Time, webmaster220.blogspot.com, is the thing that most people cited as their biggest struggle with learning Greek, when I ran a survey a couple of weeks back.* 
*If you answered that survey, thank you so much! I still have something to give you which I'll reveal in a separate email... 
 

In a way, that's a relief! At least people don't struggle with the actual learning of Greek… (well, in theory they don't)... They just struggle with finding the time to do so! 

So if your biggest struggle with Greek is not learning is syntax, memorization, or participles... But simply finding the time...  

I've got a special strategy that I'm going to share with you today.


By the way, I usually reserve this content for my paying members, but today I'm going to share it with you as a sneak peek into the second lesson of Beginning Greek.  

Because here's the thing webmaster220.blogspot.com.  

If you can learn how to do this ONE THING really well...  

Your Greek learning will suddenly become a routine part of your day.  

And once you've got this simple habit systematized, you'll be doing it without thinking. The pressures of life, the children, the work commitments, the church duties, will carry on as usual, but your Greek learning will keep going at a steady pace.  

How do I know? Because members are doing it and reporting fantastic progress.  

Ready? 

Here's your FREE sneak preview of one of the most important habits you can ever build...  

 

But WAIT.  

 

Are you just going to scroll quickly through this email, pick up the gist of what I'm saying, then do nothing about it? 

Or will you take an extra couple of minutes to go through it carefully and then make a commitment to applying it in your life? 

Remember webmaster220.blogspot.com, nothing changes until you do.  

Greek learning won't magically *happen* without you.  

So with that said... here's my Morning Optimization Strategy, laid out for you to take and do with it what you will.  

 

The Morning Optimization Strategy

(The Habit That Makes Or Breaks Success)

 

Ah, the morning... The time when the day seems so full of potential. Before the kids are up, while the coffee's brewing and the birds are singing. This is the time of day you're going to learn to OPTIMIZE for maximum learning and productivity.  

Perhaps you already have a devotional practice in the morning. If so, great, you can integrate this on top. If not, why not start? The morning is the best time for quiet time with God, and incidentally the best time to attend to your Greek.  

When you put Greek learning first in your day, you're prioritizing your to-do list in a way that sets your heart right with God. Ever notice that the more time you spend with God first thing in the morning, the more His peace seems to fill you throughout the day?

You'll also be getting it done and out of the way before everything else comes crowding in and clamoring for your attention.  

So, how do you optimize this time for Greek learning? 

Well, the answer is found in the preparation.  

Here's what you need to do.  

First of all, you need to prepare your morning ahead of time. You'll want to plan out what you want to do with your morning the night before. Decide a set amount of time to spend on Greek and know your intentions for filling that time before you hit the pillow.  

Next, you'll want to make sure you're getting a quality night's sleep. This means you'll want to plan when you're going to wake up, and try to time it so that you're waking at the end of one of your 90-minute sleep cycles. Don't know what they are? Read about them here. 

The thing you want to bear in mind at all times is this: The first FIVE minutes of the morning are the hardest. Beyond that it's much easier because you're up and about, and once you're doing something, it's actually easier to keep going than to stop.  

Here are the 5 steps you need to integrate into your morning to get ready for study: 

  1. Don't stay in bed, the second you wake up, get up 

  1. Hydrate – you lose a lot of sleep in the night and your brain suffers the loss, so drink a big glass of water (drinking warm water is good as it doesn't shock your digestive system) 

  1. Brush your teeth (I don't personally do this because I like to have my coffee, but it helps some people feel really alert!) 

  1. Exercise – a short walk or jog around the block can get your blood circulating to your brain for maximum Greek intake! 

  1. As soon as you get back in the door (from your exercise), go to your study space, and TURN OFF your notifications or put your phone in flight mode. Better yet, if you don't need it, put your phone in another room.  

Now at this point you'll have the 20 minutes or half an hour that you've set aside for study, and you won't even have to think about what you're going to work on, because you will have thought about it the night before.

And if you're working through Beginning Greek, the work is already portioned out for you in weekly doses so you can just break that down into day-by-day chunks and work your way through them! 

 

There you have it. That's plenty for you to go on. The question is, will you act on it?  

 

Will you carve out twenty or thirty minutes per morning to learn to read God's word in Greek and uncover the hidden riches within? 

Hit reply and let me know your commitment. Tell me what you're going to change about your mornings, and for how many days you'll commit to the new change.  

I'll encourage you every step of the way.  


Blessings,  
Darryl