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M E M B E R S O N LY
2016
JUNE
06
INNER CIRCLE
T H IS MONTH
HOW TO REACH YOUR
LANGUAGE GOALS
BY TAKING A STEP BACK.
Welcome back to the Inner Circle, listeners.
How to reach
your language
goals by taking
a step back.
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Last time, you learned all about the importance of
pressing the reset button and the problem of failing
goals. In other words, why most learners deal with
failure the wrong way. A step back doesn’t mean it’s
over. In fact, it’s part of the process. See, success in
language is never a straight line – and that is the
topic of this month’s Inner Circle.
How to reach your language goals by taking a
step back.
So, in this Inner Circle lesson, you’ll learn:
1. What the Real Reason Behind My Failure Was
2. How to Start Over
3. How To Set Yourself Up for Success
And what have I been doing this past month?
The good news is...
That’s right, the same goal I hit back in March. After
which... I promised 6 minutes. And, long story short,
two failures later, I realized I needed to step back and
recalibrate my goals.
If you remember, my goal for the year was 30 minutes.
I’m at 3 minutes and the year’s halfway done.
Should I get frustrated? Beat myself up?
No.
My yearly goal needs to get scaled down too.
Let’s keep moving.
Just because I’ve hit a bump in the road doesn’t mean
it can’t be done.
But what was the real reason for my failure?
MINUTES
3
I’ve reached my
3 minute goal of
German conversation.
Let’s get into the first part.
What the Real Reason Behind My Failure Was
LOOKING BACK AT THIS PAST YEAR,
MY BIGGEST STRUGGLE WAS...
MOTIVATION.
If you check out our January 2015 Inner
Circle lesson, we get into how and why
your “why” (i.e. your reason for learning
a language), can boost your motivation.
A strong reason, like having a spouse
who speaks the language, will boost it.
Having a weak reason makes it more
challenging.
LET’S BE HONEST. I DON’T HAVE A
DEEP ROOTED REASON TO LEARN
GERMAN. NOT LIKE I HAD WITH
JAPANESE, CHINESE AND ITALIAN.
Like mine.
I’ve been learning German as a hobby.
Not a pressing reason.
And I think I’ve been struggling with that.
And it's a tough one to muster willpower
for when more important things
compete for my attention, like family,
work... and more work!
But that doesn’t mean all is lost.
There are ways to grow your motivation.
Even in situations like this. In fact, I used
some of the old tactics mentioned in the
January 2015 Inner Circle.
We’ll get into a few ways in the second
part... as well as how to start over.
Outside of buying a 1-way ticket to the country that speaks the
language and living there – the best way to grow your motivation
is....
... to develop connections with your target language.
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How to Start Over
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What do I mean by connections?
Picture this: You want to learn to play a musical instrument. None
of your friends play one. If they did, they gave up long ago. It’s not
something you do at work. Not something that's available at
school. Not really part of your daily life. Not exactly too many
connections.
Now picture someone raised in a household of musicians. Their
parents play instruments. It’s part of their daily life. Maybe their
friends do too. They’re exposed to musicians on TV at home. One
can argue that it’s part of that person’s daily life. So, parents, TV,
hours of exposure per day – that’s a lot of connections!
The latter will find it much easier to learn to play... and keep going.
They have tons of connections to it.

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