Give yourse lf e arly wins and ce le brate
This is how you can feel like you are winning from the very first lesson – by speaking full sentences all the time. And just as important is
to notice that you are speaking a full English sentence and
celebrate
. Feel pleasure about it, reward yourself. Pat yourself on the back.
If you are a bit of a perfectionist like me, and you’re always looking for the errors so you can improve, then at first it might be hard to
see the successes. But actually, when you are learning English there are so many times when you can celebrate.
Every time you learn a new word and then use it in a good sentence, that’s fantastic! Really, do allow yourself to feel pleasure at this.
You will see, this starts to create real pleasure in your mind relating to English, and you will begin to get addicted to it, like with a fun
game where you have many small wins often.
Stop comparing to othe rs
One thing you may have to do is stop comparing your English skills to other people. Comparison robs yourself of joy, and it’s completely
unimportant how well other people are doing. Just stay focused on your own adventure with English, notice the little steps forward you
are making every day, and celebrate them.
A good way to stop caring about comparison is to think of English in the same way as a game you play, perhaps a board game, like we
mentioned in the last chapter. When you sit down to play a game with a friend, you are competitive, but only because it is fun to be
competitive. You are still creating a fun moment with a friend. You are working together to have fun. Treat English the same way.
There is an exception to this – if you are a very competitive type of person, and you love to be motivated by competition, in this case,
comparing to others might be beneficial for your learning speed. Just make sure it’s only motivating you and driving you forward, and not
causing any frustration, or stealing the joy from your learning process.
As you begin moving forward in this way you will begin to really enjoy English and start to progress faster and faster. And whatever you
do, stop making the three main mistakes English learners make – explained in the next chapter.
Ke y Tips
7.
Focus on creating full, real English sentences every time you learn a new word
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Repeat the simplest, most useful English structures many times – they are the bread and butter of your language skills
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Recognize every little success, every little win – and celebrate them all!
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Stop comparing to others, unless you just love competition
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