To succeed (为了取得成功)

The following are reasons, why I am learning Mandarin:

• The Church I am in lack Mandarin preacher. Thus, I would like to equip myself so that I could help up in this area.
• It is the most widely spoken language in the world. Thus, with it I could communicate with more people.
• China has opened up. It is definitely beneficial to understand this language as many countries are linking with China.
• With Mandarin, I could access to the well known, rich Chinese culture history, traditions and word of wisdoms
• With Mandarin, my career prospect can be enhanced
• There are so many non-Chinese taking up this language and become proficient with the language. It is kind of embarrassing not knowing Mandarin as a Chinese.
• It serves as a challenge for me to learn up what some believe is difficult
• I could then apply whatever I had learned such as Accelerated Learning, NLP, Hypnosis, etc. to see whether all these techniques work. When I succeed, my children and friend alike might follow

According to Anthony Robbins, reasons come first and answers come second. All powerful reasons will give me the necessary drive to follow through on my plan.

With all the above reasons and whatever more that I can think of, I am planning to succeed.

I have to 努力 (strive) and 加油 (add more fuel i.e. go for it). Do you have any other good reasons to learn Mandarin?

Welcome (欢迎)

Welcome to Self Study Mandarin.

I am using this blog to record down my attempt to learn Mandarin. Frankly speaking, I had been trying to learn Chinese since young but did not manage to reach the level of competency that I desired. Anyway, this time I will definitely succeed.

I believe the following are reasons why I failed in the past:

• I did not believe that I could speak Mandarin
• I thought I could only learn Cantonese instead of Mandarin because I speak Cantonese
  
• I don't have strong enough reasons to study Mandarin
• I did not practice what I had learned
  
• I lacked focus and confidence
• I lacked good resources
  

I strongly believe I will be able to speak fluently and read Mandarin within a year from now.

Here are my reasons why I can do it this time:

• I told many and are telling more people that I am learning Mandarin.
• I have many reasons why I want to learn Mandarin which I am going to share later.
  
• I am going to use Accelerated Learning method.
• I am using Paul McKenna's hypnosis and NLP to boost up my confidence.
• I am planning to achieve this by following Anthony Robbins Rapid Planning (RPM) method.

Well, when time permit, I will share what I had learned about NLP, RPM, etc. in my Acquire Wisdom and Live with Passion blog.

Please assist or correct me if you find any errors in this blog. Those who have this same desire to learn Mandarin can join me.

Thank you.
Sam Chan