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Karena's avatar

I'm already ready for the final read, Allie!

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Aww thank you, Karena!!! That means so much. You’ve been supporting me from day one and I’m ever so grateful for you! 💛🥹

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Drake Greene's avatar

This is inspiring- as I’m currently looking at a bits and pieces of a novel. Its current status is like a classic car that is in parts on the garage floor.

And congratulations on the dragon boat race. I’ve rowed since my college days, but those dragon boats are something else.

I attended an English school for a time. It is located in Warwickshire and that simple but surprising (for a North American) pronunciation of Warwick was my first lesson in the nuanced and heavily freighted challenge for the Transatlantic Anglophone. And as for words like Cholmondeley, Belvoir and Taliaferro….

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Thanks, Drake! Love the car parts and garage analogy.

The dragon boats are indeed impressive. We saw some professional teams going by during practice and wow, were they hard core! 😅

Glad the pronunciation wasn’t just me, haha.

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Mary Lou Poloniato's avatar

Love that you included what James Clear said about ‘dreams’. So very true.

Writing a book…..good for you. Following your ‘dream’

Easy to think about doing something. Another story to actually take action.

But how rewarding when you do.

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Thanks, Mary Lou! James Clear is brilliant. 😊

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Becky Isjwara's avatar

Ha! Had a similar War(w)ick conundrum when I went there for an exchange term and was mispronouncing it wrongly.

I'm also writing a book, btw! In case you wanna be book writing support buddies with a timezone difference :)

Also - could you BE any cooler?

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Amazing, Becky!! CONGRATS! 🥳

I would love to connect about our book plans. I’ll reach in the next couple of weeks once I have a better idea of my schedule.

P.S. Glad I’m not the only one who pronounced things wrong. 😅

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Karena's avatar

Now for the book. You had me at "Warwick" .../ warick!

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

😂

I’ll need to enlist help with the title — titles have always been a weak spot for me. So stay tuned for a brainstorming sesh!

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James Roloff's avatar

Exciting! I look forward to reading it when it's all done.

I appreciate the message of the post as well. Dreaming is easy... but ultimately we need to take action if we want to make that a reality. I've been trying to do that in my life recently as well. Whether it's business or personal, prioritizing action and decisiveness.

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Thanks, James! Grateful for your ongoing support and encouragement.

From the looks of it you and your wife seem to be thriving in taking action toward your professional goals on top of parenting and everything else. Very inspiring to see! 😊

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Marilyn Scott's avatar

Congratulations on moving forward with your dreams. I am so expressed and can’t wait to read your book. You have such a positive and fresh outlook on life it certainly is very impressive. I’m very proud to be your Aunt and see your constant development. I have a little something for you when you are writing at home that you will relate to. Lol

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Thanks, Mar!! Grateful for your unconditional love and support throughout my life. 💛

Looking forward to your “reveal”! 😂

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Emma's avatar

Congratulations on taking the plunge into achieving your next goal! Looking forward to reading what’s to come.

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Alexandra Allen's avatar

Thank you, thank you!! Grateful for your support in everything I do! 💛

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