from full-timers to FREELANCERS~ (ft. Xenia Tan) | Glowing Up Ep 13
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- What's it like quitting your job to become a freelancer? Xenia and I answer all the burning questions you guys asked: what the transition was like, challenges we faced, and other regrets or fears we had.
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - How long has it been since you left
your full-time job?
1:34 - How do you know when it was time to
take the “leap”?
7:09 - Do you need savings and a portfolio
before quitting your job?
9:14 - If starting out and offered a chance to join
an agency, should I?
12:09 - How is it living a life of fame?
Did it give you fear or courage to quit?
14:21 - How do you deal with expectations from
family, friends and yourself?
18:34 - Did you have loved ones who suddenly shunned
you when you became a freelancer?
19:43 - Did you feel isolated from ex-colleagues
when you transited to freelancing?
23:31 - Do you feel stressed about the income instability?
And do you earn more or less?
27:25 - What are some unforeseen challenges you faced
after transitioning?
Shot on Canon EOS R6 by: Brian Low
Edited by: Matthew Cruz + me
Follow Xenia:
Instagram: / hotcheekylace
UA-cam: / @xeniatan4325
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Find me in my other life:
Website: annettelee.sg
Instagram: / annettelee
Facebook: / annetterochellelee
Tik Tok: / annetteandafish
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7DOJe...
Apple Music: / annette-lee
Love the chemistry between the both of you! The both of you should consider starting a podcast 🙂 would love to hear the both of you sharing your thoughts on other topics as well- life, love, relationships, etc.
Totally agree!❤️
I recently started freelancing while studying and I've found that I love the freelance arrangement - thanks for sharing this video and your insightful thoughts☺️🙏🏻
Great content - what you get when you have two talented characters with interesting stories to tell. More of this please.
I have actually been thinking about this for close to 2 years since I started my current job. I knew since my polytechnic (high school) days that I am not suited for the corporate world. After watching this, ir serves as a reminder for me to start looking out for agency to help me in my first step. Thanks for making this video!
very inspiring video, thanks for being honest!! IT's really hard to step out of the comfort zone of changing career runway, so good job! love the good interaction between yall too :)
Hi Annette and Xenia, thanks for sharing your thoughts on quitting your job to freelance!! I just quit my job today to do the same and actually have the same thoughts as you guys. Nice to know that we share the same fears when quitting
all the best!❤️❤️
Great video, super relatable and inspiring. Xenia is so naturally charming on camera. Annette too but that goes without saying. Once you hit bottom and stay there for a while, you transform, part of the process. True potential does not come from comfort zones amirite.jpg
Man, its stuff like this that makes ALL those other entrepreneurial "gurus" look like grifters. This is solid stuff.
Great video @Annette as someone who used to work as a freelancer and is now an agency owner, runway is a very feasible and fiscally responsible target to work towards. Your runway is the time period of having zero money coming in and you STILL being able to run your business. A safe goal is to target having a runway of 6 months. This sets you up to take more risks, more passion projects and upskill yourself.
love the duo wholesome vibes!
Such a wholesome video 🥰
I love ❤️ all your videos! Especially those with “Aunty, I love your Hokkien accent!” You’re so cute and down-to-earth! I’ve sent your links to my family and friends! God bless and all the best! 🥰
aw thank you! :)💛
Youth is energy and doors to unlimited opportunities! Fighting!💪🙂
Best part of freelancing is u can choose to go out during weekdays without much crowd ☺️
hahaha this is def one of my fav things too!
😲 Sincerely grateful that you shared such a heart-warming and personal experience with others... ...
*... ...to learn from, and improve upon!!!*
Thankful that everything works well for you in the end of it all too
😆 Thanks thanks for being such a positive motivation and encouragement for everyone
Thankyou so much for creating this content, enjoyed watching it so much! 😁This is so relatable however my experience was different because I wasn't treated with respect and dignity in my previous job, which in turn made me muster my courage and venture the freelancer route :-) Although there are certainly tough times as a freelancer and it does feel alone sometimes, but I've no regrets because I've emerged to be a stronger and matured person. And it's a wonderful feeling knowing that I've picked myself up after hitting the rock bottom. So thankyou for creating this video!!🥰
im sorry to hear that, it's never easy dealing with situations where you're disrespected (i've personally encountered some nasty people too) but glad to know that freelancing has helped you find a new path and that you've emerged stronger since! :)
@@AnnetteLeeMusic thank you so much for your reply! Means a lot :-)
Wow!
