シャドーイング練習: You Don't Need Talent — Just Show Up Every Day | Easy English Motivation for Beginners - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Enjoy English Talks, where every conversation helps you learn.
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I'm Judy.
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Hello, Judy.
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Hello, everyone.
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I'm Jake.
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How are you today, Judy?
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I am feeling strong today, thank you.
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I went to the gym this morning, even though it was cold and dark outside.
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And you, Jake?
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I am good, but I almost didn't come to the studio today.
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Almost didn't come?
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Why?
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I was so tired.
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My bed was so warm.
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My brain said, stay here, the world can wait.
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But you came.
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I came, and now I am happy I did.
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That is exactly what we are going to talk about today, showing up, even when it is hard, even when you don't feel like it.
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Showing up?
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That sounds simple.
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It sounds simple, but it isn't easy.
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Today, our topic is this, Discipline Beats Talent.
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Discipline Beats Talent.
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That is a powerful sentence.
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What does it mean?
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It means this, working hard every day is more powerful than being naturally good at something.
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So even if someone is very talented, they can lose to someone who works harder?
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Yes, because talent is just the start.
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It is like a seed.
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A seed can become a tree, but only if you water it every day.
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If you don't water it, the seed just sits in the ground.
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Nothing happens.
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So discipline is the water.
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Discipline is the water, the sun, the care.
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Without it, talent means nothing.
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Thank you.
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It helps us so much.
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We love our listeners.
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Okay, now let's start.
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Let me explain two words first, talent and discipline.
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Okay, what is talent?
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Talent is a natural ability, something you are born with.
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T -A -L -E -N -T.
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Talent.
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Some people can sing beautifully without lessons.
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Some people can draw well without practice.
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That is talent.
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I see.
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It comes naturally.
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Yes.
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Now, discipline.
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D -I -S -C -I -L -P -L -I -N -E.
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Discipline.
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Discipline means doing something regularly, even when it is hard.
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even when you are tired, even when you don't want to.
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So discipline is like a choice you make every day.
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That's right.
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Every single day.
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And sometimes it isn't fun.
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Sometimes your body says, no, not today.
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But you do it anyway.
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That is discipline.
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So discipline is hard.
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It can be hard, especially at the beginning.
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But over time, it becomes easier.
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It becomes your normal life, like brushing your teeth.
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You don't think about it, you just do it.
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I never skip brushing my teeth, even when I am tired.
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Exactly.
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That is discipline too.
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You just don't notice it.
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And that is why discipline beats talent.
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Because talent is something you have, but discipline is something you do.
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Discipline beats talent.
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I like that.
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Let me give you three stories, three examples from real life, and you will see what I mean.
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Okay, I'm listening.
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Story 1.
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English Learning.
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Oh, this is perfect for our listeners.
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Imagine two people.
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Person A is very talented with languages.
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They hear a word once and they remember it.
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Their brain is fast.
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That sounds nice.
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I want that brain.
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Person B is different.
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Languages are hard for them.
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They forget words quickly.
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They need to hear a word five times before they remember it.
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That sounds more like me.
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But here is the difference.
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Person B studies English for 10 minutes every single day.
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
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No exceptions.
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10 minutes every day.
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And Person A?
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Person A studies only when they feel like it.
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Some weeks three times, some weeks zero times.
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They think, I am good at languages.
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I don't need to practice every day.
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I think I know where this is going.
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After six months, person A has forgotten most of what they learned.
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They studied once, then stopped.
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Their brain lost the information.
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Because they didn't review.
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Right.
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And person B?
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After six months, they can have a simple conversation in English.
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They can order food.
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They can ask for directions they can talk about their day.
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Just from 10 minutes a day?
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Just from 10 minutes a day.
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Every day.
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Because those 10 minutes, day after day, added up, like drops of water filling a glass.
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Slowly, but it fills.
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10 minutes doesn't sound like much, but 180 days of 10 minutes is… a lot of minutes.
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It is 30 hours.
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30 hours of real practice.
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And Person A?
