Table of Contents

Introduction 1 1. Following Your Passion 7 Call of the Wild * Juliette Watt 7 From Executive Assistant to Master Chef * Debbie Frangipane 13 Not Too Late for a New Degree * Babette Gladstein 16 Homing In on a Hobby * Suzi Renehan 17 A Sea Change * Claudia Espenscheid 21 Skills from the Past Can Create a Future * Elinor Griffith 26 The Sheep Farmer * Rebecca Denhoff 29 From Wags to Riches * Mimi Darr 32 The Beekeeper * Marina Marchese 35 2. Tapping Your Creativity 38 Fashion Saved Her Life * Jane Pennewell 38 A Headhunter Rediscovers Painting * Linda Holt 41 From Entrepreneur to Best-Selling Novelist * Karen Quinn 44 How a Beading Class Set Her Free * Pam Older 47 Handbags Helped Her Heal * Jayne Dearborn 51 Giving Up Money for Music * Kim Cameron 54 She Ditched the Corner Office * Lalita Tademy 57 A Dream Built on China * Alexanne Albert 62 Her New Life Was in the Cards * Kathy Davis 65 Write What You Know * Alexandra Kathryn Mosca 69 3. Finding Your Place in the Limelight 73 A Suburban Mom's Road to TV Stardom * Kathryn Joosten 73 The Cop Who Became a Comedian * Gina Scarda 76 She Discovered She Was a Leader * Grace Diaz 78 Mika's Do-Over * Mika Brzezinski 81 Becoming Mrs. Oregon at Fifty * Debra Gilmour 88 Soul Survivor * Sharon Jones 92 4. Doing Good 97 Her Restaurant Breaks All of the Rules * Denise Cerreta 97 The Book Farmer of Botswana * Pam Shelton 103 Crisis Is Her Business * Elisabeth Schuler Russell 109 The Earthquake Avenger * Marla Petal 118 She Dreamed of Africa * Vivian Glyck 124 Her Artful Business Plan * Willa Shalit 131 She Saves Wild Cats * Kay McElroy 137 Shipping Help from America * Danielle Butin 142 5. Discovering Your Business Sense 152 She's a Wrap Star * Jill Boehler 152 The Egg Banker * Diana Thomas 157 She De-stressed in a New Career * Mary Robbins 163 Furnishing Her Life with Meaning * Shelly Leer 166 Wife for Hire * Kay Morrison 168 From Flight Attendant to Fashionista * Sandy Stein 173 The Million-Dollar Coupon Clipper * Teri Gault 175 Cancer Wigged Her Out * Sheril Cohen 177 She Found Her Inner Publicist * Carrol Van Stone 182 Discovering the Art of Instruction * Patty Palmer 184 Miracle in the Ladies Room * Stefanie Ziev 187 Reinventing via Inventions * Holly Tucker 190 The DNA Detective * Colleen Fitzpatrick 193 The MBA Who Became a Matchmaker * Rachel Greenwald 201 A Chocolate-Coated Life Change * Shelly Mortensen 205 6. Seeking Adventure 209 Finding Fulfillment in a War Zone * Shelby Monroe 209 Sell Your House, Find a Life * Liz Ward 211 A Path in the Wilderness * Mary Emerick 215 7. Transforming Your Sense of Self 219 The World's Unlikeliest Weight Lifter * Lisa Fisco 219 A Bike Brought Her Confidence * Diane McAleer 222 From Nonathlete to Triathlete * Dani Phillips 225 8. Reinvention Tips for You from the Trenches 228 Ten Steps to Jump-Starting Your Change 228 Five Tips from Masters of Change 232 How to Afford Your Next Chapter 233 Moonlighting Tips 236 How to Write a Great Business Plan 238 Mastering the New Job Hunt 242 The Ten Best Jobs for Women Now 251 Contributors 262 Acknowledgments 264

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More Magazine is read by 1.3 million women looking for inspiration and information on fashion, beauty, health, career, finance, and culture. Dana Hudepohl is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to More and has published articles in dozens of national magazines.