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Moms are known for their unconditional love for their children.
Sabi nga isusubo na lang nila, ibibigay pa sa mga anak.
If you're a mom, I salute you.
In fact, our JasSuccess guest is a young mother who gave up her job to take care of her child.
Good thing she came to know about freelancing.
The best part?
After going through a lot of challenges, she finally found "The One."
She will share her story with us — bakit sya na-broken hearted sa isang client to the point of already giving up and getting depressed for 3 months.
Watch Anna Marie and get inspired on this replay.
Introduction
Watch this video as Anna Mei Torres narrates her own freelancing journey.
Despite the heartbreaks and depression from getting declined by some clients, her passion to help and nurture her family kept her going. Find out how she managed to find “The one” and pursue her freelancing career while taking care of her family.
Notable Quotes
- Sabi ko po sa sarili ko, tutulong pa rin ako kahit may own family na ‘ko. Kahit may pamilya na ‘ko. Pero actually nung iniisip ko yun dati hindi ko alam kung paano, wala akong idea. Basta ang sabi ko lang tutulong pa rin ako.
- Ang pinaka naging helpful sa akin ay yung hustle challenge. Sumali po ako sa hustle challenge. Sobrang effective po ng mga method kung paano magsulat ng mga cover letters and proposals.
- Yun naman po ang talagang nagustuhan ko din kasi nahasa din ang aking english communication skills, which is nagamit ko din sa pag a-apply ko as a VA. Tapos doon ko rin po natutunan sa 51talk yung mga right ways of teaching kids.
- Wag ninyo nalang ipilit na lahat gusto ninyong gawin ngayong araw na ‘to. Minsan hindi po talaga kaya, so pwede mo siyang hati hatiin.
- Proper time management po talaga. Pero hindi sya laging applicable. Talagang may araw na lahat ng plans mo magagawa mo ngayong araw na ‘to. Minsan magta-tantrums yung baby, okay lang yun, pwedeng ipagpabukas mo na ulit yung iba mong gagawin. Wag mo nalang sobrang i-pressure yung sarili mo. Minsan po talagang mahirap po yung mommy na walang yaya.
- Kapag po kasi hustle challenge talagang masarap sa feeling na marami kang kasabay, na may nag pu-push sayo, may mga coaches na nag gu-guide sayo. Atsaka meron kaming mock interview na nakakakaba din kahit na alam mong coaches lang yung kausap mo, nakakakaba pa din talaga. Ang pinakamasarap sa feeling po kapag nagka-client ka, meron kang T-shirt.
- Sobrang understanding naman ng client ko. Wala yun sa kanila as long as naiintindihan yung point mo, hindi kailangan na fluent ka sa english.
- Thank God naman nahanap ko na yung “the one” client ko. Yun nga po ang sinasabi ko, flexible working hours, so I can work anytime, any day of the week.
- Ang maganda sa ngayon compared sa online teaching, ngayon pwede ko pong i-pause and play yung timer kung may kailangan akong gawin. Pag gabi, dun lang ako dire-diretso naka kapag work. Hindi na po katulad dati na matatakot ka na baka magka penalty.
- Para sa akin po, ngayon talaga priority yung mga bata. Ang iniisip ko hindi sila forever na babies. Yung trabaho ko nandyan lang yan, pero sila, hindi sila forever babies kaya sila parin yung first priority.
- Pinaka masarap po sa feeling yun naaalagaan ko sila while nakakatulong naman ako sa expenses sa partner ko.
- As panganay, natupad ko naman po yung sinabi ko noon. Ngayon talagang nakakatulong parin ako sa family ko kahit may babies na.
- Never give up po. Mapapagod kayo lalo na yung mga mommies, sobrang nakakapagod. Minsan hindi mo na rin alam kung paano mo pagkakasyahin yung 24 hours, pero magpahinga ka lang tapos tuloy na ulit. Alalahanin nyo lang lagi yung biggest why's ninyo. Family, yung gusto mong maachieve sa sarili mo, yung career mo. Basta wag lang po kayong mawalan ng hope, pray lang po, pray harder, lahat ng gusto ninyo ma a-achieve nyo talaga.
Anna Mei’s Journey to Freelancing
- After graduating from college, she worked in a corporate job that she is not passionate about. However, she continued to work because being the eldest, she is expected to support her family.
- In 2017, she got pregnant with her first child, but she is still determined to help her family.
- July 2018, her friend referred her to 51talk, and she started online teaching. During the first month, she was able to handle 16 classes, working 8.5 hours a day. Eventually, as her baby was growing, sleeping patterns changed and it became difficult for her to continue online teaching.
- Randomly, she saw a VA Bootcamp ad, wherein a mom holding her baby was working in front of her laptop. She got inspired and thought of the possibility of being a work at home mom. She signed up for a free VA course and since she learned a lot from the lessons and she was able to save money from online teaching, she decided to enroll in the Accelerated package of VA Bootcamp.
- In November 2018, she got her first client for a one-time online research project.
