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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2025 · 10 MIN

How I Started My Tutoring Business with No Confidence and Built It Anyway

from The Clara James Approach to learning · host Dawn Strachan

"you're not as clever as your brother", "I don't think you have what it takes to work in a school", "who are you to teach me?!"Confidence is not a strong point of mind, I have this huge sense of inadequacy. But when a friend suggested I start tutoring I didn't have the confidence to keep putting her off, so in the end I agreed. That was back in 2012 and the company has grown so much since then. (My confidence hasn't but that's work in progress). If you lack confidence and you're considering becoming a tutor, maybe this will give you the hope that you needed that maybe you could do it too.

"you're not as clever as your brother", "I don't think you have what it takes to work in a school", "who are you to teach me?!" Confidence is not a strong point of mind, I have this huge sense of inadequacy. But when a friend suggested I start tutoring I didn't have the confidence to keep putting her off, so in the end I agreed. That was back in 2012 and the company has grown so much since then. (My confidence hasn't but that's work in progress). If you lack confidence and you're considering ...

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