Hi! I'm Emilyn, allow me to happily share with you being a first time mom particularly on my breastfeeding journey that made me decide to choose to work from home as a virtual assistant.
“Mothers are always, even in the worst moments, witnesses of tenderness, dedication and moral strength. To be a mother is a great treasure – Pope Francis
These words carried me through from the moment I got to know I am carrying my first baby up to my delivery and while she is growing. To name few, morning sickness, pain of delivery, and sleepless nights.
My adorable baby girl is 13 months old now. It has been 13 months that I am breastfeeding her. It was a personal choice. They say breast milk are ‘gold liquid’ even we often hear from a formula milk brand commercials, ‘Breast milk is the best for babies.’ But unfortunately, breastfeeding challenges are reality most moms are facing in different issues. There are lot of things going on my mind as a first time mom. Would you believe that during the first six months, there was this worry about a lump in my right breast. But thank God after weeks of consultation, it came out to be a clogged milk ducts. And with the right procedure of a specialists and continues breastfeeding it’s gone and totally nothing to worry.
I saw this how breast milk benefits my baby. She grows active, smart, and indeed healthy. Breastfeeding gives us a mom and daughter bonding, priceless indeed. I saw my how my child is dependent on me through the most important essential she needs. Her only food for the first six months, and still the food she demands even after introducing her to solid food. Could you imagine, whenever I go out and buy something, meet a friend, attend a social gathering, or every time I step out on our door, my time has a limit. She directly latch on me, I never thought it would be so hard to teach her feeding on a bottle. But even so, when I go out and took time, aside from my worry if her stomach is empty, my breast felt like it would burst because of the milk supply that wasn’t latch for few hours. Hard. Difficult. Painful. But, as I said, I it was a personal choice. At the end of the day, all are worth it.
So what do I realize through my Breastfeeding Journey?
To tell you a brief story, I am an independent woman. Worked overseas for almost 5 years away from my family living and providing on my own. Because of that, my husband and I agreed that being a mom and a wife won’t stop me from working. But you know as a mother, part of your dream was to be a hands on mom, spend more time with your family, and practically control your own income. Because of the benefit of breast milk to my daughter especially now that we are having a hard time due to Corona Virus outbreak, I want to continue direct latch breastfeeding to my daughter. Big question was how impossible to do both?
So while I was browsing on my Facebook Page, I saw a page that caught my attention. It was Filipino Virtual Assistance. A page that offers online course for those who wants to build their empire on freelancing. And yes, to work from home. With the positive ratings and testimonies I read, it made me trust them and finally decided to enroll. And now, I am happy learning new things that helps me develop my skills to be a virtual assistant. I found a family. You can feel the support. Inspires you. I took one step at a time. Now, I am on the process of learning, so that I will be ready enough to face clients that soon I will work with, with the aim of success and growth for their business.
Let me share you some tips that I learned on how to start working from home.
Focus on your niche.
A virtual assistant offers wide variety of services. Focus on your skills, the things you love and enjoy to do. It is just a beginning, step out of your comfort zone, you have a lot to learn. Have your determination with you.
Set up your own freelancing structure
Filipino Virtual Assistance is a professional service that helps me to have this step. It is very helpful to newbies like me. Invest and decide how you will set up and run your freelancing structure.
Create a social media accounts or website
Since you will working remotely, this online platforms will help you showcase what you can offer and do to your potential clients. You must familiarize yourself on how to sell yourself as a professional through online communication. Show your potential clients you know their brand, follow them in the online platforms where they are in.
Have connection with the people same as your business.
They will help you because they understand you. Some will give you advice, suggestions, answers to what’s bothering you about freelancing related issues. You are working in the same industry sharing the same work and the same goals.
Let your clients feel satisfaction and ask for feedback.
You work hard enough to be knowledgeable. Apply it and deliver excellent service. Satisfaction might lead you to recommendation. If resume have referrals, work on that too. It will lead you to more clients.
I am newbie, passionate to pursue to work from home as a virtual assistant. The process will be rewarding as I aim to let my soon potential clients grow your business.
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