I'm finally doing it!

Hey friends,

I hope you’re having a lovely week so far.

In last week's newsletter, I wrote about aligning our ladders with the mountain we actually want to climb.

This week I want to share something personal - a pretty significant life transition I am about to embark upon.

For the past five years, I have been intentionally building towards a dream: becoming a coach and entrepreneur while designing a business around three pillars that matter deeply to me - freedom, fun and fulfilment.

A core value of mine is freedom, and that includes location freedom. From the very beginning I built my business to run entirely online, even when many of the clients and networks initially came through in-person connections.

In September 2025, I finally made the incredibly difficult decision to leave medicine behind for good.

I say difficult because medicine had been so deeply ingrained in my identity, and in my sense of security - that letting go of it was far harder than I expected.

Since then, I’ve continued evolving my business and my niche. Today my work focuses on helping solopreneur service businesses transition from a traditional time-for-money model into businesses that are leveraged, systemised, scalable and genuinely enjoyable to run. I have loved being able to dedicate my full focus to my business now that medicine no longer forms part of my work.

Over the past two months I’ve had a lot of time to reflect. I’ve been recovering from an abdominal hysterectomy, which forced me to slow down and really think about my life.

And during this time something very simple but powerful has dawned on me.

The dream I had been building towards for over a decade - becoming fully location-independent - has actually already come true, I just hadn't fully noticed.

The day I relinquished my medical licence was the day I no longer needed to rely on medical shifts for income. My business and property income now support my lifestyle.

And so I asked myself a very simple question:

Marcela… why are you not travelling?

And in that moment I realised something important.

The time is now.

I’ve always dreamed of being a digital nomad - not in the sense of constantly moving with no roots, but in a more balanced way: having a home base while doing periods of slow travel and continuing to run my business from wherever I am.

So I’ve made a decision.

This June I will hand the keys back to my apartment in Canary Wharf and move my belongings back to my mum’s house in West Hampstead so I can begin travelling.

This decision hasn’t been easy.

Those of you who know me personally know how much I love my flat. It represents so much of the life I’ve built for myself.

Canary Wharf is where I met an incredible community of women entrepreneurs. It’s where I transitioned from life coaching into business coaching. It’s where I learned to play tennis, started running and trained for a half-marathon. It’s where I fell deeply in love. And it’s where I built a beautiful community.

Letting go of it was not something I had even considered - until a profound session with my therapist recently.

She helped me realise something simple but powerful: my identity is not tied to an apartment or a location.

It lives within me.

And I can take it with me wherever I go.

So I stopped and asked myself another question:

What is the next chapter of my life?

And the answer came through very clearly.

Travel.

I am 42.

I am recovering well from surgery and have otherwise pretty good health.

I earn my income through a location-independent business and other income streams.

I have no dependents.

I am bilingual 

I have family, friends, and clients all over the world

My mum has kindly agreed for me to have her home as my base and to store my belongings (thank you mum).

So… why not me? Why not now?

My plan is to spend the rest of 2026 gradually transitioning every aspect of my life fully online - admin, paperwork, property management, everything - so I can work smoothly from anywhere in the world.

I’ll start with a small trial run in September and October, spending several weeks in Spain (helped by the fact that I’ll already be in Madrid watching Shakira live in concert - woo!).

After that I’ll return to London for Christmas, and in early 2027 I’ll head to Australia and South East Asia for several months - visiting my sister, nephews and brother-in-law before continuing the adventure. The itinerary is still in the works.

Whenever I think about this next chapter, I feel a deep sense of excitement and exhilaration.

At the same time, there is also a process of letting go and saying goodbye to a place, people and chapter of my life that has meant a lot to me.

But I’ve learned something important.

Sometimes we have to let go of something good in order to step into something even better.

This next chapter is about fully embodying the brand I created for myself: The Adventurous Solopreneur.

I want to live fully.

To experience new places.

To get out of my comfort zone.

To meet new people.

To try new things.

To feel my soul come alive.

And what better way to do that than by embracing life as a 'globalpreneur' 🌎👩🏻‍💻 (so cheesy but so true!)

I get giddy at the thought of it! It's not easy or comfortable - it will stretch me beyond my comfort zone I'm sure - especially as I'll be travelling solo. But I can just feel my soul screaming: YES, MARCE, THIS IS IT!

And also, when I connect with 90-year-old Marcela, she is clearly saying to me that THIS IS MY TIME - JUST DO IT!

I’ll be sharing this journey as it unfolds - the wins, the lessons, and probably the occasional chaos along the way.

I’d love to hear from you.

Have you done something like this before? Is it something you’ve ever dreamed of doing?

And if you made it this far - thank you for reading.

Wish me luck :-)

With love (and adventure),

Marcela