This article is about with our long-standing friend, Teacher of Hazrat Shah Ali Mahila College an Govt. College & University in Bangladesh, Leo Marten Jony, about his experiences of establish his own coaching center.
It all started in 2007, Leo was a good student and love to teach. He was a member of Bible Student Fellowship of Bangladesh and that how we all was connected together. He was a good teacher from the beginning. He helped his friends in study and also give good teaching seasons in the fellowship from Bible. He always wants to do something on his own. So in that time he thought to start a coaching center with 12 students (The 1st batch).
The Power of Dedication – The Journey was not easy. There was no place or room for the coaching. So Leo started to teach his students in his Balcony with some chair and a board. The students motivation was his easy teaching method, not some good quality room or well known academy. Leo is the only one son of his father and mother. So there dream was he will do something better and earn to run their family. A small coaching was not actually a good earning source for him. He could join in a better job with his talent and result. But he was very dedicated to his coaching and didn’t do anything else but to focus on his coaching.
How Did They Make It Work?
Leo faced a lot of problems to run his coaching. It wasn’t charming always. After one batch he need to recruit another batch. Not always students was full. He needed to invest a lot, and focus on future. Almost 3 year he run his coaching on balcony with not much students and not much profit. But Leo didn’t stop in any cause. He save hi little profit to make it bigger and didn’t stop in any cause. He was offered better job. But he didn’t distract himself in any cause. He was focused on his goal and admission that he started. After 3 year he took a small room and started to run his coaching in that room. Then he didn’t look back. It was growing day by day. He was earning enough to help his family.
Where Is He Now? – After years passes his coaching grow bigger and bigger. Now he has two coaching in two different places. Dhaka Mirpur-1, And in Mirpur-10. Its name Accounting Care. He teach SSC, HSC, Honors, MBA. He has more then 200 students. His earning is many more then a good salary holder. He also got a good teaching opportunity in a well known Govt. College in Bangladesh. He took it to run his coaching with more better known teacher now. It was not only focusing but also with his very hard working for the coaching.
Leo wake up at 5 in the morning and start his coaching at 7am. He have only his lunch break for 1 hour and run his coaching till 8pm. And then he come home and prepare exam papers, write books and suggestions for students, make plans for next class and also give time to his family till 2am. Without hard working success is impossible.
Business with a Kingdom Mindset
Leo was not only doing his coaching for earning money. Most of his students are non Christians. He played a big role in their life to share gospel. He motivate his students personally and also with many programs. He arrange graduation programs with full prayerful evening. Christmas program with full gospel about Christ our savior. And make video for them that encourage them to come in Gods kingdom. I think this is the blessing he need to make his business successful enough for his life and also for Gods kingdom.
Lessons & Best Practices, As Shared:
We’ll also be applying some of Leo’s wise recommendations and best practices for our program(s) by:
- Focus on what u do.
- Hard working in your ambission.
- Avoid distraction
- having a right fit mentorship mindset as an organization (for both our executives & graduates)
- In every work try to focus on God’s kingdom.