This is not another ‘I quit my corporate job and put all my eggs in one basket’ story. I have never worked a full-time job, but I have always known what professional path I wanted to pursue. As a child I dreamt of becoming a teacher, a CEO and tour guide. I taught dolls, stamped invoices for my teddy bears and, when I was on holidays, I pictured myself guiding an international group of tourists. Grown-ups told me that it was impossible to combine those three professions and they advised me to choose just one. Now I can confidently say that either I am still a child or they were wrong, because I am combining all these functions in one thus fulfilling my childhood dream. My unconventional study path has also been of help to me. In addition to a degree in philology, I also graduated from business communication studies. That was not an obvious choice for a language teacher and was even criticised. However, the skills I gained there come in handy every day for managing my own business and teaching business language. The moral of this story is that it is not always worth listening to older people, but is certainly worth chasing your dreams and consistently working towards your goals. This is how my ALGO language centre originated.