I earned multiple 6 digits last month.
While doing the things I love.
While helping others.
While enjoying weekly bonding with the family.
Sleeping 8-9 hours every day (and taking a nap mid-afternoon).

FREEDOM.

I googled "life is meant to be easy" and there are about 6 billion (with a B) results that say it is NOT. What?!?

No wonder every freaking people I know slaves their way up to reach their goals. We are taught that life is hard. That hard work equates to success. It is deeply ingrained in our beliefs that nothing in life comes easy. 

"Money doesn't come from trees."
"Hindi napupulot ang pera."
"No pain, no gain."
"Life is not fair."
"Mahirap ang buhay."
"You can't have it all!"

What if I tell you that LIFE CAN BE EASY?

You can have an overflow of abundance.
You can achieve your goals with ease.
There is no need to crawl or step up the ladder of success - you can take the freaking elevator, my friend!

Can you imagine a life where all your dreams come true?
Millions in your bank account.
Amazing Health.
Loving family.
Profitable career and business.
Freedom.

And you can achieve all of these with ease and flow. 
Day in and day out, you do your thing and money flows easily.
Day in and day out, you are surrounded by people you care about and love.
Day in and day out, you do things that inspire and energize you.
Life is so delicious and easy.

If you resonate with what I've just said, it only means one thing - your soul wants it. You are ready for it. You are awakened and clamoring for a life of abundance and ease. 

And I want you to honor it.

True that! How can we feel wealthy and abundant and happy and contented with what's happening around us? When a family member is sick. When the whole country seems to be fighting about who is the best man/woman to lead the country. How can we feel abundant  if we have thousands of debt and living paycheck to paycheck?

I feel you.
I hear you.
I understand you.

But life is always a choice.
And I choose to believe that God wants every one of us to receive and claim His blessings.

Don't get me wrong.
Shit happens to me, too.
I'm not spared from heartaches and disappointments.
That red and pink fights happening on your Facebook timeline? I see them, too.
There is an ebb and flow in my daily income. Some days are highly profitable, some days are not so good.

The difference is...
 I ALWAYS FOCUS ON GRATITUDE AND ABUNDANCE.

My mantras every morning, midday, and evening:
I am so blessed.
Money flows to me easily and abundantly.
I'm grateful for my health and young body.
What a beautiful house I'm living in.
I'm surrounded with wealth and abundance.
Life is easy.
I am a money magnet.
It's okay to receive abundance.
I allow myself to receive.
The more I chill, the more money comes in.
The more I help others, the more abundance I receive.
I serve, I deserve.

I give myself permission to take a break and soak in this beautiful life I'm living. I meditate for at least 10 minutes and recite my mantras. I let my soul glows in the light of abundance and gratitude. I soak in the feeling of happiness, excitement, love, and gratitude.

I encourage you to recite these mantras (or create your own) as often as you can even when shit happens (especially if shit happens). Find a quiet place, close your eyes, and focus on your breathing for a minute. Start reciting all the things you're thankful for. Say all the things that make you happy and excited. 

And this is an exercise that might not be easy at first. Expect some resistance. We're trying to break the generational and deeply rooted belief that life is hard so be kind to yourself if the mantras don't feel real.

There will be days that you don't feel like meditating. There will be days that reciting these mantras feels like a chore, but I want you to continue for at least 7 days. Just like any new habit, you may need to remind yourself to meditate (set an alarm). 

Remember, this is not an exercise to say things.
You have to FEEL whatever you're saying. 
Let the excitement flows into your body.
Feel the tingling sensation in your hands and toes.
Your heart beats fast because of joy and gratitude. You might even cry because you can't believe how amazing and blessed you are! 

Believe me, you will receive something amazing even before you complete your 7 days of meditation.

I haven't posted in months because of two reasons:

One, I don't feel like it. I lost my mojo, drive, passion, fire - whatever you want to call it. I don't feel inspired at all.

