I was getting demotivated and frustrated, thinking of What next?? 23 Years of dependency on my parents and still am I going to be a burden to them? How am I going to be financially independent? When am I going to support my parents? Thinking of this all questions I started to search and apply for job vacancies. But the ratio of vacancies is much lower than we products of agriculture graduates which is more frustrating. And I started to think, do I really need to go abroad for further education and employment? Going through all these questions, Yesterday I got a connection request from Mr. Ram Patel sir on LinkedIn. When I saw his profile, I accepted the connection request without taking much time. Then he sent me the message, ‘did you read about FMN?’ and send me the link to FMN. Then I read about FMN which means Futurist Mothers of Nepal, and I found it interesting so I asked him ‘what is the role of the Co-Founder?’ Then he said, if you are interested you can get online orientation so that you understand the role of FMN Co-Founder. And I accepted the proposal for orientation.

First, to make the session intellectual and interactive, we started with the introduction and he asked me to talk about myself from my childhood to till date. I started to tell him my story without having any clue what he wanted to know. But I found it interesting and it was really a new experience to tell anyone about my life story in detail. Lately, I was amazed by the way he connected my story with the objective of FMN and the role of Co-Founder of FMN.

My school life was completed by making fun of friends, playing games, and motivating each other in good and bad times. After schooling, here comes the time when I had to choose the path of my career. My aim was to be a staff nurse, but my father and seniors who were nurses influenced me to not do a diploma in nursing rather I study science in +2 and do nursing in bachelor, it has more scope and respect than doing a diploma in nursing.  That’s how I started studying science in intermediate. But when I was in class 11, I gave up the dream of becoming a nurse, as I heard about the protest where nurses were demanding to increase the payment, as nurses were paid low in our country. After that time, I chose two career options; MBBS and Agriculture. And I gave the entrance examination for MBBS and in a result my name wasn’t on the list and I didn’t want to wait for another year, So I chose a second career option which was agriculture. Knowing about the few jobs seeking scope of agriculture, I decided to do a Bachelor in Agriculture Science. Till 3rd year, I just wanted to finish the course without thinking of a career. But in 4th year when I had to specialize, my brain got numb. I didn’t know which is best for me and my career. After consulting with seniors and some Agri-economists, I chose Agricultural Economics and Business Management as my specialization.

‘Those who face the problem, will understand the problem and can solve the problem’ words by Mr. Patel sir in yesterday’s session. I can feel the words, as I have faced and understood the problems but haven’t done anything yet to solve them. I feel guilty. I always thought of job seeking a career instead of going out of my comfort zone and thinking of job creating a career. If Kylie Jenner hadn’t moved out of her comfort zone, we would never get to hear about Kylie cosmetics and she couldn’t be the youngest billionaire woman in the world. So, the first lesson I learned in yesterday’s session was to be successful, we have to move out of our comfort zone.

Financial independence is the key to the preparedness of any Futurist Mother of Nepal. Financial independence can be achieved only if the Futurist Mothers have Employability Job Skills or Business Skills and an environment for struggling in their own motherland. After yesterday’s session on career counseling, my plan to be in my comfort zone and choose a job seeking career only has changed. I have the feeling that I can also make a plan and execute it. I can also make a change and let the change begin from me. I can also move in the direction of a hybrid mode of working. These are the positive impacts that developed inside me after the session.

My brain was fighting whether to go abroad for further study, to prepare to study in the motherland, to prepare for a government job, or to do private jobs. There were no options in my mind to be self-employed. After yesterday’s mentoring by Mr. Patel sir, I had a clear vision that wherever I go, whatever I do as an employee, it is going to be really hard to fulfill my basic needs. So, the session made it possible to change my mind and made me think of job-creating opportunities.  

Though it is not too late to start a career still, if I had gotten career counseling when I was in class 11, my life would be a little different. Even if I had chosen agriculture, maybe the counseling had made me start my small business by making the best use of house resources. Maybe I had utilized the land in a better way.  If I had started my career in agriculture before, I would have gained more practical knowledge, done research, influenced the members of the community, and more importantly achieved financial independence.

