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Authenticity – what does it really mean?

13. Juni 202013. Juni 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

Authenticity – a word we see so often on social media but what does it actually mean? Does it mean sharing each and every part of your private life?⁣Posting unedited photos that you may not even like?⁣Sharing your honest opinion on every single topic out there?⁣ I guess we all have our very own definition and idea of authenticity but for me it doesn’t have anything to do with any of the above.⁣⁣You don’t have to share everything or post unedited photos if you actually enjoy taking beautiful photos and expressing your creative side through editing.⁣You don’t have to share…

Are you an expert?

6. Juni 20206. Juni 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

In the past being an expert in a certain field meant having learnt a certain job, having a uni degree or certificates from different courses.⁣ ⁣ Thinking you need all of this to be an expert can hold you back so much because you might feel you’re not “good enough” to teach others if you don’t have anything on paper. Having a degree etc. isn’t a bad thing of course and there certainly are occupations you HAVE TO study for – but hey, times have changed.⁣ ⁣ When it comes to certain topics you can be an expert who others…

Hello, June.

1. Juni 20201. Juni 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

NEW MONTH NEW BEGINNING NEW INTENTIONS NEW OPPORTUNITIES Hello, June. A new month always gives me fresh energy to work on what I wanna achieve. For this month my focus lies on 2 main goals: 1. Stepping it up with my business and bringing it to the next level. 2. Seriously sit down and figure out what I’m gonna do with my life when leaving Australia in August. It’s a very emotional time for me right now but I have to leave Australia, there’s no way around it and the time of pushing it to the back of my mind…

Why I decided to work online…

2. Mai 20202. Mai 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

… and would choose to do so again every single day. Independence: No one tells me what to do and how to do it, I don’t depend on other people to give me a job and pay me. Time Freedom: I can work whenever I want – Monday at 5am or Sunday at 8pm – and for however many hours I feel like working that day. Location Freedom: I can work from literally anywhere in the world as long as there’s internet. Connection: Through our community I’m able to work together with motivated, inspiring and supportive individuals which brings me…

Create a life you love.

1. März 20201. März 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

Imagine you had a life you don’t need a vacation from… What would that look like? Where would you live?What would you do for work?What people would you be surrounded by? What would your daily routine look like?What would you do for fun? How would you feel? There are so many questions we should ask ourselves every now and then and check if we’re truly living the way we’d like to live but often we rarely do it. Why? Maybe because we could find out we’re actually not happy with our job or our relationship? Or because we fear change?…

Travelling doesn’t fulfill me…

12. Februar 202012. Februar 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

…anymore. To read this might be hard to believe as I know a lot of you reading this probably dream of leaving their home country and go travelling longterm or even fulltime. But hear me out: I’ve been there. Some years ago all I wanted was to leave Germany and travel the world, so I totally get it. And I still love travelling, it’s a beautiful thing to do. It broadens your horizon, sparks creativity, makes you understand different people and cultures better, might teach you how lucky and privileged you actually are and of course you get to see…

Australia Coast Road Trip

8. Februar 2020plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

After 1,5 years in Australia I finally made it out of the bush and went for a roadtrip along the coast for 3 weeks. I started off driving from my little outback town in Queensland down to Princetown in Victoria which alone took me 2 days as Australia is such a big country and the distances are crazy! I spent one night sleeping in my car in a caravan park in a cute little town called Hillston, NSW. My car is actually pretty comfortable and cozy because it’s big enough to fully stretch out and have enough room, I really…

9 things I’m grateful for in 2019.

23. Dezember 201923. Dezember 2019plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

1) Before anything else I’m beyond grateful for my partner and all the love and support he shows me and the love I feel within myself. It’s not always been easy with our situation and it probably won’t get any easier in the future but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love the little life I have with him.. with him and the dogs. <3 And not to forget about his wonderful family that welcomed me with open arms as if I’d always been part of to the family. 2) I’m also grateful for my own parents and…

Pumpkin Soup – a piece of autumn.

10. November 201910. November 2019plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

Last night when I’d been to a birthday party I heard someone say “it’s still so cold and it’s already November” (cold meaning like 15-20° at night) and I thought to myself how weird this sounds as for me it’s normal that November is cold, I associate November with cold weather and not with summer. For me as a big autumn and winter person it’s actually so hard to live in a country where it’s summer during the European winter months, I don’t think it’s something I will ever get used to. Getting reminded everywhere on social media how dark,…

Some call it a bucket list, I call it a bonus.

5. November 20195. November 2019plantifulalexandraLeave a comment

A little while ago I’ve seen a post on Instagram about The „Big Five for Life“ which made me think about what those Big Five are for me and thinking about this filled me with gratitude because it made me realize that I already ticked off so much of what could have made it to my top 5 bucket list: seeing the Northern Lightsvisiting Finlandsurfingliving abroad for at least several monthsstudying something that interests me… Just to name a few examples. So today I don’t really have a bucket list anymore, I feel I don’t need one. I’ve experienced so…