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Maybe 3 hours total, in six months discipline beats talent exactly now story three exercise
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oh exercise my old enemy imagine someone who is naturally fast they can run without getting tired
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but they never train they run once a month maybe less
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and the other person the other person is slow running is hard for them their legs hurt after five minutes.
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But they run three times a week.
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Every week.
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Rain or sun.
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Tired or not.
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Let me guess.
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After a few months, the slow person can run farther.
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Much farther.
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The slow person now runs five kilometers without stopping.
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They are stronger.
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Their body changed.
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And the naturally fast person?
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Still can't finish two kilometers.
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Because they never built the habit.
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Their legs are still weak.
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Their lungs aren't strong.
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So the gift didn't help them.
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The gift helped them start fast, but starting isn't enough.
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You need to keep going, day after day, week after week.
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The habit is the key.
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Yes, discipline builds habits, and habits build results.
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Talent gives you a head start, but discipline wins the race.
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Talent starts fast, but discipline finishes.
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Beautiful way to say it, Jake.
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It is.
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And story three.
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Art.
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This one is about you, Jake. About me?
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You are a graphic designer.
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You draw every day.
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But were you always good at drawing?
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No, definitely not.
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When I was young, my drawings were terrible.
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My dog looked like a potato.
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A potato dog.
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But you kept drawing.
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Yes, every day.
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Even when my pictures were bad.
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Even when my friends laughed.
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I just kept drawing.
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One picture a day, sometimes two. And now?
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Now I'm a designer.
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People sometimes say, you're so talented.
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And I always think, no, I'm not talented.
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I just practiced more than most people.
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How many drawings did you make before your first good one?
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Hundreds, maybe a thousand.
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Most of them went in the trash.
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A thousand drawings.
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That isn't talent.
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That is discipline.
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Discipline beats talent.
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I lived it.
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I'm the proof.
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You are and our listeners can do the same thing with English, with cooking, with running, with anything they choose.
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Discipline doesn't care what the subject is.
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It works for everything.
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Now I want to share three secrets, three ways to build discipline in your life.
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Secrets.
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I love secrets.
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Our first secret, start so small it feels easy.
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Start so small?
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What do you mean?
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Many people fail because they start too big.
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They say, I will study English for one hour every day.
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And on day one, they feel great.
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Day two, they feel okay.
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Day three, they are tired.
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Day four, they quit.
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Quit means stop completely.
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Q -U -I -T.
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Quit.
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I have quit many things in my life.
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Me too.
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And every time the reason was the same.
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I started too big.
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I wanted too much, too fast.
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So what should we do instead?
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Start with one minute.
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One minute of English every day.
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Read one sentence.
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Listen to one minute of a podcast.
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Say one word out loud.
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One minute?
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That is nothing.
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It feels like nothing, but it is everything.
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Because you're building the habit.
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Your brain learns every day I do this, no matter what.
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And then one minute becomes two minutes?
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Then five, then ten, then twenty.
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It grows naturally.
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But the start must be easy.
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So easy that your brain can't say no. My brain can't say I am too tired for one minute.
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Right.
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Your brain has no excuse.
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One minute is always possible.
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Before bed, after breakfast, waiting for the bus.
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One minute.
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It is like a trick.
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You trick your brain into starting.
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Yes.
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And once you start, you often keep going.
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That is the magic.
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Starting is the hardest part.
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Start small, make it easy, then let it grow.
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I like that.
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What is the next secret?
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The next one, show up on bad days.
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Bad days?
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Those are the hardest.
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I know.
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On a good day, discipline is easy.
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You feel strong, you feel motivated, you want to practice.
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But on a bad day, your body is tired.
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Your mind says, skip today, one day won't matter.
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My mind says that a lot.
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Everyone's mind says that.
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But here's the truth.
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The bad days are the most important days.
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Because that's when discipline is really tested.
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Tested means challenged.
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Yes, tested.
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On good days, anyone can show up.
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But on bad days, only disciplined people show up, and that's what separates them.
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So even on my worst day, I should do something?
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Yes, even if it's tiny, even if it's one sentence in English, even if it's terrible.
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You showed up. That counts.
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What if I miss one day?
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Is it over?
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No, it isn't over.
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Missing one day is okay.
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Life happens.
