Turning Your Pain Into Purpose. An Abuse Survivor’s Story of Inspiration and Success With Michelle Roldan
Unsure whether you're doing things right and have many concerns running in your mind?
Do you question if you're still your normal self doing things you find and which seem unusual for you? Are you anxious to jump from one thing to another, hopefully finally finding what you've been looking for?
Are you overwhelmed with all the shiny objects you see everywhere that you don't know which one you truly want?
And here's this one big thing... Are you a victim of abuse that makes you confused and not make sense of the circumstances?
We hear you; all these are not easy to face.
But you're not alone.
This time, why not learn to pause, so you find your focus?
Listen to our guest for today's episode; she surely can shed light on your plight.
Michelle Roldan has been a corporate slave for over a decade and decided to work from home as a virtual assistant and into freelancing as a copywriter. She did the sales page for Global Summit Philippines and the sales page of batch three for Freelancing and Art of Seduction Marketing. Michelle is currently a business owner. She has her traditional business, a variety store, and she's also done eCommerce in the past and is now doing network marketing. Michelle is also an abuse survivor who wants to inspire women who were abused to stand up for themselves by inspiring others to turn their pain into purpose.
In this episode, Michelle shares how she was all over the place, doing anything and everything. She was a corporate slave before who jumped from one business to another right after, a course hoarder who didn't tire of enrolling in courses one after another. But mind you, she was successful in what she was doing for quite a while, but then everything wears off for some reason. And now, she finally finds her purpose in what she went through – being an abuse survivor, as she would like to call herself. Let's join her unpack that journey to ultimately finding herself again, her passion, and her focus.
"Make peace with yourself and find out what you really want." - Michelle Roldan
What you will learn from this episode:
- Learn how to focus on one thing and become productive
- Find out one crucial step to find a market for the service you want to offer that truly resonates with you, so you give value and find fulfillment in what you do.
- Discover how to turn your pain into gain
Topics Covered:
04:28 - Updates about her businesses
05:29 - A backstory of her growing up years in Cagayan de Oro and the trauma she went through
10:40 - A significant influence when it comes to her entrepreneurship mindset and how she started her own business [business coupled with social responsibility, lessons from her business ventures]
21:24 - How her first freelancing job looks like
23:08 - Lessons from enrolling in multiple courses at the same time
25:56 - Dealing with mental health issues during the pandemic and finally starting her own podcast
31:09 - What she's focusing on and relearning now
34:52 - Aligning what you're learning[skills] to what you're doing [service you offer]
40:06 - Becoming the beacon of light and an inspiration to abused women like her
49:15 - Overcoming challenges and struggles in her freelancing career
51:43 - Sharing other important lessons in life [how to find out what you really want in life]
54:35 - Wins in life that are worth celebrating [including trips abroad expense free]
01:03:29 - How these people made a big impact on her life
01:09:49 - What success is like for her
01:12:37 - Her service offer and whom she wants to serve
01:13:25 - Connect with Michelle
01:14:30 - Check out Michelle's FREE one-on-one 1-hour consultation. Click here: https://www.facebook.com/weekendswithjan/posts/pfbid02zEaGBRrnKBs7cLqMM92wm5sTpRJ9R71wcsJbQaq26P6ywGGu21Xfopd7LpdaVugkl
01:18:19 - Surprise question for Michelle
Key Takeaways:
"You really have to give because you will receive only in giving." - Michelle Roldan
"Lesson learned for those wanting to go into business, don't do things all at once; it's hard to focus on which one to prioritize, especially if all are earning well. You need to plan things." - Michelle Roldan
"For those course hoarders like me, I've gone through all these. But then again, I'm returning to empty my cup. I've learned this before. I will unlearn whatever I've learned before, and I will relearn this one. But this time, it will be more focused and more on action-taking." - Michelle Roldan
"It's okay to ask for help. And it's okay for your story to be heard if only to stop these perpetrators because they think they can always get away with it. And for the victims -- they think it's their fault, it's not." - Michelle Roldan
"Stop the blame game. It's done. Just deal with it and move on." - Michelle Roldan
"Success for me is simply being able to help yourself without knowing that you are helping other people in so many ways, as well." - Michelle Roldan
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