You know, learning Spanish can really be quite an easy and painless experience when you follow a few simple mindset rules. It’s not a case of re-inventing the wheel. To begin with, adopting a definite ‘I can do this’ attitude will go a long way to guarantee your success. It’s strange but learning a new language isn’t the tough uphill climb that some people may think. As with any new learning experience, to learn Spanish you must simply remind yourself to relax, focus, and really enjoy your learning. The basic tools are… a positive attitude, self belief, passion and of course an outstanding teaching system which you can use virtually anytime and anywhere you choose to study.
To help push your learning forward at a health pace, it helps to have a good strong, personal reason to gain fluency in Spanish. Maybe a Spanish speaking country is where you plan to spend your retirement; you’ve been offered a promotion with your company’s overseas office or even just an overpowering desire to learn this absolutely amazing language. But… even with all the best intentions in the world, why do so many people simply give up on learning Spanish and admit defeat? Well, I’m about to warn you of the pitfalls of allowing yourself to fall into the most dangerous ‘negative’ learning trait of them all… Procrastination!
Okay… most of us procrastinate from time to time. It’s that nasty subconscious habit of putting off important, urgent jobs until the very last minute. But… allowing this unfortunate trait to creep quietly under the radar into your life will not only kill your desire to learn Spanish but possibly cause some major setbacks in your personal life and career. Missed promotions at work, working late trying to catch up, high stress levels, unexplained anger and feelings of guilt are just a few of the side effects.
So… here are just a few typical reasons why procrastination happens and some useful advice on how to avoid it…
First off, it’s important to remember that you don’t 'have to learn Spanish' but you really 'want to learn Spanish' which makes a huge difference in your mental approach to the task. You’ve got to replace the ‘have to’ with the ‘want to’. This clear-cut frame of mind will really push you forward to achieve success. Plus… always, and I do mean always, remember your own personal reasons for learning the language and the numerous benefits of doing so. Enjoy what you’re doing and constantly remind yourself of why you’re doing it. It’s only when you feel you have no other choice in the matter that procrastination kicks in. It’s basic human nature. Think about it for a moment. Whenever you allow yourself to believe that you ‘have to’ do something, you begin to feel as if you’re being pushed into it against your own free will. No one likes this feeling of pressure and deadlines so we automatically rebel against it. So, you’re initial enthusiasm to learn Spanish weakens, procrastination moves in, and sadly you decide that ‘sometime’ in the distant future you will begin your course. Unfortunately for some, it never happens. End of story.
A great way to avoid any chance of procrastination hindering your progress while learning Spanish is to take it in stages, one step at a time. Many people jump the gun and attempt to run before they can walk. Rather than gradually mastering each part of their course in sequence, they bounce around different parts of the material and gain very little knowledge. If you set out to learn Spanish this way you are practically guaranteed to fail. No matter how keen you are, you will feel burdened down with information and use any excuse to constantly put off resuming your learning until a later time. The secret is to focus solely on one small part of your Spanish course until you can recite the words and phrases quite easily with minimum effort. The steady progress you make will encourage you to stick with it and really enjoy your achievements.
Yet, another point to remember is that to successfully learn Spanish, in the early stages you should not overly concern yourself with perfectionism. That will develop gradually in its own good time. Trying too hard to achieve absolute perfection in Spanish can become stressful and this should be avoided. As mentioned earlier, your learning should be an enjoyable ‘want to’ experience rather than an unpleasant ‘must do’ chore. Relax… live and let live. Allow yourself to be human and don’t forget that even with a few imperfections, any Spanish vocabulary and pronunciation learned today, is far more useful than no Spanish language skills at all.
Now… go grab yourself a copy of the easiest Spanish course available…
No comments:
Post a Comment