After building a six-figure Etsy store, Rachel Jimenez has started experimenting with teaching, including launching a course based in positive psychology.
Rachel Jimenez has long wanted to be a teacher, specifically a college professor. But "I've always just been debt averse," she says, and she knew the field doesn't always offer competitive salaries, even after the multiple degrees it requires.mom went the business route, ultimately starting an Etsy store in 2019 in which she sells printables like an Elf on a Shelf game that people buy and print out at home.
Jimenez always found positive psychology to be a powerful tool in helping her frame her own attitude toward life. The field focuses on people's character strengths and suggests exercises in gratitude, for example,"When you're thinking positively," she says, "you're more likely to take action, and when you take action, you're more likely to get results."
"I believe all these concepts that I've learned have helped me achieve" happiness and success, says Jimenez. But as it pertains to outcomes for her students, "how do you measure that? And when?"
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