New Year, New Beginning, New Hope…Belief !
Today will be a history for me as I embark on a new journey, doing something which is totally alien though I know this is the road that I need to take as I do not want to fall and tumble again as what I have experienced before.
I used to have a good life with steady income and with my husband and 2 kids , life was good. Everything seemed to fall in its place, and I have nothing to complaint. Even-though life was good and comfortable, one thing I realized is that I didn’t spend much time with my family due to work and frequent travelling. All I think of is I just want to do my best at what I’m doing, the same goes with my husband, we worked hard to ensure we give the very best to our kids and family.
I was always caught up with work and I was disappointed at some point, as I couldn’t spend my time with my kids and family. I used to come back from work around 8pm–9pm, and sometimes even working during weekends especially if there is a new project. Despite all this, I was hoping that I could have a balance life so that I can give my equal attention to both, work and family.
Since my dad passed away, I have stayed with my mum to accompany her along with my elder sister. Since then, we have to take care of mum but I wasn’t worry as we have a maid to take care of her. However, suddenly things started to go upside down. The maid had to go back to her own country and we had to find a new maid for my mum. It was difficult at that time to find a replacement due to strict immigration policies,. To cut the story short, I have decided to quit my job and resign, so that I can take care of my mum!. It was really a sudden decision that I had to make, even though it was really hard for me to digest. At that time, I didn’t think of the repercussion nor the consequences of resigning, all I think of is I had to resign to take care of my mum. Full stop!
Since I was not working, I was struggling financially (and emotionally)for the past 4 years and these periods were my darkest moments that I can ever imagine. It really took a toll on me, I have lots of bills and loans to take care of, with the kids schooling etc. One time, I remember I had to think twice (or sometimes 10x) before buying anything or even buying food that I (or the children) like. Everything had to be calculated as I can’t afford to spend unnecessarily. At that time, I learned the value of money, and I said to myself how people can survive without a dime in their pocket. To make things worse, my husband’s business also not doing that well and we both have been trying to do other businesses but nothing seemed to work. We were helpless and keep asking ourselves what is there left for us?
One day as I scroll Facebook, I came across this ads/post about designing work which doesn’t require you to know the knowledge of design software like photoshop, etc. This has caught my attention and I was thinking this could be my last (probably my only) hope and I had to give it a try. I signed up for the online course and my new journey started he moment my mentor showed me how he did the design using this superb platform. This is the first time I ever exposed to this word/term called “Funnel”, and it really excites me. This platform/software is super easy, just drag and drop and walla ! your design is ready! For once, I feel that there is still hope for me, and to pursue something that is valuable for me and my family, with the hope that it can shed away all my financial problems (forever!).
After about 3 months in this course, I started to get a hang of designing a funnel and I really enjoyed it. I started to post my designs on FB. One (fine) day, a guy commented on my post and told me I should get into this 30-day Challenge, and he said explicitly ….“It will be a life-changing for you”!
It suddenly “hit” me (hard!) and it was like an epiphany moment for me…..
Follow me as I go through this journey towards accomplishing my dreams with my new hope. Cheers!
