Hey, this is Sarah Nunn, Edtomorrow’s CEO! I know… here we are again with the whole New Year, New Goals thing.
People love to make fun of it. The vision boards. The fresh planners. The unrealistic expectations we put on ourselves by January 3rd.
But I am a sucker for it.
I love a good list. I love setting intentions. I love the feeling of a fresh start and the sense of order that comes with writing things down and saying, “This is what I’m working toward.” There is something grounding about it for me.
Last year, my goal was to read more books. Nothing fancy. No exact number. Just… read more. And I did okay. Some months were great. Other months were full of life, work, and the very real excuses that show up when you are tired and busy. But overall, I read more than I did the year before, and that felt like progress.
This year, I wanted a goal that felt more meaningful and, surprisingly, less overwhelming.
My goal for this year is to reinvigorate my Spanish.
Part of this goal comes from our work at Edtomorrow. We just added a Spanish edition to the First Five this year, and it has pushed me to think more deeply about access, language, and connection. But the bigger motivation is much closer to home. My 3-year-old is endlessly curious. Every day it is, “How do you say that in Spanish?” And I realized I want to be able to answer those questions with confidence, curiosity, and joy, not just a quick search on my phone.
I want to model learning. I want to model starting something even if I am not perfect at it. I want to show that growth does not stop just because life gets busy.
That is why I have been loving Rosetta Stone’s platform. It fits into real life. The lessons are short. The progress feels real. There is no pressure to be perfect. It feels doable, which matters far more than motivation alone. I am genuinely excited to see where my Spanish will be by the end of this year.
It is never too late to learn a new language. Whether it is for your students, your classroom, your career, or the little humans in your life who are constantly asking big questions, starting small still counts.
If learning a new language has been sitting on your goal list too, you can sign up here and start when you are ready.
New year. New goals. And this time, I am actually excited about the journey. Let me know if you are joining me in learning a new language or if you just have a toddler like mine who is constantly asking how to say things in Spanish. I read each of your emails and would love to connect!
-Sarah Nunn, CEO of Edtomorrow