Olly Richards on Speaking Spanish Sooner (Part 2 of 2)

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This podcast episode is part 2 of a two part interview on language learning with Olly Richards.

If you haven’t listened to part 1 of the interview then go back and start with part 1 first.

In this second part of the interview we cover:

What Olly used to keep himself going in Japan for 3 years when he was struggling to learn the language.
What you can do to cultivate the same source of motivation that Olly used.
How you don’t need a high level of your target language to have fun and experience what it’s like to have enjoyable conversations.
Finding exchanges partners and asking the critical question—how many do you need to try before you find the right one.
We talk about who Olly looks up to as a mentor for inspiration and motivation.
I ask Olly if he has ever used language learning to get himself out of trouble.
I also ask what opportunities has has had as a result of language learning.
We talk about his blog, his podcast and his latest training course.
I ask Olly what his life would look like without language learning in to.
What is next for Olly? What other languages does he want to learn and where would he like to live next.

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What did you learn from the second part of the interview with Olly Richards for this mindset episode?

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