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Albert Both
I help with an approach of learning Dutch that is completely different from any other language course. It is called Dutch Brainwashing. The immediate result is that you learn at least 7 times faster and that you can say much more in Dutch than you ever imagined...Many people find it hard to imagine how easy it is to boost your Dutch, but... it is possible and it is far more fun too! All you need to do, is to open up... Be willing to play and start to see things from a broader perspective.... Immediately you'll notice that once you speak Dutch it makes your life a lot richer! If you like this idea then read my FREE eBook Why You Hate Learning Dutch & 7 Secrets To Change It or come to my FREE worksop Finding Dutch Flow, How Top Open The Floodgate To Dutch Fluency Simply go to http://www.talencoach.nl Read more

Don't let them break your egg!

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Mar 26, 2013
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Why "eagle?" Because it allows you to "fly," it gives you freedom... unless you or those around you kill it. The worst part is that they will do it with your permission. Curious? Read on!

The scientist & The bird

Here’s a great story: once there was a scientist observing a bird trying to come out of its egg. The little one was trying hard but with no success.

So, the scientist felt pity for the poor creature, jumped to "rescue" it by breaking the eggshell - he couldn’t stand looking at the bird "suffering" - and the bird was finally free!

Happy ending? Hardly… The bird died a few days later simply because it wasn’t ready for the real challenge called life. The painful truth is that breaking its egg would give it the necessary strength to survive.

Of course, the scientist had good intentions but what he perceived as an act of help, compassion, love etc. was, in fact, ignorant and foolish.

So, it’s important to remember that sometimes it’s better not to "help." Sounds cruel but that’s how things work.

Undeniably, starting to speak Dutch is like coming out of an egg: it takes a lot of effort to construct your first sentences and feels like it will take ages to set yourself free. So, most people just cry out for help and unfortunately, most Dutch will immediately start speaking English.

Feels good at first but in reality they are just breaking your egg and killing your language eagle!

How to protect your language eagle

To start, you have to accept that struggling to create sentences in Dutch is to be expected - it’s normal. It might feel like an eternity but it’s something you have to do if you want to set yourself free and live without limitations, and more importantly, it’s something YOU have to do - YOU have to break your egg!

By Albert Both