Lessons from a Quitter From Lawyer to Chocolate Maker: How Shawn Askinosie found his calling
Sure, quitting is easy if you've always hated your job. But what if you used to love it? What if you loved it for many years? What if you were really, really good at it?
I'm so excited about this week's episode with the amazing Shawn Askinosie. Shawn walked away from a very successful career as a criminal defense attorney, a job he used to love. Until he didn't.
He realized that the career he once loved was putting him into an early grave and that it was time to do something else.
Shawn is now the founder of Askinosie Chocolates, named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies In America.” He was also named by O, The Oprah. Magazine, as "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." No big deal.
He spends his days traveling between 4 continents to directly source his cocoa beans from farmers, where he offers them above Fair Trade prices, open books, and a share of his profits.
He has created an inspiring company that not only gives back directly to the farmers but his community as well.
His book - Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter Lawren Askinosie, published by Penguin Random House is a #1 bestseller on Amazon.
I got to chat with Shawn about how he walked away from a career he loved and how he figured out what he should do next.
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Here is what we chat about in this episode:
- Do the deep work and figure out who you truly are.
- Look for those thresholds.
- Be vulnerable with the people in your life.
- And so much more!
Where to find Shawn:
- Book: https://tinyurl.com/vf58dfv
- Chocolate: https://askinosie.com
- Blog: https://shawnaskinosie.com/
- TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_askinosie_find_your_calling_where_it_hurts
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