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Or have you been called names?
Sadly, verbal abuse or bullying is very typical, especially nowadays.
Reality is.
As we grow older, we continue to hear negative remarks and criticisms.
It’s inevitable.
However, we should not allow these negative labels or criticisms to define us.
It’s not what other people say about us.
It’s not the struggles, trials, or challenges that we faced in life.
It’s also not the failures or mistakes we’ve committed.
What defines us is how we rise to every challenge.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
All the negative remarks, pressure, and challenges are opportunities to work harder, do better, and become better.
Just like Bhuboy, he’s a civil engineer who used to be an OFW.
He was earning big money but he was mostly away from his family.
Initially, his main challenge as a freelancer was looking for client/s.
He now earns enough to provide for his family and be with them every day
His patience and hard work amidst the struggles led to his breakthrough.
Join our JasSuccess episode on this replay.
An Overseas Filipino Worker who worked in four countries from the year 2002. He struggles with financial management and tried different ways to provide for his family.
From FB Ads and Google My Business (GMB) Optimizer, he shifted to Search Engine Optimizer (SEO). And now he is enjoying the freedom and flexibility of being a Freelancer with his family.
Notable Quotes
Journey to Freelancing
Question and Answer
When it comes to Financial Management natuto ka na ba?
Oo. Medyo natuto naman na ako. Sinusundan ko yung turo ni Bo Sanchez yung 70-20-30 at yung Baby Steps ni Dave Ramsey.
Hindi ka ba natakot na darating ka sa edad na magiging obsolete ka?
Hindi ko naman kinakatakot yun because of my profession. Ang kinakatakot ko eh yung tumanda ako na walang pera.
Sa dami ng skills na maooffer mo sa client, ano ang pinaka niche mo as of now?
Local SEO kasi may experience ako sa mga blogs. Kasi ang SEO naman is branch ng GMB.
Where did you find the confidence to reskill?
Una is may interest naman ako sa SEO kasi alam ko na. Pangalawa, sa freelancing naman kasi is kahit anong skill mo kikita ka ng malaki. And dapat may confidence ka na and tiwala kay God at sa sarili mo na kaya mo yung ginagawa mo kasi kapag nagsimula ka ng magdoubt, dun ka na magsisimulang mawalan ng pag-asa.
Was there a keypoint na nasabi mo sa sarili mo na dito na talaga ako sa freelancing?
Una ang struggle ko talaga ngayon is Time Management and Discipline. Andito na kasi sa bahay ang lahat ng istorbo. Minsan inaabot ka din ng katamaran. Pero dito sa freelancing pwede akong kumita ng malaki talaga ng more than sa pangangailangan namin kaya hindi ko na need magabroad. Yun ang keypoint, na kaya ko namang kitain dito yung kikitain ko abroad and kung naeenjoy ko naman na dito sa bahay na nabubuhay kami with extra income hindi na kailangang umalis.
What’s in the future?
Most probably magtetrain din lang ako ng mga aspiring freelancer, kamaganak ko or iba pa tungkol sa ginagawa ko.
Was it worth it na Civil Engineer ka pero Freelancer ka na ngayon?
Oo naman, ang pinagkaiba lang naman is yung title pero yung skills yun pa din naman. Kasi yung mga skills ko sa pagiging Civil Engineer is nagagamit ko din dito sa freelancing like problem solving.
Are you going to teach your children to become a freelancer in the future?
Ako kasi is kung anong gusto ng anak ko is hahayaan ko sila. Hindi ko na ituturo kasi we teach more from what we do, not from what we say. Hindi mo na kailangang ituro sa kanila ipakita mo nalang yung benefits ng ginagawa mo.
What can you say about OFWs na takot magtransition into freelancing? Saan sila dapat magstart?
First, magenrol sila sa mga freelancing courses. Pwede kang manuod ng mga youtube videos kaya lang labo-labo yun eh. Hindi katulad sa course step-by-step kung ano ang dapat and kailangan mong gawin. Second, is kung takot ka talagang magtransition dapat habang nasa abroad ka pa is naghahanap ka na ng mga part-time freelancing job sa Upwork. Para makita mo na pwedeng kumita sa freelancing. Basic talaga muna is alamin mo muna yung gusto mong skills and market na gusto mong iserve.
How will you encourage an OFW who is not a degree holder or has not graduated from any course to take a step to become a freelancer?
