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So, I am starting a new business with the goal that within one year, it will do a million dollars in sales.
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That is a little scary to say out loud, since I don't even have any of my products yet.
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Let me explain.
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As long as I could remember, I always wanted to push myself to see what I was capable of.
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Even if it scared me.
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Since I've always believed that the greatest things in life are on the other side of fear.
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And for the past nine months, I've had this idea, a dream, that I can't stop thinking about.
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But it is pretty bold and ambitious.
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So my dream is
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that I want to build a million dollar business beyond YouTube
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where I share everything on this YouTube channel in a series where I publicly disclose everything that I can.
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From business conceptualizing, marketing plans, product development, to even the sales results and why this idea has excited me
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so much is because you guys are going to be along for this wild ride.
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This is not going to be a perfect how -to series of how to start a million -dollar business, but rather a real -life documentation of my wins
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and certainly my losses of my entrepreneur life of trying to start this new brand.
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I do have my bachelor's degree in finance, But this, this new series, is going to be my master's degree.
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And as most of you guys know, I do have some experience.
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I did start a clothing company out of my college dorm room
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and also started a skateboard company with professional skateboarder and Olympian Manny Santiago,
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in which I was able to get that company into the big chain retailer Zoomies around the country.
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Then I have learned a thing or two about creating ads and content from this YouTube channel.
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But this new series will be the ultimate test since I have never done anything to this level before.
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And a test with a very low success rate since according to the internet, nearly 90 % of all small businesses will fail.
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I kind of wish I didn't look that up.
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But I think an important principle here is to not be afraid of failure.
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I'm not afraid anymore.
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and i really did have to have a deep conversation with
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myself about this with how i may publicly fail i may lose money i may lose sleep
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but i do know one thing for a fact actually two things one is
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that i know that future brett would regret this
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if i didn't go for it and two i know
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that at the end of the day it can't be a fail because i am going to learn so much.
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Now, you all are probably wondering, what is the new business?
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And that is a great question.
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I even wondered that myself for a while, so let me explain how I decided on it.
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I came up with a checklist of requirements I'd want the business to have.
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I knew I wanted it to be a physical product rather than an e -product.
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I wanted it to involve traveling because a life goal of mine has to be an international businessman just like my grandfather.
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I wanted the industry to have a market cap of at least a billion dollars
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so i can aim to just try and grab a small percentage of
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that market share i wanted something that i personally use
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and was excited about and finally
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but most importantly i wanted to fix some sort of problem or help people enrich their lives
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and something that i've learned from doing this youtube channel is
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that it is a lot easier to create an ad
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and try to sell something
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when you are solving a problem for example it is super difficult to try
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and find an accessible therapist at an affordable price
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that is most suitable for your needs
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and therapy is super crucial to me you go to the gym to enhance your body
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and feel physically better but I do therapy to enhance my mind
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and have more clarity and live a happier
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and healthier life I have been doing therapy with BetterHelp for almost the past two years now
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and it has been one of the best decisions i've made
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and i really do recommend trying out therapy with better help
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for yourself like honestly even with trying to create this announcement video
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and building up the courage to go forth with this series i've even had minor mental breakdowns
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and going to therapy has helped me significantly and
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if you are an entrepreneur a student pretty much everyone on this planet is going through something
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and therapy with BetterHelp is the perfect solution.
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I genuinely mean that.
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This is an ad for BetterHelp, but you see how easy it is to create a unique selling point for a business
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when they solve a problem that so many people need help resolved.
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And in addition to having a great product like BetterHelp, you also need a great offer.
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And BetterHelp is giving all of my subscribers 10 % off their first month of therapy with BetterHelp
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if you go to the link down below or go to betterhelp .com slash Brett Conti.
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Thank you BetterHelp for sponsoring this channel as well as being a great example for an awesome business.
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So in thinking of ways that could help people or help solve a problem, I've been jotting down ideas throughout my daily life.
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And the first thing that I came up with was a whiteboard that can transform or flip into a piece of art.
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Then the second one is an app that lets you know how long the security line is at the airport.
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The third one, this one I really like, this one is a frozen NYC pizza brand.
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There could be something there, but this one would definitely take a lot of initial capital
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and a very high risk because you need to get frozen trucks and frozen warehouses and already have distribution set up.
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So may put that one on the back burner for now.
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The fourth one, Gatorade for dogs.
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They're running around.
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They need their electrolytes too, right?
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Probably not.
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But then I found this one and this one I personally like the best and also fits all my other criteria.
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So I usually like to have what I call my work beverage for whenever I do need to focus
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and just put my heads down into a project.
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Something that stimulates my mind, makes me feel good, and most importantly, gives me a sustained amount of energy.
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Of course I drink coffee, but it wasn't always having the best side effects on my focus, where I feel like I'd have this blast off of energy
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but then come tumbling down crashing and this was especially
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if i wanted to sip multiple cups throughout the whole day so something
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that i had been adding to my work beverage lineup was
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tea besides water tea is the most consumed beverage on the planet
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and after traveling to over 60 countries something
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that i picked up on is how important tea is to a country's culture simply
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because there are so many kinds of tea with
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so many different uses and effects from traveling to places like turkey japan
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and taiwan where their teas are incredible
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so every time i travel to a new place i always
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bring home some tea to supplement my home tea stash tea has
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so many health benefits and most common tea brands don't even utilize the full potential of tea.
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So after experimenting with different teas, I decided that I will be starting a wellness tea company.
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With the first product being a tea that can help you focus, be creative, and more productive without all of those negative side effects.
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So something I learned as a fan of Richard Branson is
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that he selects industries to go into where he feels like they're very boring and traditional.
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So he can go in and disrupt, shake things up, and put a different, more fun twist on it.
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So as I was in a grocery store doing some market research, I noticed how pretty much every tea company has a very similar branding,
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which is very formal and proper.
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And well, your typical tea branding for a company that's been around for a hundred years.
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So I thought it'd be awesome to spice things up a bit and come up with a more fun, playful and creative tea company that's mostly targeted to millennials
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and gen z with a lot of color enthusiasm
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and energy i think it's brilliant
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so i do think this wellness tea company is one
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that solves a problem as well as fits the rest of
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my criteria since it is a physical product can be scaled up
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or down would involve a lot of international travel is a massive existing industry
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and most importantly i'm just genuinely very excited about it
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so now how in the world am i going to do this
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so at this point i gotta be honest with you guys, I do have only very limited knowledge when it does come to tea ingredients and blends.
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But one thing I learned from doing that video with billionaire Steve Madden is
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that I need to become a master at my craft.
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So I have been talking to industry experts as well as drinking a ton of tea, but now the plan is to dedicate the next few months
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of my life to learning everything there is to know about tea.
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And it starts right now.
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I just ordered $340 worth of tea.
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We're officially making steps forward.
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Got my tea samples.
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Steve Jobs started an apple out of his garage.
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We're starting my tea company at NYC Smallest Kitchen.
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Let's get to work.
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so now i wanted to quickly discuss why in the world
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am i doing this like right now everything in my life is going
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so smoothly and great I have an awesome apartment here in NYC, the YouTube business is going really well, and I've been able to make a pretty good living.
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So why in the world would I go through all of this stress to start a new business?
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And trust me, it's been very stressful.
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I haven't even started and I'm already like waking up with anxiety.
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So when I started my first business, Fortune NYC, the name came from wanting to give back to the less fortunate.
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And within the first year of business, I was able to raise over $2 ,000 to give back
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to the homeless here in the city to put them into shelter during the New York City winter.
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And that was a huge motivation for me to want to grow the business even more.
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Now with this wellness tea company, the number one goal on my bucket list is to build a school in a country where it is needed.
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My stepmom is from Cambodia and I've been lucky enough to get to go many times
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and even get the opportunity to go to a school opening ceremony.
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And that was probably the most touched I've ever felt in my life, witnessing these young kids that are now getting the opportunity to get an education.
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So I want part of the tea company's mission to build a school
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and inspire kids everywhere to be more creative and innovative in the classroom.
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And if you have seen any of my videos before, you would know that this is what genuinely motivates me.
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I've turned my NYC rooftop into a nightclub and made over $3 ,000
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that was then donated to someone in need of a surgery, bought new e -bikes when theirs got stolen, gave money to restaurants during COVID,
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made $1 ,000 in 72 hours by doing odd jobs in the city, and then donated that $1 ,000 to someone in need.
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And this new brand will be a continuation of that, a continuation of my entrepreneurial journey.
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So my plan is to use this aspect of wanting to give back as part of my motivation
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and wanting to succeed in this challenge of course i do just really want to succeed in it
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and think it'll be a great opportunity
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but this is just going to give it that extra boost
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so i am publicly declaring now that if after launch
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which should be in a couple months that we hit
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that one million dollar goal in sales in one year
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that i will be building a school in asia now i just need to get out and get busy really busy
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so after spending the past few weeks doing my home research learning about teas
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and all the benefits of each ingredient i feel like it's time
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that this master's class goes on a little field trip to tea country.
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So we will see you next week from the other side of the world.

