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Ask an Adventurer
Adventurers cross deserts and row oceans, appearing to live the dream. Yet they also must pay the bills and carve out time to get away.
Are you trying to make a career doing what you love, daring to go freelance in a creative industry, growing an audience or curious about an unconventional career?
What is it like to build a life from living adventurously?
Whether you are adventurous, creative or just curious, Ask An Adventurer answers your questions from behind the scenes. - How do you make a living? - How do you make time for adventure? - How do you stay motivated and focused? - How do you deal with post-adventure blues? - How do you deal with the dilemma of flying and travel? - How has social media changed the way you tell stories?
Are you trying to make a career doing what you love, daring to go freelance in a creative industry, growing an audience or curious about an unconventional career?
What is it like to build a life from living adventurously?
Whether you are adventurous, creative or just curious, Ask An Adventurer answers your questions from behind the scenes. - How do you make a living? - How do you make time for adventure? - How do you stay motivated and focused? - How do you deal with post-adventure blues? - How do you deal with the dilemma of flying and travel? - How has social media changed the way you tell stories?
- GenresAdventure
240 pages, Paperback
Published August 15, 2021
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July 1, 2022
I love it when appropriate books pop up at the right time. This certainly was a book that was just what I needed to read.
Alastair is honest about his shortcomings as an adventurer and where he feels he's made errors of judgement. He happily shares west's worked well for him too. He is generous with advice for budding or newly-fledged working adventurers. I particularly appreciated the bulleted summary and the 'no-shit' approach to his answers, which tend to be straight to the point.
Alastair's response to balancing his wanderlust with impact on the planet have given me a lot of positive food for thought. I also appreciated his non-preachy response to why he became vegan and how he manages this 'full-time'. Having tried veganism myself in 2021, and caved after five months, this has refreshed my motivation to give it another go. Albeit with a new mindset.
Overall, I found the book to be honest, sharing creative offerings and practical guidance to living adventurously. It gives consideration throughout, prompting the reader to decide if they have what it takes to make a living from their exploits.
It's a simple, yet ingenious idea to catalogue all the responses to his FAQs in one book. The text was useful, enlightening and reads well in his voice (rather than sounding like a formal 'how-to' guide). Not a criticism but an inspired afterthought: an index of topics covered in the Q&As world be super useful for readers dipping in and out.
I'll definitely be coming back to read Ask An Adventurer for a second time. This time it will be with a notebook and pen beside me... after I've digested a few of Alastair's suggested reading list, that is!
Alastair is honest about his shortcomings as an adventurer and where he feels he's made errors of judgement. He happily shares west's worked well for him too. He is generous with advice for budding or newly-fledged working adventurers. I particularly appreciated the bulleted summary and the 'no-shit' approach to his answers, which tend to be straight to the point.
Alastair's response to balancing his wanderlust with impact on the planet have given me a lot of positive food for thought. I also appreciated his non-preachy response to why he became vegan and how he manages this 'full-time'. Having tried veganism myself in 2021, and caved after five months, this has refreshed my motivation to give it another go. Albeit with a new mindset.
Overall, I found the book to be honest, sharing creative offerings and practical guidance to living adventurously. It gives consideration throughout, prompting the reader to decide if they have what it takes to make a living from their exploits.
It's a simple, yet ingenious idea to catalogue all the responses to his FAQs in one book. The text was useful, enlightening and reads well in his voice (rather than sounding like a formal 'how-to' guide). Not a criticism but an inspired afterthought: an index of topics covered in the Q&As world be super useful for readers dipping in and out.
I'll definitely be coming back to read Ask An Adventurer for a second time. This time it will be with a notebook and pen beside me... after I've digested a few of Alastair's suggested reading list, that is!
December 15, 2022
Interesting enough, I'm not the target audience for it though. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to make their adventuring their income
December 20, 2021
A very honest, interesting, entertaining and potentially useful book--whether you want to become a working adventurer or just communicate on social media more effectively. 5 star.
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