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Confidence or Competence Issue?
When I was fed up with my waitressing job, still living in Miami, I was looking for ways to replace my income.
Carrying trays with dirty plates wasn’t exactly my idea of the American Dream.
I started looking for ways to make money working for myself.
Interesting things happen, when you set an intention and you give your brain a specific task to find a solution to a specific problem.
I started thinking of my capabilities and how I could monetise them. Since I speak 4 languages, and one of them is Russian, I started tutoring English to Russian kids.
I picked up a handful of clients mainly by the word of mouth. I really enjoyed doing it. It was challenging at times, but working with kids and seeing their progress was amazing.
The additional income I was generating wasn’t enough to quit my restaurant job, but I managed to cut my days at the restaurant to just 3 days a week.
I was quite excited. If I could try a little harder, I would be able to quit that detestable job at a restaurant. I was thinking.
One of my clients was Karina. I was tutoring her 3 days a week for a total of 6 hours. I loved it and her parents were quite…
