“Hustle culture is a cult. It really is.”
- Sam’s transition from corporate finance to a life of adventure, purpose, and freedom.
- The burnout traps ambitious professionals fall into—and how to break free.
- Why balancing ambition with inner peace is the real challenge (and how to navigate it).
- Reflections from Sam’s transformative journey in Bhutan—what she learned and how it shifted her perspective.
- The risks and rewards of making bold moves, embracing uncertainty, and trusting the journey.
Meet Our Magical Guest
Samantha Plavins, Founder and Entrepreneur of She Walks The Walk
Samantha (Sam) Plavins is a Canadian adventurer, entrepreneur and staunch advocate for taking back lost time. A former workaholic, she set out in 2019 to walk all 800 km of the Camino de Santiago, where she had the epiphany that her career in finance was killing her. So, she decided to follow a new path and launched She Walks the Walk in 2020.
Sam helps women rediscover themselves through her Global Walking Adventures. She urges you to step off that treadmill, because life is NOW. Not in some fantasy future. She’s led her clients on epic journeys to Norway, Tanzania, Guatemala and Jordan. When not adventuring, Sam is typically looking for her lost phone or dispensing unsolicited advice to her two daughters. She lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario and has recently become a “woman of a certain age.”
Resources mentioned in this episode:
She Walks the Walk: https://shewalksthewalk.com
She Walks the Walk Community: https://community.shewalksthewalk.com/
Osprey Backpacks: https://www.osprey.com
The School of Greatness Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=tzpuXhf2Rfq_Xmmp6QU6hg
Camino de Santiago Info: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/
500 Days in the Wild Documentary: https://500daysinthewild.com
Calm Meditation App: https://www.calm.com
Chopra Institute: https://www.chopra.com/
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