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In episode 22 of the Training for Translators podcast, I wrap up the highs and lows of 2025. If you'd rather read this episode as a blog post, you can do that here. You can listen to it as a podcast episode right here (using the audio player below), or subscribe to Training for Translators on Apple … [Read more...] about T4T podcast, episode 22: 2025, the year in review

Greetings, Training for Translators subscribers! I’m an inherently positive person, and, as I wrote last week, 2025 was my most successful year in 23 years of freelancing. And yet, lots of freelancers in the language professions are really struggling. Evidence: I’ve talked to more than a … [Read more...] about What if you had a horrible year? Is it time to quit?

I did quite a bit of traveling in 2025, and I'm way behind on writing about it, but here we go with an interesting destination: Fiji!! For a bucket-list trip, I told my best friend from high school to pick anywhere (literally, anywhere) in the world, and she picked Fiji, so off we went in May. I've … [Read more...] about Travel: A week in Fiji

It’s time for my annual year in review post! I’ve also been posting on LinkedIn this week, including a piece on “How do I work up the confidence to market to direct clients, when I know that I’m not the cheapest option??” And remember this year’s mantra…I’ll keep reminding you! Marketing: … [Read more...] about 2025: The year in review!

Welcome back!! Hello everyone! I hope that you all got some well-deserved time off over the holidays, and that you’re refreshed and looking forward to the possibilities of the new year. Here’s a simple thought to kick things off. This year, let’s all try to do more of any kind of … [Read more...] about Marketing: Do something! That’s the goal for 2026