Practicing a skill like speaking on your own can be tough. But you’ll make more progress if you check-in with your goals every month.

So, if you use a calendar app on your phone or computer, or if you prefer to track goals in a paper planner or bullet journal, set aside one day a month for you to measure your progress.

Ask yourself: Are you making fewer mistakes? How many new English phrases or expressions have you learned? Have you memorized a speech, a song, or a poem? Do you feel more comfortable when you are speaking?