A podcast series brought to you by the Change Exchange.
Welcome to When Change Happens, the second instalment of our Change in One Generation Podcast. Hosted b...
Steve Milton: How a near-death experience sparked new life
Sometimes you don’t choose change, change chooses you. That was the case for successful business man, Steve Milton. After a life-altering health scare, Steve finally made the change he’s always wanted to make but had been putting off for years. He chats to Ruda about life before and after that pivotal moment, and how he navigated a change that he wasn’t prepared for. Through change science insights from personal resilience and change expert, Dr Frank Magwegwe, we find out what happens when change chooses you and what drives us to finally make that change after a life-changing moment.
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Thapelo Tsiu: A leap from the world of banking to the world of biking
After almost 20 years in the banking industry, Thapelo Tsiu left his successful career to pursue entrepreneurship. As a business banker, Thapelo knew all the things he needed to do to get a business off the ground. Even though he had the idea, the know-how and the commitment to start his own business, he still knew it was a big and risky change he’d have to navigate. He chats to Ruda about why and how he took this leap of faith, while Dr Frank unpacks the science behind Thapelo’s journey of change through the concept of change readiness.
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Megan Scott: Sometimes no amount of planning can prepare you for change
When Megan Scott was looking to have a second child, she was surprised to find out that she’d be welcoming a set of twins into the world! Both avid planners, Megan and her husband were overwhelmed with the thought of expanding their small family of three into a family of five, a huge change moment neither of them had planned for. She chats to host, Ruda Landman, about the many unexpected moments that followed and how that taught her that no amount of planning can prepare you for certain changes that are thrown your way. With insights from Dr Frank Magwegwe, we find out how anyone can learn to make room for change in their plans.
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Wendy Selebi: Finding purpose after retirement
For author and speaker, Wendy Selebi, retirement was the perfect opportunity to reignite her fire and start afresh. She chats to host, Ruda Landman, about how she turned her fear of retirement into an exciting opportunity to find and fulfil her true purpose. We learn how to make the most out of the huge change moment and prepare for life after you leave the workplace from Wendy’s inspiring story and from personal resilience and change expert, Dr Frank.
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Costa Carastavrakis: From addiction recovery to finding comedy and running marathons
Author and comedian, Costa Carastavrakis chats to our host, Ruda Landman, about his journey to recovery after battling a drug and alcohol addiction. He details where and how his struggles with addiction started and the life-changing moment that forced him to turn his life around and change for the better.
A podcast series brought to you by the Change Exchange.
Welcome to When Change Happens, the second instalment of our Change in One Generation Podcast. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Ruda Landman, and change and personal resilience expert, Dr Frank Magwegwe, When Change Happens shifts the focus from generational change to the pivotal change moments in an individual’s life.
Listen to the change stories of everyday people who’ve experienced life-altering events that changed the course of their lives forever and put their potential for change to the test. With insights from Dr Frank, you can learn from our guests’ stories and make the link between science and real-life experiences so you can make the most out of any change in your life.
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