शैडोइंग अभ्यास: English Podcast For Easy ESL English Conversation | How To Change Your Life Today - वीडियो के साथ अंग्रेजी बोलना सीखें
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English Gold Podcast.
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Listen, learn, and speak English with confidence.
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Hey English learners!
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Welcome back to the English Goal Podcast, your cozy place to learn simple English through real -life conversations,
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useful vocabulary, and gentle motivation.
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I'm Rachel.
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And I'm Kevin.
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"Kevin, can I ask you something?" Hmm, that depends.
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Is it embarrassing?
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Very.
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Oh no. Go ahead.
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How many times have you tried to change your life?
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Rachel, are we talking about this year or my entire life?
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Let's start with this year.
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Okay.
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23. Twenty -three?
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Approximately.
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Kevin, there are only 12 months in a year.
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I know, but January alone was very ambitious.
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Tell me everything.
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Well, on January 1st, I woke up and announced, "Today, I change my life." Uh -oh.
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This sounds dangerous.
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Oh, it gets worse.
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I made a 40 -point to -do list.
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40?
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42, actually.
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I wanted to be specific.
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That's not a to -do list.
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That's a government project.
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Excuse me.
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I had a vision.
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Go on.
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a .m., exercise every day, meditate, cook healthy meals, study Spanish,
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study French, read 50 books, drink more water, quit sugar, save money, start a journal,
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and become a completely different person.
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Kevin, that's not changing your life, that's becoming someone else.
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I know that now.
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So, what happened?
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I got tired.
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After how long?
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Three days.
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Three days?
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Three glorious days.
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Day one?
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Amazing.
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I woke up early, worked out, drank green juice, super duper excited.
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Eww!
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Exactly.
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That should have been my first warning.
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And day two?
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Still okay.
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a little sleepy. but determined.
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And day three?
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pizza, a movie, three hours on social media and a nap so long I woke up confused about what year it was.
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Poor Kevin.
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No. Poor me!
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I felt like a failure.
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I thought, See?
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You can't change.
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Mmm, I think many people know that feeling.
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Yeah, and that's why today's episode is important, because maybe we've been thinking about change the wrong way.
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Kevin, what do most people imagine when they think about changing their lives?
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Big decisions.
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Huge changes: quitting your job, moving abroad, waking up at 5 a .m., Buying fancy notebooks?
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Ah yes, the notebooks.
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Everybody thinks a new notebook changes your life.
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"Rachel?" Please don't attack my notebook collection.
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How many notebooks do you own?
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um That's not important.
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Kevin.
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Seventeen.
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Seventeen?
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Listen, I have plans.
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Clearly. But seriously.
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I think we believe this big lie that changing your life has to be dramatic.
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Right.
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Like one morning, you wake up, and suddenly, everything changes.
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New habits, new body, new mindset, new life.
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But real life isn't a movie.
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No, most life changes begin quietly.
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very quietly.
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Sometimes, change looks like this: you drink water instead of soda.
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You go for a walk.
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You study English for ten minutes.
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You go to bed a little earlier.
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Tiny things.
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Tiny things, but tiny things repeated every day?
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That's powerful.
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Hmm.
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I think people underestimate tiny things.
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Absolutely.
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Everybody wants huge success, but nobody wants tiny habits.
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Ouch, that's true.
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Because tiny habits are boring.
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They don't feel exciting.
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You don't become fluent after one podcast.
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You don't become healthy after one salad.
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Thank goodness, because I don't enjoy salads.
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We know, Kevin. But seriously.
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Nobody becomes confident overnight.
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Nobody becomes disciplined overnight.
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Nobody changes their whole life overnight.
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But little by little, everything changes.
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Kevin, I have a question.
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Okay.
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If you planted a seed today, would you dig it up tomorrow to see if it grew?
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Of course not.
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That would be ridiculous.
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Right.
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You'd water it.
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weight, Trust the process.
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Hmm, I know where this is going.
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But with ourselves, we do the opposite.
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We study English for a week and then think, Why am I not fluent?
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Yes.
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We exercise twice, then stand in front of the mirror like, "Where are my muscles?" Exactly.
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We expect miracles.
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instead of growth.
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Beautiful.
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Growth is slow.
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Sometimes painfully slow.
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But slow isn't bad.
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I think somebody listening needs to hear that.
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Slow isn't bad.
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Slow is normal.
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Rachel, I used to hate being slow.
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Me too.
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I wanted fast progress, fast success, fast change.
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Same.
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But now, I think slow progress is beautiful.
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Really?
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Why?
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Because slow progress is real.
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It's built carefully, step by step, brick by brick.
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Ah, I love that image.
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Brick by brick.
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Imagine building a house.
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You don't throw all the bricks together.
