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.
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"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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