Second, I started a new project which I'll tell you more about later.

Let's start with my first reason.

I always think I'm lazy. But honestly, I just say that.
I work hard for things I'm passionate about.
I work efficiently and never stop whenever I have new ideas.

But I always find ways to make my life easier, and I don't buy that "busy" mantra. I want to have productive activities scheduled within the day but I don't want to overwhelm myself doing them. 

I don't feel guilty watching Netflix or reading a book. 
In short, hindi ako martyr.

But whenever I have an option not to do things, I tend to procrastinate. And sadly, writing is the first one to get hit. I'm sorry.

And you know the reason why I feel so uninspired? Kasi parang wala namang nangyayari sa The Wealthy Pinay. Sure, I do have speaking gigs here and there but from a business sense, it's not earning the amount that can sustain my lifestyle. It's depressing to think that I'm not earning from TWP considering that this is my passion.

I love talking about money mindset, money, and helping others achieve anything they want, but in a way, I feel like a fraud. I know it's the Impostor Syndrome kicking in.

And I'm being transparent here because you might be experiencing the same thing. Maybe you lost your mojo, too. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Even the most positive person on earth experiences this punk and it's okay. We just need to ride it out.

Personally, whenever I feel like I'm in this dark hole, I allow myself to be in it for a while. I know I'll get out of that zone anyways. I know myself. 

And then when I get tired of crying and getting depressed, I would start journaling. I am myself's psychologist, coach, and psychiatrist in one. It's good to write everything out and see where the depression is coming from and more importantly, how to get out of it.

Nakakapagod din kayang maging malungkot, di ba?

Then in October, I had an idea. What if I create an online course teaching Pinoys how to be a Virtual Executive Assistant? 

This is the second reason why I was MIA.

As soon as the idea came to me, I started working on it. I planned the content, wrote the sales copy, bought the domain, and shoot the video lessons all in one day. 

I  didn't wait for the website to finish and just launched VirtualWork PH on Facebook less than 1 week after conceptualization.
1 person bought the course on first day. I was elated. 
It has been 2 weeks now and we have 40+ students and counting.
It is amazing!

All the works I've done for TWP - writing, creating websites, developing online courses -  prepared me for VWPh. For someone new in content marketing or online courses, executing this may take a while.

Pero sa dami ng ni-launch ko na courses and sites, completing the new project was quite a breeze. Lahat ng ginagawa natin ngayon, kahit feeling mo na wala naman masyadong value (hello, anong mapapala mo sa stress di ba?) prepare you for something amazing. 

And that's the biggest realization -

You're exactly where you are meant to be! TOTALLY.

"LynJoy, anong mapapala ko sa stress?"

Let me explain...

When I first worked as an Executive Assistant in 2006, my boss was very demanding. As in! Yung tipong kahit puno na yung flight, gusto pa din nya na i-book ko sya sa flight na yun. Suicide!

I resigned because of stress. 

But as I moved to different companies and was given more complex responsibilities, I realized that my first boss' demands were actually very manageable. My stress tolerance increased and I'm not bothered anymore with most nuisance. Sisiw na lang lahat.

And I know you can relate to that. Task that was so difficult when you first tried it, ngayon kaya mo na gawin kahit nakapikit. 

Let me share another story proving that we are exactly where we're meant to be...

I started working as a VA in February this year. In all honesty, I resist the idea for a while. I left UAE because I don't want to work for someone anymore. I mean, why the hell am I going back to being an employee!?!

But I want the money and honestly, it's easy money. I am a very good Executive Assistant. My bosses always complimented how amazing I am but I never really believe them. For me, I'm just doing my job.

But whenever I resigned from any company, they counter-offered. The last company I worked with, they asked if I'll stay for Php 500k monthly.

As you know, I didn't stay because I want to enjoy FREEDOM OF TIME which I don't feel like I had when I was working in Dubai.

So you can imagine my resistance to getting a job. Just thinking that I may need to work at night stresses me out. 

