Reem, an Egyptian graduate and non-native English speaker, doubted she could work in marketing. She became a freelance copywriter instead, now earning money while working from anywhere in the world, on her own schedule.
Meet Reem. Her story breaks my heart but also brings me so much joy at the same time. A year ago she was a fresh graduate, searching high and low for marketing jobs, accepting anything that came her way. She was trying so hard to fit into the traditional mold, find a job and work your way up the corporate ladder as life passes you by. Fast forward to today and she is living life on her own terms as a freelance copywriter and content writer. But for so long she didn't believe it was possible for her. Here's what she said. I didn't allow myself to think it was a possibility. Possibility for me because I'm from Egypt. Why would someone choose me, a non native speaker, over someone in the US or Europe? What about time zones? How would I get paid? I was conditioned to think that being a non native speaker meant failure by default. But here I am living a life. I saw on social media the work from Starbucks, from the beach, from the peaceful road trip or from the comfy sofa while you make money. Life.
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