Kax U

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I’m Kax and I’m a Filipina living in Barcelona. I moved here in 2015 for work and forgot to go back home to Philippines 😂 I used to work a corporate day job as a Product Leader for a multinational tech company. But since I burned out last year, I’ve rehauled my career and I’m now the co-founder of a startup trying to help people feel better through guided-self hypnosis audios. I’m also a career coach for Women in Tech (because nobody else should burn out trying to make other people rich!)My day to day is a chopseuy of languages! I mostly speak 85% English with my Portuguese boyfriend, my clients, my co-founders, and my friends who are also living here. 10% is a mix of Filipino/English if I’m speaking with family and friends from back home -- but it’s mostly in chat. And the remaining 5% is in broken Spanish while I try to navigate life in Barcelona. I’m actually really embarrassed to say that I’ve been living here for almost 10 years because of my level of Spanish.I write a weekly newsletter called How to Build What Feels Good. I write about how to build a startup in real life. None of the best practices because there’s never really a best one. Just practices that work for you and your context. And I also write about building a career that’s sustainable, aligned with one’s values, and aspirations. I try to unpack why the presence or lack of skills is most of the time, not the real reason behind a lack of progression.

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