Ali's Articles

Thoughts, ideas, and practical ways to create a different way to live by making change doable.

4 Steps to Build a Life That Feels Right For You

It’s one thing knowing that you want things to be different in your life and work; it’s another thing altogether figuring out exactly what needs to change, what you truly want, and feeling confident t...

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The Midlife Pressure Nobody Talks About

There is an unseen, unnecessary pressure a lot of people put on themselves at midlife and beyond.

It’s this:

That by now, you should have the rest of your life figured out.

There is often a belief ...

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Stop planning. Start navigating.

When you want to make changes to create a different way to live and work, planning is important. But at some point, planning stops being useful and starts holding you back from moving forward. 

A lot...

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What 20 years of building a different way to live and work has taught me

Twenty years ago, I left the UK. A few years before that, I left my corporate career. Both decisions were driven by a desire to create a different way to live and work than what I had at the time. 

C...

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Redefine Success on Your Own Terms

I used to have a “successful” corporate career (based on the conventional definition of success). 

And yet, it didn’t feel fulfilling or meaningful to me. As a result, I started to question what succ...

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Design Your Next Chapter

As dawn broke on 1st January 2000, I was sat on top of a mountain watching the sunrise on a new millennium. In that moment, I decided I wanted to create significant change in my life and work. It wasn...

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