At 17, I felt completely stuck. I couldn’t talk to anyone, and every piece of advice — ‘try harder,’ ‘everyone struggles,’ ‘just study hard’* — felt useless. I grew frustrated and lost trust in adults.

No matter how hard I tried — from studying to doing more — I’d always get stuck. Nothing moved forward.

At 19, everything changed. I was made aware of self-help books, strategies, and systems — not just advice. Authors like Tim Ferriss and *The Magic of Thinking Big* helped me overcome my stutter, shyness, and lack of focus. Reading became faster and pleasurable, my anxieties disappeared, and I could socialise so much I scared even myself — after just one week. I became brave enough to try new things and mapped out a path without waiting on my adults, whilst also learning how to find right mentors who could guide me to the right direction.

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Over the past 10 years, I’ve refined those strategies with psychology, NLP, and the science of emotions to create the program I wish I’d had as when I was struggling as a teenager. When I reflected on what makes or breaks a child, I realised it’s the tools they’re given. The more tools they collect, the easier their journey into adulthood becomes. That belief has become the heartbeat of EC Academy — to equip every child with tools for life.

If it weren’t for these life tools, I wouldn’t be functioning the way I do today. That’s what I wish for every child — to grow up highly functioning, equipped with real tools, so they can find the right path with clarity, confidence, and a deep sense of contribution, no matter their circumstances. If they can learn these thinking tools now, they can find the right path with clarity, confidence, and a deep sense of contribution — even from a young age.”