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But missing two days is dangerous, because after two, it's easy to miss three.
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And after three, you stop.
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One day off is fine, but never two in a row.
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Never two in a row.
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That's a great rule.
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Write it down.
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Remember it.
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Never two in a row.
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I will remember that.
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And the last secret?
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Forget about being perfect.
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Forget about being perfect?
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Really?
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Yes.
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Many people don't start because they want to be perfect.
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They think, My English isn't good enough to speak.
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Or, I will start exercising when I'm ready.
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But you're never ready.
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And you're never perfect.
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So just start, even if it's bad?
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Yes.
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Bad practice is better than no practice.
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A bad sentence in English is better than silence.
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A slow run is better than sitting on the sofa.
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The sofa is very comfortable, though.
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It calls my name.
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Jake, come sit.
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Come rest.
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The world can wait.
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The sofa always calls, and it always sounds nice.
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But here is what the sofa doesn't tell you.
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After one hour on the sofa, you feel the same or worse.
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That is true.
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I never feel proud after three hours on the sofa.
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But after 10 minutes of practice, you feel amazing.
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You feel strong.
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You feel proud.
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Comfort is the enemy of discipline.
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Comfort is the enemy of discipline.
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That is another powerful sentence.
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But discipline gives you something better than comfort.
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It gives you confidence.
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It gives you progress.
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It gives you pride.
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Confidence, progress, pride.
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Three beautiful words.
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I want all of them.
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You can have all of them, and you earn them.
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Not from talent, not from luck.
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You earn them by showing up.
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Every day you show up, you earn a little more.
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Now, let me speak to our listeners directly.
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Yes, this part is for you.
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If you are listening right now, I want you to know something.
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You don't need talent to learn English.
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You don't need to be a genius.
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You don't need perfect grammar or a perfect accent.
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You just need to show up.
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Every day, even for one minute.
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Listen to one episode.
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Read one sentence.
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Say one word.
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That is enough.
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And over time, those small moments add up.
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They add up to something beautiful, to real progress, to confidence, to a new language, to a new version of yourself.
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The version of you that didn't give up.
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Yes, the version of you that chose discipline over comfort every single day.
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I believe that.
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I lived it with my art, and you can live it too.
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You are already doing it right now.
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Listening to this episode is practice.
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You showed up today.
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That is discipline.
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Every time you press play, you are choosing discipline.
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And we are so proud of you for that.
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Discipline beats talent.
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Remember that.
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Say it to yourself when you feel tired.
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Say it when you want to quit.
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Say it when your brain tells you to stop.
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Discipline beats talent.
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Discipline beats talent.
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I won't forget it.
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Okay, let's do our recap.
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Yes.
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What did we learn today?
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Today, we talked about discipline and talent.
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Talent is a natural gift.
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Discipline is showing up every day.
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We heard three stories.
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English learning, exercise, and art.
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In all three, the disciplined person won.
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And we learned three secrets to build discipline.
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First, start so small it feels easy.
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Then, show up on bad days.
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And finally, forget about being perfect.
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Discipline beats talent.
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That is our message today.
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It is.
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And I believe our listeners already have discipline.
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You are here.
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You are listening.
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You didn't quit.
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That is discipline in action.
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You are stronger than you think.
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Much stronger.
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I learned a lot today, and I feel motivated.
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And I loved sharing this with you.
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Well, that's all the time we have for today.
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Thank you so much for listening to Enjoy English Talks.
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Yes, thank you everyone.
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It was fun.
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Please subscribe to Enjoy English Talks.
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Give this episode a like.
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And share it with a friend.
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Now we have a question for you today.
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Yes, please leave a comment below.
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Tell us, what is one small thing you will do every day this week?
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Maybe one minute of English.
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Maybe a short walk.
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Tell us your discipline goal.
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We would love to read your answers.
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See you next time.
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Bye everyone.
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Keep practicing your English.
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「You Don't Need Talent — Just Show Up Every Day | Easy English Motivation for Beginners」を使って、シャドーイングで英語を練習しましょう。
毎日15〜30分の練習で、IELTSスピーキングへの自信と実践的な英会話力が身につきます。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。