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Narnia 1
Narnia 1
Now these ideas, they' re not just my ideas. In fact, they come
from a lot of other people. They come from people like Tony
Robbins, who is a famous success coach, Robert Anton Wilson,
Joe Vitale, Robert Kiyosaki, Alan Watt etc., so I've taken a lot of
ideas from a lot of different people about this topic of the
psychology of success. And the reason that we're going to talk
about this in these stories is that in my experience, most English
students struggle and fail because of psychology, not because of
methods, not because of teachers.
Those things are important, but Tony Robbins talks about the
fact that psychology is 80% of success. And I think he's right,
based on my experience with many, many latinamerican English
students. Psychology is 80% of success, so 20% are the methods
you use to study. But the other 80% is psychology, your
motivation, your emotions, how you manage your time. All of
these things are in fact much, much more important.
The idea is that as you go through these stories, you get stronger
and stronger with English and your psychology gets stronger and
you succeed, you reach your goals. You speak fluently, effortlessly.
So among teachers, English teachers, language teachers, this topic
is called Non-Linguistic Factors. Non-Linguistic Factors.
You probably didn't feel very happy when you were sitting in your
English classes. But when you're learning with me, it's very
important for you to feel happy, for your body to feel good, for
your mind to feel good. It's very important for you to emotionally
enjoy the process of learning English. Of course, it's just more
fun, you're going to like it a lot better. But the other benefit is
that you actually will learn faster. You'll improve your grammar
faster, you'll improve your pronunciation faster. You'll remember
vocabulary words better, longer and faster when you feel good. So
there's a very practical reason for doing this, too.
How can you do it? Well, it's really easy. I recommend, for
example, using music. And I actually do this myself in the
morning, most mornings. I will put on some great, exciting music
that I love in Spanish, jump around, act like a crazy person, and
get myself feeling energetic and happy. Do that first before you
listen. So move your body, smile. We're going to talk about this
more in detail in later stories. But just for now, every morning
when you get up, first put on some music. Some energetic, happy
music that you like, smile, move around. Do that for maybe 5
minutes, maybe 10 minutes. Then when you're feeling really
great, your body is moving, you feel like you have energy, you're
happy, then start with the stories, the methods, the voice
messages to your native friends etc.
The first thing you want to listen to is the main explanation, the
main audio. So the first thing is listen to the main talk. And you
can read this as well the first time if you cannot understand easily,
you can read the transcript and listen at the same time. Do this
perhaps two times per day, starting with the main story and
reading along. Use the Cambridge dictionary or the Reverso.net
chrome extension if you need to to look up new words.
There's always a transcript you can read if you can't understand
my speaking, if I'm too fast, then read at the same time. It's okay.
Next, you'll listen to the mini-story and the mini-story is the most
important lesson. The mini-story is designed for deep learning. In
the mini-story I am going to ask a lot of very easy questions while
I tell a story. In fact I really ask the story, I don't tell the story.
Why am I doing this? Students ask me "Why are the questions so
easy?" Well, the questions are supposed to be easy because I want
you to answer fast and automatically. I want you to train your
brain, teach your brain to answer very quickly.
You want to learn like a native speaker and that means you're
going to learn the
patterns of English in these mini-stories. You might not be able
to explain them, just like native speakers cannot explain grammar
rules. But that's okay, you want to be able to use them correctly.
That's the important part. So again, you want to relax. Do not
study. Do not think about grammar rules. Do not try to translate
entire sentences, just enough so that you understand the context if
needed. Just relax and listen. It should be effortless. You should
be smiling, relaxed and just listening.
Now another important point. You want to move your body while
you' re listening to the lessons. This will keep your energy high.
So, what do I mean by that? Well, a really easy way to do this is
just to walk. You've got a phone, you've got your earphones in,
listen to the lessons while you go for a walk. You can do two
things at one time. You exercise, you improve your body and you
listen to English stories and improve your mind at the same time.
If you' re sitting on a train, then maybe you just stretch your body
a little bit. If you're in your car, you can move a little bit. You can
move around in your seat. If you're at your house you can go
crazy, you can jump around. You can exercise very strongly. You
can go to the gym. Do something with your body while you're
listening to the stories.
It will keep your energy high. It will keep you feeling better. You
will actually learn faster by doing that.
And finally, a very, very important point. You need to use my
deep learning method. That means you listen to each story set for
one week or more. There are 3 sets in every section; The
explanation, the mini-story and the mini-story with questions.
Well those three, you want to listen to those three every day for
seven days. You want that repetition.
So that's kind of your basic plan for using these stories in N arnia.
