When learning spoken English, motivation is very important. You need emotional power for fast learning and quick improvement.
One of the easiest ways to gain more power and motivation is to choose bigger goals. Most learners have impotent, vague goals. They say things such as: “I want to improve my English”, “I want a good score on the TOEFL”, “I want a better job”.
These are emotionally weak goals and will not give you the energy you need for rapid success.
Goals must excite you. You should feel giddy and energized just thinking about your goal.
This is a topic I have already written about– and yet, I realized that I too am sometimes guilty of having weak goals.
For example, I’ll be doing demonstrations and presentations in Thailand soon. My goal was to “Teach people about the Effortless English system” and to “Connect with more people”.
These are certainly positive goals– but they have no power. They don’t excite me. They don’t ignite my passion.
So I thought more deeply. I asked myself, “Why do I want to teach people about the Effortless English system? Why do I want to connect with more people? What do I want to contribute? What do I want to accomplish?”
Better goals immediately came to my mind… answers such as:
“I want to inspire people and transform their lives!”
“I want to awaken people’s passion and love of learning. I want to fire their imaginations!”
“I want to totally transform the way people learn English.. I want to help people achieve their dreams using English as a tool!”
“I want to build an international family of wildly enthusiastic learners!”
“I want to give people incredibly positive & powerful emotional experiences! I want to give them happiness, laughter, passion, and an unshakeable confidence in themselves.”
“I want to free people from doubt, from insecurity, from boredom, from hesitancy. I want to free them to achieve their dreams!
Now these are exciting goals! These goals immediately give me energy. They make me want to jump out of bed and immediately get to work! They make me want to do a fantastic job as a teacher. They inspire me to learn and grow better, and better, and better as a teacher.
They make me want to create an amazing demonstration– not just some boring lecture.
Now I’m inspired!
Now I’m energized!
Now I have a mission!
Choose big, audacious, powerful goals– and ignite your passion too!
December 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Thanks for your sharing, A.J !
December 9th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
hello AJ my english is very bad
but because of you i improve my english every day your lessons are very good i enjoy thanks for your help AJ.
December 10th, 2008 at 7:54 am
thanks so much for this progrem and i hope to succed
December 11th, 2008 at 11:02 am
U r right i want to become a english trainer
December 11th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Dear Sir thanks for sending free email lessons to me.This rules are great.Now I understood why I was a bad english speaker.Now I am improving..Thanks again for my dear sir.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Thanks a lot for your great and effective words
December 17th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Hi, A.J. I feel well with your English lesson, with this teaching way. Tank’s a lot.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Good Luck! Mr. A.J.
I always enjoy with your ideas.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Hi Mr.AJ Thank you very much for your free email course.i tried to learn english last 2 years but i cannot get easiest way but your teaching method is very very useful for me.you have fantastic method.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Acquiring English as a second language is not easy.
People often say ‘I don’t have enough time.’ or ‘I would need to go to the U.S to get it but no money and no time for now.’.
Those are execuse. If you really, really, really want it, you can do most of the things.
Then, what makes you really want it? That’s the key. Your passion, your intension, your vision, your goal.
It is important to ask yourself how much you really want to get it.
If you say to yourself that you are really, really, really, really want it, you will be getting it.
That’s what I guess AJ is saying.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Please more scene!(Like “HITCH”)
Thanks so much, J.L
December 25th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Thanks Mr. A. J.
I enjoy with you
December 27th, 2008 at 10:30 am
I don’t know how to make goals that motivates myself to achieve it so far, but now I know how I should make goals by you AJ. Thank you very much.
December 29th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Hi Mr. A.J, Finally I’ve downloaded your lesson about HITCH, I really appreciate your efforts it’s marvelous job which you have done, please if possible prepare more scene!(Like “HITCH”)
Thanks so much, Owais from Pakistan
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Dear Sir,
Very good lessons from you. I really appreciate and hope that you will not stop.
Kind Regards,
Naim
January 3rd, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Hi Aj, how are you doing?
