THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST
Mel Cook - From Peru to Miami and falling in love.
Once known as shy Mel, she is now a girl full of swag who loves the opportunity to stay in shape. Mel is a body and lifestyle transformation specialist who loves life and loves inspiring people to achieve the body and lifestyle that they have always craved.Mel travelled for 4 month, a month in Peru and 3 months living in Miami. She spent her time training as a sprinter with an Olympic development coach, volunteering and working on herself.
From shy Mel to confident body and lifestyle transformational specialist.
About Mel
Once known as shy Mel, she is now a girl full of swag who loves the opportunity to stay in shape. Mel is a body and lifestyle transformation specialist who loves life and loves inspiring people to achieve the body and lifestyle that they have always craved.
Mel travelled for 4 months, a month in Peru and 3 months living in Miami. She spent her time training as a sprinter with an Olympic development coach, volunteering and working on herself.
“The way I do things in life is, I dont make my decision once I know how to do something...I make the decision and find a way of making it happen.”
When coming home...
Emotions Mel faced - Numb, floating and looking down on her life, unsure about next steps
How Mel supported herself - You always need something to look forward to, life coaching
How did her mindset change - Mindset is extremely important, you cant stop you have to keep doing things towards your vision.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
Its hard work coming back home and feeling grounded and settled again.
Having a focus and a vision. Where you put your focus is where your energy goes.
Look within
Advise to herself for returning home - keep looking within
“We travel to get the high, adventure and excitement, but we can actually get all of that when were focused, disciplined and working hard towards something.”
Links
Website: www.imanifit.com
Mels Instagram: @meljaydeoliech and Imani Fitness Instagram: @imanitribetransformations
Facebook: Mel Cook
Facebook: Imanitribe
“When you make a decision whole heartedly, everything just falls into place.”
Mike Campbell - Corporate marketer to living immediately.
Mike Campbell is a speaker, podcast host and writer behind liveimmediately.com. He encourages parents and organisations to live more with less, and to spend as much time as possible doing things they enjoy with people they love.
During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.
They spent winter in the north woods of Wisconsin, in a log cabin in the middle of a national forest, in a town called Clam Lake that has a population of 37 people. When they arrived there daughter was the youngest person in the town and Mike was the second youngest.
They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.
Slow travelling through North America and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.
About Mike
Mike Campbell is a speaker, podcast host and writer behind liveimmediately.com. He encourages parents and organisations to live more with less, and to spend as much time as possible doing things they enjoy with people they love.
During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.
They spent winter in the north woods of Wisconsin, in a log cabin in the middle of a national forest, in a town called Clam Lake that has a population of 37 people. When they arrived there daughter was the youngest person in the town and Mike was the second youngest.
They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.
“Everything works out in the end, if its not worked out its not the end.”
When coming home...
- Emotions and feelings Mike faced - finding life rhythm, juggle finances, career and life. Unknown of what will happen next.
- Biggest stress - Not wanting to come back to the 'normal,' trying to figure out what his next chapter was all about, continually maintaining the relationship with his wife and daughter.
- How Mike supported himself - Support has always been around him with his wife and family. Diving into setting up his new website and podcast.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.
- Time is the true currency.
- Our kids are always in contact with us.
- The trip is only one part of the journey.
- Advise to himself when coming home - This is just another stop on the adventure, this is not the end, just another destination so enjoy the ride.
“You don’t know what the end result is and you think you might be able to predict how something will turn out, but more times than not it turns out completely different, but even more beautiful.”
Links
Website: www.liveimmediately.com
Podcast: Live Immediately
Mikes Instagram: @liveimmediately
Facebook: Live Immediately
Twitter: @liveimmediately
Hashtag - #liveimmediately
“When you start saying yes to your kids, they start asking for less.”
Michelle Steele - 2 time Olympian living and competing in the Northern Hemisphere.
2 time Winter Olympian Michelle, was the first Australian woman to compete in the event of Skeleton at the Olympics. Following a 10 year career in the sport Michelle retired in 2014 and now lives in Brisbane with her husband and 2 daughters.Michelle transferred into the sport of skeleton in 2004 at the age of 18 from Surf Life Saving and Gymnastics. Her first overseas experience was in Calgary with a team of Aussie girls learning to slide skeleton tracks. Michelle then followed the world cup circuit each northern hemisphere winter for 10 years. She spent a lot of time in Europe and North America, also raced in Japan and Russia.
