Norman

Your Self Development Podcast

Education EN ↓ 132 episodes

We are all hardwired for self development. It is without a doubt, our birthright. So, how about we work together to figure out what it is we want in our lives and start strategising to live it, be it, have it? We're going to need to grow to get it, to discover and leverage all the assets at our disposal, and yes there are more than a few! So let's get started and make up for lost time. You've been heedlessly sitting on your own pot of gold for far too long. Now is as good a time as any to start playing to win, and time and opportunity wait for no one. Keep the faith and keep the pace. Norma...

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Norman

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For The Boldly Aspiring Second Language Learner: Think it over: Re-thinking thinking, practice and the action-bias 15.06.2022 28:15

Let's define what we mean by "practice" Can we practice thinking? And if so, how do we do it? By extension, can we practice thinking in our target language? And if so, how can we do it? The grand contradiction(?): You must cede control to obtain eventual power...REAL POWER. What does this mean to you?

For The Boldly Aspiring Second Language Learner: Communication is a Performing Art. Get in there and perform! 14.06.2022 18:55

How do we know we're using the right strategy to achieve our language learning objectives? How can we know if we're devoting our efforts to the right kind of activity and not merely spinning our wheels? How can we find this out? 30 years of experience have taught me that the only way to deeply and completely learn a language is to communicate in it. What do you think? What have your expe...

For The Boldly Aspiring Second Language Learner: The Magic of Language Learning is in the Meaning 14.06.2022 15:28

What do we mean by Meaningfulness? How can our understanding of Meaningfulness help trigger and sustain our Motivation and positively impact our language learning project, and just about any other objective we are actively pursuing?

For The Boldly Aspiring Second Language Learner: What do you need to be able to DO? 13.06.2022 13:55

Why do we learn a 2nd or a 3rd language? What do our reasons have to do with what is defined as EDUCATION? And what role does the Action Bias play in all this? Join us as we answer these questions and discuss what is known as the Activity Breakdown, and how it can help us to "find ourselves" in the language we are learning. See you all soon!

For The Boldly Aspiring Second Language Learner: Setting Effective Objectives 13.06.2022 22:39

What do we need to consider when breaking down a large, overriding, never before attempted objective into its most effective component parts or sub-objectives? What are some key questions we should be asking ourselves? How can we make the methodical, goal-achieving process work for us and what can this process teach us about ourselves?

Language Learning IS Personal Development 12.06.2022 17:45

How can we use the adult language learning process to develop our own blueprint for achievement? What are the parallels between 2nd language learning and personal growth in general?

Are you in earnest? 11.06.2022 12:01

Join us as we take a look at the possibilities of a life of achievement and fulfilment and the parallels drawn between learning a 2nd language and goal achievement in general. In this first episode, we'll set the groundwork for the subsequent episodes by reflecting on the answer to the question: How can successfully learning a 2nd or a 3rd language serve as a blueprint for future achievement...