How Travel Contributes to Your 3 Buckets of Happiness
Studies show that there are three buckets to fill that lead to increased happiness which are vitality, connection, and contribution, all which can be found through travel.
Vitality is both physically and mentally. When we travel, we tend to be more active. We walk around a new city to explore, we take hikes to beautiful viewpoints, and take a stroll along the beach breathing in the fresh sea air. Spending time in nature, staying active, and feeling rejuvenated can all increase our vitality. Travel can also give our mental vitality a boost through personal growth. We learn new skills, become great problem-solvers, gain confidence, and feel fulfilled and enriched.
One of the most popular reasons why people travel is to meet new people. We are social beings by nature. Travel is a great way to meet people that you otherwise wouldn’t have met, share and hear stories, and spend quality time with your loved ones. Travel enriches and builds relationships. It’s the people that we meet in places like sitting on a plane, train, bus, in the hotel lobby, or in the park that
can make the biggest impact on our life and experience.
Helping others helps ourselves. When we give back to others or help to make the planet better, we tend to feel better about ourselves. Travel is a wonderful way to do just that. Whether you spend time volunteering abroad, helping a stranger out, feeding the stray dogs, picking trash up at a beach, or traveling more sustainably, giving back and making a positive impact can give our happiness a boost.
As a Travel Coach, if your clients are looking for a way to find what happiness looks like and means to them, take these 3 buckets into consideration when encouraging them to take a trip somewhere. Be sure to help them set the intention to focus on finding their happiness and to be open to new connections, giving back, being more active, and spending time in nature.
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