After gaining some experience as a trainer I felt the urge to venture into freelancing again. This time, with a more refined approach. I also dabbled in setting up a store.
Unfortunately it didn't pan out as expected. Despite facing challenges, for a period of three months I managed to secure a few clients. However the income generated from those clients fell short of my expectations.
Consequently I made the decision to exclusively work with clients who possessed both a budget and a strong determination to expand their businesses. Although my client base significantly reduced as a result of this choice my income tripled in comparison.
My job title might not say it all, but behind the scenes, I was the jack-of-all-trades responsible for everything from managing their website, running their social media, creating eye-catching graphics, and even diving into video editing.
On top of all that, I conducted demo classes and distributed pamphlets – you name it, I did it!
You see, I was part of this exciting startup adventure, and I poured my heart and soul into making it the top-ranking Digital Marketing Institute in Punjab.
No shame in saying that I pretty much learned how to talk to people from my BPO days. I still tell folks that starting out in a BPO gig is a smart move.
The skills and life lessons you pick up there, they stick with you for the long haul.
I finished high school in 2015, but because of money issues, I couldn't go to college, and because I was young, I couldn't work in a fancy office or call center.
So, I did whatever work I could find - from cleaning streets and stores to selling insurance and fixing gas cylinders for people. I worked in factories and even helped out in hospitals. I did it all.
These jobs might not look impressive on my resume, but they taught me valuable lessons that I might not have learned in a corporate job I eventually got into."
After working 2 years in odd jobs I finally collected some money to get into this college and in 6 months I got to know what a big scam a college is no room and time for creativity and extracurricular activities, No updated coding curriculum.
This was the reason I got into college. So I decided to skip classes for the next 6 months to use their computer, Internet, and library to get all the info I needed to succeed in life.
In 6 months I might have not passed in scores but surely scored big in terms of skills. I have no regret but I might go to a better college later in some other country to get the experience I missed out.
FUN FACT: I actually joined here as a teacher later because in 1 and a half month there was nothing new they could teach me.
So to pass my time actually started teaching other kids there.
