Life of a Travel Influencer with Aggie Lal

In today’s episode Alex and Mimi are talking with a special guest Aggie Lal, AKA ‘Travel In Her Shoes’ successful Instagram and YouTube travel blogger.  Growing up in Warsaw, Poland Aggie was dreaming to travel the world, absorb different cultures and see amazing places. At 18 years old she made a life-changing step and moved to Australia alone to study English. At the same time she was working as a waitress, saving up every dollar to live out her travelling dreams. During her stay she had a major car accident, and even though it was very painful working with a broken arm, she pooled her money alongside her insurance compensation, to helped fund her journey.  After finishing her university studies, 25 years old Aggie and her ex-boyfriend found a 40 year old sailboat on eBay and bought it for $10,000. After fixing it up in Mexico, painting it blue and giving her a pretty sea name, the couple dared to sail the Pacific ocean without any previous experience. During the year of sailing, spending 185 days on the actual boat Aggie found her truth self.  “Success without fulfilment is the ultimate failure. Most people believe that when they reach a certain point in their careers, that they will instantly become fulfilled” - Tony Robbins At the beginning of this journey Aggie was driven by curiosity and ego. But this changed while on the water. Thanks to the close connection to the nature, a near-death experience and meeting people of different cultures Aggie found herself appreciating life and respecting nature more than she could have ever dreamed of.  After a year on the ocean Aggie and Chris ended their journey in front of the Sydney Opera House. Thrilled by her memories during her time on the ocean and wanting to share, Aggie started to use Instagram. Her very first posts were interviews with different women from countries she’d visited. But when she got more reaction on her outfit she had to rethink why she was there. “Creating trust with the audience is the first step before posting heavy content.” - Aggie It was 2015 she embraced the social media platforms that she’d lost touch with whilst on her travels. After a very successful video on Vine with 6 million viewers, her Instagram account started to grow to nearly 1 million followers, just by being authentic in herself and sharing her travels.  During the podcast we will also learn: Why authenticity is the key for success on social media How and why to prepare for possible failure How to start business step by step what to do if you’re staring into a wave of death Why having the right mindset is important Why living your truth self is the only way to live How keeping daily routine helps in self growth “The most attractive thing to a human being is to seeing another human in a flow state, being effortless in what they do.” - Aggie  Hope you enjoyed this today’s episode with Aggie, you can find out more about her here: Travelinhershoes.com/ Instagram YouTube Find Books and resources from this episode here: Get The Edge - Tony Robbins The Talent Code - Greatness Isn't Born, It's Grown, Here's How by Daniel Coyle Alter Ego Effect - The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life by Todd Herman The Artists Way - A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity Julia Cameron 5 minute Journal by Intelligent Change