When people ask me why I chose travel as the product I sell, the answer is actually simple. I want to show my babies the world. Not just once-a-year holidays. Not just the same all-inclusive. The world. Different cultures. Different languages. Different ways of living. I want them to see how big life is. And as a single mum of three, that dream comes with logistics. Travel isn’t cheap. Time isn’t flexible in traditional jobs. And I refuse to wait until they’re grown to start living. So I had two options:

Accept that travel would be “sometimes.”

Or find a way to make it part of our life.

I chose the second.

Why Travel Made Sense.

Travel as a product made sense because it aligned with my life. I was already researching trips. Already dreaming of destinations. Already wanting better value. If I could access discounted travel for my family and help other families do the same, then why not? It felt aligned.

It wasn’t random. It was personal. And I’ve learned that if you’re going to build something, it has to mean something to you.

Network Marketing, The Part No One Talks About.

Let’s talk about the controversial bit. Network marketing. The minute you say it, people either lean in or lean out, But what it forced me to do had nothing to do with “selling.”

It forced me to look at myself. To examine:

• My confidence.

• My fear of rejection.

• My money mindset.

• My leadership ability.

• My communication.

You cannot hide in this industry.

If you don’t believe in yourself, it shows. If you’re scared to be seen, it shows. If you avoid growth, you stall. And that’s where the real work began for me. It Wasn’t Easy, Building while juggling nappies, Replying to messages during teething phases, Attending events when I felt exhausted, Rebuilding a network when motherhood had naturally shrunk mine.

There were rejections. Moments where I questioned myself. Moments where I wondered if I should just go back to something “safe.” But every time I felt stretched, I realised something:

I was growing.

What It Really Forced Me To Face.

Network marketing didn’t just teach me how to sell. It forced me to sit with myself, To look at my fears properly. Fear of rejection. Fear of judgment. Fear of not being good enough. Fear of being seen.

You can’t build something publicly and stay comfortable. You either shrink… or you stretch, sink… or swim.

And I chose to stretch.

Being around people in the industry who had walked the path before me helped more than I expected. Seeing other women, especially mums, building confidently, speaking boldly, earning independently… it made me realise what was possible. But it also highlighted where I needed to grow. Confidence isn’t something you wake up with. It’s built. Through action. Through discomfort. Through failing and trying again. And somewhere along that process, it pushed me deeper into my faith too. Because when you’re building something uncertain, when income isn’t guaranteed, when you’re stepping outside the traditional “safe” route you have to surrender. I had to learn to:

Make the plan.

Put in the work.

Do the outreach.

Show up consistently.

And then hand the outcome over to Allah.

To make dua for success.

For clarity.

For alignment.

For provision.

To trust that what is written for me will not miss me. And that combination faith and effort changed everything. It stopped being about chasing. It became about aligning. Working hard, but surrendering the result. Believing that if my intentions were pure to build freedom, to show my girls the world, to help other families do the same then what was meant for me would unfold.

Alhamdulillah, it has.

Why I Still Believe In It.

This business model, when done ethically and intentionally, is powerful. It’s low overhead. It’s scalable. It rewards effort and leadership. It doesn’t cap your potential based on a job title. It’s one of the few models where:

A mum can build around school runs.

A student can build around lectures.

A full-time worker can build alongside employment.

Flexibility is built into the structure.

And for someone like me, who refuses to sacrifice presence, that matters.

The Real Reason.

But if I strip it back completely?

I chose travel because I want my girls to grow up seeing the world. I chose network marketing because it allows me to design income differently. And more than that? It forced me to become someone stronger.

More confident.

More resilient.

More self-aware.

It made me reflect.

On my habits.

On my fears.

On my leadership.

On what I’m modelling.

And if I’m going to raise daughters who believe they can build whatever they want?Then I have to show them what that looks like. I don’t believe success is just strategy. And I don’t believe it’s just faith either.It’s both. It’s intention and action. It’s planning and surrender. It’s courage and consistency. Building in this space has taught me that you can’t just pray and wait. And you can’t just hustle and control. You work. You grow. You stretch. You trust. And somewhere in that balance, you become someone new.

Travel was never just a product for me. It was a vehicle. A vehicle to show my daughters the world. A vehicle to design life differently. A vehicle to grow into the woman I needed to become. Not because the traditional path is wrong. But because this path aligns better with the life I want to model. And maybe that’s the real question we don’t ask ourselves enough:

Are we building a life we actually believe in…

Or just repeating one we were handed?