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Clothing boutique founder Dana Spinola adds author to her resume<\/p>\n

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STORY: H.M. Cauley<\/p>\n

Call it a life crisis; call it a crossroads. Whatever it was, it hit Dana Spinola hard last year. After 16 years, the founder of the Fab\u2019rik clothing stores and the mom of four was wiped out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was living at 1 percent battery life,\u201d says the 44-year-old. \u201cWhen my team told me to take a break, I was devastated. I thought I had it together, but I didn\u2019t. So I took a sabbatical.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going from being a full-speed business executive to taking an introspective stop wasn\u2019t easy but critical, she admits. \u201cI was going to refuel, reflect on the company and my family, and figure out what was next. I was supposed to be digging into where I needed to be next, but everyone kept asking me when I was going to write a book.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Buckhead resident was intrigued by the idea but wanted to do more than merely recount her journey. \u201cWhen someone tells me a story, I want to figure out why it matters and how it applies to my life,\u201d she says. \u201cI don\u2019t want to read about someone else. So I made my book a guide to creating a life for yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The result is Love What You Do, which debuted last December. Drawing on her own experience, Spinola unfurls a roadmap toward finding a dream and making it a reality.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach chapter starts with dreaming, because some people have no idea what they want or what questions to ask,\u201d she says of the book, which is subtitled A Plan For Creating a Life You Love Filled With Passion and Purpose. \u201cI ask, \u2018What was your dream job as a little kid, when everything was possible?\u2019 From there, I talk through figuring out not only what your passion is, but also what makes your heart beat and what makes it break, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Interwoven with the provocative questions are Spinola\u2019s tales about the pitfalls and pleasures of being both a business exec and a mom who oversees not just kids but a dozen chickens, two dogs and \u201ca million fish\u201d in her Peachtree Battle home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk about the things that really helped me build what I call a dream job,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was not without pain, but it\u2019s what I\u2019m supposed to be doing on this planet. That\u2019s what I want share: how to build purpose in your life and love what you do in the limited amount of time we have. Loving what you do is the fuel that keeps us going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spinola doesn\u2019t regret getting the nudge to step outside her routine since it\u2019s led her to see what matters most. \u201cMy team pushed me out of the nest so I can do bigger, more beautiful things,\u201d she says. \u201cBeing overwhelmed, when everything feels like a burden instead of a blessing\u2014 we\u2019ve all been in that space. This book lets me talk through how to clean out your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

LOVE WHAT YOU DO<\/strong> is available on Amazon and fabrikstyle.com<\/a>. Proceeds from sales go to Free Fab\u2019rik, a nonprofit that supports victims of sex trafficking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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