Before you start even the simplest of journeys, it always helps to know where you are going. Also, just as importantly, you need to be crystal clear about why you want to go there. The clearer and more compelling the reason the greater your drive will be to get there no matter what stands in your way, or how many wrong turns you make.

I remember the first time I truly tried imagining myself as fluent. I got the shock of my life. It was the first time that I realised that I stutter...