of accomplishing your English language learning goals this year?

達成今年的英語學習目標的機率有多高?

10%?

10%?

50%?

50%?

100%?

還是100%?

How likely is it that you're going to succeed?

達成年度目標的可能性有多大呢?

Well, if you're like most people, you're probably going to fail.

嗯，如果像大多數人，你最後可能會失敗

According to a recent article in Forbes magazine,

按照富比士雜誌最近的一篇文章

only 8% of people who set goals at the beginning of the year

年初設定目標的人中，只有8%

actually achieve those goals.

能真正達成目標

That's less than 1 out of 10 people.

這數字還不到十分之一

So what are all these people doing that causes them to fail?

這些人到底做了什麼導致他們最終失敗

And what can you do to make sure that you are part of that 8%

而你又能做些什麼讓你躋身那成功的8%

when achieving your English language learning goals?

在你努力達成英語學習目標的時候呢?

In this video, I'm going to talk about some ways that you can make sure

在這段錄影中， 我將告訴你一些能確保你

you are more successful at achieving your language learning goals.

能成功達成英語學習目標的方法

Now the first thing you neefd to do is have the right mindset.

首先，你要做的是必須擁有正確的心態

You know, I get students coming to me all the time

你知道嗎?常有學生來找我

and they say things like, "Aaron, I'm no good at speaking English,"

他們告訴我說，「Aaron，我不太會說英語咧」

or, "Aaron, I have no confidence when speaking English."

或是「Aaron，說英文我不太有把握」

And my response is, "Of course. Of course you don't.

而我的回答則是「 不會啦，你肯定不會啦」

That's what you believe and that's what you keep saying to yourself."

其實那是你一廂情願的想法，加上你不斷這樣告訴你自己

So that's not a really good mindset to have

這其實不是一個正確的心態

because it closes you off from opportunities

因為它會讓你關上機會之窗

and to move forward towards achieving your goal.

也會阻斷你邁向目標

So what you need to do is examine your mindset

而你所要做的是檢查你的心態

and change it to a more positive one because with a positive mindset,

把它調整成正面思考。因為具有正面心態

you can really believe in your potential to succeed.

你就會相信自己有潛力可以達成

Everybody's got a potential to succeed

每個人都有成功的潛力

and you need to change that mindset to something more positive and more open.

而你只需要把心態調整到更正面與更開放

So after you have the right kind of mindset,

在你調整好心態之後

then you need to learn how to set the right kind of goals.

接著你必須學著設定正確目標

So many people set goals in the wrong way

很多人搞錯了目標設定方式

and they set themselves up for failure.

導致他們最後會失敗

So what can you do to make sure you're setting the right kind of goals?

你該如何確保目標設定正確無誤呢?

Well, the first thing you can do is set language learning goals that are realistic.

嗯，首先你要讓你的英語學習目標非常真實

Think about it.

想一想

Some people say things like, "Oh, I want to become fluent in English in 6 months."

有些人會說，喔， 我要在六個月內讓英語講的很流利

Well, for a lot of people 6 months is difficult to achieve fluency.

嗯，對大多數人來說，半年內英文要流利其實很難

It might take longer than that.

可能得再花多一點時間

Think about where you are and what your ability level is.

想一下，你目前身處何處，你的英語能力又在哪一級

What is realistic for you?

什麼才是你的真實情況?

Maybe a more realistic approach would be to say something like,

也許，真實的情況應該好比說

"My goal in the next 6 months is to increase the amount of time

未來6個月，我的目標是增加

I spend studying English and practicing English everyday."

學英文和每天練習英語的時間

Or, "I'm going to increase my ability to meet people and speak with them in English

或者， 我將增加和人們接觸並用英語和他們對談的能力

and increase my confidence."

並且加強我的自信心

Those are more achievable. They're more doable

它們容易達成，就會比

than becoming completely fluent in such a short time.

要在六個月內英語變流利更可行

So the goal has to be realistic.

所以，目標必須是真實可行的

Also, goals need to be specific.

此外，目標也要很具體

General goals are no good.

泛泛的目標並不是好目標

For example, some people say,

例如，常有人會說

"Oh, in the next 6 months I'm just going to study English more.

喔，未來六個月我要學更多英文

I need to study English more."

