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SuccessSecretsofLearningEnglish

SuccessSecretsofLearningEnglish

byRichardGrahamwww.GenkiE

Hello,mynameisRichard.Youareabouttolearnthesecretsthatwillallowyoutobecomefluentinoneofthemostamazingcommunicationmediumsontheplanet,theEnglishlanguage.

Youwilllearntheskills,hintsandtips,butmoreimportantlythewayofthinkingthatwillallowyoutospeakEnglishtowhateverlevelyoudesire.Ifyouwishtodobusiness,conversewithfriends,orsimplytoenjoymeetingotherpeople,whateveryourbackgroundorexperience,puttingthesesimplestepsintoplacewilldramaticallyincreaseyourEnglishability.TheyaretheexactsamewaysofthinkingthatImyselfhaveusedtostudyPhysicsinFrenchataFrenchuniversity,andtospeakinnumerousTVshowsandpresentationsinJapanese.

IfyouwishyoucouldspeakEnglishbetter,orevenifyouknownothingatallandjustwantaheadstart,thisbookiswhatyouhavebeenwaitingfor,thekeytomakingEnglishsomethingthatyou,yesyou,canspeakbeyondyourwildestdreams.

1.RealisethatyoucanbegoodatEnglish.

AnyonecanbecomegoodatEnglish.YoucanbecomegoodatEnglish.Racedoesnotmatter.MillionsofAmericansspeakfluentEnglish,yetthousandsofthemarebiologicallyexactlythesameasyou.Whereyouwereborndoesnotmatter.MostoftheEnglishspeakersintheWorldtodaylearntEnglishasasecond,oreventhirdlanguage.Eveninyourcountrytherearemany,manyhighlyproficientEnglishspeakers.Whereyoulivedoesnotmatter.Whilstgoingtolive5yearsinHawaiimaymakeyoufluentmorequickly,inthisageoftheinternet,TVandtravelit'squitepossibletogetfluentatEnglishsimplybylivingathome.Justlookathowmanyforeignerspeakersgetalongsowellherewithoutspeakingthelocallanguageatall!

It'snotwhereyoulive,it'showyouthink.

2.RealisethatEnglishiseasy.

DoyouthinkEnglishisdifficult?

Ifyoudoyouwillneverlearntospeakwell.Butwhatareyoucomparingthisto?

IfyouthinkthatEnglishismoredifficultthanyourownlanguage,thenhowcanyouknowifyoudon'tspeakEnglishyet?

ThekeytobeinggoodistorealisethatEnglishiseasy.IsEnglishbrainsurgeryorquantummechanics?

No.It'ssimplyaforeignlanguage,somethingspokeneffortlesslybymillionsofpeopleeverydaywithoutasecondthought.TrulygreatspeakersofEnglishtreatEnglishasasecondarything,notsomethingtothinkabout,andcertainlynottoworryabout,it'ssimplyanotherskill,likeridingabicycleordrivingacar.Itissomethingyoucanachieve.Andyoucanachieveeasily.Allittakesisalittleeffortandtherightwayofthinking.Englishiseasy.

3.Dosomethingyouenjoy.

YoumustlovetolearnEnglish.Youdon'tseeitaswork,butasplay.Toachievethisthekeyistodowhatexcitesyou,butdoitinEnglish.Doyouhaveapassionforfishing,orfashion?

Thelateststockpricesorthehottestmusic?

Whataboutyourfamilyorchildren?

Whatgetsyougoing?

What'stheonethingthatiftakenawayfromyourlifewouldhavethebiggestinfluenceonyou?

Nowimaginereading,listeningandtalkingpassionatelyaboutthatsubject,butinEnglish.

4.Setagoal

Howgooddoyouwanttobe?

Withoutagoal,howeverhardyoutryyouwillneverachieveanything.Youneedadecided,specific,writtengoal.Maybeyouhaveonealready?

MaybeyouneedacertainlevelofEnglishforapromotionorpayrise?

MaybethereisaspecialgirlorboyyouwanttospeaktoinEnglish?

Maybeyouhaveabigbusinesstripcomingup?

Setthatasyourgoal.Seeyourselfwiththatpromotion,withthatpayrise,withthatboyorgirlortalkingeffortlesslyduringthatbusinessmeeting.Setthegoal,workeverydaytowardsitandyouwillachieveit.

Whatifyoudon'thaveagoalalready?

Rememberthepreviouspoint,talkaboutsomethingyouloveinEnglish.Imaginehowlongyoucouldtalkaboutyourhobbyorpassioninyourownlanguage.Imagineyouareinaroomwithlikemindedpeople,alleagertoheareverythingyouknowaboutyourpassion.Nowimaginetheexactsamescene,butthistimeyouaretalkingjustasmuchaboutyourpassioninEnglish.Thisisyournewgoal.HowevermuchyoucantalkaboutyourpassionyoucannowdoitinEnglish.

5.Seeyourselfinthefuture.

Orifyoudon'thaveahobbyorpassion,trythisidea.Closeyoureyes.Seeyourselfinthefuture.YouarefluentinEnglish.Youaretalkingtosomeone.Canyousee?

Whoisthisperson?

TheAmericanpresident?

Thepresidentofyourcompany?

BritneySpears?

DavidBeckham?

Youarelaughingandjoking.Youunderstandeverythingtheysay.Theyunderstandeverythingyousay.Youarehavingathoroughlyenjoyabletime.YouarespeakingfluentEnglish.Lookinthemirror.Thisisyou.Keepthisimageinmind;thisisyournewgoal.Workeverydaytomakeitcometrue.

