Whatever happened to Benny Lewis? A personal update

You may have seen Benny Lewis active online years ago, but not so much recently. Why is that? In today's very personal update, I explain why I haven't been uploading much in recent years. I decided to be vulnerable and share some major life struggles that I've been going through. The timestamps in the video are: 00:00 Intro 01:21 Burnout 02:42 Debt 04:50 Divorce 06:57 Depression 09:15 Conclusion Follow my other social media for more frequent updates: https://ift.tt/2Fsrb5u https://twitter.com/irishpolyglot https://ift.tt/2SLhQIL My absolute lowest point was in 2018. Fortunately, I've been able to turn things around and am feeling better and on the road to recovery from all the separate issues I've had, with varying degrees of progress on each. I wanted to give some context around my struggles before I share ways that I've dealt with these issues to help me get to a better place. I know this isn't the content I typically used to upload, but I imagine a lot of you are struggling in your own unique ways in 2020, so maybe my upcoming "actionable" videos on this theme can help. I also am very much aware that other people have had their own difficult struggles, so I'm not trying to use this video to say I'm worse off than others, since I am aware I am lucky in some other ways. This is just my story that I wanted to share, to help reduce stigma against being open about mental health issues and difficult times. These rough years also sapped energy from my language learning projects and they were mostly on hold for several years, but I've finally started re-activating them this year thanks to the progress I've made. So, all of this does ultimately tie back into having that mental energy to learn languages, that you may have originally followed me for. Hopefully, this series helps some other people struggling. Thanks for watching!

Language Hacking Podcast LIVE Q&A with Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy

Join us for our first ever live episode of the Language Hacking Podcast, where we'll be answering questions from the Fluent in 3 Months community. The live Q&A will be at 10.30am EST on Monday 29th June. Subscribe to the Language Hacking Podcast: * Apple Podcasts: https://ift.tt/3eN4s0q * Stitcher: https://ift.tt/2ZlozvZ * Spotify: https://ift.tt/3eIbxiA

One Jump Ahead from Aladdin: Benny's Multilingual re-enactment edition

This video has been a long-term project of mine, that I somehow managed to record the video of entirely in my living room, using green screens I threw together. Despite that, I think that I managed to maintain a pretty decent feel for the original animated movie! I sing the actual lyrics from the non-English official Disney versions in European and Latin American Spanish, European and Canadian French, European and Brazilian Portuguese, German and Italian, while trying to act out as close as I could get to the original animated version, playing all characters while I'm at it. I really hope you enjoy this!! Please share it with a Disney fan or fellow language learning friend, and let me know your thoughts about it in the comments below!

The surprising origin of "Luck of the Irish"

Happy St. Patrick's Day! After a long break, I'm relaunching my channel, which has JUST passed 100k subscribers, and I figured I'd make this video to explain the actual origin of the term "Luck of the Irish". Enjoy, let me know your thoughts in the comments and subscribe!

Uncovered French, Spanish, German & Italian with Olly Richards: Black Friday discount and Q&A

Olly and I had a great chat about his Uncovered courses in this livestream, as we took people's Qs and had a look behind the scenes. Check out any of the following links to see Olly's special Black Friday deals just this week! https://ift.tt/2KYu5hE https://ift.tt/2DmfIiZ https://ift.tt/2QS04nt https://ift.tt/2OMt6lN

All the best language learning deals on Black Friday week

Join me for this livestream, where I share a range of the best deals that team #Fi3M was able to find and negotiate with online language learning products. I'll be happy to answer all your questions as we look at everything! For a preview of what's on offer, check out the full list here: https://ift.tt/2DfGzNS

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Earning a living online to work from home or on the road: Digital Nomad Top tips

With the academic year over, a lot of people may have the opportunity to travel open to them. But what if you want to do this long-term and need to be able to afford it, or what if you are thinking about a career change and don't like commuting so much? There are a lot of ways to earn a living online, so I'd like to discuss a few of them with you! If you're experienced with languages, you can teach via Skype, or even translate, and if you have a skill to share you can earn from a blog or digital courses. I'll go through as many suggestions as I can, and hopefully give you some food for thought to become a digital nomad! Join me for this free webinar, where I'll give a very precisely prepared presentation, and as I finish each main point, I'll pause to answer all your questions, live! You won't want to miss this - I plan to leave no stone unturned! I'll also be discussing some tools that can help you with intensive courses to work for yourself and become a travel hacker, that you can see here: http://bit.ly/2INxYXs So check that out, and be sure to have questions for me, if you're thinking of buying the package. My own brand new "Benny's Bootcamp" is also included. And I really appreciate if you get the package through my link. This is known as an "affiliate link" and making a living by collaborating with others, or even by selling other people's products, will be among the things I discuss in this livestream! Thanks, and see you on Saturday, Apr 27th!

