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Limitless Entrepreneur Day 4
Today is my blog www.speakoutsam.com’s third anniversary! I am celebrating it whilst at home due to the enhanced community quarantine. While the lockdown is only temporary, my learning journey is a lifelong one. This is why I signed up for Melyssa Griffin’s Limitless Entrepreneur Retreat to make the most out the quarantine by learning how to have an entrepreneurial mindset.
Here are some of my answers to Melyssa’s Day 4 prompts:
Help them visualize the transformation they’ll experience if they work with you. How’s their life like now?
I realized that the world will not be the same after the pandemic ends. We are already aware of the possibility of productivity at home. Work is possible even while at home thanks to technology. Working with me will make life easier for my employer because I am able to utilize the available technologies to communicate the client’s message to his target audience. I am also capable of meeting clients and upper management face-to-face, which is an advantage when making pitches or networking. I am flexible while also prioritizing time management when it comes to achieving results.
How will it be after working with you/purchasing your products and experiencing the transformation you can get them?
I have a Human Nature online store (please support! We deliver during the ECQ) which enables me to deliver high quality natural personal and home care products to Filipinos during the quarantine. I am able to provide a ritual for self-care and cleanliness during a period of uncertainty. I am also working as a freelance writer during this time. I am also a volunteer for Earsavers for Lifesavers PH as a crocheter.
I am able to share my passion for natural products, writing skills, and crocheted earsavers during the pandemic. I provide a sense of humanity in the face of an unseen virus. I give hope when there is so much negativity and fear in the world through my ability to communicate, sell, and for my volunteer work, to crochet for frontliners.
Now, this transformation needs to be real and achievable. Don’t promise them something you can’t deliver, you want to be honest and help your audience get actual results. Do you have a personal transformation you can share? What might their transformation look like if they purchase your offer?
A couple of months ago, I was a freelance writer with an online business. I also had my blog which has enabled me to attended learning and networking events. My life completely changed when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was implemented. I has to quickly pivot since I had to be safe at home during the entirety of the pandemic. I chose to volunteer as a crocheter for Earsavers for Lifesavers PH because I wanted to help our frontliners. It became a journey of transformation because my focus shifted on something bigger than myself. Since then, I no longer thought of this pandemic as a period of loss and solitude. Rather, I saw it as an opportunity to serve those who heal the sick.
Climate Change: Justice For All?
Yesterday, I started my day with some taho before boarding the MRT.
I reached the ADB in less than thirty minutes! I must say that the MRT is improving.
I represented my blog at a roundable discussion entitled Climate Change: Justice for All?.
It was a huge honor to be invited once again by the ADB.
I learned that agribusiness, renewable energy, and ecotourism are some gender-sensitive examples of climate change adaptation
It is also important to note post-disaster and pre-disaster operations in order to know the areas for improvement in vulnerable areas.
It is also essential to instill empowerment among ALL individuals to reduce vulnerability and to better manage disaster risk.
I was delighted to have the famous ADB crinkles again for snack.
I got to do some work at the library.
I wore my Hiblahi handmade earrings which I purchased from my GK Enchanted Farm trip last Saturday.
I knitted while listening to some podcasts.
And I had burger steak from Trattoria Gourmet’s at the ADB Cafeteria, which is managed by the same staff at its original Shangri-la Mall restaurant back in the nineties.
I dropped by St. Clare Monastery after finishing my work as I was thankful to be given the chance to spend a day at ADB and join in the round table on climate change.
It is still my dream to work at ADB! I am claiming it, and certainly praying for it.
Remembering My Name
The past month has been incredibly challenging. My schedule has been hectic, so I tended to forget myself when I’m busy with errands or tasks. It was a good thing that I finally received my order for this bespoke necklace with my blog name on it.
I have coined up “speakoutsam” back in uni. I needed a new gmail address, so I came up with it, and the rest is history.
I’ve always received compliments for my email address, and it eventually became my Instagram handle and blog url. I’ve embraced it through the years, and I took it to heart too- as I do so here on my blog, where I can speakoutsam everyday!
Remembering my name has enabled me to be strong amidst trials, to walk tall even when I’m scared, and to care for myself even when I’m exhausted.
Eating right is indeed a form of self-care, and this plate of chicken chelo kabab from Mister Kabab has perked me up.
So friends, whenever you are down, a personalized item and a hearty meal always does the trick! Try it and see the difference this combo can make.
Maker Monday
I decided to participate in #MakerMonday because I like making things!
Hi! I’m Sam, the blogger behind speakoutsam.com. I enjoy knitting and crocheting scarves without a pattern because I love mindlessly and mindfully (it’s a paradox, I know!) crafting while going about my day. I write about my daily life with hypothyroidism, and how I conquer it with exercise, meaningful endeavors, and eating well. I also enjoy creative journaling and drinking coffee.
I hope that I can meet more makers and exchange ideas with more like-minded people! Here’s to creativity and welcoming possibilities!