Don't make me angry.

Hello, .I’m still on a Date With Freedom Summit HIGH as of writing this. 12 hours of hearing success stories, hopping from one table to another to meet new aspiring exceptional virtual professionals (and answering their questions), selfies, groufies, dance (!), and laugh. Sa Team Jomar, volunteers, speakers and guests, CONGRACHALAYSHANS! Kung nandoon ka, REPLY to this email. Pakisamahan mo na din ng picture. :)

On our way from the Date With Freedom Summit, one of the persons riding with us on a car pool asked me, “You seem to love helping people, especially for those who want to become virtual professionals. Do you ever get angry?”

My answer is, “Yes, I do get angry. Not the Hulk-type angry where I turn green and I forget that we’re ‘friends from work’. Just angry, like Angry from Inside Out.”

Eh syempre, kailangan ng example. So I told them this story.

A person sent me a message on well, Messenger. The person mentioned that he has attended Jomar Hilario’s (my mentor) seminar on how to become a virtual professional but he is overwhelmed. He also added that he wanted to become a virtual professional because he wants to go beyond making ends meet.

I told him that overwhelm is normal but he shouldn’t stay there. I told him to try to watch the videos of the seminar all over again and do one small thing every day. Aside from answering some more questions from him, I also added that nothing is easy, yet if you’re WHY is huge, then nothing could stop him from becoming an exceptional virtual professional.

Sobrang thank you daw sabi n’ya. At kung ok lang daw ba na kapag may tanong pa s’ya eh mages-send pa din s’ya ng message. Ang sabi ko, walang problema.

I never heard from the person after that. I went on with what I was doing during that time: doing podcast with Joy, making my clients happy, checking out our Mastermind Group Coaching members (we’re opening it for the new batch soon!), aaannnddd stalking Tom Hiddleston. (Na walaannnnggg ka-post-post sa Instagram at Twitter!)

Then one day, isang araw, pagbukas ko ng Facebook, may nakita akong message saying, “So Ann, paano nga ba?”

I was like, “Ugh, wait, sino ito?”

I checked Messenger, clicked the new message and saw the question. I replied, “What do you mean ‘paano nga ba’?”

While waiting for the reply, I scrolled up the past conversation. Aaah, is Mr. Gustong Making Virtual Professional Pero Overwhelmed pala ito! At in fairness sa kanya, 6 months na mula noong huling message n’ya sa akin.

Awesome way to pick up where you left at, right?

Noong nakita ko ang reply n’ya, eto ang sabi n’ya, “Kung paano maging virtual professional. Nahihirapan pa din ako. Hindi ko pa napapanood ang videos kasi busy ako sa work.”

Ay wow.

Hindi ako maputi pero naramdaman ko ang tenga ko na namula.

Yet with all patience and might, I replied to Mr. Gustong Maging Virtual Professional Pero Overwhelmed:

“Binasa ko ang past conversations natin. Six months na pala since our last conversation. And the way you said it - and sinabi mo na din - na since then, hindi mo pa napapanood ang seminar videos unit.

Alam mo, lahat ng taong may gusto sa buhay ay may ginagawa every day - may trabaho sila, may mga anak na kailangang alagaan o magulang na kailangang bantayan. Pero hindi sila nagpapadaig sa buhay. Gumagawa sila ng paraan para makamit nila ang goal nila.

Check mo siguro ang mga dahilan mo kung bakit mo gustong maging virtual professional. Baka kasi hindi malalim ang mga dahlian mo kaya hindi ka pa din kumikilos after six months.”

Then I hit SEND.

Pagkatapos, I click the Sleep mode of my computer at lumabas ng bahay for a few minutes para mag-subside ang Angry version ko.

After a few hours, I saw his reply: “And sakit naman. Pero I understand. Salamat.”

I DELETED THE CONVERSATION.

What am I trying to tell you?

Available ang tulong sa lahat ng taong may gusto nito. Pero tulungan mo din ang sarili mo.

Stay Exceptional,

Ann Kristine

P.S: Sa tingin mo, tama ba ang ginawa ko at sinabi ko kay Mr. Gustong Maging Virtual Professional Pero Overwhelmed?