Confessions

It all started after I finished my education. I think I was a good student. At least when it comes to the subjects I liked. I had a flair for Sales and a good vibe for Communication. Teachers noticed me, classmates enjoyed working with me and companies seemed to be interested in my potential ( I never had problems in finding internships). So you can imagine I never put much thought into how my career will look like once I will graduate. I pretty much expected that things will just happen by themselves. Friends and family know what I am talking about.

But then, big surprise! Real life, real job market, well.. it’s real! All of a sudden I had the feeling that school was just a playing ground. I woke up one morning with the bitter realisation that I live in Denmark but speak no Danish, I work in Burger King although I have a Bachelor degree, I feel content just by making ends meet while I totally forget about my once imposing career expectations. You would say that must have been a wake up call, but things get worse. Soon after I found myself receiving unemployment benefits from the Danish state (A-kassse), just like the majority of my classmates. And A-kasse, well.. stay away from it! It’s dangerous! That’s when true laziness kicks in… I think right now I just told the story of most of the international students in Denmark (at least the ones I know).

Luckily for me, it turned out that the expression “there is always light in the end of the tunnel” has some truth behind it. Motivation never kicks in by itself, but when you surround yourself with the right kind of people, things start to move. And these take me to the moment, where with the help of a trusted Danish friend, I took the first steps into entrepreneurship and started up Real Service Aps, a cleaning company, that has been my main focus in the past year… Or at least until January, when my baby girl was born :)

It’s amazing how everything falls into place once you discover and start doing something that you like. Although there was and maybe will still be a lot of hard physical work involved, there is no greater feeling than knowing that everything I do, I do it for myself and my family. I honestly can’t picture myself being employed somewhere else.

What is your success story? Let’s spread some positivity around :)