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The reason why people give up so fast is that they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have gotten.
The weaker always can find many excuses to persuade themselves to give up, just like me. everyday before i go to bed i tell myself:tmr moring you should get up eariler to practice your oral english, but i nevel get up as schudule. i even can't do this little thing well, what can i do ?
My friend told me you already made a progress step by step, don't be so hard on yourself. But i'm not satisfied with my current stage with the growth of age. i don't know why i 'm so afraid of my future.
Looking back my 2015, except that an operation made me pay more attention to my health. it seems i got nothing useful.
What's you have achieved in 2015 and any plans for 2016?
Looking forward to my 2016, JIA YOU!
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- Reply teadrinking
- Let me tell you stories of mine. When I was at college, I also had confusion. One day I decided to do something to prove that I was not bad. Of course, it was a plan I made soon. And English was part of the plan.
Everyday morning, I was the first one to get up and then keep doing listening exercises for 40 minutes, then I went to canteen, after having breakfast, I went for my classes. I was always among those few ones who came to the classroom. Even if there were some classes which were not so interested to me, I was still there. Most of students skipped to somewhere, maybe for dating, and even window shopping. I just sat there, and I could listen carefully, and made notes. If I had already done all of it in that boring class, I spent studying some others.
One day, my roommates told me that I spoke English in the dream which scared him a lot. I said: "Maybe I have studied English too hard." Quite right, even on the way to dorm, I still remembered new words.
About on the half of that semester, I got my English improved quickly. I knew that what I paid was worth of being deserved from my efforts.
And now, I am keeping self studying on English after graduation for more six years. I am still with it. It teaches me a lot. Not just English, I have many things to study and master. I am more self discipline. Because I know what I need.
Another story was in high school, I studied very hard on the physics, because once upon a time, I seemed to be behind the pace of what the teacher told in classes. I felt sorry about my performance. Then, I made the plan by paying more time on the weak subject. About two months later, my physics went back to A. That was because I got up early and went to classroom to do exercises of physics and review something I did not master well.
These were just several stories of mine at school. I just want to tell you as long as you want study well, you can.
As for the health, it is really important. I keep doing jogging and walking almost every day. Sometimes even in the drizzle, I still go for running with my water proof sports suits. Sometimes, like nowadays, it is cold outside, I am still going out to do that. When I was with the wind and coldness, I did not feel bad by warming up. Particularly from last year, I doubled my strength on the training, now I keep an ideal weight, and feel more energetic, also good to be with everything.
You can do well in the year 2016. Make the plan, and do it step by step. Come on.
- Reply sunnyv
- This is good advice you are giving to those who lack persistence in learning and acquiring knowledge. All learning and upgrading needs effort. Good things don't come easy. What you sow is what your reap.
teadrinking: Let me tell you stories of mine. When I was at college, I also had confusion. One day I decided to do something to prove that I was not bad. Of course ...
- Reply sunnyv
- You do not have to be so tough on yourself. Lack of persistence is a common weakness for most people. Learning is quite boring and time consuming, but as time goes by, you would see yourself improve, but not yet reached your target. This is the time when you should persist and go all the way towards your goal. Just like climbing up a mountain and you have reached halfway, would you give up and return? Certainly not. The goal is within your view, so you would go on towards your destination.
You have already reached more than half way in your spoken English. The rest of your journey would be tiring, but your only way is to go forward and complete the task. Just pick up your courage and march forward. Success is within reach so grab it.
When I was in university in England, my fellow roommates were really hardworking, or I should say they are powerful study machines. They were destined to pass any examination. My first impression was that I was no match for them and I can't surpass them. Then I thought again, what is it that they can do which I cannot do? We have the same brains, only that I don't have their endeavor attitude. I told myself, since I came such a long way to this, I must succeed and show others that I am capable. I turned my thoughts into aspirations, aspirations into energy, energy into action, action into persistence, persistence into willpower and willpower into eventual success. I could not hold back my tears when parents and friends congratulated me on my graduation ceremony. Had I not persisted, I would have dropped out in the middle and regret for a lifetime.
So, as I said, pick up your courage and go forward with full force.
- Reply lovingfun
- Just some little tips: 1. get up early and go to bed early, then you may have a good state to do anything. 2. eat many kinds of food and dishes as possible as you can, doing excises everyday. 3. don't treat yourself too well, then you may like give up easily. Once make a plan, tell yourself that you must finish it, or you will not eat or sleep, or do any other thing.
It is very hard to cultivate a good habit, but once you get it, you will find that persistence is not very hard as you imagine.
Come on, I do think that you can make it.
- Reply samanthe
- Wow, to be honest , i'm so impressed by your stories, you are the so-called xueba in our impression.
teadrinking: Let me tell you stories of mine. When I was at college, I also had confusion. One day I decided to do something to prove that I was not bad. Of course ...
Now i'm working in a French company, we need to communicate with each other in english daily. just like many Chinese people, my listening and reading are good but my oral english is not good enough as expected, which make me dissppointed.
Most of time, life is not bad as you imagined, you feel hard as you are lack of confidence, you have no courage o face it directly. i must admit that it's my shortcoming and i must overcome it in the following days.
you already set good example for me. i set some goals in 2016 and hoping i can finish it step by step, Cheers
- Reply samanthe
- Thanks so much for sharing your experience with me.
sunnyv: You do not have to be so tough on yourself. Lack of persistence is a common weakness for most people. Learning is quite boring and time consuming, but ...
I think all of us will be infulenced by the environment, some people will equiped themselves with knowledge to keep pace with the excellent people, but some will ignore it and indulge into their own world. i want to say i'm the former one, but i'm not work hard enough.I don't want to make excuses for myself, the only thing i can do is work hard from now on.
I realized the most problem of mine is lack of confidence. Even through lots of people told me that you already did excellent work, i'm still dissatisfied with it.
This is a competitive society, and i also need to learn how to adjust my atttitude to the life.
- Reply samanthe
- Thanks for your tips.
lovingfun: Just some little tips: 1. get up early and go to bed early, then you may have a good state to do anything. 2. eat many kinds of food and dishes as po ...
Once i succeed in cultivating this good habit i will let you know
Happy new year of Monkey to you in advance!
- Reply sunnyv
- It appears that you have very high expectations and standards for yourself and you are sincerely concerned about your future. This is good because you won't improve unless there is a reason and expectations. Keep up this good attitude dear.
- Reply samanthe
- Even i set high standards for myself, i still didn't meet my requirements till now, but i will keep on striving until success.
sunnyv: It appears that you have very high expectations and standards for yourself and you are sincerely concerned about your future. This is good because you ...
I can't find suitable words to express my sincere thanks to you. Wish you all the best in 2016. Dear friend
- Reply samanthe
- Even i set high standards for myself, i still didn't meet my requirements till now, but i will keep on striving until success.
sunnyv: It appears that you have very high expectations and standards for yourself and you are sincerely concerned about your future. This is good because you ...
I can't find suitable words to express my sincere thanks to you. Wish you all the best in 2016. Dear friend
