CHAPTER 7
Program Your Brain For English Success
While teaching English at a university in Thailand, I had a student named
Ploy. On the first day of class, Ploy sat in the back row. During that class,
she did her best to hide from me. She hunched her shoulders and tried to
disappear behind the student who sat in front of her. Ploy remained silent
during the entire class.
After class I asked her to stay a minute. I could see that something was
wrong and wanted to find out how I could help her. I told her, “I noticed
you were hiding during class, is everything okay?” She said, “I’m not good
in English.” Ploy then described her longtime frustrations with English,
including bad grades, bad test scores, and embarrassment. Because of this
history, she was convinced that she had a flaw and was “bad at English.”
After talking with Ploy, I thought about her problem and her beliefs. I
realized that other students in the class probably had similar feelings.
Before I taught them English, I knew I had to find a way to help them
reprogram their beliefs. That week I researched more psychology
techniques and discovered the method of “mental movie programming.”
The following week, I taught the technique to the class and continued to
use it throughout the semester. In just a few weeks, I noticed a dramatic
difference. Ploy grew more confident and outgoing. First, she sat in the
front row instead of the back row. Then, she began to participate in class.
Her classmates likewise grew more confident week by week. This
experience showed me the power of psychology and why it is so important
to program yourself for success.
This chapter is the final step to reprogramming your psychology for
English success. You’ll learn exactly how to program the beliefs, goals and
