THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

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Connecting with people to really understand cultures with Claudia Neiman

Claudia is an organised creative which, although may sound oxymoronic, means that she is able to address problems in a open way and is willing to turn things upside down if that makes the most sense. Claudia is passionate about learning and the environment and her goal in life is to be happy (happiness is defined both by fulfilment and the ability to enjoy this feeling).

Claudia has travelled to many different cultures and spent a lot of time living in Spain. She is not in Finland working on projects surrounding cultural differences around the world.

About Claudia

“If you are going to experience other cultures, you are going to experience culture shock and if you don’t, its like learning how to swim without water.”

— Claudia Neiman

In the episode...

Claudia has travelled to many countries with differing cultures.
Claudia felt outside of her comfort zone when she was in Brazil and decided to hitchhike and got into a car with a local.
She spend her first day in class in Spain with the teacher stereotyping Americans.
You have to really understand the culture, you really have to spend quite a bit of time in that place.
The real reason Claudia travels is for the people, the food, the experience that is like nothing that she has had before.
How travel teaches you that there are so many different ways of doing things, not only one way!
Claudia’s biggest insight and learning from travel is seeing how we are all connected and how we can get to know people even if we dont speak their language.
Until we actually connect and have conversations with people we actually have no idea about their lives and their culture.
If you haven’t had the experience of being a foreigner in another country, its really hard to know how difficult it can be to be judged for how you look, your race, sexual orientation, gender etc
Claudia attempts to understand many different perspectives and be open to other peoples opinions.
Travel has taught Claudia that we are all just looking for the place where we fit in.
When everyone follows their own path and does their own things, it makes like interesting.
Travel is what YOU make it! Whatever feels right for you can be the basis of your travels. Do what FEELS good for you.
How travel should not just be about bucket lists and ticking a box.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Cordoba, Spain
A place you tell everyone to visit? Granada, Spain and Lisbon, Portugal
Scariest place travelled to? Has not really travelled to “scary” places but has had scary moments in Rio, Brazil.
Your favourite thing about travel? Treating herself, people and food.
Wheres your next trip? Scandinavian trip….Sweden, Estonia, Iceland.

Why Claudia continues to seek out travel and adventure?

“The biggest reason that I travel is to put myself out there, to meet other people, but also to question these ideas that I have about myself and who I am and how I see the world.”

— Claudia Neiman

Leaving the corporate world and travelling with intention with Anna Lundberg

Anna Lundberg is the founder of One Step Outside, where she helps peoples around the world build businesses and create a lifestyle that allows them an unimagined sense of freedom, flexibility and fulfilment. Since leaving her corporate job in 2013, she's now reimagining what success looks like and she's passionate about inspiring and supporting others to do the same.

Anna left on a 3 month adventure and it turned into a means of questioning many aspects of her life which eventually inspired change in her life.

About Anna

Anna Lundberg is the founder of One Step Outside, where she helps people around the world build businesses and create a lifestyle that allows them an unimagined sense of freedom, flexibility and fulfilment. Since leaving her corporate job in 2013, she's now reimagining what success looks like and she's passionate about inspiring and supporting others to do the same.

Her lust for travel all started with a sabbatical. Anna was between roles in her corporate job and her boss granted her a three-month break so that she could travel across South America. Halfway through that trip, Anna quit her job completely. For the next couple of years she took on consulting projects and travel between contracts. Once she realised that this was essentially just more of the same type of work, just for different companies, she 'quit' again and became fully nomadic as she trained to be a coach and built her business. Finally, she went 'back' to London, where she is now creating a base and opportunity to travel while feeling grounded and having more of a sense of belonging.

“Whatever you are doing, do it intentionally.”

— Anna Lundberg

In the episode...

Anna went to South and Central America cruising around the Galapagos, trekking the inca trail and many more adventures after she quit her job.
Anna did a little bit of consulting work before quitting and becoming nomadic.
Anna went paddle boarding down the Mississippi but let her intuition and events in her life guide her on her journeys.
Was confronted with a terrifying incident where her travel partner had a gun pulled on her.
The importance of getting out of your comfort zone whilst also being safe on your travels.
Settling back home was great as she was able to reconnect with her family and friends whilst also meeting her partner. Her internal challenge was the way she thought she would be perceived as an adventurer when she just was settling back into her routine lifestyle.
Many friends had started families and were moving in a different direction.
Now she is trying to find the balance between adventure, lifestyle and her career.
Reading lots of blogs, books and self analysis to assist her to find her way upon returning home.
Getting out of her bubble on her first 3 month trip put many things into perspective.
Anna used her inspiration from her travels to blogging, coach training and pondering her career.
3 things Anna have learned from travel.
- Travel to step out of your bubble.
- Be open to the growth and learning that travel can bring.
- Travel with intention and for the right reasons.
Advise for others returning home: Trust your intuition, being curious, knowing there is no right answers and dont look outside yourself for the answers.

