“It’s too difficult to achieve X”
Do you remember the time before you learned the first word in the language you’re learning?
How ‘difficult’ would you find having a conversation in that language with a native speaker?
Considering that you didn’t know a single word, it’d probably be quite difficult.
The more you learn and practise a skill, the less ‘difficult’ it becomes. Difficulty is in your head – it’s a perception rather than an absolute quality of something.
Nothing is actually difficult in language learning. There are just concepts, words and skills that you haven’t discovered or practised with digestible chunks yet.
“Other people judge me”
Successful language learners don’t believe that other people judge them for their level of competence or fluency in the language they’re learning.
If they did, they would be anxious about speaking, they would take fewer risks and, as a result, learn less and be less successful.
Don’t worry about what people will think about your level of fluency – they will most likely be impressed!
Feel free to come back next week for more tips
