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Background

Aisha is a 25-year-old with a passion for creativity and a dream of starting an online business. She has experience creating handmade jewelry as a hobby and enjoys sharing her designs on social media. Aisha wants to turn her passion into a full-fledged online business but isn’t sure how to get started or if it’s the right path for her.

1. What You Love

1. What activities bring you joy and excitement?
   • I love designing and crafting unique handmade jewellery, especially using eco-friendly and sustainable materials.
2. What topics do you love learning about?
   • I’m fascinated by sustainable fashion, small business success stories, and social media strategies for growing an online audience.
3. What would you do even without payment?
   • I’d spend hours creating new jewellery pieces and gifting them to friends and family to see their reactions.
4. What makes you lose track of time?
   • Experimenting with new designs, working on product photography, and curating my social media posts to showcase my work.

2. What You’re Good At

1. What are your natural talents?
   • I’m skilled at designing visually appealing pieces, with an eye for colour, texture, and style. I’m also skilled at connecting with people and telling the story behind my creations.
2. What skills come quickly to you?
   • Creating handcrafted items, photographing products, and writing engaging captions for social media.
3. What do others compliment you on?
   • My creativity, attention to detail, and ability to connect people to my work.
4. What achievements are you most proud of?
   • Selling my first few pieces through Instagram and receiving positive feedback from customers who loved my designs.

3. What the World Needs

1. What problems do you see that need solving?
   • Many people want unique, sustainable, and affordable jewellery but don’t have access to high-quality handmade designs.
2. How can you contribute to your community?
   • By creating beautiful, sustainable jewellery that tells a story, I can offer people meaningful products while promoting eco-friendly practices.
3. What causes do you care deeply about?
   • Supporting sustainable and ethical production, empowering artisans, and reducing waste in the fashion industry.
4. What changes would you like to see in the world?
   • A shift toward valuing handmade, sustainable products over mass-produced items.

4. What You Can Be Paid For

1. What services can you offer?
   • Selling handcrafted jewellery, offering custom designs for special occasions, and teaching workshops on creating eco-friendly jewellery.
2. What skills are in demand?
   • Jewellery crafting, social media marketing, and sustainable product design.
3. What professional opportunities align with your skills?
   • Running an online store, collaborating with eco-friendly brands, or creating a personal brand as a jewellery designer and sustainable lifestyle advocate.
4. How can you create value for others?
   • By offering high-quality, customisable jewellery pieces with a personal touch and educating customers on the importance of sustainability.

5. Intersection Analysis

1. Where do your passions meet your skills?
   • I love creating handmade jewellery and storytelling, which aligns with my design and social media engagement skills.
2. How can your profession serve the world’s needs?
   • By providing sustainable, unique jewellery options to customers who value quality and ethics.
3. What work combines purpose with practicality?
   • Building an online jewellery business focusing on sustainability, creativity, and community engagement.
4. How can you align your income with your impact?
   • Selling my products online while educating customers about sustainability through blog posts, videos, or social media content.

6. Finding Your Center

1. What activities satisfy all four elements?
   • Designing and selling eco-friendly handmade jewellery online and creating educational content about sustainable living.
2. Where do you find the perfect balance?
   • I create unique pieces, connect with customers online, and build a brand that reflects my values and creativity.
3. What path combines passion, mission, profession, and vocation?
   • Launching an online jewellery store that also serves as a platform for promoting sustainability and empowering others to embrace mindful consumerism.
4. How can you move closer to your ideal intersection?
   • I will start by creating a small jewellery collection, setting up an online shop on platforms like Etsy or Shopify, and using social media to grow an audience and share my story.

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