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how to finally learn language in 2020
your new year's resolution solution
today you're going to learn one three
reasons most goals fail
two the three rules for successful goal
setting and three we're going to set you
up with your first language goal for
2020 so if you've failed with your goals
or new year's resolutions before then
this lesson is for you you'll be able to
finally learn your target language make
measurable progress and reach every goal
you set
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but first listen up here are this
month's new lessons and resources first
the making a phone call cheat sheet want
to be able to talk on the phone in your
target language then this conversation
cheat sheet will help you do just that
you'll learn all the basic phrases
questions and answers you'll need when
making a phone call
second want to know the learning hacks
motivational tips and success strategies
for learning a language in 2020 then
you'll want this exclusive 52-page ebook
download it now for free before we take
it down
third words and phrases for the dentist
learn how to schedule a checkup talk
about a toothache and much more with
this one minute vocab lesson
fourth can you talk about your zodiac
sign if not then this next one minute
lesson is for you you'll learn how to
say the 12 signs in your target language
fifth the 32 words you need for language
learning noun verb adjective sentence
grammar can you say these in your target
language if not you'll want this quick
one minute lesson
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they're yours to keep forever okay let's
jump into today's topic
how to finally learn language in 2020
your new year's resolution solution
so january is over but let me ask you a
question have you set a resolution for
this year if you haven't it's
understandable most people end up
failing with their resolutions you set
one you try to do it in january and by
february there's no progress doing it is
no longer fun or you get sidelined by
something else so you quit and put it
off until next year or whenever the
guilt of quitting your goals comes back
to haunt you
so what's the problem with setting
resolutions why do we keep failing
first of all regardless of what most
people say about new year's resolutions
setting goals whether on january 1st or
any other time of the year is a good
thing you have to know where you're
going and what you want to achieve
otherwise you'll be floating around
aimlessly from one language app to
another and have nothing to show for
your time spent but the problem lies
with the goals that people set for
example most people set goals like i
want to master chinese or i want to lose
weight or i want to be fluent in
japanese and based on these kinds of
goals here are three reasons why 90 of
new year's resolutions fail
first resolutions fail because they are
not specific and not measurable
take a goal like i want to master
chinese this year the problem is that's
a very vague goal what do you mean by
master do you want to speak about the
economy or do you just want to have
everyday conversations and can you
really measure how much progress you
need to master the language
the second reason is they are
unrealistic
you might think but isn't it good to set
huge goals and aim for the stars it's
not bad but if you say i want to be
fluent by september is that realistic
for you are you ready to commit yourself
to nothing but language learning six to
eight hours a day non-stop the answer is
no for most people
the third one is there's no action plan
the problem is you'll still fail even
with a specific and realistic goal if
you don't know when and how you're going
to do it for example when will you study
how long will you study every day and
how will you study
so now you know why most people fail
with their new year's resolutions then
how do we set new year's resolutions and
actually succeed here are the three
rules for successful goal setting
remember your goals must be one specific
and measurable two realistic and three
they must have an action plan yes the
complete opposite of everything you
heard earlier for example let's say
you're learning italian this year
instead of saying my goal is to learn
italian this year set a specific
measurable realistic goal for the month
like speak three minutes of conversation
by february 28th and you can also set a
yearly goal like 30 minutes of
conversation and work towards that
the whole point is three minutes is
measurable you set a timer time yourself
and know when you reach it it's
realistic instead of saying i want to
learn the whole language you're just
aiming for three minutes for the month
and maybe 30 minutes for the year so ask
yourself do i have time to learn enough
of the language to speak for 3 minutes
that will vary from learner to learner
but 3 minutes sounds much more realistic
than i want to master a language
finally you still need an action plan
for your goal and for that you need to
answer these questions
when will you study how long will you
study every day
where do you plan to study
how will you study what is your study
schedule
this is the most important part because
this tells you when and how to study if
you don't answer these questions you'll
have no idea what to do and you'll quit
because you have no routine to stick to
so for example when will you study i'll
study at 9 pm on weekdays how long will
you study every day i'll study for 20
minutes
where do you plan to study i'll study at
home in the living room on my computer
how will you study i'll listen to one
audio lesson a day for five days
what is your study schedule from monday
to friday with audio lessons i'll listen
to the lesson then go through the lesson
notes for 20 minutes each day
here are a few more things you can do to
improve your chances of success
reward yourself after hitting a goal
studies have shown that giving yourself
a reward after reaching a goal is
crucial to creating lasting habits and
continuing to conquer more goals
write down your small measurable goal
and put it somewhere you'll see it often
now that you know why new year's
resolutions fail and you know what to do
differently it's time to set your goal
our suggested goal for you for february
2020 is speak one minute of conversation
in your target language the deadline is
february 28th remember to set your
action plan as well just answer these
five questions leave us a comment
letting us know your answers and then
you're ready to go
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record a 30 second to one minute video
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