Motivation Archives - Upraised Living

Striding into 2018

13th January 201813th January 2018 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

I'm not one to make resolutions, but this year, I am setting some goals to help guide me through 2018. I still think that moving here to the UK is the craziest thing I have ever done in my life. Even as I am now going through everyday life two years later, I still feel a…

8 Great Tips to Help You Explore Your Productive Side

12th September 201712th September 2017 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

With summer coming to a close, we are in for some cold and dark months ahead. While it would be nice to curl up under your duvet and movie binge until the sun comes out again, we all need to be productive and get things done! My friend Rait from HowTonight.com is sharing these great tips…

30 Tips on Finding Your First Job in a New Country

30th May 20171st June 2017 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

Relocating to a new home? Here are 30 tips on finding a job in a new country. Many people who find my blog are people who are considering the prospect of moving to the UK or London. Some of them are joining their partners in the UK, and some are simply reading about London life…

Thoughts about Time: Losing Time, Using Time, and Making Time

7th March 201726th July 2016 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

Today is the first time, in a long time, that I wish I had more time. I have a list of things to do and not enough hours to get them done. I feel like I'm making up for all the time I wasted during this entire time that I have been doing nothing. You…

Three of My Top Reasons to Blog (10 Day Blogging Challenge Day 1)

19th July 201618th July 2016 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

First post for my London Bloggers 10 Day Blogging Challenge, and I thought to discuss an apt question. Why Blog? "Why do you blog?" I've heard this question a few times. "Just stop it, don't even start adding to the internet's white noise." I've read this one a few times, disappointingly, from other bigger bloggers.…

Why write?

21st February 20161st January 2016 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

I've done this whole blogging comeback post too many times in the past. Facing this truth, it's a bit upsetting to realise how short of commitment I have been to this endeavor. If I were to be completely honest with myself, I have been blogging for over a decade now, but have built and destroyed the many blogs that…

When Passion Turns to a Job: The Challenges of Going Self-Employed

24th February 201626th February 2015 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

"Find a job you love doing and you'll never have to work another day." Hmm. Not necessarily. Trust me, you will need to work. In a few days it will have been one year since I started working freelance. It has been great, but it has also been one bumpy ride. Shifting from full employment to…

New Domain: www.UpraisedLiving.com

26th January 2015 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

I am now officially www.upraisedliving.com! Time to live up to my name and start stepping up this personal blog! I’ve decided to revive this blog so I can keep writing outside of my work hours.

Five No-BS Steps for REAL Breast Cancer Awareness

24th February 201617th October 2014 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

October is all about Breast Cancer Awareness, but has the cause really made you more aware or did you just buy new pink bras? The problem is not that we are not aware, the problem is that we don't do enough. I'm not just talking about donating more or supporting more campaigns. Yes, these are very…

Enabling, Equipping, Emancipating

29th September 2014 by Abbi Stolagiewicz

I was researching for a talk that I was invited to give this week on women enhancement and came across a definition of the word empowerment, which is “to equip, enable, and emancipate”. I find these three words perfectly aligned with what I have been trying to implement in my life and dreaming of doing for others as well.