Understand native speakers for entrepreneurs: motivation & productivity.

Native speakers are hard to understand! And if you run your own business or are an entrepreneur, understanding what native speakers are saying is essential for your business.

That’s why I’ve created this ultimate lesson to help you understand native English speakers.

You’ll listen to 3 authentic videos on motivation, focus, and the power of small habits. So you’ll improve your listening while watching great videos for business owners and entrepreneurs. Let’s go!

Take the quiz at the end of this lesson!

Did you know that I’ve created a quick and easy quiz to go with this lesson so that you can practice everything you see here today? I want you to make this part of the English you actually use in real life! To try out today’s quiz, just scroll down to the last section and you’ll find the instructions there…and the answers too!

What you’ll learn in this article:

1. Understand a Real-Life Video in English: Focus on Rewards!
2. Understand Native Speakers: TED talk on simplifying your life.
3. Understand a Real-Life Video in English & Learn about Habits and Motivation (part 1)
4. Understand a Real-Life Video in English & Learn about Habits and Motivation (part 2)

1. Understand a Real-Life Video in English: Focus on Rewards!

How do you stay motivated to keep working on your business–or anything else? Have you ever thought about rewarding yourself?

Let me help you listen to and understand a great video by a native speaker about staying motivated by focusing on rewards. You’ll get help from a neurolanguage coach (me) that is designed specifically to help business owners and entrepreneurs like you understand native speakers in English. Watch your video lesson and read the blog post here. 

You’ll come away knowing how to stay motivated, keep your team more motivated…and more importantly, you’ll take a first step toward understanding authentic English.

2. Understand Native Speakers: TED Talk on simplifying your life.

You probably already know this if you run a business: try to focus on too many things and you won’t actually achieve many of them!

So, what to focus on? Or how to simplify your life? Let’s watch an authentic video on that very subject–together. You’ll get better at English and better at business in an English lesson designed just for you.

Are You an Entrepreneur Who Needs English for Your Business? Get the English Habits Starter Kit I created just for entrepreneurs and business owners and change your English and your business.

3. Understand a Real-Life Video in English & Learn about Habits and Motivation (part 1)

Sometimes we think that making a big change in our lives or our businesses means making a huge effort! And it can make starting seem a little scary. But what if real change happens when you start with something really small? Join me, while I help you understand another authentic and inspiring video on the importance of habits.

You’ll learn incredible life lessons for accomplishing anything–from growing your business to improving your English. All this while practicing understanding native speakers–in English.

4. Understand a Real-Life Video in English & Learn about Habits and Motivation (part 2)

Are you starting to see that small steps can lead to big changes in your life and your business? I love this idea–which is why I created a second part to this lesson. You’ll learn to understand native speakers in English–and you’ll find out why you should focus on starting, not finishing. And how changing your environment can help you change your habits.

Don’t miss part 2 of the blog and video lesson on changing your habits and reaching your goals.

Habits, motivation and understanding native speakers. Your Quiz.

Well, you just learned a LOT. Your quiz today is a brain–friendly way of keeping your active and successful in your learning. 

Choose the correct ending to each sentence below to re-create a summary of what you learned today.

It’s a great way to check your understanding AND remember what you learned. 

#1) In the TED talk, How to motivate yourself to change your behavior–by Tali Sharot, you learned that the best way to stay motivated is to

• remind yourself of the consequences and penalties for NOT acting.
• reward yourself

 #2)  In How to gain control of your free time by author Laura Vanderkam you learned to

• treat your priorities like emergencies–and know what matters to you.
• “save time” by driving faster, sleeping less, skipping commercials in TV, and cooking your food for shorter periods of time. 

#3) And when you watched the video on changing your habits and your life by James Clear, you learned 

• That it’s important to set really big goals–so big you can’t believe you’ll ever achieve them.
• You don’t have to be the victim of your environment. That means you can decide not to make changes if your environment isn’t helping you.

Improve your English in the comments

The best way to become more confident using Business English is to practice!
Here’s your Confidence Challenge for this week:

1. What is one inspiring thing you learned from today’s video lessons?
2. Share it in the comments below.

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Are You an Entrepreneur Who Needs English for Your Business?

You know where you need to go with your business–and that your English can help you get there.

And if you want your English to work for you–you need to work on your English a little bit every day.
You need an English Habit that fits your busy schedule.
And that can take you to the advanced level of English you need.
You need the best possible strategies right now–because your time is precious.

So how do you do that?
You’ll find everything you need in the English Habits Starter Kit I created just for entrepreneurs and business owners.