Cara Leopold – Talking Language & Personal Development Part 2
An Interview with Cara Leopold from leo-listening.com www.leo-listening.com
Cara Leopold – Talking Language & Personal Development
An Interview with Cara Leopold from leo-listening.com www.leo-listening.com
How to Become Just a Little Happier through Meditation
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Review the Biggest Lessons Learned from 2017 – Part 2
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Lindsay McMahon from All Ears English Talks about Connection, not Perfection
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How to Find More Courage when Speaking English
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One Hundred Episodes
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The Only 4 Life-Lessons You Need to Learn
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No you’re not a badass, yet. “The Ego is the Enemy” by Ryan Holiday
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“The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle
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I gave up on going to the gym. Here’s why…
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Kevin Answers Listener Questions 🙂
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An Episode for Shy People – “Quiet” By Susan Cain
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An Interview with Lindsay Dow – Living through Languages
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Use NLP to Reprogram Your Life – “The Ultimate Introduction to NLP” by Richard Bandler
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The Verb “Make” to Talk about $$ – “What Teachers Make” Ted Tuesdays
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A Memorization Technique that Works! – “Memory Palace” by Lewis Smile
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Drew Badger from EnglishAnyone.com Shares Life-Changing Tips
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30 Day English Goal – Ted Tuesdays
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Stop Trying to Sound Smart in English – Words That Work by Frank Luntz
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How to use podcast transcripts
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The Secret to Higher Quality Work – Deep Work by Cal Newport
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The #1 Quality that Brings English Success Ted Talks
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How to Easily Sell Things – To Sell is Human by Daniel Pink
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” Choose Yourself ” by James Altucher
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Success Is a Continuous Journey – Ted Tuesdays
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You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
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Ted Tuesdays – How to Start a Movement by Derek Sivers
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Learned Optimism: Change your Mind, and Your Life by Martin Seligman
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An Interview with Adir Ferreira Adir Ferreira is one of those guys who has really figured out HOW TO learn things. Not only is he a superstar English teacher, but he's also a successful businessman, linguist, and even a professional singer! Oh, and he's an extremely...
What kind of content should I use for English learning?
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Three Words that Motivate, Engage and Influence
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A Story about Stories – Ted Talks
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Learning How to Learn English: My Story
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How to Take a Company from Good to Great
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Have a Meeting? Take a Walk -TedTuesdays
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An Interview with Gabby Wallace from Go Natural English
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How Do You Become an Effective English Speaker?_018
How do you become an effective English speaker? This is a question I have been asked more than once, for sure. And I understand why. When I had reached an intermediate level of Portuguese, I remember thinking that I needed to become much more "precise" with my...
The One Thing to Focus on for English learning
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How to Succeed in English? Sleep more. Ted Talk Tuesdays
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How To Memorize English Vocabulary
Memorize English Vocabulary Forever Do you have problems memorizing new vocabulary or information? I know I do. And what about not forgetting them after you learn them? Well, that can be difficult too. I personally have struggled with learning new information,...
An Interview with Justin from Real Life English
Justin from Real Life English In this episode, I interview Justin from Real Life English. Justin and his team have one of the coolest resources online for English learning. At Real Life, they strive to connect people around the world through English, and they have...
How to Live an Awesome Life – Ted Talk Tuesdays
Want to live an Awesome Life? In this week's Ted Talk Tuesday episode I am going to talk about a talk on living a more inspired life called the 3 A's of Awesome. How do we live an awesome life? One that makes us feel more alive, optimistic and fulfilled? Neil Pasricha...
Are short English podcasts or long ones better for learning?_012
Podcasts are fantastic! I think that podcasts are probably the coolest thing online right now because you can be entertained and learn new things anytime you want, from anywhere. I have been listening to podcasts for not only language learning, but also for business...
Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done – Eat that Frog
Do you feel overwhelmed, swamped, and just too busy? Are you looking for ways to stop procrastinating? Sometimes we have so many things to do, we think we will never be able to finish everything. We also can spend days, weeks and even months "thinking" about doing...
8 Secrets of Success – Ted Talk Tuesdays
There are 8 Secrets to Success This is one of my favorite Ted Talks because it is so practical. short and easy to watch, yet inspiring! Richard has interviewed hundreds of "Tedsters" about what they think has brought them success. He has concluded that there are eight...
How do I improve my English pronunciation?
How Do I improve my English pronunciation and accent? Olga works with English and finds ways to improve grammar and vocabulary. But she says her "accent is killing" her. :/ How can English learners QUICKLY improve their accent and English pronunciation . I have a very...
Lindsay McMahon – How to Keep Moving Forward in Life and English Learning
Lindsay from All Ears English Lindsay is the co-founder and Director of All Ears English. At All Ears English, she provides online material for upper intermediate adult English learners who are self motivated, independent learners looking for a new way to learn. Their...
Steven Covey Habit 7 – How to perform at your best every day
It can be difficult to feel good every day. But if you learn how to maintain the four most important areas in your life you can conquer each day. Discover the four areas and what to do with each in this episode. The Joke What do you call a guy who never farts...
Steven Covey Habit 6 – Achieve amazing results with your team through synergy
When a tem is able to bring everyone's best aspects together, amazing things can happen. Discover how to achieve SYNERGY (and learn what that means) in this episode. The Joke What is an astronaut's favorite place on a computer? The space bar. *duh ...
Steven Covey Habit 5 – Listening is the Key to English fluency
Listen more to speak better Do you hate some of your colleagues? Some people are just difficult to work with, that's for sure. However, if you learn how to utilize them for what they can offer you can achieve bigger results for yourself and your company. Discover how...
Steven Covey Habit 4 – How to Work with Others to Acheive Amazing Results
Do you need to help solve problems and manage others at work? We often do not know how to effectively listen to other people in order to find the best solutions possible. Discover 5 WAYS in which you can become a better communicator. The Joke A horse walks into...
Steven Covey Habit 3 – Prioritize the right English tasks in your day
Are you too busy with work and family for spending time on English? You are probably putting too much time in on the WRONG tasks. Discover the type of tasks that are MOST important in this episode, which will free up a lot more time for English practice. The Joke...
Steven Covey Habit 2 – Discover the Purpose Behind your English Goals first!
Do you know why you spending so much time on certain areas of your life? It is important to visualize what your future WILL look like if you achieve your goals so you know they are the RIGHT goals. Discover how to do this in this episode. The Joke What did the...
Steven Covey Habit 1 – Be Proactive, not Reactive
There is ONE factor that will decide how successful you will be with your English (and your life). Do you know what this factor is? Read about the first habit in Steven Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and start on a fast path to success. The Joke...
What is the Feel Good English Podcast?
What is the Feel Good English podcast? In this episode, I talk about: WHAT the Feel Good English podcast is. WHY I created it. HOW you should use it to benefit the most from its lessons. <script...