We are David Manson and Bronwyn Ward-Manson co-founders of the DJM group of companies - DJM Personnel and DJM Marketplace.
We love travelling. Everything about it.
Not just the trip or the vacation, but the whole process of planning, exploring options, experiencing the differences and returning from a trip with a sense of achievement, satisfaction and an insatiable desire to do more, see more and experience more.
What is it about travelling that always makes you feel good after coming back from a trip? What are the benefits we relish and want to experience again and again?
Improving your well-being is one of the fundamental benefits of travelling. Travelling helps to decrease the risks of heart attack and anxiety, while developing our brain health. One of the health benefits of travelling is that when you travel to new surroundings, you press a restart button to your body and mind, which brings in fresh energy when you get back to your regular activities.
Speaking to new people and getting new perspectives changes how we perceive the world. We observe things and think from a broader perspective when our mind is open to the outside world. Some people enjoy the idea of travelling because it allows them to meet new people from all walks of life. Travel really helps in consolidating both effective communication and social skills as you are exposed to different cultures and outlooks. This benefit you get from travelling can be applied not only to your personal life but your work life also. It is easier for us to come across new ideas when we get out of our usual surroundings.
The benefit of travelling helps us embrace cultural and social differences more when immersing ourselves in a different environment with new people and perspectives. Setting foot in a new part of your country or a new part of the world means you are out of your ordinary comfort zone. Everything is new and captivating to your curiosity. The benefit of this is you are eager to learn new things and open to new ideas and concepts. This will naturally lead to the urge to open your mind and practice your people skills, whether you travel alone or with someone else. This stimulates creativity within our thinking, our methods and how we deal with certain situations.
"Why would travel have anything to do with creativity?” you may ask.
First of all, it is associated with the sense of being innovative. When we travel, we try the local cuisines which we might have never tried before, get exposed to new customs and culture, and get introduced to unfamiliar ideas and beliefs. This stimulates creativity within our thinking, our methods and how we deal with certain situations.
It is easier for us to come across new ideas when we get out of our usual surroundings. If we are put in boxes, how can we think “outside the box”? If we are put in boxes, how can we think “outside the box”? Travelling taught us to be creative and to know that everything has an alternative. Travelling helped with our capacity to “reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience. Travelling taught us problems can turn into great hands-on lessons. Not only does travelling help with our creativity, but it also enhances our cognitive ability, sometimes referred to as general intelligence.
This ability includes the capacity to “reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience. Not only does travelling help us embrace cultural, social and racial differences, travelling also increases our tolerance towards tough conditions and uncertainties. When we throw ourselves into an unfamiliar or less developed locality, we begin to become more accepting. It is not always a bed of roses everywhere we travel to, and things do not always go as planned, however, when we are aware of this, we get less bothered and enjoy the journey as much as we want.
Travelling makes us realise that difficulties and obstacles can be handled well without the help of friends or family. When you see the powerful force within you, you start to build more trust in yourself and fear less. You believe in the certainty that things can be tackled one way or another, and it comes with the creative mind you get from travelling - nothing can stop you from achieving your passion and goals in life!
We created DJM Marketplace as a 'home' for ideas, experiences and achievements felt when when we travel.
Each 'room' in DJM Marketplace connects to possibilities - exploring ideas, strategies, solutions, experiences - all shine a light on the many pathways to success. Whether you are an individual, or an organisation or a business wanting to learn more, be more and succeed more, DJM Marketplace shows how. Human beings at our best are so creative and inventive that with the right guidance, support, and information, we can create, develop, and implement systems of change that are beneficial to ourselves, other sentient beings, and the environment.
We know it takes one just idea, one experience, or one person to be the inspiration and impetus to change our lives for the better.