Wow!
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Actually i remember Xenia saying in the htht show with alastair pang and john lim on the overthink youtube channel that in the US sometimes actors would just take up regular jobs like waitering at restaurant during off peak seasons in their acting career.
It is also endearing to see an actor working in a restaurant. (Imagine someone saying "I am eating at a restaurant where Rowan Atkinson worked during his summer holidays!")
I also love how you guys advocate for the less sexy approach of building up your portfolio and pursuing your craft part time before becoming a full time freelancer.
Less sexy but more responsible. Important when the stakes are high.
It is interesting also that Xenia mentions building up your team with interns.
Mongabong does it! And her interns love her!
Interns are like a pot of gold that the new age has to offer.
The new age where tertiary institutes are making industrial attachments compulsory.
Interns are full of energy and aliveness, yet not expecting much in return.
That said, Xenia, as the economy is opening up, feel free to go work in a restaurant.
Many restaurants are willing to offer part time positions that do not demand your entire day. Maybe 5pm to 10pm etc.
You can find new ways to wipe tables, new ways to smile, new ways to walk, new ways to greet people...
"New" not necessarily in the sense of being more efficient or more effective.
But new in the sense of being more graceful, more beautiful, more entertaining.
Because, after all, customers may be watching you.
I mean isnt that very similar to what you do in acting?
My favourite character so far has to be the 1-777 rap lady
Campaign success
Omg omg you came to my school ! pls read this 🥳 yay your the best
Nice, just a timely video for me. Very random, some of my friends say we look alike and speak alike 😆
Being from Germany, I don’t quite understand the terms. Do you call being an independent actor freelancer, or did Xenia transition/extend from being an actress to doing freelance work such as digital marketing? Thank you for the fun video!
hallo!! i think here in singapore, independent actors are def freelancers since they dont belong to an agency, though we'd also consider actors signed to most talent agencies freelancers too, since there isn't a full-time monthly pay and job supply isn't fixed.
There is only 1 agency that is an exception, which is that of Singapore's main broadcasting network (Mediacorp) where actors receive a salary every month and have a steady supply of acting work - and in some cases even have a quota of working hours to fulfill (this is according to my understanding of actors who work there). That feels closer to a full-time job arrangement.
But as Singapore has a strong consumerist culture, a large majority of actors do digital marketing content on their social media on top of their acting work at the same, which answers your qsn on Xenia's case :)
Hope this helps! I wonder how differently it works in Germany😂
@@AnnetteLeeMusic thank you so much for the detailed and helpful response. I appreciate that so much!
Annette performed at my school WDP!!!!!
i hope to go back it was so much fun!💛
:)
I love these! Perhaps you should start a podcast? Hmmm
thank you! and maybe next time! haha starting a podcast feels like a lot of commitment, for now i prefer just doing occasional casual convos w friends like this! ;)
@@AnnetteLeeMusic yep yep keep being you!
can include timestamps!
done! included in the description :)
Annette, that's such a cute top! Where did you get it from?
thank you! i got it from a shop in sri lanka last year!
Content for financial advice? For late 20s!!
Sorry I am very concerned fan.. Does Xenia by any chance have any conflict with smart local or her current boyfriend Sean? I am really worried... Even personally went down to the old office at towner road and kallang road to ask bout her wellbeing.. Is she really safe ? I am really worried... Even called few of my friends to subscribe her new channel to show true feelings for her... Hope she will feel the same way as I do.. Genuine efforts were made ... Friends said that I am silly but I think it tooks integrity and patience for this true feelings... Hope she will melt to know my true feelings and hard efforts.
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it's great move to leave TSL coz TSL =Topic so lame / Talent(Pui Phlegm)so Lame~!