I have a confession...

I have a confession to make: I pretend a lot.

When I was in Form 4, I failed my exams on purpose because I was mad at my teachers.

When I was in UiTM, I always went anywhere alone because I was bad at socializing.

Yet, in my twenties, people started asking me, “Edd, how did you do it?”. How did I went from being a ‘budak kelas belakang’ to a 5-figure digital nomad freelancer?

It's nothing extraordinary, honestly. I don't have a secret. I don't have a cable like some people do. I'm not anak orang berada.

But every time I do something, I put my whole heart into it.

When I first started to create content on LinkedIn, my posts had so little engagement. I was disappointed, and then I thought to myself, maybe this isn't for me.

Maybe I'm just bad at writing. But guess what? I kept on making content and started writing on Twitter.I

In one year, my followers increased from 500 to 13,000. People sent me messages saying that my content has helped them a lot.

Yes, I had that self doubt. I did wonder if I wasn't good enough.

Behind all the “Edd how did you do it?” was…

Hundreds of job rejection emails.

People saying I will not make it.

Online strangers bullying the heck out of me.

But one thing for sure, my heart was in the right place: I wanted to contribute to my people.

And I believe that when your sense of purpose is right, the universe will work things out for you.

So you want to find a new job? You want to change careers? You want to try freelancing?

Do it. Even when nobody believes in you.

Because when your heart is in the right place, the universe will conspire to make it happen.

So tell me. What do you really want to do?