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Questo video contiene 157 frasi e 2179 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 12:38. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 173 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 83% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese; conviene studiare le altre prima di iniziare.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole meno comuni del video, con pronuncia e significato:

  • solve /sɒlv/ (verbo) — risolvere. To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
  • publicly /ˈpʌb.lɪ.kli/ (avverbio) — pubblicamente. In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
  • freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ (verbo) — gelare, ghiacciare. Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  • genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ (avverbio) — veramente, genuinamente. In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
  • beverage /ˈbɛv(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ (sostantivo) — bevanda. A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water.
  • wellness /ˈwɛl.nɪs/ (sostantivo) — benessere. The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness.
  • involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/ (verbo) — coinvolgere. To have (something) as a component or a related part; to comprise, to include.
  • motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/ (sostantivo) — motivazione. Willingness of action especially in behavior.
  • donate /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ (verbo) — donare. To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
  • enhance /ɪnˈhæns/ (verbo) — accrescere, intensificare. To augment or make something greater.
  • entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ (sostantivo) — imprenditore, imprenditrice. A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
  • ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ (sostantivo) — ingrediente. One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
  • continuation /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ (sostantivo) — continuazione. The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
  • percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ (sostantivo) — percentuale. The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole.
  • clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ (sostantivo) — abbigliamento, vestiti. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…

I phrasal verb che sentirai

  • come up with (verbo) — ideare, escogitare. To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it.
  • give back (verbo) — rendere. To return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).
  • go through (verbo) — attraversare. To travel from one end of something to the other.
  • build up (verbo) — accumulare. To erect; to construct.
  • go for (verbo) — tentare, provare. To try for, to attempt to reach.
  • go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verbo) — continuare. To continue in extent.
  • set up /ˌsɛt ˈʌp/ (verbo) — preparare, installare. To make ready for use.
  • try out (verbo) — saggiare, collaudare. To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.

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Chi parla usa 30 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I've, I'm, can't. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “th”: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, enthusiasm /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, continuation /kənˌtɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — un’azione iniziata prima e ancora in corsohave been doing · I've been jotting · have been talking
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've always believed · I've had · has excited
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo facan be scaled · is needed · was then donated

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