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Sometimes the biggest change isn’t the event

...it’s the decision to go.

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What We’ll Cover This Week:

• Why your brain changes faster outside your normal environment
• The real reason travel creates identity shifts
• Why your nervous system craves novelty (and what happens when it doesn’t get it)
• How to create a “reset” without hopping on a plane

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Hey Reader,

By the time you're reading this, I’ll be on a plane (hopefully… barring any delays…) to a conference just outside of Austin, Texas.

I’m pretty excited about this one — because the last time I attended something like this, it completely changed the trajectory of my life.

It led to the decision where I packed everything up and moved to Boston.

Not exactly a small pivot.

This event is called the Powerful Living Experience, put on by David Bayer. He’s got a podcast called A Changed Mindset — worth a listen if you haven’t come across him yet.

And while I’m excited for the business and entrepreneurship side of things… that’s not really the main draw.

It’s being in a room with 1,000+ people who are all there because they’re ready for something to shift.

To get out of their normal environment.
To think differently.
To stop operating on autopilot for a few days.

And that got me thinking…

I came across a 2023 study that said travel — especially for two weeks or more — can create more lasting life changes than traditional therapy.

Not because therapy doesn’t work.

But because environment plays a bigger role than most people realize.

When you travel, your brain gets pulled out of autopilot. Everything is new — different places, different people, different rhythms — which forces you to actually pay attention again.

That novelty increases neuroplasticity, meaning your brain is more open to change.

You’re also not stuck playing the same roles you play at home.
You’re not “employee,” or “partner,” or “the responsible one.”

You just… are.

And that space creates room to question things you normally wouldn’t.

Add in the fact that you’re navigating unfamiliar situations (even small ones, like getting lost or figuring things out on the fly), and it builds a level of self-trust that most people don’t realize they’ve been missing.

It’s less talking about change…
and more being forced to experience it.

But here’s the part that matters more than any study…

You don’t need a plane ticket to create a shift.

Because if I’m being honest, the shift didn’t start when I got there... because I'm not even there yet and I've already felt it.

It started the moment I decided to go.

And it got me thinking…

To be honest, I don’t travel a lot anymore.
Which is ironic, because I used to be the kind of person who would randomly drive from Buffalo to Nashville just for shits and giggles.

Even when I first moved here, I’d throw my stuff in a bag and head up to the New Hampshire mountains for a weekend, find an AirBnB, just to get out of my own head.

Now?

I find myself “too busy” to do anything.
Nick works too much.
There’s always something.

There’s always a reason.

And if I’m being honest… maybe that’s exactly why I’ve felt stuck for so long.

Same routine.
Same environment.
Same conversations (mostly with the dogs).
Same version of me, just… on repeat.

So yeah… maybe that study actually has some merit to it.

Not because you need a plane ticket to fix your life.
But because you might need to interrupt the pattern you’ve been living in.

And lately?

I haven’t been doing that.

I’ll let you know what comes out of this trip.
But if nothing else, this was your reminder too.

You don’t need a massive life overhaul.

You probably just need to stop living the same day over and over again and expecting it to feel different. I'm pretty sure Einstein called that "insanity" ;)

That’s it. No bow on it. No “perfect” takeaway.

Just something to sit with.

🎧 This Week on the Hustle Rebels Podcast

If you missed this week’s podcast…

Part 2 of my conversation with Steve Bisson is out now.

We get into:

• why burnout somehow became a badge of honor
• why high achievers stay quiet even when they’re struggling
• and how one simple, human moment can actually change someone’s trajectory

Because the truth is, most people don’t need another program, policy, or performance review...

They just need someone to ask,
​“Are you actually okay?”

​🎧 Listen here: Why High Achievers Normalize Burnout with Steve Bisson (Part 2)​

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- Renae

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