Loving Yourself: My Journey This 2023

It has been awhile since I last posted an update. With the amount of workload I had to deal with lately, I didn’t have any more time to do my passion projects - including this blog.

After my trip to Korea and Singapore, I have decided to slowly revive this blog and turn my website into a combination passion project - of sharing my experience and promoting how I can help female entrepreneurs out.

My ongoing journey of finding my voice and working on a better work-life balance

In 2022, I opened myself up to new opportunities and new possibilities. I have been doing social media for 10 years but I felt like I can do more.

Come mid-year, a client gave me the opportunity to try out project management. And while I had experience managing small projects and doing account management, the move was a shock but a welcome change.

It opened up new possibilities to me, and I started earning more. This was great but come early 2023 juggling this plus my other social clients took a toll on me.

I knew I had to take a break. I knew that I was close to burning out. Walking for 12-14 hours was no longer productive for me.

On a whim, I applied for a Korean visa. I am a self-confessed ARMY and KDrama fan (since I was in college). So the trip is a dream of mine.

I prepared all of the necessary documents and I eventually received a single entry visa. What followed was two weeks (end March to first week of April) of time alone in South Korea, visiting places I’ve always dreamed off. Meeting new people, watching TXT’s Act Sweet Mirage concert at the KSPO dome and even getting the chance to see Jimin and Hobi up close. During this trip, my cousin and I even secured our tickets to D-Day in Singapore in June.

The trip recharged me, but I didn’t expect that my workload would double when I get back. This led to me almost breaking down. At one point, I had nine meetings in a day and a workload that felt like it was good for two to three people.

My colleague kept on telling me that I have to find my voice. Amidst the strong voices, I needed to share my own thoughts. I initially saw it as a challenge, but I had a hunch that she was right. My mental health was suffering, I was losing time for my family and my passion.

The trip that recharged me

I looked forward to our week away in Singapore.

For me, it was the much needed fresh air for my mind and soul. And indeed it was.

Visiting Singapore again was a joy. I’ve been there thrice and it reminded me of how much I liked the city. I packed our trip with daily itineraries starting around 9 am and ending as late as 10PM.

I shouted my lungs out, to the delight of my cousin, riding rollercoasters. I went back to being a child, trying to take in every moment in the city.

I shouted as if there was tomorrow during Yoongi’s concert. Cried during the fan chant - I didn’t even attempt to stop myself from crying. And it somehow felt like a release of all the stress I had been experiencing.

During the trip, I even had a tarot card reading. And lo and behold, I was told once again to find my voice.

Coming back from the trip, I felt a bit anxious but I knew I had to slowly work on being more vocal. Of rediscovering what it is I want to do, what I am really passionate about.

My current headspace

Now, I am slowly aligning myself to what I want to do. What I want to accomplish - which is basically doing what I love without burning myself out.

It is a process, and I feel a lot of entrepreneurs, service providers and freelancers have gone through this as well.

Am I 100% there? No, not yet.

But daily, I do remind myself that “Future’s gonna be okay.”

I just have to listen to my intuition and not sacrifice my mental/physical health for earning more.

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Hi, I’m Denice!

In 2019, I decided to leave my corporate job as the Digital and PR Manager for a globally known brand to start my own business. My goal? To help service-entrepreneurs thrive through a holistic Social and Pinterest approach.

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