Episode 246: EwK246 - Marta Pagans on overcoming our perfectionism in language learning

Marta is originally from Barcelona and has lived in Germany since 2002. She is a freelance translator who works from German and English into Spanish and Catalan, specialising in marketing and advertising.

After many years of struggling with self-doubt, impostor syndrome and a fierce inner critic, Marta now offers consultancy services for fellow translators and interpreters, focusing on marketing and time management. What she enjoys most is encouraging people to believe in themselves and helping them to overcome their perfectionism when needed.

We talked about:

• How we define perfectionism
• How perfection appears in the context of language learning
• How good attention to detail can help us, but perfectionism can also hold us back or make life harder
• Some practical tips and strategies for dealing with our perfectionist tendencies and reducing their impact on ourselves and our performance.
• Who and what can help us.

Find out more on theshow notes page;
https://englishwithkirsty.com/podcast/episode246/