I decided to share my personal story in the hope that my journey
could be useful to you as well, no matter what language you are
studying or what new activity you are undertaking.
My steps in Russian language - February and March 2016
My steps in Russian language - February and March 2016
Russian language is very
important to me. I have a lot of students from Russia. In addition to that, my
boyfriend is from Russia. I have many special reasons to improve the level of
my Russian, indeed.
Before we start my story, take a look at the words below:
1. chase
2. tend to do
something
3. doubt
4. on the
contrary
5. to succeed
6. vital
7. compulsory
8. hindrance
9. to mismanage
10. flippant
11. to hold back
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Believe you can and you are halfway there.
Belief is an important part of success. When I don’t believe in my
abilities, when I don’t believe that I can speak Russian, I tend to make more mistakes. On the contrary, when I don’t doubt,
when I believe I can speak Russian, I make less mistakes and I manage much
better as a result. To believe in yourself, in your own abilities to succeed is
vital.
Actually, my Russian story started in the school where I began to
study the language. Russian language was compulsory back then. Since that time,
however, twenty years have passed. When you don’t use something, you forget
it.
For a
very long time, I have been thinking about improving my Russian, but there was
always some kind of hindrance.
I
didn’t have time, energy and the list went on and on.
Then
I realized that the hindrance is in my mind.
“Don’t tell me you can’t take something
every day to learn and grow.
If you don’t feel like you can take some
time every day to learn and grow then you’re mismanaging your life… and somebody
has to say that to you.
You probably already know it, so I’m
not trying to be flippant. I’m just
being real” Brendon Burchard
You decide your habits and your habits
decide your future.
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For
every month, I set myself goals. More than that, I set goals for each week and
for each day.
My
first steps in Russian grammar started in February. I decided to include it in my
morning ritual. My morning ritual starts with Brendon Burchard. Every morning,
while I make the bed and prepare the breakfast, I listen to Brendon’s
inspirational words. This is a way to put myself into positive mood for the
whole day. Then I say a prayer. After that, I write my goals for the day in my
diary and order them in importance. I set the alarm clock of my mobile to
measure the time. Thirty minutes is the time for almost every morning activity
on my list.
I grab the textbook and impatiently open
it. I burn with desire to learn. I’m
curious to know about Russian cases. Some days, this desire is not so strong and
it is difficult to start. But I persist.
I open the textbook and the opening of the textbook itself and setting the
alarm of my mobile trigger my desire
to start. My mobile rings. The thirty minutes have passed. I closed the book and
open my diary to cross this daily goal from my list. It is done. I have done it.
I have accomplished my task with Russian grammar for today. The feeling is
awesome. I feel awesome. At the end of the day, I write in my diary how I dealt with my goals for the day and
what went well and what didn’t go well.
That was a part of my morning ritual for February. Every
day I took specific actions to get closer to my dream to learn the Russian grammar.
In addition to that, I spoke every
week with my Russian boyfriend. Actually, he is the one who encouraged me to
start with the Russian grammar. However, something strange happened during our last
conversations, I wasn’t able to form even one meaningful sentence in Russian.
What?! How was that possible? After the hard work I did, I was devastated till
it dawned on me that I was too much
focused on the grammar and I ignored everything else. The result was not good
for me – I couldn’t express myself in Russian.
So for my morning ritual in March, I added thirty minutes
reading in Russian. I chose a list of books to read till the end of the
month and set myself a challenge – every week one book. I felt enriched after
each reading experience in Russian. Not only did I refresh my vocabulary, but
also I learned something valuable. Reading broadens your horizons. What’s more,
reading does help your mind to develop. Long after I finish reading, my
thoughts keep coming to me in Russian. It's amazing.
Stay tuned
for the second part of My Steps in Russian
language.
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