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Take Advantage Of Luck And Opportunity
Anytime you’re struggling with something in life, you’ve got to remember the moments when you were doing great. Use them like a cookie from a cookie jar to feed and motivate yourself.
About Nestor
- I grew up in Venezuela—my dad left when I was very young, so my mom was the primary financial supporter for our family.
- After high school, I was accepted into Universidad Simón Bolívar to study chemistry.
- I dropped out of school to pursue my dream of moving to a different country, but my plans were put on hold when government policy reduced the value of my income.
- I tried a few different business ventures to change my financial situation—they didn’t end up working out financially, but I learned a lot.
- In 2015, my family helped me get my visa and pay for my ticket to the U.S.—seeing what a more developed country looked like compared to the crime around my hometown really motivated me to move.
- While applying to web developer jobs, I found an ad for Per Scholas and ended up getting accepted into a web development partnership program between Per Scholas and General Assembly.
- Before I even finished the program, a friend of mine got me an interview for a software engineer position with CareerBuilder—it went very well and I was able to start right away when I graduated.