English Learning Psychology

English Learning Psychology
“Psychology is 80% of success, method is only 20%”
– Tony Robbins, Peak Performance Coach
Most English learners are very intelligent. Most are highly motivated when they begin.
Most students are very successful in school, in their jobs, in their businesses, and in their
relationships.
So why do so many fail to speak English easily and quickly?
What is the problem. Why do people who are normally so successful fail in this one
area?
There are two answers to that question:
1. Bad Methods
2. Bad Psychology
Learn English- Methods & Psychology
I talk a lot about methods. As you know, the grammar and textbook methods used in
schools are terrible. They are total failures. Very few people will learn to speak English
easily if they use those methods. That’s why I developed the Effortless English system.
It is a system designed to help you speak and understand real English.
But even if you use my system, its not enough. Tony Robbins is right– a great method
is only 20% of success. The other 80% is psychology.
Psychology means: motivation, energy, beliefs, rules, standards, and emotions. When
learning English, psychology is very important.
To succeed as an excellent English speaker, you must learn to manage your emotions.
You must develop a psychology of success.
One key way to do this is to manage your emotional states. In fact, this is probably the
most important element of success psychology. Poor emotional states will lead to
failure, powerful emotional states lead automatically to success. For example, if you are
frequently tired, bored, or depressed– you will struggle to study English consistently.
You will have poor concentration. Your memory will be worse. You will be more
likely to quit, or to study in a distracted or lazy way.
You must learn to master your emotions. You must be energetic, excited, enthusiastic,
and passionate every time you study English. Imagine– smiling and laughing every

time you listen to English. Imagine feeling energetic and extremely happy, every time
you listen to English. Would that make you study more? Would that make you learn
faster? Would your concentration be better? Would you improve faster? Yes– yes to
all!
So how do you do it? How do you get into a peak emotional state every time you listen
to English?
Here’s my recommendation:
1. Find some exciting, energetic music that you LOVE.
2. Before you start listening to your English lesson, play the music.
3. As this exciting music plays, raise your head. Look up.
Change your body. Pull your shoulders back. Stand tall.
Then smile… smile a big smile.
Take deep breaths.
4. Next, move your body. Dance with the music. Keep looking up. Keep smiling.
Jump and dance. Lift your arms over your head as you jump and dance and smile. Feel
the happiness and energy from the music.
5. Stop and say loudly, “Yes!”. Say it again, “Yes!”. One more time, “Yes!”
6. Now play your English lesson. As you listen, keep your shoulders back. Keep your
eyes up. Keep smiling. In fact, stand up and keep moving. Walk and breathe deeply as
you listen to the lesson.
7. When you listen to the Mini-Story lessons, answer each question loudly. Don’t be
shy. Shout your answer! Keep your head and eyes up. Keep a big smile on your face as
you answer with a loud voice.
8. If you begin to feel tired or bored at any time, pause the lesson. Play your favorite
music again and repeat all of these steps. Add more energy to your body and your
emotions. Then play the lesson again.
By managing your emotions in this way, you will study longer, you will remember more,
and you will learn 2-4 times faster.
You’ll also teach yourself to be strong and confident when you speak English.
Always be in a peak emotional state when you listen to my lessons and you will always

learn much faster.
Learn English online. Join a fun, international club of English learners. Learn to write
English by reading and communicating naturally. Join our Effortless English Club.
Effortless English is more than great lessons. We are also a club, a community– a
family of English learners.
Let’s be honest- language learning is a long process, and sometimes it feels lonely. You
need friends, coaches, and helpers to encourage you.
That’s why an English club is so important. An English club is your support system.
When you feel tired, they energize you. When you feel discouraged, they encourage
you. When you have questions, they give you answers.
When choosing an English club, however, its very important to find very positive
members. Unfortunately, some clubs & forums are filled with very negative people.
For example, my wife Tomoe (who is Japanese) recently posted her introduction on an
English community forum. The next day, some guy responded to her by correcting all
her “mistakes”. He was cold, unfriendly, and condescending.
You don’t want that kind of club!
What you want are extremely positive, enthusiastic, friendly people. You want an
English learning family that will always encourage you.
Our Effortless English Club is exactly that. We are very blessed with many wonderful
people. Our members are absolutely fantastic. They are intelligent, extremely warm and
friendly, and very positive.
At the Effortless English Club, we simply do not tolerate negativity. We don’t tolerate
insults or personal attacks or criticism of other members.
Our members will always make you feel welcome.
So please, whether you join our Club or another– be sure to find an English learning
family that is positive, friendly, and warm… and enjoy your English learning!
How To Use Your First Lesson
You should already have my lessons now, so I want to tell you how to use them.
I’m very excited because soon you will speak English easily, and fast. English words
will come out of your mouth– automatically.

