Haven’t all of us dreamed at some point of picking up and leaving our life for a completely different one? Sometimes because of the stresses of everyday life, or after a delicious vacation in another country...suddenly a new life in a new country can sound very appealing.
Andrea Abel shares a Cool Woman Story about Caren Cross, a successful psychotherapist, who went a few steps further than simply dreaming about it. Not only did she and her husband move to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Caren made a documentary about the expats who have made a similar leap to San Miguel. This is their story...
Most of us only daydream about making a living from our passion. Six years ago, Jan Heaton began putting her 20 years of experience in the advertising industry to work making her painting passion her next career. In June 2008, after years of juggling her two full time jobs in advertising and painting, Jan 'retired' to focus solely on building her career as a working artist.
Her watercolors are uniquely abstract and color rich. We've included a few of her lovely images here, but she currently has a show running at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas from June 28 to July 30, 2008.
Ignorance is Bliss: The Entrepreneur's Best Friend?
Ignorance is bliss as they say...Haven't all of us at one time or other, started something on a whim, and been carried off in a direction we never dreamed? Paula Angerstein could tell us a thing or two about that. Her love of food and wine led her to develop her own limoncello for friends. Fast forward a few years and her Paula's Texas Orange and Texas Lemon liqueurs are some of the most popular in Texas. How did that happen? Persistence, flexibility and a good dose of plain ole ignorance.
Haven’t all of us dreamed at some point of picking up and leaving our life for a completely different one? Sometimes because of the stresses of everyday life, or after a delicious vacation in another country...suddenly a new life in a new country can sound very appealing.
Most of us only daydream about making a living from our passion. Six years ago, Jan Heaton began putting her 20 years of experience in the advertising industry to work making her painting passion her next career. In June 2008, after years of juggling her two full time jobs in advertising and painting, Jan 'retired' to focus solely on building her career as a working artist.
Ignorance is bliss as they say...Haven't all of us at one time or other, started something on a whim, and been carried off in a direction we never dreamed? Paula Angerstein could tell us a thing or two about that. Her love of food and wine led her to develop her own limoncello for friends. Fast forward a few years and her Paula's Texas Orange and Texas Lemon liqueurs are some of the most popular in Texas. How did that happen? Persistence, flexibility and a good dose of plain ole ignorance. .jpg)
