Did you know that travel is good for your health? Reduced blood pressure, improved sleep and lower stress levels are all significant health benefits of taking a vacation, according to a new study. And Bill Clinton has been in the news this week highlighting the ability of tourism to foster stability and peace in the [...]
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Travel Bucket Lists and World Travel Dreams
Whatever the scope of your world travel dream, you may have at some point drawn up a travel bucket list. You know, the list of places you want to see before you ‘kick the bucket’. Let’s make it clear, I don’t personally have any interest in ticking off any of these travel bucket lists as [...]
World Travel Dreams: 8 Things Not to Miss in Australia
I can hardly believe it but I am coming to the end of two years in Australia and my Wandering Kiwi family and I have decided to return to our sometime-home in the United Kingdom. It has been a fantastic opportunity to explore this vast continent, by rail, by car and on foot. It is [...]
Win a Chance to be a Travel Dream Blogger and Travel the World
Do you have a travel dream bucket list? Have you ever wanted to climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris, bungee jump in Queenstown, discover the amazing wildlife of the Galapagos Islands or visit the Mayan ruins of Cancun, Mexico?! Have you dreamed about blogging your travel experiences for the world to read? My Destination is [...]
How Food Enhances World Travel Dreams
It is probably true to say that you can’t really say you know a place until you eat its food. Seeing the sights and meeting the people are important parts of travel but I firmly believe tasting the food of a country enhances the experience. Sampling local delicacies can offer a better understanding of local [...]
Father’s Day Celebrations Remind Daughter About Lost College Dreams
In honor of Father’s Day, this week on 8 Women Dream we’ve decided to share our dream stories about the men who’ve supported our dreams. I used to think Father’s Day was for my son and his dad and how I was needed to help them get it together. But ever since co-dreamer Heather and [...]
Dear Money Letter: Part 1
I wrote this Dear Money letter on the inspiration of money coach Meadow DeVor. Meadow suggests writing a letter to your money to get clear about the relationship. And, by the way, 8 Women Dream blogger Lisa Powell Graham and her 100-Day Extraordinary Woman Challenge turned me on to Meadow. Thanks, Lisa and Meadow, for giving me a virtual kick in the patootie toward my dream of financial mastery. [...]
Spending Money: The 2000 Dollar Prom Date
Talk about something that slaps my financial freedom dream right in the face — Prom season. Prom spending statistics by USA Today state that the average dollar amount spent nationwide on going to the Prom is almost 1100 dollars, while the northeastern part of the US is expected to spend in upwards of 2000 [...]
Great Writing About Money
There are not that many great books about money, and there’s not that much great writing about money. It’s depressing, really. Money is one of the eternal human quests, but the best it can do is play a minor role in some literature, and no role at all in most. Whatever we read about money, and wherever we read it (including in this blog), It all tends to fall into the tactical side of self-help, financial planning, budgeting, and blah blah blah. [...]
Wearing Our Money on Our Sleeve
Guess what? Surfing the web for money stories this week, I discovered that money is emotional. Seriously. One hundred twenty three million search results told me so. News flash: we human beings wear our money on our sleeve. [...]
Making Your Money Dreams Come True – Part 2
Having trouble making your money dreams come true? You try so hard, and you seem to make a little progress, but then you hit a wall, or lose interest, or get interested in some other important project, and pretty soon you’re backsliding. Personally, that’s the story of my life. [...]
Making Your Money Dreams Come True – Part 1
Making your money dreams come true requires exactly the same thing as making any dream come true: healthy executive functioning. Executive functioning does not mean entrepreneurial or management skill in a strict business sense. Rather, it refers to a set of innate skills that is housed in the frontal lobe of the human brain. These [...]
