I´m going to tell you something you may already know... But maybe you don´t know, so I´m telling you just in case.

This blog is bilingual.

Every article I write, all 175 of them and counting, you can read in Spanish and English.

In theory, WordPress is clever enough to detect your browser language and display the most appropriate page for you, but if, for whatever reason, the page displays in the wrong language, you can always change it by clicking on the little flag on the website´s top right corner (once you get there from LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or wherever you see the article link)

I´m saying all this because the other day, I was talking to a work colleague, and he said something like: "I saw that you write articles on LinkedIn, but they´re mostly in Spanish, aren´t they?" I hastily replied that it wasn´t only in Spanish but in English too... In fact, this is something I´m quite proud of: writing in the two languages so that anyone who wants to read me can do so. and also because I enjoy both the writing and the translating. Writing each article takes me a little longer, but it pays off big time.

Because the advantages of being bilingual (going back to the title of this article), regardless of whether you´re a blog or a person, are many. The most obvious one is that you can communicate with many more people, and that in itself is enriching and broadens your horizons.

But beyond that, another advantage that´s fundamental in my opinion is that you have more options, both when understanding others and when expressing your own ideas. Each language has its own vocabulary, patterns and grammatical structures, and when we learn it, we´re literally learning new ways of thinking. We´re making our brains work differently

And that opens the door to new resources, because, at the end of the day, we cannot avoid thinking in words: language is the tool we use to make sense of everything that happens within and around us. That´s why words are so powerful, because they´re not just words... They´re the filters and lenses that conform our present reality, and the bricks we use to build our future reality.

What about you? What languages do you know? And what new ways of thinking have you learned from them?

S.S.- As I hinted last week, I have news! From Monday, September 2nd, I´m opening up slots for new coaching and personal development processes. Do you have a clear idea of the changes / projects you want to tackle this school year? Do you accept the challenge of leaving excuses aside and really getting started now? It´s the perfect moment, contact me, let´s talk about it..