“Travel, I think, is the best way to grow and to meet new people an to shift your mindset on things. It just gets you out of that comfort zone.”

— Anna Lundberg

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Abundance, Gratitude and Adaptability with Zoe Davenport.

Zoe Davenport was born with extra sensory abilities and has been extensively studying self-love, quantum physics and spiritual ascension for the past 10 years. Today, Zoe uses her multi-dimensional gifts to inspire and support the visionary leaders of the new paradigm. She seeks to guide them towards self-love, authenticity, creative potential, energetic mastery and the embodiment of their higher selves.

Zoe is an author and travels the world inspiring and supporting the visionary leaders of the new paradigm.

About Zoe

Zoe Davenport was born with extra sensory abilities and has been extensively studying self-love, quantum physics and spiritual ascension for the past 10 years.

Today, Zoe uses her multi-dimensional gifts to inspire and support the visionary leaders of the new paradigm. She seeks to guide them towards self-love, authenticity, creative potential, energetic mastery and the embodiment of their higher selves.

Her ability to hold the multi-dimensional field open accelerates a person’s potential and allows them to make a quantum shift in reality, jump to the highest timeline and ground their creative expression into the human experience. She is here to support those ready to expand upon their leadership roles - using her intuitive gifts of potential outcomes to easily guide a person towards their most aligned journey.

“I just feel so rich to have these experiences and all it takes is to trust in yourself that you can make anything that you want, to make happen in your life a reality, you just have to have faith and take that giant, massive, scary baby step forward and let the universe open up for you and help you become aligned with these amazing adventures and people and experiences.”

— Zoe Davenport

In the episode...

Zoe reminds us how incredible it is that we can get to pretty much anywhere in the world in a very short time. You can land in such a different place to where you left.
Zoe takes time to ensure her travel is abundant and joyful and really wants to feel grounded when travelling.
A story about when Zoe felt out of her comfort zone. She was in Costa Rica and faced with a challenging situation on her bus ride with the bus driver.
About stepping into her own energy and standing up for herself.
Not being in judgement of other people based on the situation you find yourself in.
Communicating through body language when you dont speak the local language.
Why saving money is not always the best option when you are travelling.
The biggest lesson Zoe has learned from travelling is how to be adaptable.
Zoe believes its so important to have gratitude and feel blessed for all the opportunities she has at her fingertips.

How Zoe challenged herself to be abundant with her travels and let go of a money story she had.

When returning home how its important to do things that bring you joy and make you feel grounded.

How you always have the ability to change your circumstance no mater what situation you find yourself in.

If your holding back with an adventure find a group that you can join to experience what you want.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Sri Lanka
A place you tell everyone to visit? Canada
Scariest place travelled to? A street in Budapest
Your favourite thing about travel? Freedom
Wheres your next trip? Costa Rica

Why Zoe continues to seek out travel and adventure? Getting to connect with people around the world.

“Don’t try to fit into a lifestyle that isn’t serving you anymore, create your own lifestyle at home.”

— Zoe Davenport

Running towards travel because it inspires your soul with Jade McKenzie

Jade McKenzie, owner of Event Head, is 5 x internationally award winning event professional and business coach with over 15 years’ experience in event management and business development in the corporate, not for profit and entrepreneurial sectors.

Jade McKenzie travels for business and personal enjoyment. She is a gypsy soul and loves the experiences and opportunities it brings.

About Jade

Jade specialises in working with thriving entrepreneurs and businesses ranging from start-ups to multi-millionaires who want to create successful and sustainable events. Having created, managed and executed a wide range of small and large scale events, she has worked within Australia’s most well-known venues, worked alongside celebrities and engaged high level corporate partnerships, whilst assisting to raise over a million dollars in charitable donations.

Jade's work has been enjoyed by thousands of people globally, with her events featuring in national and international media including TV, radio, print and digital platforms. She has taken to the stage delivering presentations and MC’ing in New York, London, Paris and across Australia and regularly presents online via masterclasses, webinars, podcasts, YouTube channels and video interviews.

Her passions include mentoring women in business, developing leadership in the workplace and empowering entrepreneurs to create impactful and sustainable businesses.

“Every time I travel, its like I just get the first chapter and I want to read the rest of the book. That’s what it feels like to me, honestly, it’s just a taste and I have to come back for more.”

— Jade McKenzie

In the episode...

