Comments on: One simple step to improve chances of success in any mission

By: Albert

Albert — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:06:00 +0000

What an interesting and encouraging website. I began learning Spanish about 10 months ago and it has been slow going. Fortunately I am using some of the techniques mentioned on this site, especially interacting with others on a regular basis in Spanish.

I also started a blog, entitled La Fuente Roja. It is a site designed to provide some encouragement along the way, very similar to this site. You can find it at http://lafuenteroja.wordpress.com/

Thanks for the great site here!

Albert

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:18:43 +0000

I realize this post is old but I just read it and absolutely agree: I've started several blogs before about various topics I was interested in and you're dead-on about it helping ENORMOUSLY with motivation when you need an extra kick in the pants and knowing that people are going to be disappointed in you if you fail will do that!

You said go crazy, so pardon my self-promotion, here's my blog about my journey through learning Spanish utilizing the things I learn on your blog plus a few other things (mostly Iversen's guide to learning languages from the HTLAL forums): http://howlearnspanish.com/

If you'll read the "About" section and the "What the hell am I doing?" post (it's my first ever actual post) you'll find some interesting tidbits and tips even there, right from the beginning, and it'll explain what I intend to do and why.

Cheers,
Andrew

By: Starting epically: Day 1/30 and what it’s going to be about « Searching for the right word

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:09:06 +0000

[...] come across this idea; a few months ago, I read a similar inspirational and memorable post by Benny the Irish polyglot, who in turn mentions a couple other successful bloggers sharing their dreams and goals with the [...]

By: Cavin Graves

Cavin Graves — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:48:50 +0000

After I realized Twitter is a bit easier to keep up with and it still is a blogging platform (albiet micro-blogging), I decided to start a Twitter in French. It's meant to be a duplicate of my original twitter, but I doubt every single one of my English tweets will be translated for relevance sake (I tweet a lot in reply to True Blood RP characters xD).

French Twitter: http://twitter.com/CavinDit
Original Twitter in English: http://twitter.com/CavinSays

By: Abby

Abby — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:35:33 +0000

This is so true! I started a blog in March to get my house decluttered. So far, it's going well, but the blog has really pushed me to stay motivated! Maybe I should start an Arabic learning blog, too.

By: Cavin Graves

Cavin Graves — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:26:33 +0000

Okay. So here's my blog: http://ceciestmonhistoire.wordpress.com/

By: ThisIsGina

ThisIsGina — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:19:28 +0000

This is the first time I have commented, but I have been reading your blog for a few weeks, you have really helped me with my language-learning .

This post inspired me to start my own blog about my goal to learn Spanish fluently, and to learn Bulgarian in time for my trip to Bulgaria in a few months. I have written one post so far, and will be writing new posts every Monday (I have enough ideas to last for months).

By: Andee

Andee — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:33:33 +0000

free advertising works for me

http://languagebubble.com/

- language learning methods, tips, etc. and language teaching methods, ideas, discussions… working on language lessons mostly aimed at koreans learning english and english speakers learning korean… hoping to build a submission centre to create an esl database for teachers with class activities, lesson plans, etc.

By: Steffen

Steffen — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:02:25 +0000

Hey everyone!
Wow, if I had not already started my blog about two weeks ago I would have thought that I started it just because of this article! It expresses exactly the same thoughts that made me start my own blog .
You can find it under: http://www.italienischassoonaspossible.com.
Unfortunately in German but maybe someone is learning German anyway?
I heard rumors Benny is .

By: Atira

Atira — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:01:56 +0000

I had a friend who Stumbled on your post about speaking English like the Irish and I got interested. I started looking at other posts and I think what you're doing is amazing! I would love to be multilingual but so far I haven't made much progress past the very first steps of learning a new language. I saw what you said about Esperanto though and I'm going to give it a shot. I hope I can do it! Good luck with the German; I tried learning that first

By: Hello! « My Self Help Project

Hello! « My Self Help Project — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:47:50 +0000

[...] blog is entirely inspired by this blog post. The main point of what ‘Benny the Irish Polyglot’ says, is this: Starting a [...]

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:36:54 +0000

Thanks for sharing Sotlane! Best of luck with your mission – keep a positive attitude above all else!

By: And so it begins… « Simply Me

And so it begins… « Simply Me — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:50:28 +0000

[...] writes about his missions learning several languages in a ridiculously short amount of time. In a recent post he talked about one top tip for getting motivated to either start learning a language or persist: [...]

By: Sotlane

Sotlane — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:51:48 +0000

For what it's worth, I've taken your advice and started a blog that will chronicle my overcoming shyness.

http://sotlane.wordpress.com/

By: Ramses

Ramses — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:37:59 +0000

Don't worry, I'm too busy to get involved in a flame war anyway .

I've switched themes somewhere in January. This one is a premium theme with some days of adding my own stuff. I like it a lot as well . Thanks for the compliment.

By: To Lay a Framework « WeaknessAbounds

To Lay a Framework « WeaknessAbounds — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:30 +0000

[...] Improve chances of mission success. Benny the Irish Polygot is to blame for this one. His #1 tip for improving the chances of success in any mission was “Start a blog.” Since a “blog” is [...]

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:35:34 +0000

Yeah, knowing that you have to write every week is great and makes sure I'm making progress too Thanks for the confirmation!

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:34:09 +0000

hahaha, starting a blog with no challenge in mind Very funny!! Hopefully you'll find your mission soon
Don't worry about needing to blog in English. There are plenty of non-English blogs out there!!! The community is smaller, but tighter and will therefore give greater support
Glad to have another subscriber!!

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:29:51 +0000

Thanks James! Good job on starting your own blog You are making great progress with your posts!! Keep it up, and make sure to get in touch with others with similar blogs so you can support one another

By: Benny the Irish polyglot

Benny the Irish polyglot — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:28:14 +0000

Thanks for that Rachel – I use meetup.com a lot and have recommended it in other posts (like this one).
Not living in London…