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You place 1, then another, then another, and eventually, you have something strong and that's the same with English too.
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One word.
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One conversation, one podcast episode, one tiny victory.
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Kevin, What if changing your life isn't one huge decision?
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Hmm.
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What if it's simply deciding to become 1 % better today?
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Wow.
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Rachel, that's such a small number.
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Exactly.
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Small enough that it doesn't scare you.
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And if you become 1 % better every day… Imagine where you'll be next year.
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That's exciting.
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It is.
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Because suddenly, changing your life doesn't feel impossible anymore.
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It feels manageable.
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Exactly.
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You don't need to change your whole life today.
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You just need to change… today.
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Rachel.
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Can I confess something?
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Always.
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Although, I'm a little scared now.
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Fair.
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Well...
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I used to think habits were boring.
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Used to?
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Okay, I still think they're boring.
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At least you're honest.
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Seriously.
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People talk about habits like they're magical: drink water, wake up early, read every day, stretch, meditate… And… I used to think,
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"How can these tiny things possibly change my life?" That's such an important question, because honestly, they don't feel important.
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Exactly.
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Nobody wakes up and says, "You know what changed my life?
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Drinking water." Probably not.
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But habits are sneaky.
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Sneaky?
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Yeah.
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They work quietly.
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You don't notice them until one day you look back and realize how much you've changed.
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Hmm.
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You know what this reminds me of?
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What?
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Going to the gym.
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Oh no, not your gym story again.
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Rachel, this is a different gym story.
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Okay, I'll allow it.
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The first day, I hated it.
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Everything hurt.
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I felt awkward.
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Everybody looked stronger than me.
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That's such a common feeling.
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I remember looking around thinking, "Why does everybody know what they're doing?" Spoiler.
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Most people don't.
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Really?
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Absolutely.
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Everybody starts somewhere.
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Everybody feels awkward at first.
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Everybody feels out of place.
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Hmm.
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That's comforting.
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It is.
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But here's the interesting part.
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You don't get stronger after one workout.
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Sadly.
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You get stronger because you keep showing up again and again and again.
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Ooh, showing up.
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I love that phrase.
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Me too, because showing up is more important than being perfect.
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Rachel, I heard something recently.
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Tell me if you like it.
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Okay.
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Every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become.
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Oh wow, Kevin.
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I love that!
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Right?
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Say it again, slowly.
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Every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become.
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That's beautiful!
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Because suddenly, your habits become meaningful.
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Exactly.
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When you study English, you're saying, "I'm a person who learns." When you exercise,
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you're saying, "I'm a person who takes care of myself." When you keep trying even after failing,
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you're saying, "I'm not someone who gives up." Rachel, that's actually emotional.
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I know.
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Because sometimes we focus too much on results.
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Hmm.
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We ask, "Did I lose weight?
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Did I become fluent?
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Did I achieve my goal?" But maybe there's a better question.
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Exactly.
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Maybe the question is, who am I becoming?
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Oh, I like that.
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Who am I becoming?
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Not what do I have, but who am I becoming?
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Yes, because changing your life is really changing your identity.
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Identity?
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Big word.
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Big word.
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Simple meaning.
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It's the story you tell yourself about who you are.
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Like, I'm lazy.
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Yes.
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Or, I'm bad at English.
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Oof, I hate that sentence.
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Me too, because it's not true.
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Maybe English is difficult, maybe you're learning slowly, but that doesn't mean you're bad at it.
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That's such an important difference.
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It is.
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The stories we tell ourselves become powerful.
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Rachel, can I.. tell you something embarrassing.
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You've already told us about the pizza, the notebooks, and the gym.
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But sure, go ahead.
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When I was younger, I used to say, "I'm just not disciplined." Hmm.
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I said it all the time, like it was a fact, like, "I have brown hair," or,
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"I'm tall," or, "I'm not disciplined." Wow.
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That's sad.
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It is.
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Because I stopped trying.
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I thought, well, that's who I am.
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But people change.
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Exactly.
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And now I don't say, "I'm not disciplined." I say, "I'm learning discipline." Kevin, I love that.
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It's a small change, but it feels different.
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Very different.
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Because one sentence is permanent, the other is hopeful.
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Rachel, what's a story you used to tell yourself?
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Hmm.
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That's a good question.
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I used to say, "I'm not confident." Really?
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You seem confident.
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Now?
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Maybe.
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But years ago, not at all.
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I was shy.
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I overthought everything.
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I was scared of making mistakes.
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Wow.
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I can't imagine that.
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That's because confidence isn't something you're born with.
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It's something you practice.
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Practice confidence?
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Yes.
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Every time you do something scary, you practice confidence.
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Every time you try again, you practice confidence.
