Today I will let talk about language learning a well know author and philosopher Bob Proctor. He featured in the movie The Secret  and he will reveal to us (perhaps a little surprisingly) the secret behind learning languages.

Maybe you have this man associated with money, wealth, the law of attraction and this kind of things. Yes, actually this YouTube presentation is all about it. I just allowed myself to separate some parts which are significant for our purpose.  Hopefully Bob will not be very angry with me about it. You can see the full version of Bob's presentation here 

Just a few words about money. Yes, it is important aspect of our life. Some people try to deny it, some overexaggerate it. Both extremes are just extremes. Money plays a significant role in our life of course. But life is not only about money and to be candid it is not only about English too. Life is multidimensional. Be in balance.

So, Bob, tell us more:

Do we learn languages the similar way?
Is languages learning more conscious or unconscious process?
Don't we use wrong parts of our brains to learn languages?

Think of it!

Any comments?

Sometimes the simplest methods work best (look at our method :-) ) but we, people, usually search for complexities. The more complex the method is, the better, says our mind. Is that so? Usually not.

At the same time we take things too seriously. Natural learning is simple, joyful, playful... Otherwise we can hardly sustain to do it, to do it for a sufficient amout of time.  What is the biggest problem of all (not only for learning a foreign language) We “STOP IT” in the middle, or better to say somewhere in the process letting unfinished business behind us. This way it is just a waste of time and energy.

So, do not stop it, do not stop learning English. In the contrary - enjoy it, make it enjoyable for yourself. Enjoy this “Stop It!” funny, but I would say, quite deep video and learn another piece of mosaic into your English in the process :-) Enjoy!

TRANSCRIPT:

Dr. Switzer?

Yes, come in. I'm just washing my hands.

I'm Katherine Bigmans. Janet Carlisle referred me.

Oh, yes. You dream about being buried alive in a box.

Yes, that's me. Should I lay down?

No, we don't do that anymore. Just have a seat and let me tell you a bit about our billing. I charge five dollars

for the first five minutes and then absolutely nothing after that. How does that sound?

That sounds great. Too good to be true as a matter of fact.

Well, I can almost guarantee you that our session won't last the full five minutes. Now, we don't do any insurance

billing, so you would either have to pay in cash or by check.
Wow. Okay.

And I don't make change.

All right.

Go.

Go?

Tell me about the problem that you wish to address.

Oh, okay. Well, I have this fear of being buried alive in a box. I just start thinking about being buried alive and

I begin to panic.

Has anyone ever tried to bury you alive in a box?

No. No, but truly thinking about it does make my life horrible. I mean, I can't go through tunnels or be in an

elevator or in a house, anything boxy.

So, what you are saying is you are claustrophobic?

Yes, yes, that's it.

All right. Well, let's go, Katherine. I'm going to say two words to you right now. I want you to listen to them

very, very carefully. Then I want you to take them out of the office with you and incorporate them into your life.
Shall I write them down?

No. If it makes you comfortable. It's just two words. We find most people can remember them.

Okay.

You ready?

Yes.

Okay. Here they are. Stop it!

I'm sorry?

Stop it!

Stop it?

Yes. S-T-O-P, new word, I-T.

So, what are you saying?

You know, it's funny, I say two simple words and I cannot tell you the amount of people who say exactly the same

thing you are saying. I mean, you know, this is not Yiddish, Katherine. This is English. Stop it.

So I should just stop it?

There you go. I mean, you don't want to go through life being scared of being buried alive in a box, do you? I

mean, that sounds frightening.

It is.

Then stop it.

I can't. I mean it's --

No, no, no. We don't go there. Just stop it.

So, I should just stop being afraid of being buried alive in a box?

You got it. Good girl. Well, it's only been three minutes, so that will be three dollars.

Actually, I only have five so --

Well, I don't make change.

Then I guess I'll take the full five minutes.

Fine. All right. What other problems would you like to address?

I'm bulimic. I stick my fingers down my throat.

Stop it! Are you a nut of some kind? Don't do that.

But I'm compelled to. My mom used to call --

No, no. We don't go there.

But I --

No, we don't go there either.

But my horoscope did say --

We definitely don't go there. Just stop it. What else?

Well, I have self-destructive relationships with men.

Stop it! You want to be with a man, don't you?

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm, yes.

Well, then, stop it. Don't be such a big baby.

I wash my hands a lot.

That's all right.

It is?

I wash my hands all the time. There's a lot of germs out there. Don't worry about that one.

I'm afraid to drive.

Well stop it. How are you going to get around? Get in the car and drive you, you kook. Stop it.

You stop it. You stop it!

What's the problem, Katherine?

I don't like this. I don't like this therapy at all. You are just telling me to stop it.

And you don't like that?

No, I don't.

So you think we are moving too fast, is that it?

Yes. Yes, I do.

All right. Then let me give you ten words that I think will clear everything up for you. You want to get a pad and

a pencil for this one?

All right.

Are you ready?

Mm-hmm.

All right. Here are the ten words: Stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box!