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viewsChristien Baxter : Your Makeup Gal
By margaret, Friday, January 1, 2010, 2 comments
“I don’t regret leaving my full-time job and benefits to follow my dreams,” says Christien. The beauty guru is leaving her job in the spring to attend makeup school in Orlando. The light at the end of her tunnel? A full-time makeup business, and her bliss—special-effects makeup. “I still can’t sit through a TV show or a movie without wondering how the makeup was done or how I would do it differently.” Her life isn’t all buffed to a shine—the makeup maven juggles a day job at the Disabilities Board of Charleston County, night shifts waitressing and working out her website’s kinks, and weekends making brides beautiful. Not to mention networking, networking and more networking. “I always tell myself, ‘Okay, let’s get to this next step and see what happens. If this works, keep going. If not, reevaluate.’ Inevitably, the next steps just keep coming and keep making themselves more and more obvious.”
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I just wanted to let you
I just wanted to let you know how much I admire your courage. Being able to walk away from a sure thing in order to follow your dreams is something that I wish I had the strength to do. I mean, I love teaching, but I don't think I'm meant to be in the classroom forever. I still want to do something with education, but there are so many other ways to teach without being in a traditional classroom. Anyway, I know that even though your road may not be perfectly smooth now, in the end, you're a great deal better off than most because you were brave enough to take a chance. I hope that the opportunities to pursue your dream continue to come and that you're successful in everything you set out to do.
thank you!
What kind words! Thank you!! It's been a crazy ride so far but I know in my heart that this is the right decision. I encourage you to follow your bliss as well. Start with baby steps and eventually the right path becomes clear.
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