Great article, but i think that you need to record the article and put it online to all. Then we can read and listen to…
Best regards,
January 4th, 2009 at 2:40 am
Dear A.J. thanks 4 all the help you’ve given me, you have the best system I’ve ever seen. It’s logical & inspiring! Sincerely, diana
January 4th, 2009 at 4:51 am
Hi AJ,
Thanks much for the comments, suggestions and your lessons. they are very helpful. I love to learn English all the time. I will aim my goal higher and bigger. Thanks a lot, once again.
January 4th, 2009 at 6:34 am
I find your program is very useful and effective. Thanks for your effort. Keep up the good work!
January 4th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Dear AJ,
I have found that your teaching method is very useful. I am an English teacher and I have been using this method to teach my young kids. I keep on asking them questions like you do and they like it and they pay attention. Thanks again.
Connie
January 4th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Hey AJ, what’s up pal?
and as the saying claims: “Where there’s a wish, there’s a way”.
I appreciate your help in this great and amazing journey of learning english. Since I found your website and bought your lessons, I’ve been listening to your Original Lessons at least one hour a day (and always aswering all the questions, as you say), also I’ve exposed my ear to BBC radio several hours each day, without paying attention, passively.
I think I’ll never give up your lessons, they’re so addictive!
I can’t see the moment to begin the real conversation lessons, maybe the next year. As you say, deep learning is better
I almoust forgot,
Happy New Year!
Yours sincerely,
Juan
January 4th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Hi AJ,
I am really satisfied with your way that you have been doing. I also would like to thank you for letting me know for new ideas, methods that are really fantastic and make me feel very confident. I regulary study and apply your practices, thanks so much.
I appreciate your help.
Atakan Ayd?n
Istanbul
January 4th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Hi A.J.,
First of all, as an English teacher your lessons and hints have improved my view of English teaching and as a consequence my carreer too. Secondly, as a lover of the English language I have also improved my own English skills.
Keep it up!
Thanks a bunch.
January 4th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I wanna be part of these plans, and I will be… motivation first!
January 4th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
hello
Thanks very much of your best way to teaching English .your ways are awesome and all your way always gave me motivation
January 5th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
A.J.,
You have received so many complements from all over the world, that I do not want repete them, but I have to say – You are realy good !!, You are my best teacher !!. I love your advice – “don’t wory”, ” just repete”, “don’t study grammar”, “relax” !!! These are the best advices I ever got. I knew them intuitivelly before but it was You confirming me this way. I’m finishing now Effortliss English and I’m feeling actually much more confident and proud of my English. I know, my English will become my second living language as I wanted before. It is my passion. It’s possible – thanks to You A.J.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
SR.A.J.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOURS MAIL, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP…I READ ALL YOUR LESSONS ..BUT FOR MY TO LEARND ENGLISH IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT,(IS BECAUSE I AM OLDER WOMAN?)I DONT KNOW…BUT I WANT TO SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH…THANK YOU, ONCE AGAIN…AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
HELLO AJ IT IS SO NICE….KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE THAT STRONG DESIRE TO TEACH ENGLISH IN AN EASILY WAY FOR US…I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH….CONGRATULATIONS….KEEP ON !!!!
January 5th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
o YES !!! I have mine own motivation but there are some moments where I need something MORE…much MORE ! Sometimes, even if I know that those lessons is right idea I think I am not gonna make it…!
You are doing very good job Mr AJ !!!
January 6th, 2009 at 12:29 am
Thanks a lot of AJ, I’ve been studying english for five long years and just know with your lessons I’m really improving my conversation! It’s amazing I’m speaking with natives from UK and USA (due my job) everyday without ask “sorry can you say again” or like as “could say slow down”…..I wish you a great 2009!!!
January 6th, 2009 at 2:37 am
Thank you.
That’s great for me to keep learning English while I’m bored with it.
