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The Beginning of my Entrepreneurial Path

 

Since many years ago I have been trying to discover my mission on this life. I have made lists of my gifts and talents, my passions, my hobbies, and my interests; however, if you ask me what my calling is, I still do not know.

I am a TEFL teacher for primary school students, but it was not something I consciously decided to do. I wanted to become a chemistry high school teacher and I enrolled to pursue this career, but life had something else in store for me. My youngest child was six months old and started to have health issues, which led me to drop my courses off. I tried other degree options but having four children and attending school was not a good idea at the time. However, there was something I could do: to study English at home. A friend of mine saw me depressed and demotivated because I had to postpone my academic goals and offered to teach me English in my house. Once a week she went to teach me and help me review all what I had learned in high school. After almost one year of preparation, I took the Pathway entry exam and complete the course, followed by a TEFL certificate I was able to complete in my own city. After it, I enrolled at BYU-Idaho and completed my first certificate in TEFL in December 2022. It took me four years to get to this point, but I am proud of myself for keeping up with my learning goals.

Nevertheless, I am sure my journey to reach my big dreams has not started yet. Reading the first paragraph of the article “Living Life as an Entrepreneurial Hero” I felt totally identified as that person longing for something else. I am sure I have a special purpose on this earth. I know I can do something great to help others and lift them up. I suffer when I see people suffering because of faming, homelessness, injustices, abandonment, neglect or abuse, and all sort of heartbreaking circumstances. I dream of being able to help others to become self-reliant and provide for their needs. I would like to train people to get better jobs or find one. I would love to teach others how to improve their lives in any form. The question is, how could I do that? What is my calling in life? What is the venture I should pursue to help others out? I hope I will discover it throughout this course with our Heavenly Father’s help and inspiration.

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