Do you Live Your Dreams?

I'm currently working 8 hours a day and then some overtime here and there. My job pays well, it is actually my dream job to be part of this kind of stable company. Sooner or later though your heart still seems to say I'm in the wrong place. And mine seems to belong at home. But how to provide for the family's needs is the question most of us ask.

So here are some reasons why I want to work at Home:

1. You can actually earn more than when you work in a company. As I've learned through the VA seminar I attended last Saturday, working online at home isn't actually a job with limits. You can accept as much clients as you can accommodate, and more clients mean more cash coming in. Rates for a Virtual Assistant are actually competitive, and that is only if you specialize in that one job. With each skill that you learn, you add more to your value and therefore you can dictate your asking price as long as you know your worth. I'd like to prove this for myself and if it works, then I'll be more than happy to share with you (and Jomar H. of course) my testimony.

2. I can escape the horrors of commute.
The long travel hours (I spend around 3 hours to commute), the inconvenient rain, and count in the snatching incident from a few days ago. Shudder.

3. I can be there for my son.
I really feel guilty at times when I leave for work because it's the time he actually goes to sleep. Somehow I want to assure him that when he wakes up Ill be there to prepare him breakfast and small things like that. My mom was like that to me growing up and as they always say you are doomed to follow how your parents themselves raised you.

4. I want to follow my passion.
I've always been realistic and just assumed I had to work like everyone else to provide your needs. That's felt alright for a time, until I had a nagging feeling that this is not what I should be doing with my life. I want to express myself, I want to work on my own terms, I want to be myself. I WANT TO LIVE MY DREAMS.

5. I want to open more doors of opportunities
I wish I had more guts to go out on a limb before. I know by taking this first step, which is to establish an online presence and a name then I could venture out and maybe even own an online business, or create an ebook, or be able to lead seminars for other people to gain financial freedom as well.

6. I want God to use me powerfully.
That has been my prayer to God this year, to be used fearlessly and without hesitation. I have been through so much hardship and trials the last two years and yet He has shown that He always stays true to His promises. And how can I serve God if I will also be so "busy" like Martha? I've said "No" to too many activities and this time I am saying "Yes, Where would you like to take me, Lord?"

I know this is not something I am 100% sure of being successful, but I know and I have peace in my heart that God will supply all my needs...I will not lack in any good thing because He knows I love Him more than the blessings He give.

Do you live your dreams? Or just keep on dreaming?

VA training with Jomar Hilario

I found out about Jomar Hilario by browsing through other blogger websites. I eventually learned through his website that he had a passion for training Filipinos to be a VA. Why? SImply because he believes the Filipinos are worth it and valuable enough to be  a darn good VA.

I thought about this for awhile, since with my busy work schedule I didn't want to enter into anything halfheartedly. I also lost a yaya and I also help my son Javie with homework and reviews, so I didn't know if I would have the time.

But when I heard there would be a VA seminar this September 15th, I grabbed a seat right away and enrolled. I couldn't wait to experience what I've only been reading about. This is a job that would me flexibility to attend to my son's needs at school and at the same time give me fulfillment in what I do. Lastly, I couldn't wait to live out my dreams.

So right after my shift (I went to work at 11:30 pm) I went to Rosewood Pointe for the whole day seminar. I was really happy I chose to go instead of just download the material. I wanted to get the right motivation and I felt it that day when I saw for myself that Jomar was actually a real person, and I get to meet Jun and Sheb and heard the testimonials from VA Naomi and Ann. And that place was so beautiful, I thought I'd like to live there someday (without the airplanes zooming overhead).

But anyhow, to make the long story short, I was able to learn all the basic skills a VA should and shouldn't have. He told us about the proper equipment to invest in. He provided awesome tools that we could use for the job, and would even personally use for ourselves. He gave us the right way to market ourselves as not just any VA, but the VA they would never want to let go.

I can't wait to start on my assignments so I'll make this short, hehe. Being a successful VA is not what you know. It's what you're willing to work on. I like what Jomar said about Success is all about the OBVIOUS: It's trying and trying and trying again after you fail. I want to see myself as a WAHM (Work at Home Mom) in 3 months time. Attending the seminar was just the right push I needed.

I love what Jim Rohn said: Learn how to work harder on yourself, than to work harder on your job. And that  is the only way you can be valuable. I'll be elaborating on that on my next post. For now, my eyes are so murdered from lack of sleep.