A Shift in Language Learning That Matters
Recently, one of my new clients said something that really stayed with me:
"I don't need more grammar. I don't need to improve my German in the classical sense - I've worked on that a lot already. I want to change how I feel when I speak it. I want to feel better about it."
I want to share this with you because she touched on something so important.
Very often, I meet people who already have a strong foundation in German. They’ve worked hard, studied diligently, and keep pushing themselves to learn more. When I tell them they are doing an amazing job, their response is often:
"But why doesn’t it feel like progress?"
After years of helping people learn, this is what I came to find: no matter how much you improve, if deep down you still feel like your German isn't good enough, that feeling can overshadow everything you've achieved.
Our mindset can cloud over facts.
And I want to help prevent that from happening.
You can know all the grammar rules. You can memorize countless vocabulary lists. You can ace tests and still -
- freeze in meetings,
- shy away from small talk,
- hesitate before hitting "send" on an email.
Not because you’re incapable. But because somewhere inside, there’s a lingering story that says: "You're not ready. You're not fluent enough. You're not doing it right."
Fluency isn’t just about grammar or accumulating knowledge. Fluency is about ownership. It’s about confidence.
It’s about feeling safe to express yourself - even if your sentence isn’t perfect.
If you want to move into that space - where you don’t just know the language but you feel comfortable using it - there is a gentle, effective way to get there.
I've been on that journey myself, and now I help others with the professional tools and experience needed to make that shift possible.
Curious to see how this could look for you? Let's talk!
And if this topic resonates with you, I’d really love to hear your thoughts. What’s your experience with feeling "good enough" in a second language?