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Whilst also boosting my French to a whole new level :)
Like many people, during lockdown I had an overwhelming urge to make use of…
Something we previously felt we never had enough of then almost overnight had it in abundance.
So like everyone else, I picked up a hobby that I had longed to do if only there was enough…
And suddenly there was.
So I enrolled in an online Sprint in the language that I loved so dearly at school, and that I hoped to be fluent in one day.
With the offer of a 100% refund if you attend a 1hr zoom class everyday for 90 days, I was ready to make the deal with almost £800 (over $1000 USD) at stake.
And here’s what I learned.
№1 Incentives are key, so hold yourself accountable with them
Let’s not sugar-coat it. My hard earned cash got me through that sprint. And money is a very effective incentive.
Whether or not it’s money, what system could you set up to get effective output from potential aspects of your life that could serve as your incentive?
And who can you trust to ensure that you only have access to that incentive when fulfilling a certain milestone, or end goal?
№2 Planning and organisation is everything
You need a goal as clear as day. You also need to know how you’re going to achieve it in easy doable steps.
A clear framework of the different language levels along with level-adjusted PowerPoint slides that I could go through before each class helped me feel like each step of progress was within reach whist allowing me to easily track my progress.
№3 You’re going to improve, get worse, but overall you’ll make progress
How you react to failure is going to determine whether or not you see it through.
Oh boy did I have bad days, making silly mistakes, substituting French words for English words. But regardless I kept to the rule of sticking with French-only during classes, and somehow found myself explaining words for which the vocab was missing with other French words, albeit with grammatical errors but still understandable!
You are going to learn the most from the times when you get things wrong. So get comfortable with your failures. They may look like your enemies when in fact they’re your friends!
№4 Being open to feedback accelerates progress
From the get go, you’re going to need to dismantle that ego. It does not matter how much time, blood, sweat or tears you invest into something, there will always be room for improvement, so keep those ears open.
Don’t be afraid to ask the experts questions either! No question is a dumb question, and even if it is what’s the worst that can happen?
You never know, that one piece of advice, or that answer to your question could be the missing piece to your puzzle, the one thing you needed for everything to just click.
№5 Have fun!
You are not doing this to torture yourself. So no matter how stressful or frustrating things get (particularly when you feel like you’re stagnant), make sure that you are really doing this for you!
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