I took an extended leave from my work to travel. I did wonder what I was doing going to places and basically looking around/being a tourist, but at the end of i

I took an extended leave from my work to travel. I did wonder what I was doing going to places and basically looking around/being a tourist, but at the end of it I came with the realization that I was capable of tackling any problem that came at me (not that I encountered any huge problems during the trip, although of course I was nervous of what I might face before I went), so that's encouraged me to go freelance, and I've handed in my notice recently. The final boost was talking to someone who said I should recognize my own strengths, like having the bravery to leave home at a young age to go to college. I told her "I didn't feel very brave, I had my parents to fall back to in case things went wrong.", and I realized, if the freelancing idea didn't work out straight away I currently also have enough saved to fall back to.