Beginners Guide to Escaping the Rat Race
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Bula. Welcome sign in Paradise Resort - Fiji“So, all we could do was sit! sit! sit! And we did not like it. Not one little bit!”
Welcome to our exciting series of blogs on selling up and sailing away with your family. If you're a parent who dreams of escaping the daily grind, embracing a life of freedom, travel, and adventure with your kids, you've come to the right place. We're here to inspire and guide you, drawing from our own incredible journey sailing the world with our kids as well as the wisdom and advice from other families sailing the globe.
In a world where the demands of work, school, and endless responsibilities often consume our lives, it's easy to lose sight of our dreams and passions. The idea of 'selling up and sailing away' to explore the world is an exhilarating fantasy. But for most, it remains a distant and elusive dream.
Our goal is to change that.
As fellow dreamers, adventurers, and parents, we've been where you are now. We've navigated the challenges of trading in a traditional life, for a life on the open ocean. We've faced the doubts and fears, the logistical hurdles, and the uncertain waters of parenthood on a boat.
But to be honest, even though we were professional sailors and let’s say, adequate parents when we set out, we still made stupid, expensive and time consuming mistakes. But we don’t gloss over them, we’ll tell you all about them because we don’t want you making those same, avoidable mistakes.
Through these blogs, we aim to share our knowledge, experiences, and insights in the form of a Five Step Guide. This guide is broken down into bite sized weekly blogs which take no longer than 10 minutes to read and slowly build up into an actionable plan. These blogs will cover topics such as:
Inspiration and Stories
Planning and Preparations
Education at Sea
Nurturing Your Family Bond
Navigating Challenges
As a result you will learn to:
Live economically on no more than the average family income
Have more time for the family and kids
Embrace an outdoor life of traveling and adventure
Live sustainably from renewable resources
Meet and interact with people of different cultures around the world
Meeting with the Shaman in the Lost City of the Colombian Jungle
Even if you’re not quite ready embark on your adventure yet, there are still many transferable skills for everyday life.
Sailing away with your kids isn't just about escaping the rat race; it's about embracing a new way of life that will create lasting memories and connections.
So, we invite you to join us - The Mothership Family and Crew. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or someone who has never set foot on a boat before, whether you have young children or teenagers, this blog series is for you.
Step 01 - ‘Ready?!’
This step is easy. Just Inspirational and motivational blogs to get you into the right mindset and confront negativity and the naysayers
Step 02 - ‘Set!’
Here we begin to get more practical with basic knowledge and information needed to prepare for the journey ahead.
Step 03 - ‘Go!’
Getting the boat and going. Finally you’ll say goodbye to the rat race set out on your incredible journey with your family onboard.
Step 04 - 'Get out there and Staying out there’
You spent so much time planning and preparing you may have lost sight of the dream. Time to put some meat on the bone with practical tips for making life on the ocean go smoothly.
Step 05 - ‘Exit Strategy’
The step that everyone overlooks. Nothing lasts forever so better plan ahead for time you may want call it a day with happy memories and incredible stories.
Our message throughout is simple:
“‘If you want to do it, do it!’”
“So all we could do..”
This A4 PDF Poster is available from our Patreon site:
This Week’s Recommendations
Each week we’ll also be offering actionable suggestion, publications and websites to nudge you along your journey. We know having family means you have a busy life, so we’ve kept things as short and relevant as possible.
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The more who know, the more we grow. We want to build a thriving community of like minded families who can support one another. So why not bring a few friends along for the journey by discussing your plans with them to see how they react?
If you aren’t part of our Patreon family yet, consider joining. There are tiered memberships offering extra advice and insights to suit everyone, but signing up is free!
That’s it for this week, next week we’ll be looking at our background and journey and what inspired us to make that initial jump. Hopefully you’ll notice similarities with your own life and see how we developed our idea into an ocean going adventure.
See you out here!