Black Friday 2018 weekend: Best language learning deals online; a live tour of multiple discounts

Check out the link if you can't wait: https://ift.tt/2PGzC0L If you're unsure of any of these products, just join me during this livestream on the final day of most of the sales, as I give a live tour and answer any questions about the products, so you can be sure they are for you. I’ve pulled in favours from the makers of some of the best courses and learning tools around. And wow, did I shake hands on some amazing deals. Here are the best of the best deals on courses and resources for a LOT of languages that I've found for Black Friday 2018. These deals will only be open until Saturday 24th November 2018 so get them while you can! Here are all the products I'll be showcasing, so if you already know you want them, no need to wait until this stream, just click: https://ift.tt/2PGzC0L

Official launch of Benny's bootcamp

Click here for more info & to have a discount code only valid this weekend applied: https://ift.tt/2QMr30R I'm very proud to announce that a huge project of mine can finally be unleashed into the world! I'll be combining the many years of intensive language missions I've undergone, all the video and blog documentation I did to chronicle them, and even the cool experiments I've been doing on livestream technology, to make a LIVE bootcamp as you learn your own language, based on referencing the same point in my own many multiple projects, while I answer your personal questions about it. In this video, I'll give you a little preview of what it will look like! For more info, make sure to check your emails this week by signing up at fluentin3months.com.

12 years as IrishPolyglot on YouTube: 🔴Live behind the scenes look & Q&A of some of my best uploads

On October 28th 2006, I created this YouTube channel, and came up with the name "Irish Polyglot". I used it to comment on other videos for a few months and then got into making my own. While I didn't upload my first video immediately, it still marks an important day for me, as I entered the YouTube world, started engaging with others online (several years before I had a blog or twitter) and thought about what kind of message I could start getting out there to encourage language learners. Join me in this livestream, where I will go back and re-watch some of my best videos with you, and give you some backstory to them, and answer any questions you may have had about them!

How to learn French: Live Q&A with *your* biggest challenges addressed

Finding French tricky? Particular parts of the language particularly hard for you? Then come and ask the author of "Language Hacking French" in this everyone's-welcome livestream! --------------- A month ago, I was enjoying Nice in the south of France, and next week I'll be in Montréal for Langfest, so I figured while I'm deep in French mode, I'd help you guys out with any issues you had with the language yourselves. Looking forward to your questions! NOT learning French? Then join the stream on my other channel as soon as this one ends, where I'll take questions about any language or language learning issues in general: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq3DOVp00CA

"Boise" (ID): How do you pronounce it?? [vertical video]

"Boy-zee"? "bwahz"? "boy-see"? "boh-ice"? I find the pronunciation of this capital city of Idaho so confusing, that I had to show what an international perspective on it looks like. Enjoy this fake gameshow I made of me doing multiple international personalities to try to say it! To me, the French pronunciation of the word makes the most sense (its origin is the French for "wooded"), but see the "American" personality correct me on that... And you'll also notice that I'm testing out YouTube's new option to upload vertical video. This was originally on my IGTV (Instagram) account a month ago, but I wanted to share it here too, for anyone who missed it! Make sure to follow my Instagram for stories and IGTV updates like this more frequently! I actually have several: https://ift.tt/1WhCvBJ is my main one for my daily life updates. https://ift.tt/2KPH16K is the one I use for exclusively language-learning, foreign culture and language-related updates https://ift.tt/2BBY6A7 is Schatzi's (our puppy's) https://ift.tt/2KPbZvX is my gaming Instagram. Follow me on any one of these to see very frequent updates. Otherwise, plenty of videos coming on this YouTube channel again soon!

Earning a living online to work from home or on the road: Tips & ideas with live Q&A

With the academic year over, a lot of people may have the opportunity to travel open to them. But what if you want to do this long-term and need to be able to afford it, or what if you are thinking about a career change and don't like commuting so much? There are a lot of ways to earn a living online, so I'd like to discuss a few of them with you! If you're experienced with languages, you can teach via Skype, or even translate, and if you have a skill to share you can earn from a blog or digital courses. I'll go through as many suggestions as I can, and hopefully give you some food for thought to become a digital nomad! Join me for this free webinar, where I'll give a very precisely prepared presentation, and as I finish each main point, I'll pause to answer all your questions, live! You won't want to miss this - I plan to leave no stone unturned! I'll also be discussing some tools that can help you with intensive courses to work for yourself and become a travel hacker, that you can see here: https://ift.tt/2HevoUY So check that out, and be sure to have questions for me, if you're thinking of buying the package. Most of my digital language learning products are included. And I really appreciate if you get the package through my link. This is known as an "affiliate link" and making a living by collaborating with others, or even by selling other people's products, will be among the things I discuss in this livestream! Thanks, and see you on Sunday, June 3rd!