January 6th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Dear Sir, I am really enjoyable with your free e-mail course that you sent me. I put it on MP3 and listen everyday when I go to School and come back from school. Now i am improving my english and having confidence by listening your course.
I really like it and want to say thank you.
Best wishes,
Faithfully yours,
T.Moe Lwin
January 6th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Hello.A.j Thank for your best way to teaching english langguage, now i can understand everything say to me, so I not afrid to spaek english weth the english pepole but always I like to practic it weth somebody. About writing I have some problem and I can!t understand what i can do. Thank your helep and happy new yaer. About motivaton i start now and I will write about it
January 7th, 2009 at 4:06 am
thank AJ. You are a great motivator. I’ll be the one who can speak English without thinking, without translation, without..aa.a..a in next 4 month!
January 7th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Dear A.J.
I studied English about 4 years, but I didn’t understandied nothing. Now I understand something writed or called in English. All occurred after I find Your Flow English. I did not write very well, yet, but I hope that it is for a litlle time. Tank You for your help and You go on.
Antonio Nodario Moura de Lima, Brasilia, DF, Brasil
January 11th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Thank you, AJ!
thank you for your friendliness,
positive ideas and so So SO big LOVE to people, your buiseness and life itself, of course!
Great, that you’re in this World!
January 25th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
thanks
January 26th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Hola A.J
I see that you have been the favorite teacher of the people. You recommendations are AWESOME! You know, sometimes when I feel frustrated I get recovered by reading your emails. Muchas gracias por tus emails!
Good luck to you and all of your students!
Best regards&arms full of thanks
Vuqar
January 30th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
hi yah, AJ.. i was just doing your lessons and i think it will really help me preparing for my IELTS..well,yeah strong motivation is the best way to get focus studying it..i admit sometimes i feel like giving up, but if i come and think of my future, i would say..whoa i really need to do this! study, LISTEN, practice more!
Anyways i wanna thank you in advance..hoping for the best..
God bless!
February 15th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Hi,A.j.I am a china guy.I have listened to your english for many months,it’s very good.I like it.Thank you!And I want learn it more,How much does your cause cost?How can I join your club?Thank you!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:31 am
You are amazing, your method is so impressive! I can’t help listening to your splendid lessons!!!!!
April 6th, 2009 at 2:19 am
Dear A.J,
I am really excited with your article. It improves my reading skill a lot. You have showed me the way to learn English faster and motivated me in learning English. Thanks a lot!
April 18th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Dear A.J
Your vision towards transforming way of learning English is absolute superb. After applying your guided method in day to day life is certainly helping in my day to day life. i can see change in me. you are great.
Thanks a lot!
April 19th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Hi.A.J. Every two week you sent me yours lesson,you showed me the way to learn english faster and lovely,your teaching method is very useful,thank you very much for all yours free mail. Take care Juan Carlos Argentina
April 20th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I have to mention that you are a very powerful English teacher and your method of teaching English is defiantly helpful and very interesting. I had joined many English schools but my English was still poor and needed more practice. Since I have bought effortless English lessons I’ve constantly been listening to them for two or at least one hour daily my English is quickly improving . my goal is to be very good at speaking English and I’m quite sure that by following your system I will completely achieve my aim. I ’m making much progress thanks a lot A.J I’m very grateful
Sincerely,
Mohammad
April 28th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Thank tou very much for your kind efforts .Now I can say that you are very powerful proffesor,because you make revolution in my mind to learn english language now Ican speake English very fluntly.
sicerely
Asghar
May 13th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Dear A.J,
I am really excited with your article. It improves my reading skill a lot. You have showed me the way to learn English faster and motivated me in learning English. Thanks a lot!
May 18th, 2009 at 4:38 am
Hi A.J.
I am very thankful to have found your English course.
This is exactly what I was looking for a long time ago.
God Bless you
May 19th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Hi, thanks in advance 4 ur nice method of learning engish. the only way to be fluent is listening. also tnx from ur emails and lessons.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Thank you so much ! It was very íntresting !
