As a kind of follow on from yesterday’s post, here are 5 reasons regarding how travel helps us to understand our emotional goals. We all travel for a number of reasons (as stated in earlier posts), but our emotional goals are always lurking somewhere in the background of everything we do. This post is concerned with how travel is influenced by/or helps us to understand our emotional goals. This, in turn, helps us to understand why we travel.

1. Your emotional goals tend to guide your specific travel plans

For example, if relaxation is your most important emotional goal then this will influence the plans you make. You’ll be more likely to prioritise relaxation rather than being distracted from that goal by other goals that are in fact not as important to you.

2. You can check if traveling is likely to lead to you achieving your emotion goals

Sometimes understanding why you want to travel might make you realize that travel might not be sufficient for achieving a particular emotional goal. For example, if travel is seen as a form of escapism for you, will ‘running away’ help you reach your emotional goals?

3. So you can accurately/comprehensively communicate your emotional goals to others and therefore help them understand you

For example, so you can accurately communicate to your partner or family about why extended travel is important to you and the reasons for doing it.

4. Your travel plans are a good match with your emotional goals

For example, if your specific itinerary or travel plans match your emotional goals it can help you to feel more confident about making good decisions.

Of course, travel isn’t the only way to reach your emotional goals but it can help you begin to understand them and put you on the right path to achieving them. See, travel is good for you and your emotional wellbeing!