But as I said, I want the money, and being an EA is an easy task for me so I went ahead and started job hunting.

It took me a solid two months before I landed my first client. But the funny thing is I was hired and fired the same day. I didn't even last 1 day. I won't bore you with the details but it was some task that she said "I'm not getting!" Anyhoo, I just laughed it off because she's a psycho and I consider it a blessing in disguise.

After a few days, I saw another ad that I liked and applied. Went into two interview processes and was hired the following day. Yahoo! This was February of 2021.

Do you think I'll have this business of teaching aspiring VAs on how to become an actual VA if I haven't started freelancing? NOPE. I won't. 

The idea came to me because I'm actually working as a virtual assistant and have a better understanding of how remote working works. 

There is a reason for everything. We're never too early nor too late. 

If you're going through something, I promise it will get better. 
Start writing 10 things you're grateful for every day.
Visualize your dream life.
Believe that you deserve that life.
Then take inspired actions. Opportunities will present itself. If it excites you more than it scares you, take it as a sign and leap.

P.S. If you're interested earning from home (VAs earn from Php 35,000 to Php 80,000 monthly or more!), visit VirtualWork PH. For ony Php 199 for now, this investment is a no-brainer. Ready to Enroll? Register here - ENROLL NOW!

I’m a self-confessed lazy introvert.

Lazy in the sense that I don’t like household chores and I can probably read a book the whole day and not have a headache after. I can finish one season of any series on Netflix with just a few pee breaks in between.

I love me-time. I love solitude. I love being alone.

But even though I’m lazy and introvert, I still make LOTS of money.

Because honestly, being rich doesn’t require you to have a specific kind of personality or skill. You can be smart, stupid, hustle-master, lazy, good, bad, asshole or kind - whatever!

To earn LOTS of money, you just have to uncover your money beliefs about why you can’t. Truth be told, these money stories are what define our decisions and actions. Either we believe we can or can not. It’s that simple.

I know many people wants to start a business but they’re shit scared. Some are brave enough and actually started already but realized it wasn’t that easy (true). “Can I really have the business that I love even though I am introvert and anxious?”

YES!!!

I’ve shared this #GeniusTip with the TWP bootcampers and I’m sharing them with you. One of the things I used to do to manage my anxiousness and shyness is by posting on a Facebook group that has only me as the member.

Name the FB group whatever you like, it’s just for you. Use this group to practice the tasks you find really hard and scary.

Post a selfie.
Do a live video.
Write your thoughts.
Post a sales copy.
Play with group settings.

Do everything and anything you want in your group.

I was so awkward when I first started doing videos in 2017. I’ll spent 3 hours or more just to shoot the video (no kidding). That didn’t include the time of editing it.

Not that I don’t know what to say but my thoughts are all jumbled up in my head and my mouth can’t catch up. Whenever I realized I was getting out of topic, I would restart the video over and over again. Exhausting!

Writing a blog post wasn’t easy either. I was very conscious of what other people may feel or think of me once they read the blog. I was censoring myself too much that it didn’t feel authentic anymore.

Then one fine day, I created a private Facebook group. The member was only me. I’ll do live video on that group. I’ll connect some apps and fiddle with the settings. I practice speaking on various topics. I don’t put make-up on or worry of what I’m wearing because, well, I’m the only member.

If you want to level it up, after a few weeks of practicing, I suggest add one confidante to join the group. She should be someone you trust and explain what it’s for. Then keep on doing things you used to do, knowing that your chosen person is going to see them. For sure you’ll puke.

After a few more weeks, start to do one of the things you’ve been practicing on your actual Facebook account. Now, the thought alone might make you hyperventilate but for sure you know that once you sent it out, it will be okay.

You’ve practiced for weeks (if not months). It’s like re-posting what you’ve already done dozens of time.

Practice always make things easier. By practicing, what scares us before become less scary overtime.

