Hey LME fellows! We can't reach fluency without actually speaking -- but the irony is, speaking can be painful. We make tons of mistakes, feel embarrassed, hate ourselves (and the damn language!), and wonder why there's no magic pill to make us fluent overnight. That frustration leads to disappointment, lost motivation, and sometimes we just give up... only to find ourselves a year or two later thinking, “If only I knew English, I could’ve landed that job or that scholarship...” And so, the cycle repeats. So -- where are you in this cycle? I pulled myself out of it three years ago when I forced myself to record LTA videos (one of the DDM VIP activities). It was uncomfortable, but I just spoke, waited for feedback, and kept going. Am I speaking as effortlessly as I want? Not yet. But I've made good progress, and that feeling -- knowing you're improving -- is like a rush of endorphins. It's like being a superhero with a rare skill: speaking a foreign language. So, use every opportunity to speak, no matter your level. Join AMA sessions, online classes, community meetups, record your readings -- just trust your Coach and keep going.

Are you a NEW PIRF member studying PIRF 1-25? This is where you can attach your AUDIO recording to get feedback! MP3 audios work best! Attach below!! 🎯How to use the PIRF FRESH course the RIGHT way? Please go here: https://www.skool.com/lme/how-to-use-the-pirf-fresh-course-the-right-way?p=cdb2c567

Thanks for the excellent questions!

📖 Book Don't Sweat the Small Stuff … and It's All Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, PhD. Synopsis: Simple ways to keep little things from taking over your life. The book consists of 100 short articles -- we'll go through them week by week. This week’s # 10: Learn to Live in the Present Moment Here's what you need to do: 1. Read it yourself, take time to reflect on it and make notes. 2. Join the live reading on Wednesday. We'll read and listen to the article together, line by line. 3. Share your thoughts. Keep your answer under 4 minutes. Be clear, and focus on expressing your ideas about the topic to practice real English speaking. No debates, just sharing thoughts. Article # 10 Learn to Live in the Present Moment To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are -- always! Without question, many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things -- all at once. We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments, so much so that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed, and hopeless. On the flip side, we also postpone our gratification, our stated priorities, and our happiness, often convincing ourselves that "someday" will be better than today. Unfortunately, the same mental dynamics that tell us to look toward the future will only repeat themselves so that "someday" never actually arrives. John Lennon once said, "Life is what's happening while we're busy making other plans." When we're busy making "other plans," our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. In short, we miss out on life. Many people live as if life were a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future -- we won't have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever.

Every time I step onto a plane, it feels like I’m crossing into another dimension—a quit little portal between where I’ve been and where I’m going. I’m not here or there, somewhere between earth and elsewhere~