What should you actually do with your stuff before traveling full-time

If you’re planning full-time Travel, one of the biggest questions people get stuck on is what to do with your home, your belongings, and your life at home before you leave. This part of full-time travel planning can feel surprisingly overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to figure it out while still working and managing your current responsibilities.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through how to think about your stuff, your home, and your living situation before long-term travel. Whether you’re considering selling everything, putting things in storage, or keeping a home base, this will help you start making decisions in a way that feels manageable.

If you’re preparing for full-time travel in the next 2–18 months and feeling stuck on where to begin, this episode will help you move forward.

If you want more help, book a Full-Time Travel Master Plan session (https://heatherbegins.com/full-time-travel-master-plan/) to get a personalized understanding of how to tackle this.

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Heather Markel Full-Time Travel Lifestyle Coach

Heather Markel spent over 25 years stuck behind a desk in her corporate career. In 2017, she made a bold decision to quit her job and take a six-month career break to travel the world. Instead, she found a new way of life. Since that time, she’s been to 39 countries (and counting) on six continents, including being marooned in New Zealand for two years during the pandemic. Over six years later, she still has no permanent address.

Today, Heather is a New York Times featured Full-Time Travel Lifestyle and Business Coach who works with professionals who want to start or sustain extended travel or work remotely while traveling. She’s a best-selling author and a TEDx speaker focused on the opportunities of full-time travel. She teaches her clients the mindset, money and mastery they need in order to afford, sustain and navigate that lifestyle. Her mission is to help frustrated professionals seeking freedom, flexibility and fun to “ditch their desk and discover their destiny®” through full-time travel.