Happy Tuesday! If you're beating yourself up about your current place in your journey, and feeling bad about "where you've ended up", this is a message you need to hear! And just a heads up: this is the final week of season 5 of the Language Confidence Project podcast, and season 6 will start on Monday 29th April! Read the full podcast transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e62 Come and say hi! Book a 100 Conversations Project call with me: https://calendly.com/teawithemily/100conversations Get access to the weekly Creative Space for group work and study, a monthly Q&A ..read more

Happy Monday! Just a heads up: this is the final week of season 5 of the Language Confidence Project podcast, and season 6 will start on Monday 29th April! In today's episode, we are starting a conversation about why "one step at a time", for so many of us, just doesn't feel like enough. Read the full podcast transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e61 Come and say hi! Book a 100 Conversations Project call with me: https://calendly.com/teawithemily/100conversations Get access to the weekly Creative Space for group work and study, a monthly Q&A, and discounted workshops: p ..read more

Happy Friday! Today is a reminder that "being able to say you did everything you could" isn't a fair goal for most of the perfectionists of this world, so... you know... let yourself rest. Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e60 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are so many ways you could help. Firstly, is ..read more

Courage isn't always skydive moments. So today, we're talking "everyday courage" and how you as language learners are using it all the time! Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e59 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are so many ways you could help. Firstly, is there anyone you know who you think might enjoy ..read more

If you find that a bad morning normally leads to a bad day, here is some advice that might stop the spread of "badness" from one hour to the next! Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e58 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are so many ways you could help. Firstly, is there anyone you know who you think might ..read more

Because being a beginner doesn't have to be embarrassing. In this episode, I strongly critique the idea that "embarrassment is the cost of entry" for beginners, and give you five tips to keep your language learning cringe-free. Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e57 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are s ..read more

We spend so much time thinking about what we should be sacrificing in pursuit of our goals, but what if we took a moment to acknowledge all the fun, creative, restorative and social things that we're choosing to bring along for the ride? Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e55 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. T ..read more

In a sister episode to yesterday's S5E53 "Am I just wasting my time?", we are looking at why we might feel like hamsters on a wheel, with so much work but no results, and what we can do about it! The two quotes I referenced in this episode are: Benjamin Hardy, organisational psychologist and author of 10x is Easier than 2x: "Your time is the biggest indicator of your commitment. You can’t hide how you spend your time." Shane Parrish, entrepreneur and author of the book Clear Thinking: "Don’t tell me your priorities, show me your schedule." Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand ..read more

If you have been asking yourself "am I just wasting my time?", this is the episode for you! Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e53 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are so many ways you could help. Firstly, is there anyone you know who you think might enjoy this podcast? Anyone you could share it with? Or ..read more

Today, I share one of the most powerful questions that I use in my language learning, my productivity and my entire life! Also if you haven't heard the news, check out my brand new website www.languageconfidenceproject.com :) And if you want to read this episode, you can now read the full transcript at www.languageconfidenceproject.com/podcast/s5e52 HOW EXCITING IS THAT!? Also, I have a request! The Language Confidence Project is growing and I could really use a hand right now. There are so many ways you could help. Firstly, is there anyone you know who you think might enjoy this podcast? Anyo ..read more