6.Don'tmindwhatotherpeoplethink

InmyfirstcoupleofdaysinanewcountryIwasoutdrinkingwithsomeEnglishfriends.Thereweresomelocalpeopleinthebar,andnaturallywewerekeentomeetsomeofthelocalsandhaveachatandmaybeshareabeerortwo.Wewerequiteluckyinthatoneoftheguysinthegroupswasnotonlyreallyfunandfriendly,healsospokequitegoodEnglish（well,Ithinkthebeerhelpedalittle!

）.Whenwehadfinisheditwasdecidedwewouldgotoanotherbar.Soweallgotonthetrain.Theshockingthingwasthatthisfun,friendly,EnglishspeakingbusinessmansuddenlytoldusnottospeakEnglishtohimonthetrain.HewasembarrassedthatotherpeoplemayhearhimspeakingEnglish!

Wow.

Nowluckilythingshavechangedalotoverthepastfewyears.ButsomepeoplestillbelievethattheyshouldnotspeakEnglishbecauseotherpeoplethinkofthemasbeinga"showoff".Thereisonlyonereasonthatpeoplewouldthinklikethat:

theyarejealous.Admittedlyifyouwentaroundsaying"I'mgreatatEnglish,lookhowbadyouare!

"thentheyprobablyhaveapoint.ButpeoplewhosaybadthingsaboutpeoplewhospeakEnglisharemerelyjealousthattheycannotspeakthemselves.Secretly,deepdowntheyrespectyouforspeakingEnglishandtheyindeedwanttobecomelikeyouthemselves.EventheharshestcriticreallyrespectsyouforspeakingEnglishandwishestobelikeyou.Sodon'thideyourlanternunderabushel,ifyouhavethechance,useyourEnglish.Thisisyourlifeandyoualonedecidehowandwhenyouspeakandinwhatlanguage.Don'tletwhatotherpeoplethinkstopyouachievingyourpotential.SpeakupandbeproudtospeakEnglish!

Anddon'tthinkthat"beingshy"isOK.It'snot.Ineverycountrywelovewinnersandpeoplewhohavespecialskills.LookattheOlympicswhenathleteswinmedals,everyoneappreciatestheirspecialskills、applaudstheirsuccessandwishesthemwell.OrwhenscientistswinNobelprizes,againeveryoneisproudofwhattheyachieved,looksuptothemandfeelsinspiredtobecomegreatthemselves.It'sthesamewithyouandEnglish.IfyoucanspeakEnglishandthepeoplearoundyouseethis,thentheywilllookuptoyou,admireandrespectyou.They'llbeproudtoknowyouandthepeoplearoundyouwillbeinspiredbyyourabilitiesandwanttobecomegreatspeakersthemselves.Bearolemodel,beaninspirationforothers.

7.Takeresponsibility

Weallstartfromdifferentpointsinlife.Someofusarebornrich,somearebornpoor.Somehaveinfluentialparents,somehavenoparentsatall.Somehavebeenseeminglybeengivengreatchancesonaplate,somehavehadtoworkextrahardforeverythingtheyhaveachieved.Thisislife.Andthere'snothingtodobutacceptit.Ifweconstantlysay"yes,buthewasborninAmericasoofcoursehecanspeakEnglish",or"Yes,buthewenttothebestuniversityandhadthebestteachers"thenweareblamingotherpeople.Blamingotherpeopleistomakeexcuses,andmakingexcusesistoopenthepathtofailure.Firstwemusttakeresponsibilityourselves.HowgoodyouareatEnglishisalluptoyou.Therearemillionsofpeopleinunderdevelopedcountrieswhohavenofood,noeducationandnoresources,buttheysimplydecidedtolearnEnglishanddidit.Theytookresponsibilityandtookaction.Youareexactlythesame,ifyoutakeresponsibilityandtakeactionyouwillsucceed.Maybeyoufeelyouhavenotime?

Thatyouaretoobusy?

Butwhodecideshowyouspendyourtime?

Don'tblameotherpeople.Howyouchoosetospendyourtimeisentirelydecidedbyyou.Sotakeresponsibilityandtakecontrol,acknowledgethatyoucontrolwhat,whenandhowyoudothings,andmakethebestuseofyourtimetoachieveyourgoals.Taketimewhereyoucan,fiveminutesaftertakingthekidstoschool?

A20minutecommutetowork?

Anextra10minuteswhileeatinglunch?

Yourtimeisyours.Fiveminutesbeforebreakfast?

Yourtimeisyours.Everythingstartswithyou.Youarethemasterofyourdestiny,onlyyoucandeterminehowgoodyouwishtobecome.Decidetodayyouwishtobebrilliant.Takeresponsibility.Makeithappen.Becomeabrilliantspeaker.

8.Onlythinkpositivethoughts.

Justlikedrivingacar,ourthoughtsareselffulfilling,whateverdirectionwelookatwhendriving,orthinkaboutduringtheday,isthedirectionwewillgo.Successfullanguagelearnersalwayslookonthepositivesideofthings.Theyseealanguageassomethingthatcanbemastered,onestepatatime.Ifalongthewaywemakemistakes,orlosefaith,itdoesnotmatteraslongaswecontinuallylookforward.Seethegoalinyourmindandheadtowardsit.However,sadlymanypeopledon'tdothis.Insteadoffocussingonthegoodthings,theyfocusonthebad.Theycontinuallythinkofmistakestheyhavemade,theyworrythattheymayembarrassesthemselves,theybelieveth