If there is one thing that I learned in my entrepreneurship journey is that you must take risks and be flexible in whatever life has to offer you. I have been an entrepreneur all my life that grew 2 businesses. This is the only thing I knew how to do, aside from the few months of job experiences I had here and there. I am my own boss and that is what I have always wanted it to be.


In this journey, the unimaginable happened and I just do not know where I was going after. I had to move forward and jumpstart a new life. A new career that would not only help me grow as a person, but will let me pursue my passion, and be the person I need to be – a mother. I am not my own boss anymore, but I can still manage my own time. I graduated BA Entrepreneurship but I still had to learn things like e-commerce, quick books, and digital marketing, which were not available yet before. You see, we never stop learning and we must keep on learning and keep up with the progressive world we live in. My whole life, I never wanted not to be my own boss, but I had to be flexible, and accept the fact that I need to do so to be able to provide for our needs and most especially, my wants. It is something I need to embrace and welcome wholeheartedly in my life. I may not be managing my own business now (as it has been temporarily closed due to the pandemic), but I am still co-managing one as if it is my own, with my little team and I think that is my purpose for now.

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