Ariadne, a stylist in commercials had not worked in almost two years and was facing the loss of her small New England-style cottage because she could no longer pay the mortgage. It was the lowest she had ever been in her life. She was estranged from her father, a successful corporate attorney, and was surprised when her father offered to co-sign so she could refinance her house. In addition he gave her a substantial amount of money to tide her over for a year and hopefully, get started on a new life path. Ariadne decided she would give up her career in advertising and pursue her original dream of being an artist. In reality she was living with her dreams and fantasies, and refusing to face what would happen if she couldn't make a living from her art. As crunch time approached she came up with an idea for a small tote bag that could be used by artists, one she hand-crafts from recycled materials. She began marketing it through a web site. The idea took off, and while it hasn't yet made her rich Ariadne is earning a comfortable and steady living.
Friend of mine's husband worked 37 years for a company, company closed down. He had started working for them at the age of 15. They were devastated but he pulled himself together and started his own consulting business. While it has not paid him much money yet, he is building it up slowly and in time he will once again make a comfortable living. Main thing is that he never lost faith in himself. What a wonderful thing it is to have faith that one can do whatever one attempts, my hat is off to all of these people
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lee. It's a story we can all recognize.
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