07/02/2021
Cum Laude, Bronze Awardee and a proud freelancer.โค๏ธ
Ikaw anong kwento mo?
๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ?
โSayang naman course at talent mo.โ
โMagaling ka naman, eh. Mag-apply ka lang sa mga kumpanya.โ
โMas maganda future mo sa dati mong work.โ
โMaghanap ka na lang ng matinong trabaho.โ
โDi naman yan stable, mahirap dyan.โ
And the never-ending list of questions... asking WHY we (seemingly) chose not to REACH our DREAMS. Hay nako ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐คฆ
Pero ano ba talaga ang isang โfreelancerโ?
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๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐. Yun nga lang, youโre considered as self-employed plus you have the freedom to decide how youโll deliver your services.
Pwedeng hourly rate, project based, etc.
Pwedeng freelance writer, freelance graphic artist, freelance SEO expert, freelance funnel builder, website developer, consultant, and all the jobs you can think of.
But what I realized is...
This seems to be different because schools trained us to be employees rather than being entrepreneurs.
Natatandaan mo ba dati, sabi sa atin,
โMag-aral ka nang mabuti para makapasok ka sa magandang kumpanyaโ
Pero syempre, depende pa rin saโyo yan.
Most of us want to be in an office, while others prefer to work in their own terms.
Ofcourse, ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค. Not because youโre earning dollars means itโs a get-rich-quick scheme. Lahat naman pinaghihirapan.
But... Can we just normalize letting people do their thing? If they succeed, letโs celebrate with them. If they donโt (yet), then letโs cheer for them.
Letโs stop being judgmental.
Itโs not your life to live.
We work quietly but have lots of wins everyday. โบ๏ธ Ikaw, anong kwentong freelance mo?
PS. My family is very supportive. ๐ Posted this to motivate and inspire.