Tutor Mirabel and how she earned her first ?1Million

I'll never forget those times I accepted teaching gigs that barely covered my transportation expenses because I lived in an environment where people could barely afford to pay for education.

I was convinced that a teacher's reward is only in heaven because all I got were 'Best Teacher' awards and heartwarming hugs from my students at year-end ceremonies. Those moments were sweet, but reality hit hard – surviving as a teacher wasn't a walk in the park.

It was as if I was running a charity show, aiming to help those who couldn't afford the full lesson fee. The irony was that I needed charity myself.

Beyond needing charity, I sometimes felt like I needed a break from life generally because one blow after another came knocking. First, my dad's battle with cancer drained us, as I couldn't afford the medical bills. Then, my relationship crumbled under the weight of my time constraints and financial struggles. Just when I thought things couldn't get worse, my rent expired, and I had to pull extra hours to work and avoid been kicked out of the house.

During these life defining moments, my lifeline were my friends – Everyday, I feel blessed to be surrounded by people who believed in my journey.

Whenever I contemplated quitting, they were always there to crush that idea. And then came the game-changer.

A friend introduced me to tuteria.com a digital platform connecting eager learners with skilled tutors. I took the plunge, signing up as a tutor.

But let me tell you, that didn't exactly mean smooth sailing. At first, bookings were scarce, and I wondered if I was just shouting into the void.

But then, a brilliant thought struck me – why not go online? It was a game-changer.

Suddenly, the sides turned. I began to get more gigs, and my earnings took a delightful leap. Just as I was about to start enjoying in my newfound success, fate threw me a curveball.

Out of the blue, the platform's flood of job offers dried up. It was baffling, like a twist in a suspense novel.

It was at this point I knew tutoring wasn’t for me.?I requested account deletion from Tuteria. To my surprise, the agent who responded didn't give me an instant boot. Instead, they urged me to stay on course and find out why I wasn’t get jobs like before.

Together, we checked through my profile, and decided to revamp it to better reveal my passion and experience.

While at it, I and the agent had a little chat about my idea of a teacher reward being in heaven.

The agent's wisdom resonated deeply: she mentioned to me that 'A teacher's reward isn't just in heaven; it's in the time spent shaping young minds. What people pay for isn’t just in the knowledge being passed but also the time spent in passing the knowledge on.

Inspired by this perspective, I redirected my focus from merely trying to pass on knowledge but also utilizing my time effectively and have people pay for the time spent. It was as if the universe heard me—jobs began to come in steadily with clients willing to pay me per hour spent passing knowledge- both online and offline.

In less time than it takes a caterpillar to become a butterfly, I had crossed the 1-million-naira milestone on Tuteria.