You’ll feel relaxed and confident when you speak English. And you’ll feel happy
when you learn with my lessons. No more sad, boring lessons!
So, how do you use my lessons? Here are some suggestions:
• Start with the first Lesson Set named “A Day For The Dead”
• Listen to all lessons in the set every day for 1 week (learn deeply)
• Listen to the Mini-Story lesson two times a day (or more)
• Answer the Mini-Story questions loudly
• Do NOT think about grammar. Do NOT try to memorize
• Just relax. Listen. Respond. Everything will happen automatically
Most importantly– relax and smile as you listen to the lessons. If you don’t want to
speak yet, its OK. Effortless English is a “Listen First” system. Listening is most
important.
It’s OK to just listen. You will improve quickly and automatically if you listen every
day. That is the key. Listen to the lessons 1 hour (or more) every day.
That is all you need to do. Do that, and I guarantee your success.
Good luck and enjoy the lessons!
PS: If you don’t have my lessons yet, get them now and start the first lesson set
today. Start immediately:
English MP3 lessons are the most convenient and efficient way to learn English.
Think about the old days when you had to carry CDs or tapes.
Now, you can have a huge library of English lessons on your small iPod. You can easily
carry it with you on the train, while walking around town, on the bus, while exercising.
Mp3 lessons make it very easy to learn with N.E.T. time.
N.E.T. means “No Extra Time”– and it refers to the time you must spend doing other
things anyway. For example, if you must wait in line at the bank, why not listen to my
mp3 lessons at the same time.
When you must ride a train or bus to work, use that time productively. Turn on your
iPod and learn English!
When you go to the gym, or go for a walk or run, you can also attend the Effortless
English Course. In this way, you double your productivity. You get your body strong

and you feed your mind with excellent English input.
English MP3 Lessons and NET Time
Try to make NET time a game. Think about your day. What are the time-consuming
tasks you must do? Which of these tasks also allow for mp3 English learning?
Washing the dishes?
Doing laundry?
Sitting in traffic?
Many students complain that they have no time for English learning. But that’s not true.
You do have time, but you must learn to be creative.
Its true that going to a traditional school can be very time consuming. But now the
school can come to you. Get some high quality mp3 English lessons, put them on your
iPod, use your NET time wisely… and speak English easily and fast.
Don’t make excuses– manage your NET time and speak fluent English!
Things Have Changed
Business English For New Business
I’ll be honest. My Business English lessons are not normal. They aren’t the average,
boring, dry, super-formal lessons you find in most business English materials.
As you know, I think most general English textbooks are boring. But what’s absolutely
incredible to me is that Business English books are even more boring! They are truly
awful!
Sadly, most business English materials focus on business models that come from the
1940s and 1950s. They are full of very stiff, formal English. But American
businesspeople don’t speak that way. I certainly don’t!
Business has changed since the old days.
New business is fast. New business uses rapidly changing technology. New business is
exciting and passionate.
New business is Steve Jobs of Apple, Tom Peters, Seth Godin.
If you want boring old business English, do not buy my business English lessons.
My business English lessons focus on new business. I talk a lot about online business. I
talk a lot about freelancing. I talk about entrepreneurs. I talk about innovation. I talk

about passion. I talk about “permission marketing”. I talk about “purple cows”.
My business English is based on my own business experience– the experience of
building my company, Effortless English LLC, by myself, starting with $200.
Who will love my business English lessons?
Freelancers will love the lessons. Entrepreneurs will love them. People who hope to
someday start their own business will love them. Independent, creative businesspeople
will love them. Designers will love them. Marketers, especially internet marketers, will
love them.