And I’m telling you this because I know as an introvert, you think there’s no way you can put yourself out there without puking and making a fool of yourself. I have these two blog posts written a while ago, I hope they give you some inspiration and courage:

Marketing for Introverts
Business Tips for Introverts

Whatever personality you have, again, the main thing you need to work on are your money beliefs.
Do you think you have to be online all the time?
Do you believe that being wealthy is hard to achieve?
Do you think you need to be someone else to attract customers?

How would you know your money blocks? A simple exercise is to finish this sentence:

”I can’t be wealthy because __________.”

See what comes up.

What should you do then if you uncover your money blocks? Well, there are many ways to release them.

- You can read hundreds of TWP blog posts (see the menu on the upper part portion of this site)  that hopefully can help you clear your blocks.
- Buy my e-book, The Wealthy Pinay: A Guide for Exceptional Pinays to Create Their First Class Life. Available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Scribd, Google Books and other major online bookstores.
- Join Pinay Money Bootcamp. The only money mindset course designed for all entrepreneurial Pinays.

and lastly, talk to me… Hit the reply button and let me know what comes up when you finished the sentence, ”I can’t be wealthy because __________.”

Awareness is the first key to sort out any issue.

P.S. This is perfect for all you introverts out there!

If you're part of any of my online programs, we talk about money, business, and money mindset stuff regularly. I know that not everyone is ready or have time to attend my group online courses so if this is you then I'm excited to let you know that I opened my calendar for 1:1 mentoring.

A 1:1 session is what an introverts really need. 

If you think you have several money blocks to release yet can't get rid of them thus resulting in procrastination, self-doubt, getting stuck - a 1:1 session with me is what you need. Read more here -->
http://thewealthypinay.com/mentor/

Let me tell you the story my book. It started with an idea... "What if I write a book?"

The thought was screaming C-R-A-Z-Y for me because
1) I don’t know anyone personally who wrote a book
2) Who am I to write one?

I mean, writing for a blog doesn’t mean I’m a writer, right? (That’s wrong. If you can write your ideas, then you’re a writer. Simple.)

But one thing about myself is that I’m crazy and impulsive. Not the type that will run amok holding a machete while drooling but one that has a screw-me-I-will-do-it attitude. Impossible is not really in my vocabulary.

So armed with a desire to put everything I know about the law of attraction and abundance mindset, I started to write. In less than a month, everything was done. After a few months, I had the books printed and launched, and sold-out.

If being crazy means going after what you want even though you’re not sure how it will turn out, then maybe it’s not bad after all and I suggest you go crazy, too (stupid is different from crazy, just fyi ok?)

Was it hard publishing a book? Honestly, it’s not. And I’m saying this knowing what I know now. If you asked me the same question few years ago, I will probably say it is super duper difficult and it’s like asking if it’s possible to give birth to a unicorn. 

Converting the book in a digital form took me longer though. I planned to launch the digital version last year but it didn’t materialize. It seems so cumbersome and complicated whenever I try to find ways on how to publish it. 

A few weeks ago, I decided to look into it again. Surprise, surprise! In just a few clicks, the digital copy of my book came to life. This proves again of the “believe” part of the law of attraction.

I know for many, the waiting, believing, and trusting parts are the most difficult part of manifesting. We are dreamers and action-takers. And when things don’t go as planned, we get angry, frustrated, and drop what we originally wanted to do thinking that it’s not meant for us.

When I encountered many resistance, issues, and procrastination publishing my ebook last year, I was very frustrated with myself to be honest. I was blaming myself for being lazy and disorganized.

It took me many journal pages before finally coming to the conclusion that I needed to trust the process. I was experiencing all these issues because it was not yet time. Trusting, Believing, and Waiting was difficult but I knew I needed to have faith.

As it turns out, just when I stopped obsessing about the ebook, the process of creating one seems to jump out of me. It was so smooth and easy that I’m quite surprised I didn’t figure it out sooner. Ahh! I know why it was easy… IT WAS FINALLY TIME.

