Perseverance and positive thinking

Mastering a foreign language is not an easy task. It requires time, money, commitment and most of all promise with oneself.

Most people learn foreign language diligently for a couple of years and stop. "Ow I have no time" "Ow I don't use it anyway" "Ow I am tired", etc. The list of excuse goes on. After a few more years, they forget most of the things they learned and only remember how to say simple greetings and thank you words. Well, there goes your time, money and effort you had put.

Based on my experience, it is very important to have a few strong reasons why you want to learn this new language. Whatever the reason might be. Sit down and think about it seriously. Otherwise sooner or later you are likely to find a few excuses and become quitters.

Mastering a foreign language is not as simple as learning how to cook instant ramen. It is not something that you can learn that quickly. It requires much practice and consistent resistance. And above all, needs perseverance and positive thinking. Hell ya, it is natural to find it hard and time consuming to learn the language. Don't feel shy. Remember how long it took for you even to master your mother language. You probably might have forgotten but probably your mom and dad have had to repeatedly say the words for a few years, starting with "mom" and "dad". You should rather feel proud that you are learning one more language that your other friends can't speak. I read it somewhere that most people (80% or also) can only speak one language, 20% can speak 2 languages, 10% can speak 3 languages, and less than 5% can speak more than 3 languages.

I myself was very shy when I started learning English. Especially when I encountered American friends. I always hesitated and murmured before I started speaking, because I didn't have confidence. My mind was full of crap. Ow how embarrassing it will be if he doesn't understand..Ow am I saying the right stuff? Is the grammar correct? Hmm what if he laughs me.. But from one time I start realizing that I am already better than that American friend. While Americans could only speak English, I could speak Korean, Indonesian and a little bit of English. The main point is have confidence! You are already better than 80~90% of people on this earth.