April 20, 2018 is an ordinary day in calendars, and perhaps a turning point in my life! The day I will put an end to my 19-year corporate life and start my life as a blogger and travel writer. Everyone who knew me and did not know me asked how I made this decision, so I wanted to write an article on this subject and answer all the questions in their minds, just like I did when I started blogging. If the answer to your question is not in this article, if you add it as a comment, I will reply when my tongue returns.
Becoming a Travel Blogger!
First of all, nothing happened out of the blue. I have been writing a travel blog for 10 years, my blog, which has a considerable reputation and readability, is already making a little money.
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Before I get too deep into my coin issues, let's take a look at how this story started.
Travel Virus
Shortly after I started traveling, I began to realize that the travel virus was getting in my blood a little more each day. I was trying to make a travel plan at every opportunity, and this desire increased as I traveled. I waited to see if it would end one day, but aside from ending, it was constantly increasing. As such, I began to search for ways to spend my life traveling.
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Simple Life, Happy Life
First, I started to simplify my life, reduce my unnecessary expenses, and get rid of unnecessary burdens. A move I've been through has made me realize how many things I actually have in my life that I bought for maybe once in a while and spent meaningless money. After that turn, I started not buying anything new for myself unless I needed it. The simplification point of view has helped me reduce all my luxury expenses other than travel. This has allowed me to save much more money than I anticipated.
Investing in the Future
While traveling in an asynchronous time zone with what I explained above, my research on how to continue my life was continuing. A regular income would be very useful to me, a money that was deposited in my account while I was browsing. Actually, I bought a house for myself, although I was not very keen on it. Rental income of a house in Istanbul would be an important allowance for traveling, and it was. At the moment, my most regular income is my house rent.
Achieving Dreams Takes Effort
I never stopped writing my blog, yes, I couldn't write with the intensity and detail I wanted, but it was my lifeline. Apart from the blog, I continued to write articles for some online-offline magazines from time to time. I loved to write, and the more I wrote, the happier I was to see that I was motivating people to go on the road. I never stopped writing even when my work was at its busiest. One of the best benefits of blogging for me is that I met very nice people who write travel blogs and love to travel, and I made great friendships.
am i ready?
My dream has always been to one day leave corporate life and travel as I wish. But I did not know the answer to the question of when! When you're ready? Will I be ready? I was postponing my dreams with excuses that I constantly put forward, but on the one hand, life was not waiting for me, it kept flowing. On April 1, 2018, Facebook reminded me of a message that said I quit my job 4 years ago as an April 1 joke and moved to the Aegean!
It's been on my tongue for 5 years, but I just couldn't take action! At that moment, lightning flashed and I realized that there will never be a "right time", the right time is now. The right time was now and I was going to resign!
I received comments like "how brave you are" "I wish we could show this courage" from many of my friends who have spent years in corporate life like me. Whereas I don't consider myself brave, when I leave safe waters, not knowing what will happen to me I am so afraid. On the other hand, I don't see the courage in him because I've been making excuses for myself all this time and postponing this process, because I think it's a late move. Although it may not look like it from the outside, this is the situation inside!
I have no plans for what to do next. Of course, I have a lot of projects, ideas, dreams in my head. With my savings in my pocket, my rental income, a little advertising income from the blog, I focused on doing the things I enjoy the most, traveling and writing, I believe that there will be more and great things will happen. Keep following me 😉
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I have always wanted to travel and share places and do something useful for people, but unfortunately I could not find an opportunity and fulfill my wish. We are content with following many successful people in their business, thank you for everything.