I know it’s freaking annoying to wait specially if you don’t know until when you needed to wait. Besides, what do we do while waiting and how to know if we should change gear? If there’s one lesson my ebook story taught me is that when it’s time, everything will fall into place - like magic.

TRUST THE PROCESS. And while waiting, do other things that excite you. Don’t lose your vision. Learn more, do more, pamper yourself. Continue journaling and praying. DREAM. BELIEVE. TAKE INSPIRED ACTIONS.

If you want to know more what it's all about, read it HERE. And you can buy the ebook from any of these stores!

This is an amazing time to work on your abundant mindset and learn a thing or two about manifesting and the law of attraction. The Wealthy Pinay: A Guide for Exceptional Pinays to Create Their First Class Life is your all-in-one reference guide to start living the life you've imagined for yourself. I have so many things to say and this book gives me the opportunity to share these ideas with you. As many have said, reading the book was like talking to a friend and I love it. That was my intention when I wrote the book. I am a friend whom you're allowed to talk to about your dreams without shame or guilt. With me, you're allowed to be as crazy as you want in chasing after what you want. 

What sparks you? Is there anything that interests you or make you excited?

I’ve written a post about Finding Your Passion and if you’re wondering what’s yours then I encouraged you to read it first.

Done reading?

Now, my next question is, should you monetize your passion?

Some would say, don’t. They say if you mix passion with monetization, you’ll start hating your passion in the long run. That’s sad.

In a way that’s true. Let’s take myself as an example. I realize that blogging is one of my passions. I enjoy writing my thoughts, my experiences, and whatnots. I’ve been writing for years (and even published a book) and I’m not bored with it yet.

During the first few months of the pandemic, I decided to get some freelance writing gig. I was asked to write 1,500 - 2,000 words per day of various topics. I thought it will be easy but I was soooo wrong. I hated it!!!

I love writing but I realized that writing with deadlines and topics I don’t care about is not FUN. And no matter how much I get paid, I knew it wasn’t sustainable for me. So after 1 and half months of that writing gig, I quit.

Another example, growing up, my son keeps on saying he wanted to be a chef. For 11 years or so, that’s what he kept on saying. Since he was 12 years old, he started to cook and bake whatever he likes. Pasta, cookies, cakes, menudo, everything he fancies. I’ll buy the ingredients, he cooks.

Now that he’s 14, he said that although he likes cooking, he doesn’t want to do it everyday. He can’t imagine having his own restaurant or making a living out of cooking. Well, I’m glad he figured it out now and not when he’s in his 2nd year of college.

“LynJoy, are you suggesting then not to mix passion and money?”

Let me say this, burnt out in business is not because you’re monetizing your passion but because you’re doing other things in business that you actually don’t like.

You’re probably obsess with baking and can bake thousand of cookies and cakes in a day. You don’t feel tired nor stress doing what you love so you decided that you’ll start a baking business. Monetize your passion, right?

However, in business, production is just one part of the business. There’s sales and marketing, finance, tax, customer service, and people management. And I doubt if you’re good nor interested to any of these things.

This is when stress kicks in.

The Wealthy Pinay is a passion business for me. How am I doing it then?

I started The Wealthy Pinay because I wanted to share what I know about the law of attraction, money blocks, and money mindset. I would write about these topics non-stop and I was enjoying it.

Then, when I started monetizing, I started to feel bad. Not because it’s wrong (one shouldn’t feel guilty earning when they’re providing value) but because I don’t like social media. I don’t like marketing. I’m a self-confessed introvert who wants to be alone with her thoughts and just write.

What have I done then that allowed me to have sold-out book, speaking gigs, and paid training and seminars?

I stopped thinking about the money.

Yup, I stopped thinking too much of what I’m earning and start focusing on what I do best - helping. Overtime, I realized that marketing is easy. Just share something valuable and ask for the sale.

