Episodes

  • Travel Possibilities Trailer
    Oct 27 2021

    Welcome to the Travel Possibilities Podcast. I am your host, Cali O’Connor. I’ve gone from career burnout to taking multiple career breaks, scoring several remote jobs, and even starting my own business while traveling to over 80 countries. This podcast will provide actionable tips and motivational interviews to open your mind to the endless travel possibilities that are available to you. Each season will focus on a different topic so you can easily find the possibilities that interest you most depending on the current season of your life. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a new episode, season, or possibility! www.travelshifters.com

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    1 min
  • Intro to Travel Possibilities
    Nov 17 2021

    Welcome to the Travel Possibilities podcast!

    This podcast is all about ways to bring more travel into your lives. You don't have to settle for a job you don't love and maximize your vacation days to the best of your ability. I encourage you to open your mind and come along on this journey to learn about different possibilities and ways to bring more travel into your life. Chances are, some ideas will resonate with you and you'll feel inspired to make it a reality.

    On Season 1, we're talking all about Career Breaks!

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    9 mins
  • Intro to Season 2: Remote Work and is it Right for You?
    Feb 15 2022

    Welcome to Season 2 of the Travel Possibilities Podcast. This season is all about Remote Work, another way that will allow you to bring more travel into your life. This episode is a brief intro to the season. Enjoy!

    If you enjoyed today's episode and had a takeaway moment to share, be sure to take a screenshot and tag me (@thetravelshifters) on Instagram and let me know what it was! I love connecting with you. 

    Also, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify.

    See you in the next episode!

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    5 mins
  • Intro to Season 3: Travel Jobs and my Travel Job Story
    Nov 16 2022

    Season 3 is all about travel jobs, but this term has several connotations. Travel jobs can move you to new places, they can be seasonal roles in cool places with an off season that allows you to travel freely, or they can be positions that require travel as part of the gig. There are so many possibilities out there so this season is meant to give you some ideas and inspiration if you want to travel more but feel like those two weeks of annual vacation are your only chance (they're not!)

    If you enjoyed today's episode and had a takeaway moment to share, be sure to take a screenshot and tag me (@thetravelshifters) on Instagram and let me know what it was! I love connecting with you. 

    Also, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify.

    See you in the next episode!

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    19 mins
  • Travel Story: Going on a Date in Every Country with Loni James
    May 16 2023

    My guest today is Loni James, a writer, storyteller and adventurer. She quit her job almost 1 year ago and started traveling full-time. She decided to go on a date in every country as a way to meet people and learn about local cultures. She accidentally started writing about it, created a blog and now she's planning to write a book full of her stories and everything she's learning along the way. On top of dating, she also goes on a hike in every country and this has been a unique way to experience the beauty of these places she's dreamed of for so long.

    Loni's story has also recently been featured on CNN and Good Morning America.

    Want to learn more about Loni?

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    If you enjoyed today's episode and had a takeaway moment to share, be sure to take a screenshot and tag me (@thetravelshifters) and Loni (@jamesloni) on Instagram and let us know what it was! We love connecting with you. 

    Also, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify.

    See you in the next episode!

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    48 mins
  • My Career Break Story
    Nov 17 2021

    As the host of this podcast, I dedicated this episode to sharing my story with an emphasis on the two career breaks I have taken. I touch on:

    • My background in Chemical and Biomolecular engineering
    • My job in the oil field
    • The burnout
    • My exit
    • My trip around the world
    • My re-entry into the workforce and transition to a completely new industry
    • My minor identity crisis and short-lived return to the world of engineering
    • Career Break #2

    At this point, I have experienced a very non-linear career. I have an unwavering belief that life is meant to be lived and the world is meant to be explored. My career breaks were the necessary stepping stones for me to rediscover myself and my passions and to open my eyes to the travel possibilities that are available in this world.

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    24 mins
  • My Remote Work Story
    Feb 15 2022

    In this episode, I continue my personal story from Season 1 and share all about the remote jobs I've held over the course of my travels. There were reasons they worked at the time and reasons I needed to move on from them. Remote jobs can be tricky in the sense that they seem ideal. Any job that is remote and allows you to travel sounds SO exciting, but that isn't reality. When the grandeur of landing the remote job wears off, you are stuck with a job that could potentially be unfulfilling if you didn't approach your job search mindfully (something we talk about at length in my upcoming course: Remote Work and How to Find It...join the waitlist below)

    If you enjoyed today's episode and had a takeaway moment to share, be sure to take a screenshot and tag me (@thetravelshifters) on Instagram and let me know what it was! I love connecting with you. 

    Also, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify.

    See you in the next episode!

    Links and Resources

    Join Remote Work and How to Find it Mini Course Waitlist

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    16 mins
  • Travel Job Story: How to Get a Job on a Yacht with Janessa Klatt
    Nov 23 2022

     

    Interested in a cool travel job at sea? Today I am talking yacht life with my guest Janessa Klatt.

    Janessa is a Canadian who has always had a desire for adventure. From studying abroad in Australia, backpacking solo in Europe, driving across the country alone for a job, and moving to a new country with just a carry-on, yachting seemed like the perfect new challenge for her. This might have sounded CRAZY for a girl who grew up completely land-locked, but she navigated the pandemic and fought gender stereotypes to land her first job as a deckhand. Since then she has been paid to travel the world by boat, rent-free! It is definitely not a glamorous lifestyle.

    In this episode we talk all about the ups and downs plus how you could get started too.

    Want to learn more about Janessa?

    Janessa's Instagram

    Janessa's Podcast Production business

    If you enjoyed today's episode and had a takeaway moment to share, be sure to take a screenshot and tag me (@thetravelshifters) and Janessa (@Janessaklatt) on Instagram and let us know what it was! We love connecting with you. 

    Also, I invite you to leave a review on Apple Podcasts or a rating on Spotify.

    See you in the next episode!

    Links and Resources

    Join Remote Work and How to Find it Waitlist

    Want a resume audit?

    Visit my website

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    34 mins