Ashley Jones in Turkey

Yes, you read that right. And yes, I’m serious.

As an RN in North Carolina, it would have taken me 3+ months of back breaking, thankless work to bring in that kinda cash. Now, money flows to me with ease while I’m living my best life, sipping umbrella drinks on the beach in Belize AND doing something I’m passionate about!

Growing up, I always thought you had to pick “what you wanna be when you grow up,” go to college for that thing and then do that job for the rest of your life.

(I just reread that last sentence and MY GOD that sounds miserable. Low key pissed I fell for that 🤣)

For someone like me who craves newness, excitement and the need to “switch things up,” I was absolutely miserable working as a bedside nurse. I felt stuck, stagnant and felt like there was more to life than what I was doing.

I could actually feel my soul calling me to go down a different path. I answered that call and the one decision of stepping out of my comfort zone and just GOING FOR IT changed my whole entire life.

Was I scared? HELL YES.
Did I play out all the possible scenarios of how this could go wrong in my head? YEP.
Did I try to talk myself out of it and try to convince myself that settling is fine? MMHMM.
Did I tell myself that I was greedy for wanting more out of life? OH YEAH.
Was I worried that it wouldn’t work out and that I would fail? ABSOLUTELY.

If you’ve thought those same things – guess what? You’re human and that’s normal.

Stepping into the unknown and doing something you’ve never done before IS scary. But are you really going to let your fear of something that hasn’t even happened yet hold you back from living your most lit up and fulfilling life?