They Said I’d Never Make It

They said I’d never make it.

When I was in elementary school, I struggled with math.

I think it was mostly because I hated my teacher — he was awful.

During a meeting with my mother, he looked her in the eye and said:

“She will never have a career.”

At 15, I was doing my first internship in a restaurant.

I wasn’t even a waitress yet — just a trainee.

My tutor bullied me the whole time. He made me feel like I was worthless.

At the end, he told me I would never make it in the restaurant industry.

But I did it anyway.

I became a director of a restaurant in Paris.

And later on, I was managing several restaurants in one of the most beautiful and inspiring companies.

I had a real career.

I met incredible people.

I learned so much.

And then, 2015, I felt the call to become a coach.

But even then, the coach who was supposed to help me figure out my life told me:

“Being a coach is very difficult. Maybe you should do something else.”

It wasn’t always easy to follow my inspiration.

I doubted myself, many times.

I felt like an imposter.

I cried, alone on my bed, wondering if I’d ever make it.

But I kept going.

Because the desire was there.

The vision was there.

And I knew I had a choice:

Either to believe the limitations of others —or to believe in myself.

When we were children, we didn’t get to choose what we believed.

But now we do.

Do you believe in yourself?

With love,

Laeti