Jhet Torcelino-van Ruyven is an inspirational example of a person who does whatever it takes to achieve success and well being in life. Jhet came from humble beginnings. She was born in a tiny rural village in the Philippines. There was no electricity in her village and the only mode of transportation was by foot. Jhet is the second eldest in a family of twelve children. Her family faced serious poverty throughout her childhood. In fact, from a very young age and throughout high school, Jhet helped her parents feed her brothers and sisters by spending any spare time she had vending in the villages surrounding her home. Despite growing up in an environment laden with challenge and adversity, Jhet always believed in her own potential.
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Shortly after high school graduation, Jhet was blessed by the kindness of a priest. This man touched her life. He helped Jhet enroll in an exclusive school for girls. In exchange for her tuition, food and accommodation, she had to work hard cleaning offices, doing laundry and washing dishes by hand. At the age of eighteen she finished a Medical Secretarial course and was able to secure a good job in a hospital. Jhet’s consistent hard work and dedication to excellence turned heads and Jhet found herself consistently promoted.
In 1984, Jhet left the Philippines for the first time to work in Yemen Arab Republic. It was in Yemen that she met an interesting Dutch man who would later become her husband. In addition to this happy occurrence, Jhet had other amazing experiences in Yemen. While volunteering for the Sisters of Charity, Jhet had the privilege of meeting Mother Theresa. Shortly thereafter, Jhet began the next chapter of her incredible life. In 1987, the newly married Jhet and her husband immigrated to Canada.
Barely 2 months after the young couple’s arrival in Canada, Jhet was expecting her first daughter. It was then that she decided to start a home-based business. Four years later, raising two toddlers, she decided to go to work full-out. Once again, Jhet would prove her strong-willed determination and effective goal-setting strategies. Through her amazing sales, Jhet remarkably earned every all-expenses-paid incentive trip offered by her company – including jaunts to San Francisco, Toronto, Arizona and the Caribbean.
In 1994 Jhet demonstrated her entrepreneurial spirit again and started her own Business Centre. Three years later, she expanded this and opened Digi-Print Graphics Plus – a successful digital printing and graphic design company located in South Surrey, British Columbia. Despite many hardships, Jhet continued to persevere and the business continued to flourish. In 1996 Jhet Torcelino-van Ruyven was nominated in Surrey, B.C., as Business Woman of the Year – a proud moment indeed!
In the year 2003, Jhet faced a serious personal tragedy that prompted her to take stock of her life. This traumatic event forced Jhet to re-examine her journey from poverty to abundance. Jhet decided she needed to show true gratitude for her good fortune and decided she would take her good fortune and pay it forward. Since then, Jhet has been putting plans in place that will help her accomplish her newly defined life mission – to inspire people to reach their full potential. Through books and workshops, she is doing her best to pass on a message of courage, hope and determination. Jhet Torcelino-van Ruyven is a wonderful example of the power of the human spirit. Spend a moment in her presence, and be inspired by her remarkable story.
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