Ally Love
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And at that time, I didn't have anything lined up. Right. Like I was like, oh, OK, I'm just going to leave this job. And so I ended up really trusting him and in terms of like his feedback and I left. And what ended up happening was it actually shaped my adult career in a sense. I spent three months at home quite a bit.
And instead of, I realized that it was a difference between being busy and being productive in this three months. Being busy is like, yeah, my Instagram story's lit, but I haven't done anything to add value to my long-term goal or even to figure out what that long-term goal was or even short-term goal. And so it's, I had a lot of, again, that self-awareness, that self-discovery started to happen.
And instead of, I realized that it was a difference between being busy and being productive in this three months. Being busy is like, yeah, my Instagram story's lit, but I haven't done anything to add value to my long-term goal or even to figure out what that long-term goal was or even short-term goal. And so it's, I had a lot of, again, that self-awareness, that self-discovery started to happen.
And instead of, I realized that it was a difference between being busy and being productive in this three months. Being busy is like, yeah, my Instagram story's lit, but I haven't done anything to add value to my long-term goal or even to figure out what that long-term goal was or even short-term goal. And so it's, I had a lot of, again, that self-awareness, that self-discovery started to happen.
I ended up started hosting. That's when I started taking hosting classes. That was the time I said, you know what? Let me explore this. I started by doing on-camera work. I was like, let me just go take a class to see how to get better on camera because I'm going on castings with my modeling agency that were for commercials. And I had no clue.
I ended up started hosting. That's when I started taking hosting classes. That was the time I said, you know what? Let me explore this. I started by doing on-camera work. I was like, let me just go take a class to see how to get better on camera because I'm going on castings with my modeling agency that were for commercials. And I had no clue.
I ended up started hosting. That's when I started taking hosting classes. That was the time I said, you know what? Let me explore this. I started by doing on-camera work. I was like, let me just go take a class to see how to get better on camera because I'm going on castings with my modeling agency that were for commercials. And I had no clue.
And again, all this may sound glamorous, but when you're getting a no, every time you go to a commercial casting, you're like, yeah, well, maybe this is telling me I don't got it. I don't have it. But the reality was, it's not that I wasn't good enough. It's just, I wasn't prepared. I wasn't at that point. And so using those three months, I started taking classes, really going in for it and
And again, all this may sound glamorous, but when you're getting a no, every time you go to a commercial casting, you're like, yeah, well, maybe this is telling me I don't got it. I don't have it. But the reality was, it's not that I wasn't good enough. It's just, I wasn't prepared. I wasn't at that point. And so using those three months, I started taking classes, really going in for it and
And again, all this may sound glamorous, but when you're getting a no, every time you go to a commercial casting, you're like, yeah, well, maybe this is telling me I don't got it. I don't have it. But the reality was, it's not that I wasn't good enough. It's just, I wasn't prepared. I wasn't at that point. And so using those three months, I started taking classes, really going in for it and
Honestly, what ended up happening, I sent an email out to all the people that were in my Gmail account at that time. And I said, I am a host. I called myself a host. No one did, but I did after taking like, you know, three months of classes. And I will host your kid's baby birthday party, your baby shower, your charity event. I will host for free for experience.
Honestly, what ended up happening, I sent an email out to all the people that were in my Gmail account at that time. And I said, I am a host. I called myself a host. No one did, but I did after taking like, you know, three months of classes. And I will host your kid's baby birthday party, your baby shower, your charity event. I will host for free for experience.
Honestly, what ended up happening, I sent an email out to all the people that were in my Gmail account at that time. And I said, I am a host. I called myself a host. No one did, but I did after taking like, you know, three months of classes. And I will host your kid's baby birthday party, your baby shower, your charity event. I will host for free for experience.
And it was literally at this point, Heather, that one of my friends who worked for the Brooklyn Nets, they had just moved to Brooklyn. She was like, hey, you've been a part of the NBA. Maybe you could be our host. And I came in for an interview and I was super honest. I was like, hey, no skills here. I do know how the NBA works. I know the game. I know basketball.
And it was literally at this point, Heather, that one of my friends who worked for the Brooklyn Nets, they had just moved to Brooklyn. She was like, hey, you've been a part of the NBA. Maybe you could be our host. And I came in for an interview and I was super honest. I was like, hey, no skills here. I do know how the NBA works. I know the game. I know basketball.
And it was literally at this point, Heather, that one of my friends who worked for the Brooklyn Nets, they had just moved to Brooklyn. She was like, hey, you've been a part of the NBA. Maybe you could be our host. And I came in for an interview and I was super honest. I was like, hey, no skills here. I do know how the NBA works. I know the game. I know basketball.
And it ended up happening where they offered me the job. And if I hadn't had that conversation with my boyfriend, Andrew, at the time of making the decision, it wasn't me just on a whim saying, I'm done with this or it doesn't make me feel good. No, it was literally like, what does progress, identify what progress looks like for you
And it ended up happening where they offered me the job. And if I hadn't had that conversation with my boyfriend, Andrew, at the time of making the decision, it wasn't me just on a whim saying, I'm done with this or it doesn't make me feel good. No, it was literally like, what does progress, identify what progress looks like for you
And it ended up happening where they offered me the job. And if I hadn't had that conversation with my boyfriend, Andrew, at the time of making the decision, it wasn't me just on a whim saying, I'm done with this or it doesn't make me feel good. No, it was literally like, what does progress, identify what progress looks like for you
Is that allowed in the space that you're in, at the company that you're in? Is it an opportunity? If it's not, then that kind of answers your question. And it makes you make those tough decisions. So that was a story that highlights, I had to make that decision. It was uncomfortable for