The traveling entrepreneur may undoubtedly sound like a pretentious way of life. But to those of you bold enough to escape the reclusive comfort of your homelands, you will find it certainly has its perks.

Being well-travelled is a necessity for those of you who crave freedom, flexibility, and an inimitable way of life. There are many, but here are five key benefits of being well traveled and that come along with equipping yourself with a passport and exploring your travel-hood.

#1) Networking

One of the best parts about travelling is the variety of like-minded individuals you have the pleasure of encountering during your adventures. You may meet your future employer, a new best friend, or hell, maybe even the love of your life. Building your contacts and developing relationships around the world can prove to be one of the key components to constructing the bridge that can lead to your happiness.

#2) Explores Creativity

Those who invest the time and energy into exploring all the world has to offer will notice a dramatic expansion in their creative mind. The experiences that come along with interacting with different cultures, languages, and ways of life will reflect positively in both ones personality and work performance.

#3)  Relaxation

Taking a load off in new environments will bode well with replenishing the strenuous outputs one may exude while accomplishing the grueling tasks of daily life. While the concept of relaxation should indeed be practiced in moderation, travelers will find that they will often feel more energized, refreshed, and more lucrative when returning everyday life.

#4) Resourcefulness

Overcoming intimidating factors such as planes leading to seemingly the middle-of-nowhere, navigating new foreign cities, and even finding food, housing, and travel accommodations may prove to be a challenge. Being able to experience and overcome these small problems will aid in developing attention-to-detail, and will cause one to think more critically about small things. This will undoubtedly add to your creative prowess and essentially cause you to become a more innovative person.

#5) Leadership Skills

The leadership skills an ambitious traveler acquires will prove to be invaluable not only in business related aspects of life, but also personal endeavors. Cultural diversity, independent thinking, and risk taking abilities give the aspiring entrepreneur a distinct edge over the competition.

It takes quite a brave Samaritan to traipse across the globe surrounded by strangers who glare at you because you look funny, but ignoring your fears and taking the ambitious leap forward will in turn will cause you to feel independent, and therefore—in charge.