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Every time you choose courage, you practice confidence.
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Ooh, I love that.
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Confidence is a skill.
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Exactly.
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And skills grow.
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Rachel, "Can I confess something?" Sometimes I wait to feel motivated.
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And how often does motivation arrive?
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About twice a year.
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Exactly.
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That's the problem.
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People think motivation creates action, but very often, action creates motivation.
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Hmm...
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I like that.
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You don't need to study for an hour.
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Just start.
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Five minutes, one page, one word.
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And suddenly, five minutes becomes ten.
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10 becomes 20.
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Exactly.
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Motivation often shows up after you begin.
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So maybe we should stop asking, "Do I feel motivated?" and start asking,
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"What's the smallest thing I can do today?" Wow, that feels much easier.
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Because ordinary days create extraordinary lives.
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Kevin, imagine meeting yourself five years from now.
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What would you want him to say?
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Honestly, I'd want him to say thank you. For what?
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Not for becoming perfect, not for becoming rich, just for not giving up.
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Oh, Kevin, that's beautiful.
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I think our future selves don't expect miracles.
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They just hope we keep trying.
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And maybe that's enough.
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Actually, I think that's more than enough.
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Okay, let's make this simple.
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Three tiny things.
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I like simple.
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First, move your body walk, stretch, dance badly, Excuse me, my dancing is excellent.
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Kevin, no!
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Second, learn something.
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One page, one English word, one podcast.
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Tiny progress still counts.
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I love that!
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What's number three?
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Speak kindly to yourself.
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You wouldn't tell your friend, you're hopeless, so don't say it to yourself.
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Hmm, that might be the hardest habit.
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Maybe, but it changes everything.
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So, don't change your whole life today, just change today.
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I think that's a good place to pause and reflect.
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Yes.
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But before we go, listeners, let's explore some useful vocabulary from today's episode.
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My favorite part.
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Honestly.
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Really?
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Absolutely, because this is where scary words become friendly.
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Aww, I like that.
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Okay, our first word is resilience.
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Oh wow, that's my favorite word.
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Really?
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Yeah, because life is messy.
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Things go wrong, plans fail, people disappoint you, but resilience means you keep going.
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Exactly.
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Resilience is the ability to recover after difficult times.
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You fall, you stand up, and you try again.
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I think everybody listening has been resilient at some point.
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Maybe they don't realize it, but if you're still trying, that's resilience.
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Okay, next word.
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And Kevin, I think this one belongs to you.
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Uh -oh.
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That's never a good sign.
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The word is procrastination.
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Ouch.
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Personal attack.
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Not at all.
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Procrastination means delaying something.
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You know you should do it, but you keep putting it off.
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Like me saying, "I'll start tomorrow" for… three years.
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Kevin!
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What?
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I'm very committed. to procrastination.
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Next word: momentum.
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Oh, I love this word.
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Why?
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Because momentum feels powerful.
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It's when progress starts building.
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At first, everything feels difficult, but once you start moving, it becomes easier to keep going.
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Like riding a bicycle.
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The first push is hard, but after that, things feel smoother.
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Exactly.
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That's why starting is so important.
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And our last word today is deliberate.
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Ooh, fancy word.
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I like it.
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It's actually very simple.
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Deliberate means intentional, done with purpose.
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So, if I deliberately study English every day, I'm choosing my future.
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Exactly.
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You're not changing by accident, you're changing on purpose.
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Wow!
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Rachel, that's a beautiful thought.
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And maybe that's the perfect place to end today's episode.
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And that's our episode for today.
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We hope this conversation reminded you of something important.
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You don't have to change your whole life overnight.
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You don't need a perfect plan, you don't need perfect motivation, and you definitely don't need 17 notebooks.
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Kevin, we talked about this.
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I'm just saying maybe 18 is enough.
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Okay, okay, but seriously, big changes usually begin very quietly with one decision,
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one small habit, one more try.
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Maybe today is that day for you, not because it feels special, not because you're suddenly fearless.
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but because you decided to take one small step.
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And honestly, that's how most beautiful things begin: slowly, quietly, one ordinary day at a time.
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So, wherever you are right now, maybe you're drinking coffee, maybe you're on the bus, maybe you're walking outside, or maybe you're still in bed.
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We're really glad you spent these few minutes with us, and we're proud of you, because learning English and changing your life both start the same way.
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You show up again and again and again.
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Little by little.
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Step by step.
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I'm Rachel.
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And I'm Kevin.
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And you've been listening to the English Goal Podcast.
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Take care of yourself.
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And remember, you don't have to become a new person tomorrow.
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Just become a slightly better version of yourself today.
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Your English goal and your life goal are both closer than you think.
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We'll see you in the next episode.
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