Why home didn’t feel like home anymore and Jade started to feel like travelling felt more like home.
The big dived around being home and being away, in particular when her marriage was breaking down.
How her ex-partner questioned her about what she was running away from….but realising that she wasn’t running away from something she was running towards something.
Understanding that travel is part of Jades blood and it fuels her soul.
Why we dont question professional travel writers, photographers and people working in this industry, yet we question this on our own personal journey.
The biggest moments and insights come when Jade has space as the inspiration can flow in.
Taking the opportunities that she has access through her business and life situation.
How Jade feels when she is travelling and how she processes them and how she can bring that into her home life. She describes it as her ‘soul crying.’
Jade feels a part of her heart where ever she travels and always feels a sense of yearning to go back, but knows its more about appreciating that experience as it can be recreated
If you are wanting to travel and you are not, start small. Learn how to be savy.
Travel is not always glamorous - especially as a business owner and mum. Sometimes she feels confronted and conflicted and its important to work through these challenges.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Queenstown, New Zealand
A place you tell everyone to visit? New Zealand
Scariest place travelled to? Shenzhen, China
Your favourite thing about travel? Being Braver by going out into the world and not knowing what will happen.
Wheres your next trip? Queenstown, New Zealand

Why Jade continues to seek out travel and adventure? It feels like just a taste…as if its the first chapter and she wants to go back and read the entire book.

“I wasn’t running away from anything, in fact, I was running towards something.”

— Jade McKenzie

Travel to escape, tell stories and eat ANYTHING with Chanie Hyde (The Hungry Ginger)

Chanie aka The Hungry Ginger is a food and travel writer with a twist. Looking for strange or unusual food that makes most people say “ew.” She is always on the hunt for something unusual or “weird” to eat. Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad. She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

A travel writer with a difference, Chanie Hyde quit her job to step into the live she truely wanted.

About Chanie

Melbourne, Australia has treated her to the tastes of the world and inspired her to continue stuffing her face full of delicious foods and challenging tidbits both locally and abroad.

She is always heading overseas and have been telling stories of her adventures for years but only recently she quit her ‘real’ job to actually ‘have a crack at it’ without the illusion of a “career.”

Chanie’s biggest mantra is “how do you know you don’t like it if you haven’t tried it?”

“I realised that success to me is not how much money you earn or how far up a ladder you climb in a company...success to me was being able to tell my stories.”

— Chanie Hyde

In the episode...

Chanie talks about how she travels around on her stomach, she is really curious to learn about what locals eat in different cultures. She talks about the craziest, weirdest, grossest thing she has eaten.
One of her favourite foods to eat is the ‘crispy beer snack’ and she talks about where she has found some of her favourites.
Some travel tips for when eating in other countries and how not to miss the BEST foods of the country you are travelling in.
When in China, she found herself outside her comfort zone having to navigate the culture.
The real reason Chanie travels because she is curious and feels there is more to life thank looking at it through a book or a documentary.
The 3 month soul searching trip Chanie went on where she realised how joyous she was because she tapped into adventure, travel and her passion in writing.
The idea of travel for escapism.
Why she quit her real job and how she ‘coped a lot of flack’ for doing so.
What success means to Chanie - its not about how much money she has or how high she could climb in a company.
Being dissatisfied after returning home from travel because she was coming home to a life that was not truely aligned to what she wanted.
Why travelling teaches so much about yourself.
Why she tries to show the real, hard stories on her social media.
Chanies advise to people who want to travel and adventure but are not at the moment - find the courage and bravery to do it. Look at your priorities and rearrange them to make it happen.

Rapid fire round

What was the last place you visited? Bali
A place you tell everyone to visit? Australia
Scariest place travelled to? Ghost town in Northern Italy
Your favourite thing about travel? The food
Wheres your next trip? Japan

Why Chanie continues to seek out travel and adventure? There is always more to discover, more stories to tell and more amazing people to meet.

“Not everyone has the same path.”

— Chanie Hyde

Welcome to Season 2.

Welcome back to season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind podcast. Im so thrilled to be back with you in 2019 and I have some amazing chats lined up for you hear on the show.

This year Im taking a slightly different angle on the podcast and I’ll be chatting to my guests about their incredible adventures and travels and the lessons, insights, learnings and growth that they have had from them. I believe travel and adventure is an incredible catalyst for growth and transformation and my aim is to share those stories with you here on the show.

Season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind Podcast is about to begin. Sit back, relax and come along for the adventures.

Welcome Back

Welcome back to season 2 of the Wanderlusters Mind podcast. Im so thrilled to be back with you in 2019 and I have some amazing chats lined up for you hear on the show.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product and the winners will be announced in March. Ill be keeping you up to date with the results.

Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters for making this show so incredible.