13/02/2023
I remember the day my husband and I relocated back to Philippines after more than 10 years of work in a multi-national company abroad – I was EXCITED, but I also felt MUCH FEAR!
I left my professional corporate career and chose to personally take care of our family in year 2008 – it pained me a lot leaving my then very young children to go for business trips and be away from them frequently because of my job. I wanted to raise them myself and be a hands-on mother and to fully support my husband to nurture our family.
But in year 2012, my husband’s project got divested, and resulted to leaving the employment which was then giving us regular income and a comfortable lifestyle. Behind the smiles on my face that time, was that fear creeping into my being…the many “What ifs” in my head and I fear that our available resources back then will get depleted sooner than later. ‘Nakaahon na nga ako sa kahirapan, pero baka maghirap na naman!!! -this thought in my head was unacceptable, because in my heart, I wanted to also honor my parents for all their sacrifices for me, by breaking the cycle of poverty I have experienced in my younger years and live a better life.
I did not look for employment in the Philippines because time freedom was very important to me, so that I can still personally take care of my then very young children (ages 13yo, 11yo, 5yo, and 1yo), and to support my husband fully to nurture our family. I have chosen to also take care of my mother who was ill that time. My husband and I chose to do business instead, but we lost significant amount of money in our very first business venture…our available resources became smaller. I became even more fearful imagining what will happen to our children if we get sick or have untimely death? Wala kaming maiiwan na enough para ma sustain ang needs of our 4 very young children!!!
My biggest consolation during difficult times is my deep faith that GOD will guide and provide…and He did…
One day, while volunteering for our neighborhood, I met a neighbor who invited me to be a Financial Consultant – she said, “You’ll have a business where you’ll earn millions without investing millions while helping Filipino brethren become financially secured”; she also said that “You’ll have much flexibility of time, you’ll know more how money works, and you’ll see the world for free!!!” I got hooked, took the leap of faith to explore the opportunity.
Now, this year 2023 is my 10th year as a Financial Consultant – earning my target income which helps nurture our family, while helping many Filipinos be financially secured—my fear of lifestyle decline is gone…I’m so happy seeing my children growing up well, and I’m praising God for making me and my husband much better people and partners in raising our family!
In the present economic environment that is so volatile and unpredictable, I see a lot of PROFESSIONAL BREADWINNERS with concerns/fear on job security, unhappy due to not enough income and tied up to rigid work time. That’s why I help Professional Breadwinners to make calculated CHOICES and have access to many options to achieve financial security.
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I’m Janet N. Lee, Pru Life UK Financial Consultant, helping professional breadwinners get the most out of life!
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