Hey there! How’s life been treating you? For me, it’s been a little crazy busy! I’ve added Financial Advisor to my multi-hyphen career, so I needed to amp up my focus and time management skills to get things done excellently. One thing I realized though is the busier you get, the more you need brain […]
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I am a big morning routine fan. I shared about Hal Elrod’s Miracle Morning (SAVERS) routine last year when I started to feel the need to take control of my mornings back. The premise of Hal’s book is that by taking time to work on personal development first thing each day, we will naturally become
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I don’t know about you, but I jumped into freelancing mainly for the flexibility it offers in terms of work hours and work commitments. I don’t have a full-time job because I could easily feel stuck and bored with a 9-5 lifestyle, but I do have a lot of side gigs. This setup allows me
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On hectic days when I have a lot of things to do on my computer, I use the Pomodoro technique to keep me efficient and productive. If you are not familiar with this time management system, it basically uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short
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To be perfectly honest, I’ve been feeling bleurgh and painfully unproductive lately. I haven’t been as consistent with my morning routine as I intended, and I have been feeling unusually tired and drained. And I have had enough of my slacking off. I’ve become tired of being tired. (Is that a thing?!). Anyhoo, it’s time
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Updated: April 27, 2021 One year into the pandemic, many have transitioned into online freelancing. I’ve seen many posts on several Facebook groups for freelancers asking if it’s okay to charge X dollars per hour for a full-time or part-time position. In efforts to help newbie freelancers out there, I thought I should update
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Hello, December! It’s that time of the year again — the perfect time to review the year that is about to end as we look forward to the new year ahead. As someone who is getting started as a full-time online freelancer, you know that you need a plan of action to successfully plan and
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This is my third time to attend Blogafest, the Philippines’ first and largest gathering of bloggers and content creators. Formerly known as the Blogapalooza, Blogafest is an annual business-to-influencer networking and marketing event that gathers bloggers, social media content creators, and online personalities from all over the country for a day of fun, learning, interaction,
The end of the year is fast approaching. Barely a month to go, and we’re facing 2020! Whoah! Anyhow, as I sat down to review my financial planner, I realized I needed a design update. I wanted to do away with the excessive curls and colors of the previous design and create a simpler (but more comprehensive)
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Because we’re halfway through 2019, I am now writing about 2018. Yep, you read that right. I may be 6 months too late in publishing this, but I still want to write and share about the year that was. So 2018 was a year to say yes to opportunities. I challenged myself to just say