This Week's Mindset Monday
Mindset Monday offers positive psychology support, motivation, and practical English learning to kickstart your week.
Small bounces, big steps
Monday, Oct 12th, 2026
Today I'm talking my 28-day rebounder/mini trampoline challenge and what it is teaching me about consistency and learning a language.
Key takeaways from today's episode:
Consistency beats intensity
Keep it short, sweet and easy if you want to stay on track
Try to stick to it for 21 days
Going to = intentions = I'm going to learn something every day
Going to = predictions with evidence = It is going to be sunny later (saw the forecast, have the evidence)
The importance and benefits of passive learning
Monday, Oct 5, 2026
Today I'm talking about Passive Learning: What it is, why it's important for your English learning and why it needs to be fun.
Key takeaways from today's episode:
Passive learning is VERY helpful when learning a language.
Choose your activity carefully. What do you enjoy?
Try to be consistent, stick with/to it, follow through
Other phrasal verbs: follow up (take more action) stick by (support someone) stick together (work as a team) stick around (hang out, stay around for a while)
Previous episodes
Introduction to Mindset Monday
Monday, Sep 28, 2026
An introduction to Mindset Monday. More info about what you can expect to hear every Monday.
Key takeaways from today's episode:
Hope is a better motivation than fear
Language-learning is a long-term activity
Curiosity and Perseverance pulls us through
Polo (my dog) is curious but also a bit nosy 😂