In English, we sometimes say “put the blinkers on.” This means you need to focus on your goal and stick to it.
Don’t get distracted by other things.
Easily said, but how do you do that?
The first step has to be making English your priority.
For the next year, make learning English your priority. You could even let your family and friends know about your goal so they can support you.
I learned this lesson the hard way with Italian.
Did you know I lived in Italy for a summer teaching English to the Italian police?
I fell in love with Italian, and so learnt a few phrases. When I got home, I tried to study some more, but felt like “I didn’t have time’’, and eventually I gave up.
Of course, that was nonsense, there is always time, I chose not to find time.
That is when I realised that when you prioritise, there is always time, and doing or not doing something is always a choice!
