𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝙈𝙀 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘

I wasn't the class topper.

No trophies. No medals.

Just a 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 — often lost in thought while others chased marks.

It was only after college that I became 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 —

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱:

👉 If I want to be successful…

👉 If I want to be financially free…

👉 I have to learn the things school never taught me —

and the only way to do that was to self-learn, try, fail, reflect, and grow.

So I assessed my strengths, identified my gaps,

and sought out institutions that helped me build real, practical skills — the kind life actually demands.

It shaped my growth path and gave me direction when I needed it the most.

📚 School taught me how to memorise facts.

 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼:

• Manage money before I make it

• Bounce back from failures

• Communicate with confidence

• Align my time with my values

• Find purpose, not just a paycheck

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵:

• How to think, not just what to think

• How to save, invest, and multiply

• How to handle emotions, not suppress them

• How to find purpose in chaos

• How to live well, not just earn well

📝“𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦.” – 𝘑𝘪𝘮 𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘯

🧩 𝗔 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:

This isn’t about blaming teachers or the education system — they’ve done their part within the structure they were given.

In fact, I deeply respect the effort educators put into shaping young minds.

But the truth is, many of them weren’t equipped to recognise learning differences like dyslexia, ADHD, or other challenges.

Back then, we didn’t talk 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺.

So, some students were labelled as “slow” or “distracted,” when in reality, they just needed a different approach.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

I struggled not because I wasn’t capable, but because the system didn’t yet know how to support minds like mine.

I wasn’t slow — I just needed a different way to learn.

𝗠𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

They loved me deeply and truly wanted the best for me — but like most parents at the time, they didn’t realise the silent mental pressure I was under.

To them, I wasn’t a troubled child — I laughed, I played, I looked “normal.”

But they did notice one thing: I seemed less focused, less interested in studies compared to others.

They assumed I just needed to try harder… be more disciplined.

But the truth was — I was trying.

I just didn’t know how to express what I was feeling or why I was struggling.

In fact, the moment school ended each day, I’d come alive — the playground was my freedom, a place where I could finally be myself.

But as night approached, the joy would fade.

I’d lie awake, anxious about the next day.

The thought of going back into that environment — where I didn’t feel seen or understood — weighed heavily on me.

This cycle of silent struggle continued through my entire schooling journey.

Not out of neglect — but simply because back then, awareness around learning difficulties and mental well-being just wasn’t part of the conversation.

𝗦𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝘆,

I instinctively glance at the windows —

curious if there’s someone like me on board.

A child full of potential, quietly misunderstood.

Someone who’s confused or overwhelmed, but doesn’t know how to say it.

Someone who deserves to be seen, heard, and guided — just a little differently.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Modern schooling today offers more flexibility, new-age electives, and even introduces life skills and financial literacy from an early stage.

Streams and career paths now begin right from higher classes — a positive shift indeed.

But for 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 who came through the older system, 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 — and we had to learn the hard way.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Today, I guide others to go beyond the classroom — 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮.

Because the real curriculum begins the moment formal education ends.