Get Corky — Chasing a Dream
![Santa Barbara California accessories designer and personal stylist, Paula Parisotto, wears jeans, a blue and white gingham button up, and tan heels while BBQing for Independence Day](http://paulaparisotto.com/cdn/shop/articles/IMG_3639_{height}x{width}.jpeg?v=1601503964)
How to Create a Life Well Lived and Well Loved
As Independence Day approaches, my thoughts often focus on what it means to be free. Freedom has long been the foundation in which I have built my dreams, because there is no greater freedom than saying “Hell, yes!” to opportunities that set your soul on fire!
![A wooden pine shelf, in front of a window, sits three small white planters with a plant in each and a silver wooden sign that reads "Dream".](http://paulaparisotto.com/cdn/shop/articles/blurred-background-close-up-daylight-1449899_{height}x{width}.jpg?v=1601501482)
Stepping Into Action: Taking an Entrepreneurial Dream from Thought to Reality
When you are baking a cake, you follow a strict recipe. You pay attention to what you are mixing in, and you worry about when (timing is everything!) but the how, well that’s magic! We know the basics, right? How it gets done is all apart of the process.
![Arial view of a marble table where a woman has a journal entitled, "Let your dreams be bigger than your fears", a plate of fresh fruit and a pen.](http://paulaparisotto.com/cdn/shop/articles/art-artist-blogger-1559040_{height}x{width}.jpg?v=1601584610)
What’s in a Name? The Slow and Steady Road to Becoming a Brand
Success isn't overnight. It's years of slow growth, producing strong roots, so that in time, success comes bursting forth, fully bloomed and ready to stun the world.
![Accessories designer, Paula Parisotto, in her Connecticut manufacturing warehouse standing with the UPS driver who takes her first cork purse collection for shipment to Solvang, California.](http://paulaparisotto.com/cdn/shop/articles/20180607_DHRUMILDESAI_PaulaParisottoCT_0952_{height}x{width}.jpg?v=1601583945)
Entrepreneurial Dreamin' in 3D
Hittin' refresh on my inbox waiting on a shipping notification had me as buzzed as a double shot of espresso.
![Paper purse pattern pieces, floral fabric and thread ready to be sewn into a cork purse](http://paulaparisotto.com/cdn/shop/articles/IMG_6997_1_{height}x{width}.jpg?v=1601587481)
Going Back to School and Start a New Beginning
You know that tenacious itch to start something new, that only intensifies the longer you wait? The best remedy is to scratch it, and that's just what I did!