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-funkoramaLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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Ep 18: Why is making sex toy the right job for me (ft. Shelley)