Want to be fluent in English? Set a SMART Goal with Go Natural English coaching

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Gabby: Hey guys, I'm Gabby Wallace and this is Go Natural English.
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Today, I'm going to share an amazing tip with you for setting goals. This lesson will help
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you in all areas of your life and especially when you're learning a language like English.
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So let's take a look at how to set goals in a smart way. It's called smart goals. When
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you make a goal it's important to make it Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic,
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and Time-bound. So what does these mean? Specific. For example, a lot of you have wonderful
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goal of becoming fluent in English and I commend you. That is an awesome goal and I'm so proud
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of you. But in order to see measurable progress, we need to make a specific goal. For example,
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my goal is to have a conversation in English or my goal is to read the news in English.
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Next, Measurable. Can I really measure my fluency in English? Well sure, you can measure
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your English by using a test score. But even people who are fluent in English are constantly
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learning. I learn new words in English all the time. So it's difficult to say, "Are you
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fluent?", "Are you not fluent?" It is a subjective measure.
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So it's easier to make a goal which is more measurable. For example with my news reading,
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I could say, "I want to read one new story in English each day." That's measurable. It's
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easy to say, "Yes, I did it", or "No, I didn't do it".
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Next we have Action-oriented. So my action is to read. If I read a news article every
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day in English, meaning, I have completed my goal. Other goals which are not action-oriented,
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for example, my goal is to like speaking a new language. Well, liking something is not
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so easily measurable. So we want a goal that includes a specific action. For example, to
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read or to take a test or to have a conversation or to learn 100 new words. These are action-oriented
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and measurable goals. Next, Realistic. It"s important to challenge
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yourself. However, in order to maintain your motivation, it's important that your goal
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be realistic. So I believe that everyone can speak English
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fluently with the right preparation. However, you want to break down that goal into realistic,
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bite-size portions. Break the goal down into smaller steps.
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So realistically, you can learn 100 new words this month. According to the time which I
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said, "one month," it's realistic. If your goal is to learn 100 new words today or in
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one hour, I would say that's not so realistic. So go easy on yourself while maintaining a
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balance where you have challenge and keep your goal challenging but realistic.
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Last, Time-bound. It's so important to set a deadline for your goal. If you have a little
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bit of pressure that comes from a deadline, then that will motivate you more to achieve
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your language learning goal. In my news reading example, my deadline was every day. So each
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day, I need to read one new story. In vocabulary learning example, my deadline was one month.
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I need to learn 100 new words in one month. So you decide according to your goal and according
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to how realistic it is to complete your goal in a certain amount of time. You choose the
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time. But I recommend to keep the time period small. Set goals for each month. Set goals
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for each week. And even set goals for each day. If you have a problem focusing, I would
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recommend setting goals for each hour. Okay. It depends on you and how much structure you
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need. But definitely make goals for short time periods.
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And that way, when you complete your goal and you check it off your list, you will be
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even more motivated each time you know you have completed your goal. So it's nice to
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have that feeling everyday or every week or at least every month.
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So remember make a SMART goal: Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic and Time-bound.
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And remember I'm here to help you with your goals and Go Natural English is the perfect
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tool to help you progress with your English learning. So remember to use all the tools
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available to you when you set your smart goal and visit us at gonaturalenglish.com
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