- She pursued the Guided Hustle Challenge despite getting her first client in hopes of getting a long term, flexible job. She found a new client during GHC, which is also a fixed project. Unfortunately, her baby got sick and was confined to a hospital. She felt guilty and thought that her baby got sick because of her shortcomings and negligence as a mother. She backed out from doing the project for her second client.
- In February 2019, when things got better and stable for her, she again joined the guided hustle challenge. She managed to get her third client however, due to the time difference, she had a hard time keeping up with her work and eventually quit the job.
- She then proceeded with DIY hustle in search of the long term client she’s been looking for. She gave her best in every proposal that she submitted but still got declined.
- At that time, she got depressed and was contemplating if freelancing was really meant for her. She took a break in freelancing and was ready to go back to being a corporate employee.
- June 2019, she found out that she is pregnant with her 2nd baby, which means she needs to stay at home and tend to the needs of her first child, as well as her second child in her womb. This urged her to come back to freelancing and to submit proposals again in search of a job.
- Luckily, she found “The One” --a long term client, with flexible working hours wherein she could work anytime and any day of the week. She has been working for her client for more than a year already while taking care of her children and partner, as well as providing support to her parents and siblings.
Q&A Highlights
"Ang advantage mo kasi kapag nag english tutor ka, mahahasa ang skills mo sa english.” --Do you agree with this?
-I strongly agree.
Talk to us about the penalties in ESL Teaching.
-Kapag nagka-complaint or penalty ka may certain amount na ibabawas sa total ng sahod mo. Pati kapag na-late ka or absent ka.
Pagkatapos mo mag-aral ng VA Bootcamp, what happened there?
-Two months ko syang tinapos kasi hinabol ko yung Guided Hustle Challenge. Bago ako sumali sa hustle challenge nagkaroon na agad ako ng 1st client.
As a mother, itong hustle challenge na ito hindi kaya dagdag stress?
-Kailangan mo ng proper time management na kapag gising sila (yung baby), kung meron kang kayang isabay na household chores gawin mo na para kapag tulog na sila, tahimik na, mas makakapagfocus ka sa mga kailagan mong gawin online.
May tips po kayo sa mga newbies na walang yaya?
-Nung time na kami lang ni baby, proper time management at aminado ako na Cocomelon show is the key. Habang nanunuod yung baby, gumawa ka ng household chores. Pero dapat may limit kung ilang oras lang sila manunuod, i-mamaximize mo na dun kung ano yung pwede mong gawin.
Saan nyo po nakuha yung 1st client ninyo?
-Sa Upwork.
Kami pong mga newbie kailangan po ba talagang mag enroll sa VAB?
-Actually, madami sa Youtube na mga free courses and free tutorials. What I like about VAB kasi, step by step na siya. Kapag kasi meron kang paid course mas ma mo-motivate ka na gusto mong bawiin yung pinang enroll mo at saka guided talaga. Ito yung dapat mong gawin, ito yung hindi dapat. So choice nyo rin, kasi kung wala talaga kayong budget for now, marami namang free Youtube tutorials na makikita. Kung meron naman kayo, good investment sya kasi yung knowledge habang buhay na yan sayo. Super motivated ako dati mag aral kasi alam ko binayaran ko ito, so hindi ko pwedeng sayangin yung binayad ko. Kasi kapag free lang hindi ka masyadong ma pu-push kasi alam mong madami namang free dyan. Tapos magpro-procrastinate ka nang magpro-procrastinate.
Are you enjoying your life now as a mom and as a freelancer?
-Absolutely. Ngayon, hindi ko man masabi na super successful ako in terms of salary kasi part time lang. Kung kaya ko syang i-full time, much better, mas madaming income. Pero para sakin po ngayon talaga priority yung mga bata.
May tips po kayo sa mga newbies na walang yaya?
Twice naku evicted sa Hustle challenge
Same here, pag gising mga kids, arangkada sa mga gawaing bahay. Tapos pag tulog na sila dun naman aarangkada sa pag apply at pag craft ng Cover Letter for GHC.
Wala kasi akong yaya. haha. joke
Hahahaha ako din po walang yaya
Relate ako jan Mommy Anna..iniintay ko sila matulog bago humawak ng PC
saan niyo po nkuha first client niyo? 🙂
As a freelance makakahanap ka po ba ng client kahit di ka fluent sa english?
Oo nmn. Like me
Hi Ms. Anna! Ilang hours po kayo per day nagtuturo sa 51talk?
Cocomelon is life
Truuuuts, thank you cocomelon at baby bus. Hehehehe
napa youtube tuloy ako ng coco melon
Haha cocomelon din mga kids ko while working at home
kala ko candy
Coco Melon! Relate much
haha tsaka chuchutv din
Paano po mag pa train,sa freelancing
hahaha chuchu tv talaga
anu po ang work nyu sa upwork?
relate much din po ako.
Anong dapat gawin para ma approved profile sa upwork?
