15 people who are living the dream

"Living the dream" can mean a lot of different things. To some, it's a life spent kicking back on a beach with an endless supply of Mai Tais. To others, it could be traveling all over the world, meeting new people, and experiencing a hundred different cultures. And to others, it is a dream job in which you get paid to do the things you love.Whatever your concept of "living the dream," we've come up with a list of people who are without a doubt living their dreams (and maybe yours, too).The 15 people on this list have often taken extraordinary risks and worked hard to build lives that let them do what they always dreamed of, whether that's shooting into space, playing video games all day, or living full-time in the wilderness.Corey Adwar contributed reporting to a previous version of this story.Matthew Berry has made a career out of his fantasy sports obsession.Matthew Berry was a Hollywood screenwriter for 10 years, writing for sitcoms like "Married With Children" and movies like "Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles." For some, that's a dream come true. For him, it was awful."I was 35 years old and miserable and the only thing that made me happy was this dumb little fantasy sports website that I had started on the side," Berry told Lifehacker in 2013.In 2005, Berry went after his passion: fantasy sports. Appearances on radio and TV for ESPN and the NBA landed him in a meeting with ESPN vice president John Kosner. Berry persuaded Kosner to let him turn his hobby into a full-time job.Now, Berry is ESPN's top fantasy sports analyst, spending his days playing in every type of league imaginable. The dream job has led Berry to tell Sports Business Daily, "I like my salary. But I'd do it for free."Scott Leonard ran his financial firm Navigoe from a boat in the Caribbean.Scott Leonard, founder and CEO of the boutique financial advisory firm Navigoe, spent the past severalyears traveling the Caribbean and South Pacific in his 50-foot-long catamaran sailboat with his wife, Mandi, and three sonsall while continuing to manage his successful business.During the time he was away enjoying quality time and scenic views with his family, his business grew its customer base and revenue. That was thanks to Leonard's careful preparation and occasional flights back home from ports for face-to-face meetings.But mostly, Leonard embraced his long-held passion for sailing, while exploring new island locales with his family and working just 20 hours a week with a flexible schedule.Matt Block, Seth Davies, and Gus Voelzel moved to a Mexican resort city to make a living playing online poker.Matt Block, Seth Davies, and Gus Voelzel are just a few of the many 20- and 30-something Americans who moved to the Mexican resort city of Playa Del Carmenand were able tomake a living by playing online poker.Rent in Playa is roughly $700 a month for a place just five minutes from famous beach clubs. Each player can easily pay that rent by routinely making thousands of dollars in a few hours on the poker sites. With an endless supply of tourists to party with and plenty of money to spend, the poker expats are essentially on an endless spring break.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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