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my name is Gabby and I am so excited to share with you today how to
cultivate a growth mindset
for English fluency if you have been struggling and
Frustrated for some time now because it just doesn't seem like you will ever become fluent in English
Well, I have a question for you. Have you
cultivated a growth mindset
have you prepared your
mind or your mindset for
Successful learning this is super important actually more important than any
specific English lesson on grammar or vocabulary or pronunciation
Before we learn any of those important details, we need to set the stage
We need to give ourselves a solid foundation
Which is a growth mindset. So first, let me give you a little background about what is a growth
mindset and then I'll explain how
You can cultivate it
This is really important because it's all about the way that you think the way that you react to your situation
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Mindset and how to develop your growth mindset. This is a guide a
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opposite of a growth mindset is a
Fixed mindset and just like the name it means that you believe that your brain is
Fixed in place and it will not change
people with a fixed mindset
Believe that you simply are who you are and you're not going to change
You're not going to get better through effort
You're simply born with a certain amount of talent and it's not gonna change
So why bother so if you've ever caught yourself
thinking these thoughts you
Might have a fixed mindset. I'm no good at English. I'll never be good at English
why are other people so lucky those people who can speak English fluently and
Especially I cannot let anyone
See me make a mistake because they're going to think that I'm not smart
Okay, let's turn this around and learn about a growth
mindset first and foremost a growth mindset is
Positive you may have noticed that a fixed mindset
Has a lot of negativity a lot of I'm not smart or I'll never speak English
My English is not good, but with a growth mindset, we do focus on the positive
so this is important because
we believe with a growth mindset that you can change that your brain is capable of
Improvements and change throughout your lifetime and that yes your effort
Does equate success your effort is key. It is paramount to your success
And so it is through your effort that you will reach success and not just through your god-given
Inherited innate
inherent qualities that you were born with and honestly, I prefer a growth mindset because it gives us hope
Now I know there's going to be some realists out there in the comments saying well
Not everyone can be good at everything and that's true
however
It is realistic to say that if you put effort into something
You will probably improve a growth mindset is not only thinking
Positive or only thinking happy thoughts
it is the deep belief that we are all capable of improvement through effort and
this idea this theory of the fixed versus growth mindset was popularized by
Stanford University
researcher Carol Dweck in her book
Mindset. Now let me share a several ways that you can easily quickly and
Freely cultivate your growth mindset for a better base for learning English today
first of all, you must acknowledge
or see
Your mistakes do not run away from them. Do not avoid them. They are here to help
You see your mistakes and understand how to learn from them
we need to learn from the mistakes of others be observant of your
Classmates your friends your colleagues who are also learning English and learn from their mistakes too. This is where you can really
Improve quickly when you're not only learned from your own mistakes
But from the mistakes of others and why not help your friends by making some mistakes of your own that they can learn from too
the important thing here is to
consistently
Look at how to improve the mistakes you make and I do recommend that you work with a teacher or a tutor
or someone who's more advanced than you in English so that they can help you spot your mistakes because sometimes when you're learning
You don't know
What you don't know you don't know when you're making a mistake. So reach out and get some help learn to give and receive
constructive
Criticism I know that it can be uncomfortable to hear when you made a mistake. But if you accept your mistakes as
Gifts to help you learn then you'll look forward to constructive criticism
When your teacher tells you, hey, you made a mistake. So understand that we are all
Improving every single last one of us. In fact, it means that you are on this beautiful journey of improvement
which is much better than someone with a fixed mindset who is
Stagnating at the same level forever
Next I have a problem with the word problem
I highly recommend that we banish the word problem from our vocabulary and replace it with the word
Challenge in most cases it still makes sense
but if we think of problems as challenges and
challenges as fun ways to improve also known as
Opportunities then we can really change the way that we think about
Difficult situations. So instead of saying oh, I have a problem with English grammar, especially those pesky
Perfect tenses think mmm
Those perfect tenses are a challenge, but I have an opportunity to improve by overcoming that obstacle
next understand yourself know thyself and your preferred learning
modality or style if you're someone who likes to talk things through like I do then maybe learning by
listening and speaking or having a conversation partner would be especially helpful for
You if you're someone who loves to take notes and write everything down make sure that you always have your notebook
Handy know yourself and lean into the way that you like to learn
Not everyone learns in the same way and that's okay
traditionally we have been taught to seek the approval of our teachers and our families and
authority figures
But if you want a growth mindset, do not simply seek approval
seek
Experiences that you can learn from so do not seek your teacher saying good job
seek that experience that you can learn from
The actual improvement that you experience through your learning process. When you seek approval
You are often afraid to make mistakes
because you don't want to have the
Disapproval of your teacher that might come from making mistakes. Remember your brain has the capacity to improve
Over your lifetime it can change especially if you develop the right mindset and good
learning habits that said many English learners are impatient to get to that finish line that
Fluency finish line as if it was a sprint and you want to run as fast as you can to get to the end
But I'm sorry to say that
Fluency in any language is a skill that needs to be trained over time
It's more like a marathon, but even then it's not really something with a finish line. And so
learning English becoming fluent is a
Process it is a journey. It is honestly a
lifetime endeavor, and yes, of course
you can reach a finish line of sorts when you are content with your level and confident in your
Communication but let's not focus on are we there yet. Are we there yet? How about now?