我必須學更多英文

And that's really, really general.

它真的，真的很空泛

That's not a good kind of goal.

這也不是好目標

The best goal is something that is time-bound and measurable.

最佳的目標是有時間限制，而且可以衡量。

For example, "In the next 6 months, I'm going to make sure that I study English

打個比方，「未來六個月，我要確保我學英文

for one hour a day, everyday, 7 days a week."

每天一小時，每週七天絕不中斷」

Okay, now that's much more specific.

好的，現在目標比較具體了

We're talking about time and it's something that you can measure.

我們講時間，而它也可以量測的

So think about specific goals.

再回想一下什麼是具體目標

And finally, not only should your goals be realistic and specific,

到最後，你的目標不僅要真實且具體

but they should also be meaningful.

它們也得有意義

These should be the kind of goals that are meaningful to your growth,

它們應該也得是對你的成長

your development, your health and your happiness,

你的發展、你的健康和你的快樂具有意義的目標

and especially to those around you.

尤其是身處你週圍的人

For example, if you like video games and you set a goal

舉例來說，如果你喜歡打電動，你可以設定

that you want to get the highest score in a video game,

你要在這個遊戲拿到最高分

well, that only benefits you and it's really not that meaningful.

不過，那只對你個人有利，而它意義也不大

But imagine if you achieved English fluency over time.

反之，想像一下，如果未來隨著時間，英文越發流利

Wow, the benefits are amazing!

哇， 好處可是很驚人

It opens up so many opportunities

它會打開很多機會之窗

and you can communicate with people all over the world.

而你也可以和全世界的人溝通

That brings good things to you and it also shares that with other people.

它會帶來好處，並且能與人分享

So that's meaningful.

意義非凡

Now, once you have your goal set you need to write it down.

現在，一旦你設定完成你需要的目標，就把它寫下來

This is very important.

這一點非常重要

And I'm not talking about writing it on your computer.

我不是說把它寫進你的電腦裡

I'm talking about taking an actual pen and a piece of paper.

我的意思是拿出真正的筆和紙

You know what those are, right?

你知道什麼是筆和紙，對吧?

We don't use them as much these days but for this exercise it's very important.

現在我們不常使用到，但是在這個練習，紙筆很重要

Write it down in bold ink.

用墨跡把它真的寫下來

And this process of writing it down helps you to take your idea

書寫的過程，會讓你把你的想法

from the mental and bring it into the physical world,

從心裡銘刻在真實世界

and that's important.

它非常重要

And that process of doing it helps you focus.

整個過程也讓你聚焦

It makes your goal clear, concise, and concrete.

讓你的目標更清晰、簡潔和確實

And then you need to take that goal and you need to put it somewhere visible,

接下來，把這個目標放在觸目可及之處

somewhere that you see frequently everyday.

你每天都能看得到的地方

It could be the refrigerator or near the toilet or near your computer

貼在冰箱上或者靠近廁所或者電腦旁

or in all three places.

或者三個地方都貼

You need to keep seeing it, that physical manifestation of your goal.

你必須不斷地看到它，因為它可以真實放大你的想法

And finally, you need to take action,

最後最後，你得起而行

immediate action towards reaching that goal.

立刻朝著目標採取行動

As soon as you write it down, what can you do right away

一旦你把它寫下來， 你應該立刻做什麼

to start moving towards that goal?

去朝著目標前進呢?

You see, the process is very important.

你看，過程真的很重要

And one way to help focus on the process is to make daily goals.

過程中要幫助你聚焦的方式，就是設定每日目標

For example, if your long term goal is to achieve greater fluency in English,

例如，如果長期目標又回到讓英語更流利

then what you can do is make sure that today you start.

你可以做的便是從今天開始執行

Today you set a goal to do some listening or some active speaking

像是今天開始做些英文聽力訓練或著主動對談

or something that's going to move you in that direction.

或是那些能讓你朝終極方向前進的事

So with all of these together,

或者全部一起做

having the right mindset,

擁有正確心態

setting the right kind of goals,

設定正確目標

writing down those goals,

把這些目標寫下來

and taking immediate action,

並且立刻採取行動

you are going to be one of those 8% of people

你就會成為那8%的人

that actually achieve the goals that they set for their English language learning.

可以真正達成成功學習英語目標的人