Fastest way to learn a foreign language

I'm going back to visit Brazil in December.

This time when I go I want to be fluent in Portuguese, also it is one of my top 5 goals for the years.

So to accomplish this with only 5 months remaining in the year, I have decided to find what works and model that.

I have other materials at home to study, but for those I would have to organize them and come up with a plan by myself. And since I have not become fluent yet, I looked for a successful person or program to model.

To that end I have decided to go with Rosetta Stone.

It seems to have the testimonials to back it up.

So I will be starting the program in September.

I will let you know my progress.

Luke

Big Updates For Personal Best

Hi,

Thanks for reading, I have several interesting quick topics for this blog.

First: Remember this Sunday CNBC will be running the next installment of "The Millionaire Inside." This weekends topic is Inspiration. It will feature Keith Ferrazzi, Robert Kiyosaki, Laura Morgan Roberts, Larry Winget. Be sure to watch this series is great.

If you miss it I'll put a summary up in my blog.

Second: For those of you who want to make money online check out www.thirtydaychallenge.com I have done this competition the last two years, they are great and free. Learn some wealth building skills here.

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Please check back later this week for the summary of CNBC's Millionaire Inside summary.

Thanks,

Luke

Enthusiasm, the God within

The word Enthusiasm comes to us from the Greeks.

It means "the god within." I suppose when the ancient Greeks saw someone with a lot of enthusiasm they thought a God was present in them.

How do you maintain enthusiasm in your life?

Many times people complain that they have no enthusiasm and then they ask how they can get more.

The secret to getting more enthusiasm is to get interested in what you are doing. You don't have to love it, just get interested in how is works, runs, is built, etc.

Enthusiasm can really make your day go quicker and more productive.

I urge you to get "a God within" today.

Luke

Fastest Way To Learn A Foreign Language?

Last night I was trying to come up with a plan to learn Brazilian Portuguese as fast as possible and as easy as possible. (my wife is Brazilian)

Anyways, I was make a list of different ways to learn, and then I remembered modeling. Modeling just means find someone who has learned the language before and do what they do.

I called one of my wife's friends and asked them how they learned it. They suggested a great CD set that totally immerses you in a foreign culture, writing, speaking, writing, and listening.

I am going to order this tape course, and try to become fluent in Portuguese in less than 6 months.

If you have any other suggestions please let me know at lukeblaise1m@excite.com

Thanks,

Luke

Millionaire Inside

If you are not aware, CNBC has been airing a series called the Millionaire Inside. Each show features 4 experts, some of which include Robert Kyosaki (rich dad, poor dad) and David Bach best selling author of the Automatic Millionaire.

Last night they aired an episode about debt. It wasn't the best one in the series so far, but for everyone looking to be inspired they are airing a brand new episode on July 28th about getting inspired about becoming rich.

Be sure to watch this series if you haven't already, it is a great show.

Luke Blaise

Positive Attitudes: How to Get One

Positive attitudes are a must if you really want to live a great life full of accomplishments. Many times two people can look at the same situation and see two totally different things. So how do we train our brains to look at these situations positively?

Life happens to everyone, and yet some people seem to always have a smile on their face, while others seem to always have something to complain about. These smiling people aren’t luckier than other people, they just have a better outlook on life; a positive attitude.

So how to we improve our attitude? Just as you have learned to have a negative attitude, you can train yourself to have a positive attitude.

One of the easiest ways to start is by trying to monitor your thoughts more. If you catch yourself thinking negative tell yourself to stop and come up with some ways that this situation could be viewed as a positive.

For example if you lost your job, instead of thinking negatively about the experience, come up with some positive aspects of the situation. Maybe this job loss means more opportunities are open to you now, like a better job, or starting your own business.

Children are born with a positive attitude, but as people get older, that positive attitude seems to go away. Your positive attitude doesn’t’ have to go away, and you can get your’s back. By following a few simple exercises you can teach yourself to only have positive attitudes.

Positive Quotes and Affirmations

Using positive quotes and affirmations can be a powerful addition to any self improvement program. There are numerous studies showing how powerful these techniques can be. So why aren’t you doing them?

Why do positive quotes and affirmations work so well? Well for most adults the overwhelming majority of our thoughts are negative. We didn’t always have such negative thoughts, as children we mostly had positive thoughts. Look at the children you know, the majority are happy and have positive thoughts, while the majority of adults we know have negative thoughts.

This is why positive quotes and affirmations can be so powerful in our lives. They give us the positive thoughts that we need to take our lives to the next level. By constantly telling ourselves great things and reminding ourselves about what we want to accomplish it is like we have a map leading directly to our goals.

If you aren’t using positive quotes and affirmations daily to improve your life and help you accomplish your goals, start today. Come up with some quotes and affirmations that inspire you and repeat them three times everyday to your self, until you accomplish what you want.

By incorporating positive quotes and affirmations into your self improvement program you can make achieving your goals more automatic. How? Habits are formed usually after 21 consecutive days of doing something. So if you can just keep this part of your program up for 21 days you will be automatically reminding yourself everyday about what and why you want to accomplish your goals.

Luke Blaise