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English speaking practice.
Repeat after me.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video.
That's right.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video.
About a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
Okay, so I watched a video and it had before and after.
Before, he was fat.
After, he lost a lot of weight.
He lost half his body weight.
So if he weighed 200 pounds, he was now 100 pounds.
About a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
Okay, let's say all that together.
Say it with me.
Here we go.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video about a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video about a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video about a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
He said staying disciplined and never giving up were the keys to his success.
He said staying disciplined and never giving up were the keys to his success.
Discipline, huh?
Discipline, huh?
That's something I could use a little more of.
That is something.
That's something I could use a little more of.
I could use a little more discipline in my life.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted.
Okay, let's say it all together now.
Oh, wait, that's not the end of the sentence.
There's no period yet.
Much too easily.
I got distracted much too easily there.
Much too easily.
Okay, now we say it all together.
Discipline, huh?
That's something I could use a little more of.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted much too easily.
Again.
Discipline, huh?
That's something I could use a little more of.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted much too easily.
Discipline, huh?
That's something I could use a little more of.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted much too easily.
Like that time I tried to start a workout routine.
Like that time I tried to start a workout routine.
I was excited at first, but after a few days, I kept coming up with excuses to skip it.
I kept coming up with, if you come up with something you think of, So you come up with an excuse.
So I kept coming up with excuses to not do it, to skip it.
All right, let's say it all together now.
Like that time, I tried to start a workout routine.
I was excited at first, but after a few days, I kept coming up with excuses to skip it.
Like that time I tried to start a workout routine.
I was excited at first but after a few days I kept coming up with excuses to skip it.
Like that time I tried to start a workout routine.
I was excited at first but after a few days I kept coming up with excuses to skip it.
That's something a lot of people can relate to.
Yeah, I think so.
That's something, something, something.
That's something a lot of people, a lot of people can relate to.
It's hard to keep going.
Continue.
It's hard to keep going.
Going, going.
It's hard to keep going. when the excitement from the beginning starts to fade.
So when the excitement starts to fade, when the excitement from the beginning, from beginning whatever you're doing, That excitement starts to fade, go away.
And then, you know, it's hard to keep going.
It's hard to continue at that point.
It's difficult to continue.
Alright, let's say it all together.
Here we go.
That's something a lot of people can relate to.
It's hard to keep going when the excitement from the beginning starts to fade.
That's something a lot of people can relate to.
It's hard to keep going when the excitement from the beginning starts to fade.
And because I didn't stick with it, I didn't see any results.
And because I didn't stick with it, continue to do it, stick with it, don't give up, stick with it.
I didn't see any results.
That was really frustrating.
Yes, it was.
It was so frustrating.
That was really frustrating.
And because I didn't stick with it, I didn't see any results.
That was really frustrating.
And because I didn't stick with it, I didn't see any results.
That was really frustrating.
And because I didn't stick with it, I didn't see any results.
That was really frustrating.
It's true that without discipline...
We often find ourselves stuck in the same place.
We often find ourselves, we discover that we are just stuck remaining in the same place.
We want to move forward, but we keep going in circles.
Going in circles, that's a common phrase that means not making progress.
You can say to someone or someone asks you about a project.
How's the project going?
Oh, it's going in circles.
It's going round and round.
We are not making progress.
All right, let's say all that.
It's true that without discipline, we often find ourselves stuck in the same place.
We want to move forward, but we keep going in circles.
They say it's the backbone of success.
They, who's the they?
That's just general, it's often said, it's often said that.
They say it's, what's the it's?
Discipline.
We're talking about discipline here, people.
They say discipline is the backbone of success.
Without it, without discipline, achieving goals becomes much harder.
They say it's the backbone of success.
Without it, achieving goals becomes much harder.
They say it's the backbone of success.
Without it, achieving goals becomes much harder.
They say it's the backbone of success.
Without it, achieving goals becomes much harder.
There's a famous study from Stanford University called the Marshmallow Test.
Yes, there is.
There is a famous study from Stanford University called the Marshmallow Test.
There's a famous study from Stanford University called the Marshmallow Test.
There's a famous study from Stanford University called the Marshmallow Test.
The marshmallow test.
All right.
Oh, I've heard about that.
Oh, I've heard about that.
Yeah, I know that test.
I've heard about that.
They gave kids a choice to eat one marshmallow now.
So the kids, they have a choice.
They can eat one marshmallow right now.
Or wait and get two later.
If they wait, they'll get two marshmallows.
Or they can eat the marshmallow right now.
So the kids had to.
They had a marshmallow right in front of them and they had to wait and wait and wait and wait.
And if they waited long enough, they gave them two marshmallows.
But many of the kids ate the marshmallow.
They couldn't wait.
Let's say that together.
Oh, I've heard about that.
They gave kids a choice to eat one marshmallow now or wait and get two later.
Oh, I've heard about that.
They gave kids a choice to eat one marshmallow now or wait and get two later.
Oh, I've heard about that.
They gave kids a choice to eat one marshmallow now or wait and get two later.
The kids who demonstrated discipline.
The kids who showed discipline, demonstrated discipline and waited to get two marshmallows ended up being more successful later in life.
Those kids ended up, in the end, they became more successful later in life.
This test was done a long time ago and they followed the children throughout their lives, and the kids who waited for two marshmallows.
They ended up being more successful later in life.
All right, let's say that together.
The kids who demonstrated discipline and waited to get two marshmallows ended up being more successful later in life.
The kids who demonstrated discipline and waited to get two marshmallows ended up being more successful later in life.
The kids who demonstrated discipline and waited to get two marshmallows ended up being more successful later in life.
And that's it.
That's the little story.
Okay, I'm going to say it nonstop now.
You can go ahead and say it with me.
Here we go.
I recently watched an amazing before and after video about a guy who lost half his body weight in one year.
He said staying disciplined and never giving up were the keys to his success.
Discipline, huh?
That's something I could use a little more of.
I'm always losing focus and getting distracted much too easily.
Like that time I tried to start a workout routine.
I was excited at first, but after a few days, I kept coming up with excuses to skip it.
That's something a lot of people can relate to.
It's hard to keep going when the excitement from the beginning starts to fade.
And because I didn't stick with it, I didn't see any results.
That was really frustrating.
It's true that without discipline, we often find ourselves stuck in the same place.
We want to move forward, but we keep going in circles.
They say it's the backbone of success.
Without it, achieving goals becomes much harder.
There's a famous study from Stanford University called the marshmallow test.
Oh, I've heard about that.
They gave kids a choice to eat one marshmallow now or wait and get two later.
The kids who demonstrated discipline and waited to get two marshmallows ended up being more successful later in life.
And that's it.
Boom.
Good workout.
Way to go.
Keep moving forward one step at a time.
Stay disciplined.
And I'll see you in the next step.
