Being open-minded could bring me some new opportunities. This is a new lesson I learned from an international English oral examiner. The expert shared her opinion on English teaching training.
" You don't know how to make a fortune in business, so you choose to become a teacher, instead of an entrepreneur."
Interestingly, that was something I didn't expect would hear from an English teaching expert. " From my point of view, the ability to make money is nothing to do with a teaching job. Both of them are my interests. Combining those two into one skill could be something valuable." I thought after hearing her words.
Despite having a disagreement with the lecturer, I regard her words as a driving force, pushing me forward to turn my passion into a profession. Currently, I have been teaching myself financial English writing. Most topics are about finance, in which I use a lot of professional business terms. The more I write, the happier I am. More importantly, a new skill has developed. From my perspective, a skill means an opportunity. All thanks to the open-minded mindset and the lesson I had from the training lecturer that day.