Have you ever experienced getting dumped?

You might say "normal naman yata yan."

But what if you get dismissed during one of the worst times.

Our JasSuccess guest this Wednesday, January 20 at 5 PM was dropped by her client during the pandemic.

Ouch!

She'll share with us her journey and how she's able to overcome this painful experience.

Be moved and inspired by this wonder mom by watching this replay.

Introduction

Patrixia is a BS in Hospitality and Management Major in Culinary Arts graduate. She lives in Lipa, Batangas with her family.

She was a Team Lead in a BPO Company in Manila. After resigning from a long-time corporate job, she decided to go freelance. She now has multiple clients, working full time while spending quality time with her husband and son.

Notable Quotes

• It's a good thing na nag purchase ako nung courses dahil atleast may pang back-up.

• Believe in yourself. Kapag may doubts, hindi yan mawawala yung mabuburnout ka, mapapagod, mai-stressed kasi wala ng income. Kaya kailangan talaga, don't quit. Kasi ito na yung dream job, sa bahay ka lang nagwowork. Kailangan lang magpahinga, and always weigh the pro's and con's. Kung sa tingin mo hindi kina kaya ng isip mo, isulat mo. Kasi at the end of the day, ikaw lang talaga ang makakatulong sa sarili mo. Eventhough supported ka ng family mo, ng extended family mo, ikaw lang talaga ang maka kapag bangon sa sarili mo. And kahit sabihin ng iba na hindi para sayo yan, hindi ka kikita ng ganun kalaki compare sa corporate job mo. Pero ikaw yan, kung ano yung gusto mo.

Journey to Freelancing:

• She was introduced to Jayson Dulay's courses by her sister-in-law in 2017. She was concerned at first that the course was a scam, but nevertheless enrolled in the course, and paid in installments.

• She quit her 3-year BPO job and continued working online, but her client’s online company was among the many that decided to let go of its employees when the pandemic started to spread around the globe.

• She was then offered a job from a friend at her agency, but after a month of delayed payments, she resigned. And continued with the VABootcamp course instead.

• After she had completed the course, she joined the Guided Hustle Challenge where she learned how to create a cover letter properly. The first two weeks were difficult, but she just kept trying. By the fourth week, she was invited to an interview with a client.

• She realized that she should've completed the VABootcamp courses earlier in 2018, as it would have helped her gain valuable experience even earlier. She realized it would've been an alternative to her corporate job.

• Patrixia has no plans to return to a corporate job. She had found her new calling, as a freelancer.

• She now manages multiple clients while working from home with her family. And is also one of the moderators for the Freelancers in the Philippines Facebook group (FLIP) – by Jason Dulay’s Facebook Community group.

Question and Answer

Napansin ko lang kasi pagdating  sa VABootcamp course sa simula pa lang hindi ka naging 100% invested ano?

Totoo po, 3 years bago ko talagang tinapos yung course. Kasi lifetime access naman. 

Bakit nabaling ang atensyon mo sa freelancing instead of ibang corporate job? Why did you move into freelancing more than looking for a different corporate job?

For me kasi, napagod na ako sa pagtatravel back and forth. And then nag-aaral na din yung anak ko, Kinder na sya. Hindi ako maka-attend ng mga school events kasi need ko pa magpaalam sa office kung makakapunta ako.

Pero itong nag-aaral ka sa VABootcamp, it seems like hindi ka din masyadong wholehearted na nag-aaral? Am I correct in assuming that?

Nung kumuha ako ng course, hindi talaga ako sure. Kaya lang nung nakita ko yung lifetime access, naisip ko na hindi ko naman kailangan matapos within the week or within the month. Sabi ko andyan lang yan, and may work pa naman ako kaya parang naghahanap lang ako ng extra income. 

Narecover mo na ba yung mga nagastos mo? Lalo na dun sa agency ng friend mo?

Malaki-laki pa yung amount na kailangan ko. Pero after I got those clients, na kapag-bayad na ako ng utang and then at the same time tuloy-tuloy na din yung pagba-budget. 

Gaano kalalim ang problema during this pandemic?

Hindi pa ganun kalalim kasi we still have money na panggastos bago pa mangyari yung sa agency ng friend ko. Nung nagkaproblema, naisip ko eto na ba yung sign na kailangan kong bumalik ulit sa corporate work? Natakot na ako at naisip na mali ata yung ginawa ko na nagresign. Parang hindi para sa akin itong freelancing career. But sabi ko sa sarili , hindi pagod lang ako. Pero hindi magququit, magpapahinga lang ako.

With your journey dito sa freelancing, meron ka bang narealize na supposed to be ginawa mo noon pa?

Narealize ko na nung 2018 dapat hindi na ako tinamad na e-continue yung courses. Sana pala noon sineryoso ko na yon. Kahit may corporate job ako dapat nag invest pa din ako ng time para matapos ko yung courses. At least, nung nag resign ako hindi na ako nag struggle na kumuha ng mga clients. And nahanda ko na yung sarili ko sa kung anuman ang mangyari may pang backup ako.

Are you enjoying your time with your kid now that you are a freelancer?

Yes. Before sa corporate job kailangan ko gumising 2 hours para makapag prepare ng sarili. Ngayon, pwede kana gumising an hour or 30 minutes before your shift. And then after ng shift pwede ka pang makapag luto at kumain. Pwede kang makipag kulitan habang nagwowork.

Sa magandang sitwasyon mo sa corporate before the pandemic, babalikan mo pa ba iyon kung saka-sakali?

Sa totoo lang hindi na. Kahit ang ganda na nong position, for me nong na experience ko na ang pagiging freelancer, nag-iba na yung calling ko. Dito na ako sa freelancing.