🎙 Episode 21: A Better Version of Yourself with Jia Xi

May version ka na marunong gumalaw… kahit hindi perfect yung pakiramdam mo.

Yun yung binubuo mo.

This episode is about functioning and growing while managing depression.

Hindi yung biglang okay ka.

Hindi yung instant shift.

Yung totoo:

You learn how to work with your state, not wait for it to change.

In this conversation with Jia Xi, we talked about how progress actually looks like:

You show up.

You do what you can.

You keep structure in your day.

You build systems that support you.

Kasi ang difference ng taong umaangat?

They don’t depend on how they feel.

They build habits they can rely on.

We went into:

how identity is shaped by consistent action

how routines create stability when emotions fluctuate

how to stay productive even on low-energy days

and how small wins build real confidence over time

Here’s the key shift:

You don’t need to solve everything at once.

You just need to handle today better.

And when you do that consistently…

Mas nagiging steady ka.

Mas nagiging clear ka.

Mas nagiging capable ka.

That’s how you build a better version of yourself.

Not by waiting for the right feeling.

But by creating a way to move forward anyway.

After this conversation with my friend Justin Pinon
napaisip din ako.
madaming tao ang may gustong magbago.
Pero paulit-ulit pa rin sa pare-parehong mga pattern o habits.
Hindi dahil kulang sila.
Hindi dahil wala silang alam.
Kundi dahil hindi pa buo yung belief nila tungkol sa sarili nila.
And I’ve seen this too many times.
You can give people tools.
You can give them strategies.
You can even guide them step by step.
Pero kung hindi nila kayang i-confirm sa sarili nila na
“iba na ako ngayon”…
Babalik at babalik sila sa dati.
Overview sa usapan namin, may isang bagay angtumatak sakin:
Change doesn’t happen when you say it.
It happens when you prove it to yourself.
Yung moment na hindi ka na bumigay sa dating habit mo.
Yung moment na hindi ka na nag-react the same way.
Yung moment na pinili mong gawin yung mas mahirap, pero mas tama.
Dun nagsisimula yung shift.
And to be honest…
Kahit ako, I still catch myself.
May moments na automatic yung response.
May moments na bumabalik yung old pattern.
Pero ang difference ngayon, mas aware na ako.
And once you’re aware…
you have a choice.
Hindi mo kailangan patunayan sa ibang tao na nagbago ka.
Mas importante na mapatunayan mo sa sarili mo na
kaya mong piliin yung next version mo.
Again and again.
Kung may isang bagay kang kukunin sa episode na ‘to, eto yun:
"Know your value.
Then become it."
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🎙 Episode 20: Know Your Value with Simon Peter Domingo (Online Filipino Freelancers)

Hindi mo tataasan ang rate mo…
kung hindi mo tinataasan ang tingin mo sa sarili mo.

Yan yung core ng episode na ‘to.

We talked about identity.
From Simon… to Paolo.

Kasi minsan, hindi skill ang kulang.
Clarity.

Hindi mo pa alam kung sino ka sa laro.
Hindi mo pa alam kung anong value mo.

And hangga’t hindi malinaw yun,
kahit anong opportunity dumaan…
hindi mo rin mahahawakan.

Sa freelancing, ganun talaga.

You start small.
You build experience.
You learn how to communicate what you can do.

Pero darating yung point na kailangan mong mag-shift.

Hindi ka na beginner.
Hindi ka na pang entry-level.

Kailangan mong sabihin sa sarili mo:

“Eto na yung value ko.”

At pag naniwala ka na dun,
dun pa lang magbabago yung galaw mo.

Mas maayos ka magsalita.
Mas malinaw ka mag-present.
Mas firm ka sa presyo mo.

We also talked about this:

Same effort.
Magkaibang environment.
Magkaibang bayad.

Kaya importante kung saan mo dinadala yung oras mo.

Kung gusto mong tumaas yung kita mo,
hindi lang sipag ang kailangan.

Skill.
Communication.
Positioning.

Yan yung magtataas sayo.

And the truth is, nandyan na lahat.

May tools.
May community.
May mentors.
May access ka.

Ang kulang lang talaga:

Desisyon na mag-level up.

So kung nandito ka ngayon,
tanungin mo sarili mo:

Alam mo ba talaga yung value mo?

Kasi once malinaw na yan…

Iba na yung laro.

🎧 Listen to Episode 20 of Self Talk.