May 21st, 2009 at 3:02 am
Thank you very much for your kindness and motivation for me.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:36 am
Thanks a lot for your interesting lessons. they were useful for me to improve my skills in speaking English easily and rapidly.
Thank you very much.
Mohd. Palestine.
May 30th, 2009 at 10:39 am
U’r right, the better dreams and goals the better power to succeed!
June 1st, 2009 at 3:52 am
Dear A.J,
Thank you very much A.J for all of your mail. your article gave me inspiration to achive my dream by using English. I am as an English teacher have been applying your method and techniques to my students. And its result is fantastic………!!!!! Once again thanks a lot.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
I WARMLY APPRECIATE YOUR FINE RECOMMENDATIONS AND GUIDANCE FOR ME. I CONSTANTLY FELLOW YOUR RULES AND MY ENGLISH SPEAKING IS STRONGLY CHANGED. NOW IM ALWAYS EXCITED ABOUT BEING FRIENDS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS
June 12th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Thanks so much, I’m using your strategy!
The first step is to eliminate my shame!
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
A.J your lessons realy good.
and exactly different.
Thanks for everythings..
June 24th, 2009 at 4:03 am
Hi AJ,
I am helping some friends to learn English and find that your e-mails and comments are very helpful. Thank you. Some of them have bought your material also. One person does not want to use his credit card. Is there a way for him to buy your materials without using the credit card?
Warm regards. Sarath
June 24th, 2009 at 4:15 am
We will be able to accept e-checks in about a month
June 25th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Hi AJ!
I have been receiving regularly your instructions and writeups on learning English effectively.I find them very much useful and enersiging too.
June 30th, 2009 at 1:37 am
Hi AJ,
Thanks for your suggestions! They helped me in learning English. Keep up with your good work!
George from Hong Kong
July 11th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Hi, My dear stranger Teacher. Today is my best happy day, becouse on the morning i found your amazing great 7 rules. Still today im very tired from english language.Still today im never believed to me. Im find my goals help of you. Thank u very very very very very very very very very very much. By the way im writeng you from Mongolia. Have a great life. Cheeres bye.
July 14th, 2009 at 1:40 am
Hello teacher! Could you give us some examples of the kind of goals did you use to use or say to yourself when you were studying as an student? Because I LOVE ENGLISH but as teachers set us so many vocabulary to learn sometimes I end up worned up. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! Good bye!
Noelia
August 26th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Hi, AJ
Your method is great. I am better now than before.
I am following you in Twitter.
Very very good idea.
Certainly I’ll realize my BIG dream.
Thank you very much because you show me this way.
God bless you
Success for you always!
September 2nd, 2009 at 1:28 am
Thank you very much,you method is very helpful for me.
Best regards
Vera
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Thanks so much for you
September 4th, 2009 at 9:52 am
hello A.J.it’s Shalini. Your all lessons are very helpful to me and i am doing better than before, but problems are created when i want to speak wihth somone. pls help in this matter
September 5th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
I’m not your student yet but your free audio file (4 GB) help me to improve my listening skill and my speaking is improving a lot. I wish to buy a set of your lesson so as to perform better.I love your system ………..
September 9th, 2009 at 7:08 am
excellant, nothing could be best than it. wish you to complite your mission.
September 14th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Dear A.J.
Thank you very much for your free lessons,although I studied English a lot in my youth, I am gladly surprised with your method,it works wonderfully!!but I have to tell you that I put in practice all your advice referring to passion, motivation,perseverance,and having big goals in life! this also works in everyday life.
It is always a pleasure to receive news from you
God bless you!
September 17th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Having goals is one of the most important things in our lives.
They’re the fuel to move the complicated gears to success.
Creating positive goals is just
point of view, so we have to see
farther than our eyes can see in front of us.
Thanks A.J You’re a good person
and your words not only help us
to improve our English, but to increase our souls.
September 27th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Hi AJ,
I respect your teaching psychology, please go ahead.
