HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH IN THE SUMMER (MINDSET & DESIRE)

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin.

This week we are talking about ideas to help you to improve your English during the summer, instead of taking a vacation from your progress. Your objective should be to return from your summer holidays with a better level of English.

Remember that this Thursday, July 13th from 18:00 to 19:00 I am offering a webinar to talk about some of these topics. The objective is to help you to make your 2023 summer holidays as productive as possible, with respect to your English; and I want to help you develop habits that can make you a more successful learner in the future. You can sign up for the session at the following link: https://ziggurat-es.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcuChqDwjGNx3j12WVBPaFWaDKTiXVfUI

As we said in yesterday's lesson, if you want to learn English then you have to create the belief that you can. And you also have to make a committed decision to learn English. You must decide that you are going to do what is necessary to have daily contact with the language.

Someone once said that "success is 5% strategy and 95% mindset;" I completely agree. Although a strategy is important, you will not reach your objective with the wrong mindset, even if you have a great strategy. So, the first thing you must do is foment the belief that you can learn English... to develop positive, or at least neutral, feelings around learning English. Stop doubting your ability... stop thinking things like "I'll never learn English" or "I'm not good at languages," etc. Forget about the past, and just focus on what you are going to do today, and in the future, to improve your English. Learning English is a mental challenge, not an intellectual one. You have the ability; you just need to believe it. 

I love the concept that that says, "if you have a true desire to do something [for example, improve your English in the summer] then you've been blessed with the power and ability to do it." Don't doubt for a minute that you can learn English. You can. If you haven't been successful until now, it could be because of your self-limiting beliefs. So, stop questioning yourself... stop beating yourself up mentally. Begin to foment thoughts of support, of possibility and of encouragement.

The next step is to choose an objective and start moving toward it. I recommend choosing an objective English level that will inspire you... that you have a lot of desire to reach. We'll talk more about that tomorrow. 

Have a great day. All the best!