学好英语非常重要的一点：就是要搞清楚，自己在英语学习上的最大障碍是什么，究竟是什么阻碍了自己不能学好英语。只有认真思考和搞明白这个问题，才能够对症下药，有针对性地采取学习行动，提高学习效率，获得明显的学习效果。我见到过好多位朋友，到处在寻找英语学习的所谓秘诀和方法。可是经我仔细询问，了解到其实问题不在方法上，问题在于不能够按照一个方法，选择一本教材坚持下去。

学好英语需要解决的主要是四个问题：

1.    克服敢于开口大声说英语的心态问题

2.    掌握英语语音和脱口而出的技能问题

3.    增加能够表达单词与句型量的知识问题

4.    长期坚持，将学习和使用英语培养成一种生活习惯

如果能够了解自己主要面临的问题是上述中哪一点，然后根据问题，采取相对应的行动，进行强化，就可以获得比较明显和满意的进步。反之，如果在心态方面出了问题，根本就不敢说英语，而目的是要提高英语口语，每天采取的学习方式就是在MSN上与人打字聊天，那么取得的效果就会非常非常有限的了，这样的做法也不异与南辕北辙了。

今日阅读：

Please Do These 3 Things by Ron White

I am extremely leery of any quick fix solution or overnight formula for success. In my opinion, they don't exist. With that said, the following formula is one that I have recently shared with 2 members of my family to encourage them to break through the rut they are in and experience success. Therefore, if I would share it with my family. I must believe in the principles. I suggested that they begin to regularly do these three things:

1. Surround themselves with positive people who believe that this life is not all that there is. Personally, I find this at my local church. This email goes out to thousands of people all over the world. I know we don't share the same faith in all cases. This message is not about my faith. It is about you finding a group of people who regularly meet together and have a belief that there is more to life than what we see. This is the first step to a positive outlook on life.

2. You must exercise weekly in order to stimulate endorphins and maintain an energetic life. The exercise of walking to the kitchen or curling 12 ounces does not count as exercise. I run 1 mile twice a week and 2-3 days a week do strength training. This is nothing difficult but it makes a major difference on my attitude.

3. You MUST educate yourself through reading. The average CEO in America reads 4-5 books per month. The average America reads one book per year and 60% of us don't get past the first chapter! Make a promise to yourself to read at least one book per month. Read anything!

Regardless, of what you read....develop a passion for reading and learning and you will see your attitude and outlook on life begin to change.

Any person who faithfully invested their time in these three areas may not break world records in levels of success. However, everything in me believes that they would see dramatic improvements. I believe that so much I encouraged my family to invest their time in these areas