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I Followed My Passion
And everything that was meant to be, happened for a reason
“Follow your dreams!” they said. “Turn your passion into your profession!” they said.
So I did.
My passion was making hand-crafted jelly beans carved into the shapes of mythological creatures. Naturally my beans could only be made from the highest quality ingredients which were organic and sustainably grown.
The scalpels I used to carve the beans were diamond-tipped using only diamond dust from ethically-sourced diamonds.
The elastic plasters I used to cover the wounds I accidentally inflicted on myself with my ultra-sharp scalpels were manufactured in Switzerland by highly-paid craftspeople using only the finest raw materials.
And it took me a whole day to carve one perfect jelly bean.
Because of the high cost of materials and because I needed to earn enough to pay rent and buy food, I wanted to price each hand-carved organic ethical jelly bean at a very reasonable $724.99. I calculated that provided I could sell three beans per week I would be able to cover my costs and eat once a day.
Unfortunately, it turned out I needed to spend money on marketing because otherwise no one would know about my amazing must-buy hand-carved jelly beans. This in turn pushed up my costs…
