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May 2, 2023, Getting Back to my ‘Why’

I missed going to events. I missed having my creative juices unleashed out there. I missed telling stories. I missed meeting people with the same interests. 

Glad that I am now back to being a Content Creator. More than anything, it’s also a way for me to inspire young people who have big dreams; that in everything that I post, they will be inspired to tell their stories as well. 

It’s always nice to get back to my “why”, it keeps me going. It keeps me humbled. 

#why #nicowrites

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April 20, 2023, Life Lately

2023 was a year of opportunity, after opportunity, after opportunity for me. 

The first month allowed me to have my first solo local travel for the year to both places where I haven’t been yet, and where people close to me are residing. In Bacolod, I met Paul (a fellow livestream host) and our other livestream friends. It was a short but sweet day trip as I explore their famous places such as The Ruins and their famous food including Kansi which I really, really like. I intend to go there again and stay there longer to explore their beaches!! 

I was also able to be in Iloilo during their Dinagyang Festival and had a reunion with my friend Saire and had our 5 years worth of chikahan! Haha! See below pictures with my dear friends:

This year also allowed me to get to do the things I like doing: it allowed me to go back to my Alma Mater and speak in front of a class of Grade 12 students for a Career Talk (I hoped I help them decide their future), go to different events as a Content Creator, and finally be a Licensed Financial Advisor:

I also love how this year brings me closer to platforms that let me tell my story and inspire people. Glad to be able to share how I struggled yet strived during the past years from a Paano Ba ‘To?! x GLoan episode:

Forever grateful and smiling for these opportunities, but I had to prioritize and put my other “wants” on the side. 

I had to put my studies (MBA) on hold for now to take care of my #adulting responsibilities. I just said to myself that I will read one book (I am into self-help books and autobiographies currently) per week, and I am achieving this so far. Yay! 

Looking forward to travel more soon as well with family, friends, or SOLO. I am actually looking forward most to more SOLO traveling. So, I really had to work for it. :)

Life’s been good, I guess. Thankful. Grateful. Always. :)

#lifelately #nicowrites

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April 16, 2023, Slow Days

I just finished my skincare routine. It was a productive Saturday earlier - did errands and treated my mother (mamu) for dinner and some desserts. 

I appreciate slow days now. I remember being a “hustler” in my 20s, especially in my early 20s, and I felt incomplete whenever I was not doing anything.

Now, I love a good sleep / nap, indulging myself with good food, a good book, and occasional traveling. I also love spending quality time with people close to my heart. 

Of course, I appreciate, and I don’t take for granted my sources of income right now. So, I still got to work, but I am learning to find the balance. 

#slowdays #nicowrites

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April 14, 2023, A Day in the Life of Nico Rellis (as a VA)

Right now, I basically have a lot of roles - be it personal and professional. I am at my happiest when I am doing something I am passionate about, like being a Content Creator. Recruitment is also something I love, since I’ve been professionally doing it for more than a decade now. 

Since the pandemic, a lot has changed, and I discovered more things that I never thought I’ll enjoy since I had to be creative and explore ways to learn and earn. 

One of which is being a VA or a Virtual Assistant. Being a VA means that you provide your services online to a client, and I am glad that I get to still practice my field (Recruitment) in the VA world. 

At first, I had to adjust because I was used to the office set-up where I can easily talk to my colleagues, teammates, and leaders. Eventually, I got to appreciate the VA perks such as: you get to focus more, you get to spend more time with your family since there’s less time for commute and all, if you're thrifty, you get to save more, and you get to learn more tools and application for online use.

 Sometimes, we share what we eat in our chat group. Like the other day, I shared with my fellow Leads that I was eating this Saging Con Yelo with sago as a snack during the shift. We also have VA Engagement activities such as Fun Fridays. As a Recruitment practitioner and someone who studied HR, these activities are important for Employee Retention and I’m glad I was able to participate in these and share my knowledge as well.

I really enjoy being a VA now and I love sharing it to the VAs I recruit! 

How about you? What have you been doing lately? 

#adayinthelife #virtualassistant #recruitment #nicowrites

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April 12, 2023, Beach

I want to go back to the beach, where everything is calm, where I am happiest, where I can laugh the hardest with friends and family, with friends that turn into family, with everything’s close to my heart. 

I will get there someday again, but for now, I have to practice delayed gratification. I’ve realized lately during the holy week that I’ve been putting off some responsibilities that somehow became a reason that I felt kind of lost. 

Life has been good recently though, there were days I thought life was being tough, and then suddenly there were provisions and resources being given to me. 

So for now, I’ll say “See you soon, beach, we’ll definitely see each other and make happy memories again.”

#beach #delayedgratification #nicowrites

[nicorellis]

It's been a while.

I've been sharing my life via my socials, podcast, and vlogs lately.

But I will always go back to writing.

Let this be the start of my blog comeback ❤

#blog #comeback #nicowrites

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Feb 24, 2022  Life Lately

How are you? The years 2020 to 2021 were really something. I felt like I aged for several years. Haha! 

I had a phone conversation with my college friend, Alex, earlier and we talked about our life realizations with everything that’s happened with our lives lately, and we both agreed that wow, I can’t believe we’ve been through all of that and remained strong though things were really heavy that we can’t help but be fragile. Yes, very #adulting. 

I love how I am staying in my lane, keeping my circle small, putting family first, and assuring that God is at the center of all of it, this time.

This year is about bouncing back. I know there is a lot to think about lately such as the future of our country, but I want to take things one step at a time, go back to the things I love doing, and keep that passion again. I don’t want to sound selfish, but I’ve been through a lot lately that I want to just keep things simple. I guess simple act of kindness sounds good for now?

There are a lot of things I want to accomplish in 5 years time, but I want to stay at the moment also. 

How’s your journey so far? Let’s talk about it.

-Nico

#lifelately #bounceback #nicowrites