For this year\u2019s Women in Travel Awards, we\u2019re celebrating women who refuse to shrink themselves, embrace big ambitions and aren\u2019t afraid to take up space.<\/strong><\/p>\n As part of our Never Too Much series, we caught up with Natasha Bounyaphol, marketing specialist, brand sponsorships and partnerships at Intrepid Travel, to talk about overcoming imposter syndrome, taking on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure in Nepal with AFLW players and why having women in your corner can make all the difference.<\/p>\n Not being afraid to take up space! As women, sometimes there\u2019s a tendency to shrink ourselves and our achievements to make ourselves everyone\u2019s cup of tea. So to me, \u2018Never Too Much\u2019 means owning who you are, celebrating your accomplishments and continuing to reach for those big (and sometimes daunting) ambitions.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to pinpoint just one because I\u2019ve been very lucky to be surrounded by an incredible group of women in both my professional and personal life. There have been so many incredible role models who have played monumental roles in this so collectively, I would have to say it\u2019s been all my managers, senior leaders, colleagues and friends over that have backed me from day one to go after the big ideas. They\u2019ve been my biggest cheerleaders and have shown me through their encouragement that it\u2019s more than okay to take up space and be comfortable with it.<\/p>\n My trip to Nepal earlier this year with a group of AFLW players was definitely that moment for me. Asides from the project being quite ambitious, the combination of the physical challenges and imposter syndrome made me feel like it was something that wasn\u2019t for me. But I\u2019m very glad that I pushed through because it ended up being an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience that developed me both personally and professionally. Not to mention, I\u2019ve also developed a new found appreciation of hiking..<\/p>\n That someone, somewhere has done it and has come out the other end just fine. It\u2019s something I like to tell myself when I\u2019m feeling nervous because it reminds me that whatever I\u2019m about to do has most likely been done before and the people before me probably felt the exact same nerves and anxieties and have come out just fine too. So, in the grand scheme of things, there\u2019s really nothing to be worried or anxious about.<\/p>\n A journal or a film camera! It\u2019s hard to decide between the two, can\u2019t choose, but definitely something to capture an experience outside of your phone.<\/p>\nWhat does \u201cNever Too Much\u201d mean to you personally? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Who was the woman who showed you it was okay to take up space? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s the trip, role or moment that felt almost too big to reach for? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
What do you tell yourself in the moment before you step up? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s the one travel item you can\u2019t live without? <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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