Benny and Shannon chat with Luca Lampariello, a well-known polyglot and language coach, about learning “useful” languages, breaking through limiting beliefs, and the most important thing when learning another language.

Featured Resources

• Luca’s Coaching
• Communities of Practice
• Atomic Habits

Mentioned in this Episode

• Luca’s Coaching
• Communities of Practice
• Atomic Habits
• Luca’s Twitter
• Luca’s Facebook
• Luca’s Instagram
• Luca’s Youtube

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• How languages can change your life
• Learning “useful” vs “useless” languages
• Going into language learning when coming from a technical background
• Breaking through limiting beliefs
• How Luca started his career in languages
• Common mental blocks for language learners
• How to speak with a native-like accent
• Bidirectional translation
• The most important thing when learning another language
• How the desire to be a part of a community can be powerful motivation
• How to juggle 14 languages

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy