ICYMI: I'm an Office Girl Again

I know, I know, I've been MIA lately! Sorry! But my first quarter has been a total blur! Important to note though is that I went back to work at an office! Yay or nay?

#ChalkTalkCebu: Virtual Assistance 101

Heyyyy there!

So guess what? I'm doing a bootcamp of sorts on how to earn a stable income while working from home called #ChalkTalkCebu. For this beta-test, I'd like to invite you all to join me for coffee and pizza as we talk about the basics of virtual assistance.

That's what I've been doing for the last five years! I'm also a B2C Marketing Coordinator for a smartphone app, but being a VA was the most enjoyable job I've ever had! The friendships I've made, the skills I've acquired, and basically just the beauty x challenge of working for online entrepreneurs is exciting to me! 

A little back story: I did a session with a couple of friends, teaching them the tricks of the trade. I then shared this story with a couple of brilliant online entrepreneurs that I met over the weekend, and they encouraged me to do a small training event! So I took their advice!

Now.. there's a myth that in order for you to be hired online, you need to either be a writer or graphics designer or editor - but seriously, all you need is focus and the desire to learn and become better.

How Much Work Is Too Much?

My friend and I had a short chat about our kids last night, and also the kind of work we do. She told me that she didn't want to take on new projects because she felt guilty about being there (at home, because we work as freelancers), but not really being there, you know. And it struck me like a bag of bricks because when we were chatting over on Facebook about that, I was at the dining table, waiting for my files to download so I could begin working, while my son was in our bedroom, and I didn't even know what he was up to. A strong emotion of guilt flooded me. What the heck am I doing? I immediately got up and went upstairs to talk with my seven-year-old.

Why I Gave Up Being a Nurse

One day, I woke up, took a deep breath, and decided to take nothing of it any longer. It wasn't for me. It didn't make me happy. It didn't make me feel fulfilled.

I could stop here if you want - because those are the chief things that made me decide that I wasn't going to be a nurse. I never wanted to be one, and I never will be one.