Setting the course for a better life: It’s up to you

One of the main reasons people migrate to a different country is for a better life. Sometimes we can lose sight of that ambition when the going gets tough. Whenever i encounter a challenging moment in my professional career, one memory always springs to mind based on a decision i had with an immigration officer at Peth international Airport on my arrival in Australia 25 years ago. I was talking to him about my aspiration. He asked me about my goals and how i hoped to achieve them, particularly with me entering on a student visa. i told him that i had set the course for my life, which i believed i had the right to choose. i went on to explain to him that my success in Australia was solely dependent on me, not on which political party was in power, tax laws or the economic situation. i knew the success or failure of realizing my goals would depend on my bigger picture, who i wanted to become. i simply refused to let anything derail my vision for a better life or be an impediment to my future. One of Australia’s migrant millionaires, native Dutchman who was born in Indonesia, John Hemmes, says: It’s not being an immigrant that makes you succeed. Whatever country you live, are born in, or immigrated to, the key is having a hunger and passion to make the best of your life”. No one can stop us from achieving our dreams. Having said that, it would be unrealistic to expect plain sailing all the way, but with the courses that Migrant Success Academy provide, you will be able to move on and map your own course personally and professionally. My mentor once told me that performance and competency are the two best ways to displace doubt in terms of ability or any other type of prejudice against race, gender, colour, ethnicity, physical abilities or religion. When you make yourself a problem solver, you will invariably shine add be rewarded accordingly in the market.