“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller
My father came to the United States when he was just 17, looking for job opportunities that weren’t available to him back home in Runcorn in the United Kingdom. He found and worked at several different jobs before finding a place to make a career in the airline industry. His roots in the UK, his love of travel, and the benefits of working for an airline opened a door of opportunity for me. He passed on his love of travel to me, and I was always grateful that I grew up knowing of a world beyond my borders.
When I first began training as a life coach and started exploring what my niche might be, I knew I wanted it to include destination coaching. I want to take people out of their normal environments to amazing places all over the world, where they can learn more about themselves through coaching and their experiences. I knew I wanted it to be experiential — not just sitting in a classroom setting listening to me speak. My idea was to go to places that had a lot to offer, and allow the participants to “choose their own adventure” from an array of physical, cultural and historical activities. I think besides our interactions with others, travel is one of the most educational experiences we can have.
I’m thrilled to announce my first adventure in destination coaching, to New York City. The place of my birth, where I also lived for three years as an adult (2007-2010). New York City has an incomparable number and variety of things to do, and as a city where I learned so much about myself, I think it’s an ideal place to hold such an adventure for others. I’m calling it the Big Apple Adventure. For three days in mid-July, Wednesday through Friday, we will have group workshops in the mornings, with the afternoons and evenings open for the “choose your adventure” portion. Sharing the adventures with the group the next day will provide additional opportunities for personal exploration.
If you’re interested in joining me, I invite you to sign up to be notified when registration opens in March. I’ll also be holding a Q&A call later this month to answer any questions and give additional information about the trip. There will be a limited number of seats for this urban retreat, so I invite you to register for more information if you’d like to join me. It’s going to be an amazing trip!
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain