Should you Quit your job to Travel Solo across the globe? In this week’s episode, I got a chance to speak with Kanak Agrawal, who inspired by the movie “Into the wild” asked her manager to give her a sabbatical to travel. Which her manager turned down. So she quit McKinsey and went ahead with her travel plan. We deep dived into travelling solo, career break, starting up and writing online in this episode of Mindset and System Podcast. In an effort to decode this alternate lifestyle for our audiences, hoping you find this useful. Would love to know in the comments here. ********* Follow Kanak on Linkedin: https://bit.ly/MS_Kanak Newsletter For Professionals, Decoding work-life insights: https://buildthatmindset.substack.com/ Gears/Softwares used for the podcast: 01 Software for Recording Riverside App https://bit.ly/riverside-vivek 02 Gears for Podcast Podcast Mic - ShureMV7 https://amzn.to/405gHgr 03 Gears for Podcast Podcast Camera - Sony ZV1 https://amzn.to/3Zjq5vP 04 Gears for Podcast Webcam Option https://amzn.to/3LH1ehZ 05 Gears for Podcast Video Light https://amzn.to/404lM8u 06 Gears for Podcast Softbox for Light https://amzn.to/3n92zUM 07 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Light https://amzn.to/3FEl4XI 08 Gears for Podcast Tripod for Camera https://amzn.to/3LzeiWS 09 Gears for Podcast Table Arm for Mic https://amzn.to/3FEk8Cl 10 Software for Music Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/xuhaf2 ****** Chapters Sneak Peek 00:00 Intro 1:17 Why I Quit 2:!5 Economics at IIT 3:58 Challenges in 1st Job 6:15 Why I didn’t do MBA? 7:42 Why one should Travel Solo? 9:06 30 Days in Europe in just 1 Lakh Rupees 11:20 How Travel Changed Me 13:56 Why I didn’t pursue a career in Travel? 16:30 Why I jumped into creating a Social Impact? 17:49 Evaluating Career Opportunities 19:37 Why I took a Career Break, even as a Founder 21:05 Reflecting on 7 Months Break 23:41 How to Start Writing on LinkedIn? 29:43 Life as a Solopreneur 36:21 Does Side Hustle = Quick Money? 41:47 3 Advice on Career Break 47:02 3 Tips for Solopreneurs 48:40 3 Book Recommendations 49:45 How AI is Impacting Careers? 50:39