Those who travel expand horizons, meet new people, expand affective bonds and, above all, build memories. This is because of the situations to which we are subjected to when we are far from our comfort zone, that is, our home, work, friends and routine , are capable of challenging us, promoting experiences that will be valid for a lifetime.
And it doesn't matter if the trip is for leisure, business or even an exchange. Traveling expands our vision of the world and ourselves. A trip can provide for personal development and here´s how:
You learn to deal with the unexpected
Unforeseen events happen anywhere and at any time. This is a fact. No matter how prepared we are to face them, they will end up changing our routine, as well as altering the normal flow of our activities.
It turns out that when we are abroad, dealing with the unforeseen becomes more than an important skill for our personal development: it is a matter of survival. This is because unforeseen events are more likely in situations with which we are not familiar and we do not have our support network to deal with these situations. That is, a trip comes in handy to train these skills.
It increases your level of tolerance
Living with people who had a different upbringing and who live in a different culture – with values, customs and habits completely different from yours – makes you work on your tolerance level. This is an important skill for personal development, because by tolerating differences, you are more open to learning and living enriching experiences.
Time management becomes a necessity
When you're traveling, you want to enjoy every second in the new place, full of things to explore. Therefore, traveling is exercising the ability to manage time better and make it more than enough to accomplish everything that is needed.
Waking up early, plotting the best routes, organizing appointments and other attitudes during a trip are attitudes that become part of your routine when you return to normal life – and this is fundamental for your personal development.
Discovering Personal Traits You Didn't Know You Had
Traveling is a transformative experience. Not only because we know new places and people, but mainly because we explore our self-knowledge. In this process, we begin to identify characteristics in our personality that previously went unnoticed, precisely because of the unique situations to which we are subjected during a trip.
Fluency in another language
International travel provides, in addition to everything mentioned above, fluency in another language, a skill that can be fundamental for your personal and professional development. Today, regardless of the profession, knowing how to speak another language is a competitive advantage, which can guarantee vacancies and better jobs.
Traveling is definitely one of the best investments we make. In addition to promoting our personal development, we come back with luggage full of good memories of the places we visited.
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