Joy Tadle Marfil you may want to read this po:)https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/30-step-guide-to-create-a-winning-upwork-profile/
An Ne thank you ma'am
interested po ko sa cover letter mo sa upwork. hirap kasi ako makahanap ng clients eh
https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/how-to-write-effective-cover-letters/
Voice and non voice Naman pag v.a.,kapag Hindi magaling SA English Sabi Ng ibang v.a . Mag non voice daw
kami po mga newbie kelangan po talaga mag enroll sa VA bootcamp? 🙂
if you want to join po the GHC, you have to enroll po atleast sa accelerated package
John Eric Madelo Lorente you may check this po for free va courses :bit.ly/VABFreeCourses
na curious na ako paano ba ang GHC ? student here 🙂
Pag may VAB certificate po kau, pwde na po magjoin,
na-miss ko yang mag mock interview haha.... magaling ako mag-acting sa mock call.
Buti pa sila sa husstle challenge nahhirapan.ako, hindi pa rin naaprove account sa upwork.. struggle is real..
Pwede kaya magsend na lang ng link ng cocomelon sa mga 51talk students? 🙂
Hindi na Po kasi Kaya ng oras Kaya Lagi Kong naiiwan Ang Hustle challenge... May full time day job po Kasi at freelancer Po SA gabi. Hindi na kayang gumawa ng cover letter
TY po
Depende po sa work na inaapplyan. Tama po yun. Hindi naman po kelangan perfect ang English basta nagkakainitdihan
Chad Samartinovabootcamp.ph/enroll
good investment po xa kc may support system din from coaches and the VABootcmpers itself
yung enrollment fee po nasa site?
Chad Samartino yes po:)
yes po, nasa site, dpende po sa course na take nyo po
Thank you po sa sagot mam anna 🙂
check mo ito vabootcamp.ph/enroll
Naka enroll po ako ngayon sa isang paid course and videos lang po yung pinapanood ko and self learning po siya walang coaching. Ganon din po ba sa VA Bootcamp? Nagpaplan din po kase ako mag enroll sa VA Bootcamp.
Thank you 🙂 nakakaexcite nah 🙂
How long does it take for you to land a job, once u enrolled at the bootcamp?
depende po yun sa kung paano nyo ma-apply ung lessons... meron pong iba na hindi pa tapos sa course pero nagka client
Chad Samartino it depends on the students po:) meron pong during the training nakakakuha na..:)
VABootcamp will not ensure you to land a job po, it all depends sa determination nyo po
Opo kasi ang daming courses Hindi n natapos
An Ne i just sign up sa site.. yung free.. after i'm done what's next?
another question po hehe
sa freelancer.com lang po ba mag apply ? 🙂
this might help.. 🙂 https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/the-ultimate-newbie-guide/
Ask ko lang po, kapag ba nag enroll sa course, lifetime naba mavview ung mga lessons? Or may specific time lang po?
yes po..if ngayong year lang po kayo nag enroll:)
Thank you mam Anne.. kaka enroll ko pamg kanina.. pero waiting pako ng usename and password ko, para makapag start ako ng lesson..
Good luck & happy learning po
Hi, Anna. Love ko din setup natin kasi we can work any time of the day
Ai bet
interested po ako sa courses. how much po ang course para sa ecommerce?
this might help po.. https://vabootcamp.ph/enroll-in-the-virtual-assistant-bootcamp-2/
i tried to learn everything on my own online.. kaya lng super concise lng yung sa youtube..
actually lock page ako ngayon kulang pa sahod sa bills nabawasan sa penalty:( kaya I will push through freelancing 🙁 laban pa rin 🙂
nice. thank you po. sa info. I will definitely safe the dates
di po makajoin
opo. marami na po akong natutunan dahil lang sa free sa va bootcamp.
so.. bale each subject po may fee?
if individual course po ang kukunin nyo
parang ganun po... best to start po with VA Bootcamp kasi ung po ang foundation pag nag uumpisa pa lang sa online freelancing
sir saan po dapat magsi,ula as newbie? may tatlong bracket po kasi.. medyo nalilito po ako
Sa courses po ba? Best seller po ang accelerated package. Pero sympre mas maganda kung complete package.
pakicheck po https://vabootcamp.ph/blog/the-ultimate-newbie-guide/
Carmee Dumag Sierra thank you mam.
Yes very supportive ang VAB group
Tama po... Ibang level ang support system sa VA Bootcamp... You don't have to start your freelancing journey alone
10% luck, I like that Sir Phoenix hehe
Individual courses: vabootcamp.ph/shop
Onlinejobs.ph
pwede rin.
Lifetime na po ang access sa courses sa mga nagenrol from Oct 2019
Medyo nag commercial na ah. HAHAHA!
To check the courses, kindly check here:
vabootcamp.ph/enroll
Congratulations in advance Ms. Anna D. Soriano :).
Safe delivery po Ms. A
Marichu Mata - Sumalpong never Give up,
True,.pahinga lang pag pagod pero wag titigil ..pawer
congrats po mam anna
thank you po sir 🙂
Accelerated Package po ang best seller kung nagsisismula palang po kayo pero okay rin po kung mag total package tayo. 🙂
good evening...
watching from isabela
paano po magsimula
first time po
excited to learn new thingsabout freelancing.
Watching replay here from Antipolo City!
how much po ang enrolment fee
Yvonne Grace Y. Corpus