Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this inspirational video on
learning a second language. So, whether you are learning English or Spanish or Portuguese,
Korean, Farsi, it doesn't matter. It's a long journey. It's a long commitment, and sometimes
we need some words to inspire us to keep going, and that is the purpose of this video. So,
today, I am going to give you five proverbs, five sayings, that will hopefully inspire
you, motivate you to keep going, because this is a journey, and I'm going to help you take
that journey and inspire you a little bit today. All right, number one, Rome wasn't
built in a day. So, we talk about a long journey. We know that learning a language doesn't happen
in one month. It doesn't happen in two or three months. It's something that requires
a long commitment and something that takes a long time to do. So, if you consider Rome
to be your language skill, your second language skill, it takes time to build. You have to
build it brick by brick, go step by step, and commit to the process, because you will
grow, you will develop, you will learn this language. You just need to remember it's a
long journey, and that Rome wasn't built in a day.
Number two, actions speak louder than words. Have you been talking about learning a second
language for a long time? You've always wanted to do it. You know what you need to do to
do it, but you just don't do it? Well, remember, you have to make it happen. You have to take
the necessary steps. Don't just talk about it, actually do it. Go online, watch movies,
listen to music, watch TV shows, you know, watch videos like this one, and actually do
the work that is necessary. Don't just talk about it, do it.
Three, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. So, this is a cooking proverb.
You need to break eggs in order to make an omelet. Now, I'm going to tie this to making
mistakes when you are learning a language. Again, whether it's English, French, Japanese,
it doesn't matter. You need to know that mistakes will happen, that mistakes are part of the
learning process, that you will make them. They are unavoidable, but don't feel so bad.
Don't be worried about breaking the egg, because if you worry so much about breaking the egg,
you will suffer from perfection paralysis. Okay? You cannot be worried about having everything
be perfect all the time. You will make mistakes, and it's okay. As long as you learn from those
mistakes and you do improve your skills, whether it's grammar, vocabulary, punctuation skills
and writing, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Number four, if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Now, you can learn a language
by yourself to a certain degree. You can immerse yourself in the pop culture and the culture
of a language. But at some point, you will want to talk with other people. You will want
to have conversations. In that situation, you need to help others learn, and they can
help you learn in return, or you can get a teacher to help you as well, of course. So,
one of the most important parts of learning almost anything and becoming more proficient
at it, especially something that you're learning because you want to communicate with other
people, is to find communities who are learning the same thing. So, you can find online communities
who are learning English or another language and communicate with them. Go in the comment
sections of YouTube videos, or Facebook, or any type of social media, or maybe an online
blog at EnglishAlex.com, for example. Check it out.
And yes, if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Let's help each other. Let's work together.
Let's develop a language-learning community. Number five, learn to walk before you learn
to run. You have to start with the fundamentals. You cannot expect to start a race three kilometers
deep, you know, if a race is five kilometers, for example. You have to take it step by step.
Go one step at a time. I just said the same thing twice, but that's okay. And one day,
you will learn to run, maybe even all the way to Rome as you finish building it. So,
as a reminder, let's go over these one more time.
Number one, Rome wasn't built in a day. It takes time to learn a language. Commit to
the process. Two, actions speak louder than words. Don't just talk about wanting to learn
a language. Do it. Number three, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
You're going to make mistakes. It's part of the process. Do not be paralyzed by perfection.
Number four, if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Learn with other people. Find
a language-learning community and interact with them. Five, learn to walk before you
learn to run. Basically, learn the fundamentals and go step by step from beginner to intermediate
to advanced, whatever that terminology means to you, basically.
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I'll see you next time. Bye, everybody.