Unang-una hindi mo naman kailangan maging degree-holder o graduate para maging freelancer. Merun nga highschool pa lang, 19 years old kumukita na mas malaki pa sa kinikita ko. Ang mag-eencourage sayo para baguhin yung buhay mo maging freelancer is yung dreams mo, yung goals mo kasi dun magsisimula lahat yun. Kung gusto mo baguhin ang buhay mo mababago mo. Tignan mo lagi ang mga why's mo bakit mo ginagawa yun, baka mas may better way pa na gawin yun. Kung gusto mo maging freelancer walang degree or walang graduate-graduate na yan, maging successful ka, kailangang gusto mo muna.
Did you experience being overwhelmed with freelancing?
More on confusion than overwhelm. Kapag kasi nakakakita ka ng mga groups and success story about freelancing, parang gusto mo na din gawin yung ginagawa nila. Kaya dapat sa simula palang desidido ka na sa skills and market mo. Then, kapag nakita mo yung success ng iba, isipin mo kung paano mo maiimplement sa skill at sa market mo yung experience nila.
Any advice for aspiring freelancers?
Una is huwag kang susuko. Pangalawa is dasal and simba. Kasi alam ko, goal ko ang freelancing at bigay din ni God yun. So alam ko ifufulfill Nya rin yun in the right time. Tiwala lang, tuloy-tuloy at huwag ka titigil para sa pangarap mo. Gawin mo lang ng gawin, darating talaga.
How did you learn to celebrate other people's wins?
When you start focusing sa success ng iba kahit hindi mo nga success, yun din ang darating sa buhay mo.
I agree po. "Network"
Connection muna po, then eventually if may fit na client or job opp, we can tap each other po.
"Medyo natuto na ako sa Financial Management, sinusundan ko si Bo Sanchez, saka yung Baby Steps ni Dave Ramsey." - Bhuboy
Bhuboy, sa dami ng skills na maooffer mo sa client, ano ang pinaka-niche mo as of now? Thanks po.
"Ang kinakatakot ko eh tumanda ng walang pera." - Bhuboy
"Niche ko is Local SEO." - Bhuboy
tiwala kay God at sa sarili
Confidence talaga dapat, kung nagawa nila kaya ko din - Bhuboy
"May interest kasi talaga ako sa SEO. Sa freelancing naman kasi kahit anong skill mo, kahit VA pwede kumita ng malaki. Dapat may confidence ka, tiwala sa taas, tiwala sa sarili. Nanonood ako ng ganito, success stories. Kung kaya nila, kaya ko din." - Bhuboy
"Struggle ko talaga hanggang ngayon is Time Management and Discipline. Nandito ka sa bahay eh, lahat ng istorbo nandito." - Bhuboy
Wow, slamt Boy, for not canceling your JSU.
May Time Management and Productivity Course tayo sa VA Bootcamp, you can access it sa Courses mo Bhuboy Villanueva.
"Dahil sa freelancing, binigyan tayo ng chance na kumita ng dollar na nasa bahay lang tayo." -Bhuboy V.
"Sa corporate, kontrolado ang oras mo. Susundin mo. Unlike sa Freelancing, wala magsasabi ng ganyan. HIndi kna mag-adjust, nasa sayo yan." -sir Phoenix
Ang ganda ng topic next week sa FCC: Freelancing Scams That You Should know
Meaningful day, good thing I was able to watch
Question: Sir Buboy, did you experienced to got overwhelm about freelancing?
Same goals, Sir Bhuboy!
Go Sir bhuboy pwd sabay mo ako s itatrain mo po
"Dapat makapgbigay ka ng solusyon sa client natin, be a valuable." -Bhuboy V.
"Maging value tayo sa mga clients natin.." -Sir Bhuboy
Wala p kc extra budget gustuhin ko mn mg aral how to start freelancing
you can start with FREE courses. freevacourse.com
Marami pong freecourses sa VAB. You can start from there. May installment options din po. Abang ka po sa promo. Katatapos lang nung August 5. Forsure, meron ulit.
"Whatever skills you have, gamitin mo yan. Imposible wala kang skills. Meron. Kailangan lang ungkatin at discover." -sir Phoenix
Teach them by example 🙂
Technically Sir Buboy, you are an engineer by profession..
How you will encouraged an OFW who are not a degree holder or not graduated of any course to take an step to be Freelancer?
Rea Maranan Magsisi Kindly message the proj ect director via Telegram for for details about the job at this username @a_jame9
Bhuboy, what can you say about OFWs na takot magtransition into freelancing? Saan po sila dapat magstart? Thanks.
