Quote of the Week: Chasing your dreams

If not for an email reminder I got from LinkedIn, I wouldn’t have remembered that I’m celebrating my second anniversary as a freelance writer and as a WAHM this month. Hooray!

Time really flies by so fast. Two years ago, I was just trying out the WAHM lifestyle, unsure if it was going to work out. The only work-at-home jobs I knew I could do well involved writing and social media. I didn’t even know how to start finding clients until a fellow blogger (and now a good friend of mine as well) took a chance on me and hired me for a ghostwriting job.

As a mom of three kids already during that time, deciding to try and chase my dream of becoming a writer was a HUGE leap of faith, which is why this quote for the week (from no less than Steve Jobs!) really resonates with me.

Becoming a freelancer is no walk in the park especially in the beginning. There’s no fixed monthly income. The people you get to work with will vary. There will be times when you’ll be hectic with so many clients and times when you’ll have none. And the thought that I might not be a good enough writer to make it was always at the back of my mind.

Besides, I was groomed to grow in the corporate world. I took my MBA so that I can work my way up successfully in the corporate ladder. People had certain expectations about which path I should take. But, I knew in my heart even then that the corporate world wasn’t my path. Still I was so scared to take the leap.

But, oh my gosh, the leap was so worth it. I’ve experienced and learned so much in the past two years. I’m earning and I’m having fun too!  I get to do what I love and spend a lot of time with my family as well. I may not be financially rich yet at this point but I believe all that will come in due time because I’m passionate with what I’m doing. For now, I’m just happy that I get to call myself a WRITER.

I have so many goals as a writer and I’m slowly but surely achieving them one by one. The biggest goal I’ve achieved so far this year was being hired as a Contributing Writer for The Asian Parent Philippines. Just take a look at my calling card! Hahaha!

I know I still have so much to learn and so much to write. It’s a super scary ride. I’m afraid to fail. I still have doubts about my abilities some times. But I’m putting my all into this.

Coz in the end I can’t not do what I’m called to do. This is exactly what I wanted to become – a writer. I’m no longer just chasing the dream but living it and I LOVE it!