Are we there? How long is this going to take? Let's focus instead on the actual learning process and
Enjoy the process. Enjoy the journey, really
Feel that wonderful feeling of learning and take a moment to appreciate that
Related to that, you can reward yourself for the effort that you put in to studying and not
Simply your results. So instead of
Rewarding yourself if your teacher says good job
Or if you get a good grade on a test, you could instead or additionally reward yourself for
10 hours of study time at the end of the week if you are satisfied with your study habits
reward yourself reward yourself for the process for the
effort that you are putting in to reaching your goals because honestly,
Sometimes you can't control the results if you take a test
Sometimes you can't control the way your teacher grades. Am I right?
Sometimes teachers are not in a good mood and you get lower marks for that
It's not your fault if you are working and using English on the job
You can't always control how your presentation or meeting goes
But you can control the effort that you put into improving your English fluency
Remember that it takes time to learn give yourself time and be patient. Don't rush yourself
let yourself explore the language and be curious and
Learn different things as you have questions or curiosity about different topics in English
We all know what happens when we try to learn quickly or to cram for a test. A week later
You don't remember
anything and this is why many English learners struggle to
Speak because you cram so quickly to pass a test
But you haven't internalized
the English language and you may not have had to study the right things anyway for that test, so it is better to
learn deeply and learn well than to learn quickly. Create a sense of
Purpose when you feel a little bit down or frustrated or tired
It is your purpose that will motivate you. So make sure you know your purpose. Why are you learning English?
What is your reason is it because you want to use English in your career?
Or maybe when you travel or maybe you know someone who speaks English and you want to be closer to that person
There are a million different reasons why you might be learning English. And in fact, I would love to know your reasons
Would you tell me in the comments what your reason is for learning English?
I would love to know every day or at least every week make sure to
reflect on your learning and I don't mean review like review your flashcards or look at your notes again, I mean
Actually spend some time thinking about your study habits and the effort that you put in reflect and ask
Yourself how was my effort this week or today? How did I do as a learner? Am I satisfied
with myself
This is far different from simply reviewing a list of vocabulary words, which is also a good idea
but when you reflect on your learning process
You will definitely learn how to improve your process
and therefore your results will come faster think of English fluency as a game or a
Sport it's just like playing a sport
in fact
You have to train in order to keep your skills up and develop new ones if you wanted to be
fluent immediately in English as many of my students do that's kind of like just picking up a new
sport and then the following week going to the Olympics to compete
You're probably going to get hurt its importance with sports
training and English to really put the time in to understand the sport to
Stretch a little bit and to train and build up your skills and make sure that you train by
Actually playing the sport or actually speaking English from day one
This is very important because imagine you wanted to play tennis in the Olympics
But you only read about tennis perhaps you
pulled up Wikipedia and read the rules of the game, but you never actually
Played on a court that's kind of what most English learners have to do in an English classroom
You just read the grammar rules, but you don't get a chance to speak
I'm telling you it is so important to train by speaking from day one
but give yourself time be patient and approach English as
Training as a game as a sport that you are going to build your endurance for so that you can be a superstar
athlete or a fluent confident English speaker. Cultivate
resilience because there will be times when you feel
Frustrated or embarrassed about mistakes that you make it is tiring to speak in a second language
especially when you're at the intermediate level, I know I
Know but be resilient if you fall down seven times get up eight
If you fall down if you make a mistake you get back up again
Because that is what winners do that is what successful
English learners do and that is what you are capable of doing now
The most important is to never stop learning keep learning new things each day
and remember that life is better when you're learning when you reach your old goals make new ones and
Continue with the process of English fluency. It's a beautiful experience
If you have a growth mindset
so remember to treat your brain as something that can improve and grow
Figuratively speaking
Give your brain some sunshine
positive thoughts and a bit of water the right studying materials and some effort and before you know it you'll have a
beautiful English fluency
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