5 Day Fluency Challenge

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Jonah Brooks
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1 5 Day Fluency Challenge DAY #1 Own Your Voice Just like athletes that observe their performance on the field after a game, and learn what they need do to improve for the next one, you should observe your performance, your thoughts and your beliefs in English. Recognize your Obstacles: Knowledge: What parts of the language do struggle with? What are your weak spots? Try to be as specific as possible. Don t just write grammar. Write what topics in grammar are not clear to you. Instead of accent & pronunciation name the sounds/elements of speech you struggle with.

2 How often do you speak English? How often do you practice English? (It doesn t mean engage in conversations/speak, but consciously practice the areas you need to improve) Looking at your answers, and understanding that Knowledge and Practice develop confidence, on a scale of 1 to 10: How strong are your first two pillars of fluency? Knowledge: Practice: Are you doing everything in your power to strengthen those areas? If not, why not? Is it lack of time? Money? Lack of motivation? Is it too boring? Are you afraid to fail? On a scale of 1 to 10, are these good enough reasons to not pursue your goals? 1 - terrible reasons 10 - excellent reasons

3 What are you willing to change or do differently starting from now in order to achieve your goals? Inhibitions Are you the one who is standing in your way to fluency? What voices do you hear in your head when you speak English? For example: I ll never be able to get it! They ll think I m stupid. I ll get stuck. I don t have a musical ear, I can t hear it. I will waste their time. On a scale of 1 to 10: how much do those thoughts and ideas truly reflect reality? 1 - Totally detached from reality 10- Spot on Have you ever had a situation where you chose not to participate or express your thoughts because you were embarrassed to speak? Or felt that your English is not good enough?

4 If so, what are the good things that could have happened had you not passed on that opportunity? What have you gained from not participating? Motivation What will make you step out of your safety zone? Sometimes we lose the sense of who we are, and what we have to contribute to the world. Human connection is more than just words. Even if we lose the words, it doesn t take away from what we have to give. LIst 3 things that you are really great at.

5 Overcoming Internal challenges: Whenever one of those voices come up, you need to fight it with one simple affirmation. Create one sentence that will empower you, that you ll say to yourself every time you need a reminder of your strength. External challenges: Do you ever feel that others judge you because of your English? Create an empowering sentence that you will say to them (in your head, of course) whenever you feel judged, or not understood. Memorize those affirmations. Don t underestimate the power of words and your ability to control your own thoughts. Find your Why : Sometimes getting off the couch is boring. Sometimes it s scary to confront your inhibitions. Sometimes there s just more fun things to do. Why do you want to speak English fluently?

6 What can happen to you if you master English? Visualize: Close your eye. Imagine yourself living your wildest dream. Giving a TED talk. Teaching at Columbia University. Running a multi-million dollar business. Starting your own YouTube channel in English. Working at Google CA. Having a healthy relationship with a native English speaker. This is not a pipe dream This is your Why Now.. Isn t this worth fighting for? Whenever you find yourself resisting growth, resisting practice, resisting being vulnerable.. You have to remind yourself your Why. Visualize yourself doing the unthinkable. I'm the next 4 days, we will plan and see how you re going to make it happen. What is your biggest takeaway from this task and what actions are you going to take to implement what you ve discovered? Share it with the community on the site as a comment or in our FB group as a post or a video.

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