podcast show notes | episode 019 | learning's my favorite
This blog post serves as SHOW NOTES for our podcast -- Cultivate a Good Life. This is not a comprehensive outline of everything discussed in this specific episode. The notes, links, and tips below are just some of what was mentioned. Everything we're highlighting here will certainly make so much more sense when you've listened to this episode. If you haven't already listened, you definitely should. And you should also just go ahead and subscribe to the podcast. It's good stuff.
episode description
In episode 19, we talk with Laurie Pecotte, our Digital Manager here at BH. A nurse turned digital guru, Laurie knows how to work hard at — and find joy in — learning new things. We are talking all about learning and how to implement lifelong learning as a meaningful way to cultivate a good life.
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show notes
Learning is the ultimate form of self-care.
Here is the
Laurie took to give back to herself during a very busy and stressful time in her life.
IDEAS FOR WHAT TO LEARN
try a new recipe
learn how to play an instrument
learn how to deal with a child's struggles / health issues
start and run a business
home decorating skills
fold a fitted sheet
skills for a job
a new hobby
new cultures
new language
sport
Five minutes...who can't do something for five minutes?!
Find Tara's podcast (from Rad & Happy)
.
HOW TO LEARN!
attend a class (community college--in person or online. Ask your employer about tuition reimbursement.)
reading (alone, with a spouse, or join a book club. Don't forget audio books!) Find Chip and Jo's book -- The Magnolia Story -- here.
online (BH Classroom, Craftsy, Rad & Happy classes, YouTube, 5 Minute Crafts, Ana White DIY)
box kits / subscription boxes (Bitsbox, Hello Fresh, Raddish Kids -- use code BECKY for 50% off your first month at Raddish)
Look how awesome these bunk beds are that BP made. Wow! Here's a
to the plans she used.
Once you stop learning, you start dying. --Albert Einstein
Be sure to send us what you're learning and how you're being a lifelong learner! E-mail us at
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