientific fieldwork skills to volunteers on a bush camp with no running water or electricity the previous year. She went with the ambition of starting her own NGO and spent every single effort trying to make that happen.

In the end the political situation changed dramatically and the experience was not the same as when she had arrived. She made some really lovely lifelong friends and had awesome adventures, but needed a change and decided to leave in 2016.

“You have to take some time to nurture your own feelings to ensure your strong enough to continue”

— Annie Soulsby

When coming home...

Emotions Annie faced - Upset to leave new friends in Tanzania behind, excited to return home, security, relax and not worry about basic needs.
Biggest stress - No one understands the change you have been going through.
How Annie supported herself - Concentrate on herself, take time to do things for yourself.
How did her mindset change - Self action, open communications, being selfish and investing time in herself
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

"Dont panic." (Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy)
Dont always listen to people when they say negative things about travel.
Research, Research, Research!

Advise to herself for returning home - Enjoy everything that you can. You know your strengths.

Links

Website: www.soulfultravels.co.uk

Annies Instagram: @soulfultravelsuk

Facebook: Soulful travels

Twitter @soulfultravels

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Kate Cashman - Following her soul calling after 9 months in Africa.

Kate is a rest and renewal coach, events creator, writer and speaker at The Breath Between. She helps busy professionals and entrepreneurs become leaders of their personal lives and find time, space and strategies to feel truly relaxed, renewed and ready to show up in their lives feeling energised and rejuvenated. She is also a lecturer in law, a mum to two small kids, a passionate traveler and lives in the green island of Tasmania.

Deciding to leave a corporate job as a lawyer and stepping into a PHD and Life Coaching business.

About Kate

She is also a lecturer in law, a mum to two small kids, a passionate traveler and lives in the green island of Tasmania.

“Travel teaches you to be courageous in times were you might not otherwise.”

— Kate Cashman

When coming home...

Emotions Kate faced - Anxiety, down, disconnect.
What had changed - Her perception on the world.
Biggest stress - Had no money and no car to get around, gut feeling screaming at her to change career paths.
How Kate supported herself - became introspective, spent time on her own, meditation, yoga and then getting out and about.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.