My New Month’s Resolution

TweetHow long does a typical New Year’s resolution last? A month? We often make New Year’s resolutions for the sake of New Year. After failing for so many times, we just stop making them. Is there a way we can overcome this fate? Say if a typical New Year’s resolution last for only a month, [...]

Writing My PLCs

TweetMy company has this policy that every employee must fill out a Personal Business Commitment (PBC) form every year. The form contains several goals and at the end of the year, we are to write our own report and see if the goals have been achieved. I have just spent the entire day last Friday [...]

Support from the Blogosphere

TweetAre you currently feeling discouraged? Write it out in your blog. This was what Jeremy did. About 2 weeks ago, he started a blog to track his Mandarin learning progress. Then 2 days later, he felt discouraged: “I woke up this morning thinking about my progress so far. I was very discouraged. I’ve never been [...]

Feeling Embarrassed to Speak

TweetIn a thread from a Cantonese Learner’s forum posted a few days ago, several learners expressed their fears and frustrations when attempting to practice their learning language in public. Here are some excerpts: “If … there is a big line behind me … I feel paranoid that people behind me are getting angry.” “I once [...]

The Mandarin-speaking Salesman

TweetI believe one way to motivate ourselves in language learning is to look at those who do not speak the language well but still have the courage to speak it. Admire them! I remember many years ago I and my wife (was my girl-friend back then) ended up in a seminar. The organizers were trying [...]

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