What Really Matters

Highlights from episode 7 of the WRM podcast. Today we invite Riri as a guest in this podcast episode. After losing her mom to cancer in 2019, Ri decided to claim that 2020 was going to be her year as she planned to move and study abroad. The thing was, COVID came in and everything she planned out didn’t happen. We talk about our experiences of navigating change and how we found meditation as a simple yet useful technique to cope and move forward during trying times. What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities. IG: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Today we invite Riri as a guest in this podcast episode. After losing her mom to cancer in 2019, Ri decided to claim that 2020 was going to be her year as she planned to move and study abroad. The thing was, COVID came in and everything she planned out didn’t happen. We talk about our experiences of navigating change and how we found meditation as a simple yet useful technique to cope and move forward during trying times.   Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   Time stamps below:  0:00 Introduction 3:36 Navigating through change 8:30 First experiences with meditation 12:42 Misconceptions about meditation 19:48 New perceptions from meditation 25:34 How meditation can help moving forward What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   IG: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Some highlights from episode 6 of the WRM podcast.    Part 2 of the podcast episode with Angela Andaya is out now! In the next part of the episode, Anj shares her story after the transition from the corporate city life to the freelance island life, and her decision to move back to her hometown to help the family business. She also shares some of her secrets to thriving (and surviving!) amidst all this uncertainty.   Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Some highlights from episode 6 part 1 of the WRM podcast.    In this new episode, we have Angela Andaya as a guest in the podcast. Anj graduated in 2015 and took on a prestigious corporate role. After a discernment process as she went through the motions of her job, she decided to resign in 2018 to explore opportunities outside the corporate world. She eventually relocated to Siargao before moving back to her hometown and juggled several roles from freelance consulting to creating a social enterprise. For the first part of this podcast episode, we recount her winding journey and talk about the uncertainties that happen in between.  Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Part 2 of the podcast episode with Angela Andaya is out now! In the next part of the episode, Anj shares her story after the transition from the corporate city life to the freelance island life, and her decision to move back to her hometown to help the family business. She also shares some of her secrets to thriving (and surviving!) amidst all this uncertainty.    Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   Timestamps below:  (0:00) - Introduction  (0:45) - Learnings from the transition  (2:25) - Emerging from difficult experiences  (4:35) - Realizations from current entrepreneurial experience  (7:45) - Business results vs. values  (10:30) - Differences and similarities between college/corporate and entrepreneurship  (13:00) - Deciding to work in the family business  (15:00) - Key learnings from living on the island  (17:00) - Knowing and owning your skill  (18:53) - Finding your skill   (22:53) - Dealing with uncertainty  (23:28) - Final takeaways   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

In this new episode, we have Angela Andaya as a guest in the podcast. Anj graduated in 2015 and took on a prestigious corporate role. After a discernment process as she went through the motions of her job, she decided to resign in 2018 to explore opportunities outside the corporate world. She eventually relocated to Siargao before moving back to her hometown and juggled several roles from freelance consulting to creating a social enterprise. For the first part of this podcast episode, we recount her winding journey and talk about the uncertainties that happen in between.  Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   Time stamps below:  (0:00) - Introduction  (1:30) - College experience  (7:45) - Transition from college to corporate  (10:25) - Corporate experience (15:40) - Shifting out of corporate  (20:35) - Finding interests & making connections  (25:50) - Going against the flow  (26:55) - On discernment and reality checks   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Some highlights from episode 5 of the WRM podcast.    In this episode, we have Justin Lu as a guest in the podcast. Listen to how our experiences of growing up in same-sex schools evolve into conversations on issues on bullying and toxic masculinity, the effects of media, and the educational system as a whole. We also share our thoughts on what changes can be made — both big and small — to move forward from these concerns.   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

In this episode, we have Justin Lu as a guest in the podcast. Listen to how our experiences of growing up in same-sex schools evolve into conversations on issues on bullying and toxic masculinity, the effects of media, and the educational system as a whole. We also share our thoughts on what changes can be made — both big and small — to move forward from these concerns.  Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   Time stamps below:  (0:00) - Introduction  (0:54) - Positive experiences from same-sex schools  (3:04) - Issues experienced from same-sex schools  (9:44) - Dealing with these issues  (14:33) - Issues in a same-sex vs. co-ed school  (16:34) - Changes happening concerning these issues  (20:50) - Unlearning experiences  (24:14) - Final thoughts regarding current issues on the topic   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

Some highlights from episode 4 of the WRM podcast.    In this episode, we have Pilar Angliongto as a guest in this podcast. We talk about what imposter syndrome means from personal experience, how the different types of imposter syndrome can manifest in our lives, and how we can deal with situations better when these kinds of feelings arise. Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.

In this episode, we have Pilar Angliongto as a guest in this podcast. We talk about what imposter syndrome means from personal experience, how the different types of imposter syndrome can manifest in our lives, and how we can deal with situations better when these kinds of feelings arise. Let us know your thoughts below, and don't forget to like and subscribe!   Time stamps below:  0:00 - Introduction  1:02 - Defining Imposter Syndrome  1:45 - Experiences with Imposter Syndrome  8:08 - Effects of Social Media on Imposter Syndrome  9:46 - Identifying with the 5 Types of Imposter Syndrome  13:30 - Thoughts on, “Is imposter syndrome avoidable?”  14:25 - Good things that come out of imposter syndrome  17:40 - Dealing with Imposter Syndrome    What Really Matters focuses on creating a safe space where we have authentic and genuine conversations on what really matters in life. We work on continuously building a community filled with compassion and empathy, sharing our personal experiences on love and loss, hope and struggle, peace and anxiety, success and failure, and everything in between. Hopefully, these conversations encourage others to start challenging -- yet meaningful -- conversations in their personal relationships and communities.   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/its.whatreallymatters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/its.whatreallymatters/ Youtube Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/WhatReallyMatters DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast is not meant to be used as professional advice or answers. We spark conversations on important topics based on our personal experiences.