My project in The Art of Storytelling for Freelancers and Creators course

Changes can lead to surprises

As some of you might know, my name is Susanne and one of the words I avoided for a long time...was the word MONEY! Always the struggle for money to run or continue or start projects. So money has always been an issue to me. Now imagine...I applied for a project about financial education for children in my region! And yes I got it and did the project for several years!

Since years I had to deal with money issues as I had choosen to work in the community field after my studies. Spite of my dedication, I lost my job as a project coordinator for a youth entrepreneurial organization as our main supporter got its shares downsized. So I had to reinvente myself.

Not only did I loose a job, also I had to face the break up of my relationship. So I had gotten the opportunity to CHANGE...

So I CHANGED..virtually with NO job, no relationship I had the choice of moving ANYWHERE...and I choose to move back to the city where I was born.

But each new beginning is diffcult...I had changed...most of my old friends had left...and it was hard to adjust as I have seen something else. BUT I persisted...and knew that there will be a new path...

This new path led me to a new great opportunity: to become an entrepreneur and found my own company! Also it lead me to many great projects, including the co-foundation of a new great project..the German Christmas market! Many years later, my new challenge was to introduce this financial education project in my region! This project led me to challenge myself in a new perspective, discover a new environment (education) and share my new knowledge with the public and establish many new partnerships.