Again, first you're going to get into a peak state. You're going to
get excited. You're going to jump around. You're going to listen
to music. You're going to feel great. Then you're going to listen to
the main explanation of the concept, the main audio, one or two
times. You note down the phrases and words you didn't know.
Then revise them. Don't study them hard, just revise quickly.
Then you're going to listen to the mini-story, one, two, three,
four, five times ... every day. The full version and the interactive
version with the questions. And remember, relax, feel good and
enjoy the lessons while you listen.
You don't need to think about the grammar. Just relax, listen to
the story. If you need to you can pause to translate some words or
phrases so that you understand the context. Just listen and relax.
Okay, let's start.
*****
He said "I can help you learn golf Sophie." He said "If you use
your subconscious, you will become a golf master."
So Sophie tried to use her subconscious. She closed her eyes every
time she played golf. Yoda said "Use your subconscious, close
your eyes." Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Every time she hit the ball it went into the trees.
He said "If you practice golf and surf every day, you will always
d"
succee.
Sophie said "Help me, Tony. Help me." Tony said "If you engage
your physiology, you will be a master."
She was in a peak emotional state, a top emotional state. She felt
top, great, wonderful, best.
She improved very quickly. Finally, the day came. Sophie played
Tiger Woods. Tiger was very tired. He looked very tired. But
Sophie was in a peak emotional state during the whole game.
Finally, at the end of the game Sophie won. She beat Tiger
Woods! Tiger cried "Sophie, you're the best now." He wrote a
check to Sophie for $85 million dollars.
You don't need to think about it. Just relax, listen to the story,
answer the questions quickly. If you need to you can pause and
answer the questions. Or if it's too fast, just listen. You don't have
to speak. Speaking is optional. If you can do it, if you want to
answer the questions, great! Shout them out. If you don't, if it's
too difficult or you're in a train with other people, that's fine.
Just listen and relax, that's okay too. Okay, let's start.
*****
Well, Sophie. Sophie had to play Tiger Woods in golf in just one
month.
In tennis, right?
No, no, no, not in tennis. In golf, Sophie had to play Tiger
Woods in golf.
Because Tiger Woods is the number one golfer in the world and
Sophie was not good.
No, no, no, no, no. Sophie was a terrible golfer in fact.
To find what?
No, the coach's name was not Bob. The coach's name was Yoda.
He said "I can help you learn golf Sophie." He said "If you use
your subconscious, you will become a golf master."
He said "If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf
master. "
Her subconscious, Yoda said "If you use your subconscious, you
will become a golf master."
So if she used her subconscious, what would she become?
A golf master, he said "If you use your subconscious, you will
become a golf master."
He said "If you use your subconscious, you will become a golf
master. "
So Sophie tried to use her subconscious. She closed her eyes every
time she played golf. Yoda said "Use your subconscious, close
your eyes." Unfortunately, it didn't work.
Every time she hit the ball it went into the trees.
Yeah, she did. She tried to use her subconscious. She closed her
eyes and tried to use her subconscious.
No, she wasn't. She was not successful when she tried to use her
subconscious. Every time she hit the ball it went into the woods,
into the trees. Poor Sophie.
No, no, no. Tiger Woods didn't go to Hawaii. Sophie did. Sophie
went to Hawaii.
A surf coach.
He said "If you practice golf and surf every day, you will always
d"
succee.
Now she was very worried. Only one more week to play Tiger
Woods. She went to San Diego to find another coach.
Sophie said "Help me, Tony. Help me." Tony said "If you engage
your physiology, you will be a master."
No, no, no. He said "If you engage your physiology, your body,
you will be a master."
Did he want her to use her body very well or did he want her to
use her mind, her brain very well?
He wanted her to use her body, her physiology. He said "If you
engage your physiology," if you use your body, "you will be a
master. "
No, no, no. He taught her the opposite. He taught her to get into
a peak emotional state. He taught her to feel really great.
She was in a peak emotional state, a top emotional state. She felt
top, great, wonderful, best.
Did Sophie practice golf while she was in a peak emotional state?
Yes, at the same time. She practiced golf while she was in a peak
emotional state.
She improved very quickly. Finally, the day came. Sophie played
Tiger Woods. Tiger was very tired. He looked very tired. But
Sophie was in a peak emotional state during the whole game.
Finally, at the end of the game Sophie won. She beat Tiger
Woods! Tiger cried "Sophie, you're the best now." He wrote a
check to Sophie for $85 million dollars.
No, he wasn't.
*****
So again, listen to this lesson every day for seven days or more. If
you get bored, move your body, jump up and down, feel better
and then start again.