The Chic Immigrant

It's not about seeing the whole, completed jigsaw puzzle of your dream. It's simply in recognising and revelling in the one little piece more.  It's about the gorgeous feeling that you have when you recognise it. Then life will conspire to shed a light on the next piece, to continue the amazing feeling, and to allow everything to fall into place. Join me for this Mini-Inspiration episode abou...

Want to make more progress in making your dreams and projects a reality? Once you understand how to work within the framework of your own nature, you'll be on your way! I've been exploring a truly amazing framework over the past couple of years that has given me incredible insight into myself, my husband and our adult children, and revolutionised the way we work together.  It's called . . . THE 4...

Living your life by design. Doesn't that sound just gorgeous?!  The idea that we can choose how we want our life to be, and then go about creating it. Did you know that this is actually what we're doing now, but we're likely just unaware of it?  Our thoughts play a vital role in how we act and react in our lives, and those actions and reactions create our results; our reality. &nbsp...

Let me paint a picture for you in this episode . . . a picture of what your days can look like, and how you can FEEL when you're doing something AMAZING with YOUR voice, enchanting children with YOUR language (hint: it involves happiness ;-)). You'll find shownotes and links mentioned in this episode HERE. I'd love to hear from you!  Feel free to email me with any questions, stories and/or de...

GAMES, GAMES, GAMES, GAMES, GAMES . . . Everybody wants to know what games they can play to create engaging language experiences for children.  How do you choose, and then HOW DO YOU MAKE THEM FUN? All the answers are in this episode, where you'll discover: * How to choose and use resources (and make them fun) * 3 quick connection tips for totally engaging the children This episode is accompa...

KIDS SQUEALING, laughing, throwing things and completely squashing me . . .  Aaaagggghhhh . . . it was crazy!!  But I SURVIVED.  And you will, too. Tune in to this mini-motivation episode, and come out knowing that you're capable of surviving anything in the realm of creating language magic for children.

"Just thinking about it won't show you what you can do. You have to actually DO IT, and then you'll see what you're capable of."  (Adriana Chowaniok)  Adriana didn't trust herself;  she was worried that she wouldn't be able to share her language with children, and discovered that in fact, she WAS capable and the children LOVED it! Having moved from Argentina to Australia almost 30 y...

This is a really practical episode, with tips and strategies that you'll want to work on right away! So grab a pen and paper for this one (or listen first, and then come back when you can, ready to follow the steps and start making YOUR language dream real). Discover how easy it is to turn those excuses (oops, I mean reasons ;-)) into something that motivates and reassures you.

Being bilingual yourself, you already know about the wonderful benefits of exposure to new languages, and you've likely seen those benefits in your own children. And if you're listening to this podcast, it's likely to be because you're drawn to the idea of creating something amazing with your language, sharing all those benefits with more children/adults/families. But did you know that in doing so...

IF you are still just thinking about this idea of running your own sessions OR You've made some progress and decided where, what and how you'd like to start your own language sessions, but you're feeIing nervous and haven't actually taken the leap just yet . . . . . . I invite you to plug in your earbuds and listen to our amazing Chiara from our online CLUB Cocorico.    In this wonderful...

Does anyone else cringe at the idea of marketing?  We don't want to market, right?  We just want to be creative and design amazing language experiences that empower and delight those who join us .  But here's the thing . . . who are we creating those experiences for if nobody knows what we do?  Well I have an idea that will change the feel of "marketing" into something that fee...

Getting from just having an idea bumbling around in the back of your mind, to actually making your idea REAL isn't as hard as it might seem. In fact, following the steps in this 5-Stage Inspiration Path will ensure that nothing seems overwhelming, and that you're up and running your very own language sessions in no time! Once you've listened to the episode: 1.  Grab your free PDF of this Insp...

There are only 3 questions that you need to ask yourself to know if you're capable of starting your own language sessions, and I think you'll be surprised at how simple they are. Join me in this episode where we ask the 3 questions, and explore the main doubts that women have around their capabilities.

Ooooh, now that sounds a bit scary.  Saying YES to opportunities without having experience/a detailed plan/comprehensive preparation . . . are you kidding?  Well, let me share with you my own experiences with saying YES to opportunities in growing my own language biz, and how they turned out (you just know that I'm going to encourage you to do the same, don't you ;-).  

This one step is probably the easiest part of getting started, and once you take it, the momentum that is created will fire up your own enthusiasm to actually start planning a real session!   You can take this step BEFORE you have any idea about how or where or when or even IF you actually start. Listen in to find out what it is.  

Do you tend to be very self-critical?  It's soooo common, but it's going to STOP you from enjoying your language sessions and discovering new and exciting ways to totally engage the children.  In this episode, you'll discover the simple mindset secret that will have you feeling fabulous as you arrive at your sessions, and fabulous after you've finished!

This is one of the first and most common questions that I'm asked. And I have a really cool answer, that I've recently coined, "Little Language Earworms." Want to hear how it works? Tune in to find out.

Hey!  This is a fun episode because we look how we can take any online or video language sessions that you may have created during the pandemic lockdown, and transform them into long-term products/services that you could offer to your new and existing session families into the future. Even if you're brand new to the IDEA of running your own language sessions, jump on in and listen because it'...

Hey!  This has been a time of change and innovation, and in this episode I wanted to share with you my own experience of moving my language sessions (that I normally run in small groups in childcare centres) online.  It's been a big learning curve with some unexpected challenges and lessons, and some surprising results.  Listen up and see how you feel about the option of doing somet...

Up until now, you may have considered your native language as an obstacle, hindering your ability to communicate and, well . . . to just be understood!  Frustrating, right?!  In this little intro episode, I'm going to share a revolutionary concept . . . that you're native language is, indeed, your SUPERPOWER, and I'll be encouraging you to embrace and LOVE your accent and to create a bri...