Wake Up Less Anxious with Jim Bacarro

Journaling has completely changed my life. In this episode, I share the different styles and approaches I've tried over the years with best bud Ali Sangalang. I share the benefits and some tips on finding the journaling style best for you. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]

In this episode, I talk to my  brilliant sister Mia and we discuss the culture of ineffective meetings. What’s a good meeting? What’s a bad one? How can meetings be more efficient as an employee or an employer? We talk about workaholic bosses, chikahan culture and so much more! Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]

My business partner Ali Sangalang shares the lessons he learned as an employee and how he made the transition into running his own business. We share stories of how we made the jump from being employees to employers. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]

Ali is a constant guest on the Wake Up with Jim and Saab podcast and the brains behind Linya-Linya. Aside from being my business partner, Ali is one of my best friends and the funniest guy I know. We hang out and talk about college, his first job and his weird path to finding some sense of financial stability. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]

My sister Chelo joins the pod as she talks about discrimination and the difficulties of being a young woman in the corporate world. She answers some mailbag questions and also shares some tips on making big decisions in your life. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]. 

Is your job the only measurement of your happiness? Do you need the affirmation of your bosses to feel good about yourself? My super funny and brilliant sister Chelo joins me on the pod and shares some stories on how she saved herself from a toxic relationship with work. She also shares some tips on how to handle loneliness especially during these troubling times. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram and Twitter @jimbacarro or send a letter to the mailbag at [email protected]

An opportunity presents itself. However, it may have dire consequences. What should you do? I try to answer this question from the mailbag. The letter sender wants to shift jobs but it will entail a pay cut. There's risk but a huge potential payoff. Send in your letters to [email protected] and hope you can spread the word on this podcast @jimbacarro on Instagram and Twitter! 

Musician, filmmaker and best friend Kyle Quismundo joins the show. He talks about his life as a freelancer and talks about the challenges of being a creative and artist in Manila. We share stories about dealing with the expectations of our parents, college courses and the ultimate battle between artistic freedom vs. financial stability. Subscribe to the podcast and share your thoughts with me on Instagram @jimbacarro and send in letters to [email protected]

Today's guest is director for brand content of Titan,  Nikko Ramos. He never imagined having a corporate job. He stayed away from excel sheets and the idea of "going to the office." But now, he holds one of the most coveted positions for sneakerheads and hoop junkies. He shares his career journey and how he has always relied on his passions and intuition. 

This podcast will share with you different ways to find happiness and provide some sort of structure for the unstructured. This pilot episode gives you a brief background on who Jim is. Future episodes will include answering mailbag questions and sit downs with Jim's friends as they discuss their journey to happiness.