Shelley and I met in the authentic relating training last year. She has tried many different jobs and has thought deeply about what is the job that fits. Her current answer is selling hand-made artistic sex toys! This is quite an unexpected yet pretty educational story.
Recommendations from Shelley:
Career Pathfinder program: "A Path That Fits" (we talked about the gifts/passions/personality dimensions for career finding).
books: The Renaissance Soul by Margaret Lobenstine; Dark Horse by Todd Rose
Shelley's shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShapelyToys)
1:48 various working experience: library, bakery, start up, editor...
11:14 do we have to choose a job we love?
13:05 analyzing what would be a satisfying career for me: gifts, passion, personality
19:33 learned to make silicone sex toys online then the business just took off
27:44 from newbie to full-time job, what's the process and plan?
30:06 frustrations, setbacks and insecurity
36:09 next challenge: putting my self out there for marketing sex toys
39:31 social taboo around this business? what does it bring to other people?
42:42 relation with your own business: don't be too in love with your own ideal
47:58 so... I don't have to make a unique contribution to the world?
cover pic: photo by Photo by Noel Broda on Unsplash
music:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)