Absolute Best Travel Hacking Tips with live Q&A: Detailed how-to, tools & money savers

With the summer starting up, I want to give an intensive live session with all the travel tips I can possibly share with you! Everything from how to get free upgrades to business class, and how to save lots of money on flights and accommodation, to how to have a more authentic local experience, and much, much more. Check this description a day before the event to see my approximate timeline of when I'll be covering each sub-topic, or feel free to join me for the entire event! Join me for this free webinar, where I'll give a very precisely prepared presentation, and as I finish each main point, I'll pause to answer all your questions, live! You won't want to miss this - I plan to leave no stone unturned! I'll also be discussing some tools that can help you with intensive courses to become a travel hacker, that you can see here: https://ift.tt/2HevoUY So check that out, and be sure to have questions for me, if you're thinking of buying the package. Most of my digital language learning products are included. Thanks, and see you on Saturday, June 2nd!

Is 10 the cut-off "critical age"? Response to bogus news

Multiple articles have been making the rounds in language learning news, and even been shared by BBC, with "proof" that the critical age in language learning is 10. Let's investigate how solid this claim is, and find multiple holes that show some pretty weak ways they reached this conclusion. Join me in this livestream, where I pick it apart with several arguments, and join in on the discussion!

St. Patrick’s Day / Irish language & culture Q&A 🇮🇪☘

I'll be going live on Paddy's Day to answer any questions you may have about Ireland, the Irish language, Irish culture, St. Patrick's Day, or anything along those lines. Looking forward to it! (Benny Lewis is a well travelled Irishman, who has travelled the world and talks about foreign cultures and language learning) **OTHER LIVE VIDEOS THIS WEEK** Note that from now on, *general* language learning Q&As will be on the official Fi3M YouTube channel (not this one), so make sure to subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/fluentinthreemonths Other upcoming live videos include: 1. General Language Learning Qs*: Monday 12th 4PM New York / 1PM San Francisco / 8PM London / 9PM Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOjXftlkhc (This is on the fluentinthreemonths channel, and the next two are on this channel) 2. Time management & project completion tips: Tuesday 13th 6PM New York / 3PM San Francisco / 10PM London / 11PM Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odG768lq74g 3. St. Patrick’s Day / Irish language Q&A: Saturday 17th Midday New York / 9AM San Francisco / 4PM London (& Dublin!) / 5PM Paris (This video)

Irish name pronunciation crash course

Find the pronunciation of Irish names, based on spelling, to be confusing? Then this ~1 minute video with 6 quick rules is for you! This isn't exhaustive (I've a more detailed video that goes into the rules in more depth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU9w9qLynwE ), but it should help you most of the time to fix the biggest problems you might face when it comes to how to say names of people from Ireland! Please keep in mind that I had to skip a LOT to make this video as short as it is, so feel free to leave comments on my more in-depth video (already more than a half a million views!) if I don't cover it there! I referenced some other links, so be sure to check out my page on Irish resources here: http://ift.tt/2DAMyua And here is a playlist of videos about learning Irish and videos that I've made IN Irish (with subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSQr1fqNSIPJcNw0OwoTZwn9_tf9VtafW Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=irishpolyglot Watch me speak at TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2_kWRB8-A Follow Benny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/irishpolyglot Join thousands of language learners around the world at the Fluent in 3 Months Facebook community: http://ift.tt/UPEK0s

Irish slang: Can an American (Thomas Frank) guess the meaning?

Can you guess the meaning of these Irish slang terms? I put my American friend, Thomas Frank, to the test to see if he could! Thomas Frank makes videos about learning, studying, life hacking and more over on his channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/electrickeye91 This video was inspired by a clip from Ellen in an interview with Hugh Laurie where he tests her on British slang. Original clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE And here is a playlist of videos about learning Irish and videos that I've made IN Irish (with subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSQr1fqNSIPJcNw0OwoTZwn9_tf9VtafW Enjoyed this video? Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=irishpolyglot Watch me speak at TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2_kWRB8-A Follow Benny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/irishpolyglot Join thousands of language learners around the world at the Fluent in 3 Months Facebook community: http://ift.tt/UPEK0s

Time management & project completion tips⏱⌚

My main project to start my year off, has been to "reset" my workflow and schedule and time management issues, that have prevented me from getting into big projects like language learning for the last while. I've learned many things, and I'd like to share them in this live video. I'll be happy to take questions, while I share my thoughts. Feel free to join and you might pick up a tip that helps you with your own project management issues! **OTHER LIVE VIDEOS THIS WEEK** Note that from now on, *general* language learning Q&As will be on the official Fi3M YouTube channel (not this one), so make sure to subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/fluentinthreemonths Other upcoming live videos include: 1. General Language Learning Qs*: Monday 12th 4PM New York / 1PM San Francisco / 8PM London / 9PM Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hOjXftlkhc (This is on the fluentinthreemonths channel, and the next two are on this channel) 2. Time management & project completion tips: Tuesday 13th 6PM New York / 3PM San Francisco / 10PM London / 11PM Paris (This video) 3. St. Patrick’s Day / Irish language Q&A: Saturday 17th Midday New York / 9AM San Francisco / 4PM London (& Dublin!) / 5PM Paris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE-CgENcpkE