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M E M B E R S O N LY
FEBR UA RY
02
ADJUST YOUR ROUTINES
SO YOU DON’T FAIL YOUR
LANGUAGE GOALS
Welcome to the tipping point.
This is where
Welcome back!
Last month, you learned about
setting measurable, specific and
realistic goals with an action plan.
Then, we asked you to set your
monthly goal. Chances are, you’re
well aware of how easy it is to set
goals. But sitting down day after
day to improve your language
is easier said than done.
Welcome to the tipping point.
This is where 80% of new
language learners fail.
What happens? Life gets in the
way. And by life, I mean...coming
home tired from work, school
work, being interrupted by family
members, watching TV, and
so on. Suddenly your goal gets
pushed back and you revert
to your old ways.
And learning language with your
newly set goal?
8 0%
WILL FAIL
“I guess it’s not for me.”
FAILED LANGUAGE LEARNER, FEB 2014
“Maybe the goal I set
was too unrealistic.”
FAILED LANGUAGE LEARNER, FEB 2014
So, does that mean that your goal is unrealistic? No.
1
Most Learners Fail And Quit Because They Think Their Goal Is The Problem
THE GOAL ISN’T THE PROBLEM
Or they believe they just simply can’t do it. If you’ve followed
through with last month’s task, your goal should be
very realistic.
But, I know what it’s like.
It’s easier said than done and I almost failed too.
My February goal was to get up to 3 minutes of Italian conversation.
Sounds very
realistic, right?
At the very least, I just needed to memorize enough basic phrases
to last three minutes. And with a whole month of February, an Italian Skype tutor,
ItalianPod101 lessons and a textbook in hand, it seemed totally doable.
IT’S ALL HERE. SO, WHAT WENT WRONG?
IDENTIFY YOUR CURRENT ROUTINES
And Spot The Issues
Your day consists of routines and
habits. And these routines dictate
whether you’ll succeed or fail at the
goal you’ve set. So, I was planning
on taking Skype lessons at 11 PM.
How’d those lessons go? In the
beginning, they were a disaster. My
Italian tutor assessed me in the lowest
possible category for everything! Why?
My daily routines weren’t matching
my goals.
Let me explain:
Usually, I come home around 8 PM and
eat dinner. The family is asleep by 9 PM
so I surf the Internet or watch TV until
midnight. This is my typical nightly
routine. So, it makes sense to sacrifice
the non-productive TV and Internet
time for some Italian, right?
I thought so too. Until some
high-priority emails came in. And then
a relative called. And of course,
I wanted to check Facebook. By the
time I was done, it was 11:02 PM and
my Skype tutor was waiting for me.
As you can tell, I didn’t prepare
anything she asked of me.
I had nothing to say to her in Italian.
My routines of watching TV, checking
email, checking my phone, and so on,
in no way contributed to my simple
three-minute goal.
So, identify your daily routines and the
issues that are stopping you from
learning.
For me?
Checking my phone and email
after 9 PM.
Surfing the Internet and watching
TV after 9 PM.
Hanging out in the living room
with the TV and other distractions.

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