Once your income allows it, start delegating tasks that really stress you. Pay someone to create your website or hire a cousin who can act as your social media manager.

I also recommend not to let your passion business be your only source of income (at least at first). You can sell other stuff, be employed, provide other service and earn from them. In that way, you can do your passion business without worrying if income is enough to pay your bills.

Overtime, your skills and confidence will grow and things that used to stress you become much easier to handle. I used to prepare months for a workshop but nowadays, I can prepare all the content and materials within a day or two.

I’m now glad of starting a business out of my passion. And you can have that, too. You just have to have faith and start.

P.S. If you need help starting your passion business, I can help. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what your passion is yet or have something already started. I’m very good in helping you clarify what you want and going after it.

Pinay Money Bootcamp is the one only money mindset course designed for all entrepreneurial Pinays. In this online course, you’ll learn about marketing, copywriting, applying the law of attraction, and everything you need to finally live the life and business that you imagined for yourself. This is more than a course, this is a MENTORING PROGRAM.

Now, if you prefer some personal guidance, I’m officially opening my calendar for 1:1 mentorship session with me. I’ve always been asked about this and was hesitant to actually do it for various reasons but I’m following many signs from the Universe and opening up my calendar to help more people. And now, I’m letting Pinoys (and not only Pinays) to avail my mentorship services. If you want to book a mentoring session with me, learn more here —> MENTORING

What is one thing you need to be successful?

Is it luck? Be hardworking? Network with others? Join a mastermind group?

Every Thursday, I write a newsletter. It doesn’t matter if I don’t feel like it or I don’t have anything to say, I make sure a newsletter will come out every week no matter what.

Consistency. That’s the answer.

Anyone successful in business, in saving money, in family life, in gardening, in playing a piano - has all one thing in common. They’re consistent.

Consistency is all about doing it even though you’re lazy, or down, or sad, or busy. Consistency is not allowing excuses to stop you from reaching your goal. Consistency is about showing up regularly.

Those who are successful in saving money don’t make any excuses on why they can’t save this month. They just save.

People who are successful in business are consistent in working on their business in spite of low sales or having a customer complaint.

Healthy people are consistent in eating healthy and exercising.

 I hear you babe, being consistent is easy when you’re motivated. Once the excitement wears off, it’s so freaking hard to continue. It happens to me, too (all the time!) And our lack of consistency is extremely painful and frustrating. We know that consistency is the key to achieve something great yet somehow we continue to fail.

It seems the only thing we are consistent with is starting something and then stopping before getting any results. I understand if you beat up yourself with this because I do.

But you know what, there’s hope.

Feeling bad about it won’t do any good. We can change the game by first understanding why we fail and take the required steps to make sure we can avoid the usual pitfalls.

You’re focused on the outcome rather than the process.

Obviously, outcome is important, but focusing too much on it results in dissatisfaction. We know that anything great requires patience, some sacrifice, and work. Most of the time, we want our desired outcome to come fast and instant. Can you see the disconnect?

We want to believe that if we post our products on Facebook, everyone will see how amazing our product is and start buying. We assume that just because we're offering something amazing and helpful (probably can even change your customers' lives) that they will come running and throw out their money to you. These are the outcomes we want to have, and if it doesn't happen, money blocks creep in. "It's not for you." "You're meant to do something else." "Who do you think you are?" "Just quit!"

You'll never truly know if you can accomplish something or be great at something if you don't commit.

And how can you practice consistency?

1. Set a goal.

2. Know your 'why'.

3. Build habits.

No one achieved great things by quitting. Most of the time, success happens to those who do actions consistently even though they're just half-assing it. You can do this!

P.S. If you want me to become your mentor, I'd like to invite you to join Pinay Money Bootcamp. This is the ONLY money mindset online course designed for all entrepreneurial Pinays. Join this month and you'll be automatically enrolled to 2021 Goal Setting & Manifesting Workshop. 

You can also join any of our live virtual workshops. See schedule