Episode 277: EwK277 - 5/10 Learning through new experiences and doing new things

To celebrate 10 years of the English with Kirsty podcast, I’m creating a 10-part series to celebrate 10 different forms that learning can take. There will also be an online networking event for guests and listeners to come together on the podcast’s birthday in July 2025.

Part five of the series is about the kind of practical learning that comes from taking action, saying “yes” to new opportunities, bringing about change in our life or business, or putting into practice skills that we’ve been learning.

I brought back some of my good friends, Patrícia, Maria, and Marta,  whom you first met in an episode last year. We have all experienced change – whether that’s the career change that led to us starting our businesses, decisions to offer new services, ways to step out of our comfort zones and become more visible as business owners, or moving through the stages that bring life to new ideas.

We talked about – among other things:

• Something that we have done that is new or that brought about change in our business
• Sometimes the first step is to define the change that we want to see – how can we do this?
• Ways we’ve become more visible as business owners or started new things – why we did it and who or what helped us
• Steps we can take to make implementing changes or starting new things easier – how to break down the task or find the right support
• What we can do to give our new ideas a chance – setting deadlines or choosing which ideas come first
• The need for resilience and consistency – don’t expect overnight success with new plans!

Thanks everyone for being so honest and generous with your insights.

Do you have any tips or comments to add?


Visit the show notes page here: https://englishwithkirsty.com/episode277/