When I was 20, I packed my bags, left England, and moved to Hamburg for my very first job.
I was ambitious. I wanted to achieve something big.
But if you’d asked me what, I couldn’t have told you. I just knew I didn’t want to stay still.
Three jobs later, I started studying.
Then I met my husband in my very first semester.
Moved further south to be with him.
Started working again.
Two more jobs.
Then I hit pause.
Four children came into my life—and I stepped fully into being a mum.
For 18 years.
And then, quietly, something began to stir.
A whisper in the background: There’s more you want to do.
I didn’t know how to start. But I did start.
Almost by accident, I began helping a German business professional with his English.
One session. Then another. Then more.
Somehow, this “little side thing” grew.
A calling, not just a job.
I built a business from my kitchen table. Found clients—one of them is still with me after 24 years.
I even squeezed in a Master’s degree after office hours, when the kids were asleep and the house was quiet.
It wasn’t a straight line. It didn’t follow a plan.
But it became something deeply meaningful.
And that itch you’re feeling right now?
That quiet tug to do something different?
Don’t ignore it.
You don’t need to have the full picture.
You just need a starting point. A small yes.
Maybe for you, it’s improving your English.
Maybe it’s working differently, living differently, showing up more fully as you.
Whatever it is, don’t wait 18 years.
Start with what you’ve got.
Make space in the corners of your week.
Build something that fits your life.
Something that excites you. That challenges you. That feels like yours.
You don’t have to be loud. Or perfect.
You just have to begin.
