things you can’t access online – whether it’s a website on English learning,
or articles, books, audio and video that can all be used to practice. You can
even hire a teacher or get a language partner to work with you online.
You are no longer dependent on schools. You don’t need to follow the
hidden curriculum any longer. You are now the master of your own
education. English mastery is within your reach.
A Day in the Life of Effortless English™
I’ve done my best to explain the Effortless English™ system. At this point,
maybe you’ve decided you like the sound of learning English the natural
way. You want to speak English effortlessly. The question is: How do you
get started? How can you take all of what I’ve told you and put it into a
typical day of learning English? What would that day look like?
It is vitally important that you establish daily English learning rituals.
What is a ritual? A ritual is a habit that is emotional, even sacred, for you.
Your progress depends on consistency. By continually making tiny
improvements each week, you will accelerate on the road to fluency. Each
improvement builds on the ones that came before, creating momentum.
Week by week, your listening improves. For a while, nothing seems to
happen with your speaking. You understand more but speaking seems to be
no different. Then, suddenly, after a few months, something amazing
happens. English phrases begin to come out more quickly and easily. It
happens a little at first, then more and more each week. By the time you
reach six months, you notice significant improvement in your speaking.
This improvement is built through consistent daily rituals. When I teach
seminars, I encourage students to create Effortless English™ rituals for the
morning, the day, and the evening. For example:
In the morning, immediately upon waking, play your favorite energizing
music. As you listen to this music, take out your list of positive English
experiences and empowering beliefs. Read each item on the list, and
remember the emotion of the positive experience. Next, think about your
biggest goals for English – how you will use the language to create a better
