I don’t believe in miracles because I don’t believe in God.
But I do believe in people.
Consider this: I haven’t worked for ten years apart from getting my license as a psychologist.
I had patients, most of them I treated for free.
I enter the job market.
I fail interview after interview.
I get passed up because my resume has a giant work gap
TEN YEARS WIDE.
But I get hired.
As a writer.
My dream job, no less.
How? Nobody gave me a magic bullet.
I had to do the work.
But I met the right people, I asked the right questions, and here I am. A successful work-at-home mom.
No, I am not at all at the pinnacle of success, but I am beginning somewhere.
Who do I have to thank for this?
(No, not God. I’ll say it for the benefit of those who don’t know me, I’m atheist.)
Thank you, spouse (EH) for the support, financially, emotionally, mentally and otherwise.
Thank you, kids (RH, AH) for the inspiration.
And thank you FVA. For updating my system. For updating me in the system.
Specifically, thank you, coach Julmar Grace of FVA. For believing that I can sell myself using personal branding—and that I need personal branding.
For all of these people I mentioned:
Thank you for believing that I am not a failure, I am not useless, and I can be salvaged. Work-wise.
Seems like someone has a low sense of self-esteem.
Oh, and thank you Employer from UK. You gave me an “in”. You gave me a chance, and now, confidence is restored. Albeit, tentatively.
By the way, there is also another employer. But I am hesitant to announce its presence because I am still training, I have not passed the standards yet, and if I don’t see the dollar signs, that don’t count, bruh.
(Potential employer is Filipino; line of work – online English teaching for adults.)
Funny that it was a tip brought about by a job reject that led me to FVA. What happened was, I was being interviewed for a writing job. (Horoscope Writer of all things!) The Virtual Assistant interviewing me said she was taking a course in FVA. I may need to sharpen my skills in SEO writing, and FVA offered a Freelancer Package.
I almost got the Horoscope Writer job, but the other candidate had SEO skills and I did not.
Yeah, and the other candidate did not have a TEN YEAR WORK GAP, and I had that.
Anyway, that was it. I inquired online, enrolled in the Freelancer Course and a few weeks later, I got hired.
Oh, I worked my a$$ off. I did. It’s no joke to do CPR on your brain, work on assignments, and to apply, apply, apply for an online job. Hello Upwork! Hello Craigslist! Hello Fiverrr.
(I think I sent out 80 resumes, had five interviews, and a ***tload of rejects. But never mind).
Because I was officially enrolled, I have access to FVA’s community page (FVA Family at Facebook). There, I can bugger and ask for people for advice.
You know, simple folks. Moms who want to work at home, who have children they don’t want to leave to some crappy 16 year-old nanny. Dads who stay-at-home too.
Ordinary, normal people. Who sometimes think I am such a weirdo.
Oh well, let the world judge.
EDIT 2025: I used to call my freelance clients “employer”. Oops.
