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How To Get Motivated – 8 Tips to Break Your Motivational Funk — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:30:30 +0000

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By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:05:17 +0000

Welcome to the blog, Jarrod!

I think I’ve been pretty lucky not to face much in the way of upheaval. I felt quite lost and uncertain when I graduated from university in 2006 – it was the first time in my life that the next steps weren’t mapped out for me. I did entirely the wrong thing, in retrospect: I panicked and took the first job I could find, without really thinking things through…

Probably the closest I’ve come to life getting rocky was when my boyfriend and I moved into a rented flat together in London (I was renting a room in a shared flat on my own before then). We both thought my boyfriend would find a job quite quickly, but it took several months, and we ended up going through virtually all my savings. It was only an unexpected raise that meant we didn’t get to the point of asking for a loan from parents. I’ve definitely been more cautious with money since then, and this has been a big help now that I’m freelancing rather than on a salary.

For your situation, I’d probably give the advice I wish I’d given to 21-year-old me! Don’t rush into things, take time to think and write about what *you* really want, and see this as an adventure with a ton of new possibilities opening up … don’t close those doors too soon! (On the flip side, don’t end up paralysed with indecision … your path through life isn’t one way, thank goodness.)

Best of luck!

By: Jarrod

Jarrod — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:16:21 +0000

Hi Ali, I only came across your blog earlier this week. Have you ever been in the situation where your life events shake you and get you to re-evaluate your (albeit very successful by most standards) life? As you flounder for some direction and try to temper your enthusiasm to commence due to a lack of certainty in which direction you should to move? I am there… and then some greater power in the universe shifts to show you that direction through some unexpected means.

I just wanted to say thanks for your writing, your inspiration and your intent to motivate and fill people with positive thoughts of possibilty. Love it.

Jarrod

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25 Lessons You Can Learn From Ali Hale - Blogging Tips From Jade Craven — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:54:41 +0000

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By: How to Get Started on Things You Keep Putting Off — Aliventures

How to Get Started on Things You Keep Putting Off — Aliventures — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:49:20 +0000

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By: Ali

Ali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:16:26 +0000

Thanks Amanda, glad it helped!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:38:08 +0000

Very thought provoking and inspiring! Thank you for this much-needed boost.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:53:11 +0000

Hey Selcuk,

Thanks for the comment; glad you’ve found a similar path fruitful! And thanks very much for the link too, I appreciate it.

Glad you like the writing: I’m acutely aware that I’m not doing the usual blog thing of snappy list posts, but I find myself enjoying the chance to spend some time really digging into ideas.

Ali

By: Selcuk

Selcuk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:42:39 +0000

Hi,
Ali, first of all, I would like to take the opportunity to thank & congratulate you on this nice work you’ve already been doing in here. You are completely up to the point, clearly and briefly in your article as you’ve already been with previous ones. I appreciate your way of writing too.
On the other hand, considering the subject of the article, I completely share a parallel mind with you, because, I am already a solid example of what you’ve mentioned up there. Yes, I did follow exactly the same path and you see the things in your mind starts to become real step by step. As you go further, you boost your self motivation and stick to your path. Consequently, the path you described is solid enough to be followed as I’ve already done it in real life and keep going on.

Thank you for your valued being & value creating works in here. I already put a direct link to your site in my blog, under the name of ” Value Creating Links”

Regards,

Selcuk

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:18:13 +0000

Thanks John! I’ve had a look at your blog – great work there, I look forward to taking some time to read a bit further (it’s bedtime here in the UK…) I used to run a more student-focused blog but ran out of things to say, so I think your combination of student-related and personal-development related content could work very well.

Glad you enjoyed the post!