I also started sa free courses, halos lahat na try ko,,, effective po if willing ka po talaga matuto 🙂
Ok po tnx coach i will
Yesss po kuya bhuboy tnx
Amen po!
Our actions begins with a question. What we ask ourselves and how we answer it can help us determine our next steps.
Question: Sir Buboy, did you experienced to got overwhelm about freelancing?
"Enroll sila sa freelancing course, kesa manood sa mga free youtuve videos kasi labo labo yun. Pwede ka din mag-start sa part time part time." - Bhuboy
"Sa course step by step. Kung takot ka, habang nasa abroad ka, hanap ka ng part-time. Para mkita mo na talgang pede kumita sa freelancing."-Bhuboy V.
Reverse engineering superb mindset
Kindly message the proj ect director via Telegram for for details about the job at this username @a_jame9
"Pag-isipan mo muna anong skill gusto mo iserve, then anong market." - Bhuboy
"Una, anong skills ang gusto mo. Then, anong market ang gusto mo magoffer ng service." -Bhuboy V.
"Hindi mo kailangan maging degree holder para maging freelancer. Dreams and goals mo magsisimula para makpagstart sa freelancing." -Bhuboy V.
"Di mo naman kailangan maging degree holder para maging freelancer. Ang mag-eencourage sayo para magbago buhay mo is yung dreams mo, hindi yung degree mo. Importante gusto mo baguhin yung buhay mo." - Bhuboy
"Meron palang better way gawin na kasama ang pamilya at kumikita, ang freelancing." -Bhuboy V.
"Know your whys, bakit ka gumigising sa umaga." -Bhuboy V.
Thank you much Bhuboy Villanueva, sobrang nakakainspire po.
Agreed. SUper inspiring. Namotivate ako, myself. Slamt po, Bhuboy.
"Dapat icelebrate din natin ang success ng iba." -Bhuboy V.
Focus on what we can offer. Don't be confused with the success of others.
I agree po Sir Bhuboy, nakaka overwhelm pag hinabol natin yung journey nung iba
#trusttheprocess
"Di naman overwhelmed, confusion lang siguro. Dami kasi natin nakikita na success stories, nakikita natin kung anong skills nila. Nalilito ka kung anong skills na gagawin mo." - Bhuboy
"Dapat tingnan mo ang taong gusto mo makasama. Kung anong problema ang gusto mo bigyan ng solusyon." -Sir Phoenix
"Mahirap yung talon-talon. That is impostor syndrome. Your growth will be slow." -sir Phoenix
Carmee Dumag Sierra Kindly message the proj ect director via Telegram for for details about the job at this username @a_jame9
ang stable ng mindset ni sir Bhuboy. Determined tlaga sya na magfreelancing. Congrats po and you're reaping what you have sown.
"Tuluy-tuloy lang, wag tumigil abutin ang pangarap. Darating din yan." -Bhuboy V.
haha... galing nmn.
"Kung ano ang natutunan mo, gawin mo lang ng gawin. Darating din yang inaasam mo." -Bhuboy V.
Maging inspiration natin ang mga success ng iba.
"Positivity helps. Kung nakafocus tayo sa bitterness, yan na ang papalibot satin." -sir Phoenix
Law of Attraction!
Mahar Pedral Kindly message the proj ect director via Telegram for for details about the job at this username @a_jame9
I agree po!
"Surround oursleves with positivity" -Sir Phoenix
Be the positivity giver
Aurea Samonte Kindly message the proj ect director via Telegram for for details about the job at this username @a_jame9
Grabe positivity! 🙂
Value relationship than to monitor (things)
Thank you po sa inyong sharing Sir Bhuboy!
Our pleasure to connect with you po
Wow! Thanks for the idea.
Gawin korin yan. Para taga-remind sakin.
Nice! gayahin ko din yan
Same 🙂
part 2 soon 🙂
Thanks, Bhuboy V. Grabe daming takeaways. Looking forward to your more freelancing success
pwede po kaya prepaid wifi na gamitin as paumpisa maging Virtual Assistant?
Good pm po.I have already made my payment pero wala pong confirmation.Sino po ang pwede makontak po
Maggie Pierce please email [email protected]
VA Bootcamp nag email na po ako maam.Even sa [email protected] kasi yun nakalagay doon na website kung saan i email ang payment slip.Follow up nlng po ako mam kasi di pa rin ako naka receive ng confirmation until now.Salamat
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