H. Khan
September 28th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
thanks a lot
your teaching method is very help full me
do you have any institue in saudia arab
September 29th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Thank you very much,you method is very helpful for me.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Thank you so much,your teaching is very helpful for me.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Hello AJ,
You always give me reasons to keep straight in my mission taht is to learn english. Here in Brazil nobody has this passion and we, learners, need it. So, have you ever thought in come to Brazil to teach? If not, think about it, I’m sure that will be a success, we need teachers like you. Have a nice day!
October 5th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Heyyyy…Thanks …Thanks…I try and lesson to you
October 6th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I thank you for our help
go ahead
October 7th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Dear Teacher: I’ve really improved my English. Your method and lessons are very passionate. Lots of thanks fot all what you do everywhere your lessons and motivations arrive.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Hi Mr.AJ Thank you very much for your free email course. Im from lebanon but Im living in Saudi Arabia now. I cant dawnload the lessons successfully, may be for bad networking. I hope I can get ur english courses as soon as possible. any way thank u very much for new english learning. sincerely yours Nizar Naba
October 13th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Hi AJ! Your lessons and motivational texts are being fundamental things in my studing daily routine. Thank you so much!
October 16th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Hi Mr.A.J
Thank you alot for your useful topic .. I tried many ways to improve my English but you are the best
October 25th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
That sounds great
thanks teacher AJ
I appreciate your help
Saeed
Yemen
October 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
hi A.J!ı am writing you from turkey and ı want you know how powerfull your english teaching system is.aulthough ı only get some topic (seven rules of learning)from you,they mde me to progres my listening in a short time.ı strongly blieve that you are in the right way at teaching.ı can feel how useful your lessons are.ı wish ı had the chance to learn more from effortless english but ı dont have any credit card.and dont want too. do you receive cash payment from the bank to get more lesson?ı will be so huppy if you help me.thanks for every think that you make for people:)
November 1st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
hi AJ
I have studied your lesson for one year and you gave me a lot. Thanks for your teaching. Will you come to Thailand soon? I live in Thailand so please send me an email about your schedule in Thailand. If i can go, I want to follow your presentation. Thanks you
November 2nd, 2009 at 1:52 am
Hi, A.J. You’re right, motivation and great goals show the horizont you want to reach. Thank you very much.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:36 am
Dear A.J,
Thanks for your sharing.
Actually, your method is very powerful.And it is very effective, too.
I will follow your advise.By the way, I missed the ” Power English Lessons” because of the problem of my visa card. I just want to know when you will sell it again.
November 21st, 2009 at 5:36 am
Hello My Great Teacher AJ Hoge,
When i received your message that is like energetic for me because i learned all from you but unfortunately i don’t have access to buy your lessons. Any how yesterday i joined four students to your Effortless English new method when they asked me about my improve in English their name are Amin, Hayat,Ashrafi,and Dr Habib and they are very happy that they asked my about Effortless English LLC.
With Best Regards
Your Brother and Student
November 25th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
that’s right! and we can use Law of attraction for everything!
November 25th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Thank you A.J. you give me power for my learning English and my life.
November 26th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
hi a j thank so much send me
November 27th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Dear Aj,
you’re inspired,energized and passioned me too. Since I followed your methods, I become incredibly more confidence in speaking english. This is incredibly impact to my hand writing too.
Thank you so much, God bless you.
November 27th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Hi AJ, Thank you for sharing this great artical.I likes your thoughts, videos, lectures, way of teaching language everything- you’re great and amazing… many many loves for you: D
Regards,
Rizwana
November 30th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Hi AJ,
Thank you so much for the excellent article and sharing it with us. You are a great teacher.
I improve lot with in this period and now I love English as you instructed us.
Thank you again.
Best regards
Yasa
December 12th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Hi, AJ. Your article is really great and inspirative. I enjoy learning your fantastic tools of effortless english lessons. Now, I have a big big dream for me to increase my energy and motivation. Thank you!!