Racing Skeleton in the northern hemisphere Winter Olympian Michelle spent half a year (for 10 years) living and competing abroad.
About Michelle
2 time Winter Olympian Michelle, was the first Australian woman to compete in the event of Skeleton at the Olympics. Following a 10 year career in the sport Michelle retired in 2014 and now lives in Brisbane with her husband and 2 daughters.
Michelle transferred into the sport of skeleton in 2004 at the age of 18 from Surf Life Saving and Gymnastics. Her first overseas experience was in Calgary with a team of Aussie girls learning to slide skeleton tracks. Michelle then followed the world cup circuit each northern hemisphere winter for 10 years. She spent a lot of time in Europe and North America, also raced in Japan and Russia.
“You cant have what you want, on the day sometimes, and thats how it goes.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Michelle faced - Eger to return home, intense and burn out but good to come home.
- What had changed - Came home to work, starting a family.
- Biggest stress - Missing the sport, setting herself up financially.
- How did her mindset change - Continually reflecting on the ups and downs and learning from that.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- Everything comes to an end - ebbs and flows, highlights and lowlights.
- Be open to new things - you can always find another way of doing something.
- Life is to be enjoyed.
- Advise to herself for returning home - know that there will always be another adventure, and it may look and taste and smell different and I may come about it differently but there are always good things to come if you apply yourself if you keep an open mind.
“You always through life pick up a little bit more insight and I always try to be reflective. There are so many benefits from the ups and downs from travel and racing and the good hard looks at yourself, the things that you have to get yourself through when there is no one else to help get you through.”
Links
Australian Olympic Committee: Michelle Steele
“Everything comes to an end... there are always ebbs and flows. You cant expect life to be highly exciting and special and the ultimate. There are always times in between and those times are needed, it doesn’t need to be emptiness but it does come back down and normalise.”
(Header photo source: Adam Pretty/Getty Images Europe.)
(Photo Source: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe)
Megan Wycklendt - Biking the Americas and connecting with people.
Megan Wycklendt is a 28 year old adventure seeker who recently made the shift from a life as a nomad bicycle traveler and travel guide to a school counselor in Wisconsin, USA. In 2015 she began life as a full-time traveler when she embarked on a bicycle tour from Alaska to the bottom tip of Argentina. After roughly 2 years on the bike, Megan and her friend Gordon reached their destination and Megan continued the adventure life working as a travel guide in the Indian Himalayas. Content in the nomadic lifestyle, Megan was contacted by an old friend about a job back home in Wisconsin. Although reluctant to leave the traveling lifestyle, she couldn't let the opportunity pass by so she packed my backpack and moved back to Wisconsin where she is currently living and working.
Meeting amazing people on a 2 year bike adventure.
About Megan
Megan Wycklendt is a 28 year old adventure seeker who recently made the shift from a life as a nomad bicycle traveler and travel guide to a school counselor in Wisconsin, USA.
In 2015 she began life as a full-time traveler when she embarked on a bicycle tour from Alaska to the bottom tip of Argentina. After roughly 2 years on the bike, Megan and her friend Gordon reached their destination and Megan continued the adventure life working as a travel guide in the Indian Himalayas.
Content in the nomadic lifestyle, Megan was contacted by an old friend about a job back home in Wisconsin. Although reluctant to leave the traveling lifestyle, she couldn't let the opportunity pass by so she packed my backpack and moved back to Wisconsin where she is currently living and working.
“I completed my dreams....and now I could think of other dreams”
When coming home...
- Emotions Megan faced - Excitement, Mixed emotions.
- What had changed - Her identity.
- Biggest stress - The difference of lifestyle.
- How Megan supported herself - Self compassion and setting small weekly attainable goals.
- How did her mindset change - Continued to lean into Meditation.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.
- People are good.
- I am resourceful.
- Go with the flow.
- Advise to herself for returning home - Not to lose focus on her main source of energy.
“Plans are going to fall through and I have to be open to ....”
Links
Website: www.bikelivingtheamericas.com
Megans Instagram: @mindbodybike
Facebook: BikeLiving the Americas
“It’s up to me to form my life”
Hi, Im Abby...
About me...
Hi I'm Abby, Adventurer, Life coach, Speaker and Blogger.
After a successful sporting career I now love sharing what I have learned from my adventures and traveling the world.
I believe in turning into your adventurous life through your intuition and the little nudges from the universe.
Lets share the adventure. xo
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