I want to move into a hybrid mode of working. I want to work and be socialized and develop more career plans in my mind. At the same time, I want to make a business plan and execute it. Whatever I want to do, I have to make a strong mind makeup to make it possible and successful. After the session, I am motivated to take myself to uncomfort zone for which I have to do much research, and need family support and expert counseling. More importantly, I need to see an opportunity in the plan I am making. In the past, my father and I had made many business plans like starting goat farming, hybrid tomato seed production, and tomato production inside a tunnel. But we only made a plan but we hadn’t shown enthusiasm in executing it. So, even if any one of us shows interest in it, I think we can definitely achieve our goal.

One of the resources which has not been utilized for years is the upland of our family from where we can see the beautiful view of Kathmandu valley. That land could be maximize capitalized if we had the courage to start a business before. Example: If we had started a kalij farm on that land and made cottages and homestays by advertising the place via social media, that land has its different importance by now.

Whatever career I choose, I want to learn by making mistakes and achieve my goals in the next 5 years. I would like to be financially independent by that time. By the end of 10 years from now, I would love to take my career to a new height and want to influence and inspire people with my work.

My dream career sticks in the same sector that I studied but I want to connect it with tourism. To make this dream come true, there may be various obstacles that come my way. Also, I have some strengths and weaknesses to achieve my dream career. The obstacles, strengths, and weaknesses may be;

Obstacles;

·         Financial obligations

·         Fear of failure

·         Self-doubt

·         Fear of making a wrong decision

Strengths;

·         Qualification and experience in the same field

·         Feelings of responsibility

·         Focus

·         Confidence

·         Willing to leave comfort zone

Weakness;

·         Compare myself to other

·         High expectations

·         Influenced by others

FMN is motivating and counseling people like me who are frustrated in search of career options. It is trying to show the right path to be and to do something in our own country. It is trying to make individuals financially independent. The touchiest part I found in FMN is preparing the future mothers of Nepal by giving them financial freedom and removing the thought of giving birth to a child in foreign countries. FMN wants to secure the future of our country and wants individuals to create self-employment opportunities. It wants to make people job creators rather than just stick in their comfort zone.

After yesterday’s session, I am now inspired to bring a change and let the change begin from me. I want to achieve whatever I want in my own country. I would like to achieve my goal by starting from my house and making it bigger with time.

To bring this positive impact on me, I would really appreciate the effort of my mentor Mr. Ram Patel Sir.

Thank you for your time.

Yours Sincerely, 

Nabina Neupane

FMNs in Action ! We highly value Our FMNSustainablity Ambassador I am writing to express my interest in becoming a part of FMN and Nepal SCBTprojects,

devoted to improving lives taking a leading roles in the

preparedness of Futurist Mother of Nepal.I am currently a student studying ACCA at CCA, and I am passionate about learning and developing my skills.I have a strong understanding of the challenges facing by my country and people, which I believe can be solved through awareness and innovation. I am committed to developing solutions to improve the lives of my local community and country. I am overwhelmed by the inspiring vision of FMN -creating jobs and contributing towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Ending all types of proverty, zero food hunger, employability skills, livehhood, conservation, climatic changes, sustainability, SCBT and aims to contribute towards preparedness of Futurist Mothers of Nepal for their Financial Freedom, Entrepreneurship, Job Skills and Employability Skills. My justification for starting up entrepreneurship is that I believe in the power of creativity, innovation, and self-determination. I have always enjoyed problem-solving and creating my own solutions to the challenges I have faced in my life. As an entrepreneur, I want to be able to take control of my own destiny, create something that is meaningful to me and make an impact in my community. The biggest challenge and obstacle I see for entrepreneurs is staying focused and motivated in the face of adversity. The key is to remain persistent and keep your eyes on the big picture. And I would do the same. The reason for not being interested in abroad anymore is I understand the importance of leveraging resources to achieve succes.I realized that no matter what our circumstances we can make a difference in our own country by using our skills, talents and awareness to help improve the lives of people in our community and create positive changes that going abroad is not a solution. We can create or find many opportunities here as well.It's also a responsibilities of all of us to make our country a better place. Our generation need to make a drastic change now. Talking about today's orientation session, it was absolutely a brain stroming and a game changer. I learned much of the things about business and business skills. Business allows individuals to be their own boss and have more control over their financial future. We progress by taking new challenges out of our comfort zone. The most important thing to remember about life is that it is a journey of learning and growth. Every day, we are presented with opportunities to learn something new, to gain a better understanding of the world, and to develop our skills and talents. Thank you Ram Sir. Regards, Smriti Parajuli Address : Bhaktapur

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