In this article, I would like to help you bring more positive thinking around your learning or use of French.
1- WHY SHOULD YOU BRING POSITIVE THINKING😉 INTO YOUR FRENCH LEARNING JOURNEY?
Do you often say: “I suck. I’m stupid. I’m wrong all the time. I have no willpower”?
Did you know that the more you repeat something to yourself, the more your brain registers it as true?
Even if it is a judgment, a self-criticism, and not a fact.
Imagine what your brain has recorded when you said “I am stupid ” or “I can’t do it”.
How many times has it registered that you are stupid? that you suck? that you have failed?
👉Negative comments have disastrous consequences on your self-confidence and your motivation to improve your French.
How is it possible to continue to have hope, energy, and motivation when you regularly enter into your internal computer: I am not good at learning / speaking, French?
It is hardly possible to progress with a lack of self-support.
2-HOW CAN YOU CHANGE THAT🔄?
1- Self-awareness
To begin with, you need to pay attention, to be aware.
Observe the things you think about yourself when you are in a difficult situation in French.
What are the negative comments you make about yourself?
2-Add objectivity to your judgment
Do you agree that when you say “I am stupid” this is VERY subjective and it is not connected to reality?
Instead, I suggest you create a new sentence, more complete and more objective :
Example: I feel stupid when … I mispronounce a word.
3- Bring some positive thinking to it
I know how difficult it is to radically change your thinking so, instead, I suggest you apply this advice from Camilla Quintana an Empowerment coach for expat women :
✨Add a positive nuance every time you have a negative thought about yourself and your level of French.
It is very simple and it will have a huge impact on your confidence.
Example:
Instead of saying “I feel stupid when I mispronounce a word” in French, you can say
- I feel stupid when I mispronounce a word BUT I know that I will get better with practice.
- I feel stupid when I mispronounce a word BUT I am proud of not giving up.
I hope that this will help you bring positive thinking into your French journey!
Is too difficult for you to take a step back from the situation?
Do you feel you have entered a sort of vicious circle with the French language?
There is still time for a change.
Maybe you just need some outside help to :
- take an objective and kind look at yourself
- help you build an effective and adapted action plan
If you want to see if I could be the right person for you, book a discovery call.
