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Hey there, this is Teacher Lab Podcast episode 321.

Stop promising, start speaking.

A smarter English goal for the new year.

You read English, you understand English.

You've been learning for years, but when it's time to speak, your mind just freezes and the words don't come out.

If that sounds familiar, you're not alone.

My name's Ola and this is Teacherola Podcast.

This isn't about perfect grammar or fancy vocabulary.

This is about your voice, your words, your real English.

Before we get into today's topic, let me start with a quick invitation because the timing actually matters today.

It's New Year's Eve, this moment when people are already thinking about what they'll change, what they'll finally do differently and what they'll start on January the 1st.

And if English speaking is somewhere on that list for you,

It happens tomorrow on the 1st of January at 8pm.

Because most English resolutions fail for one simple reason.

They are too big, too vague and too focused on the future version of you.

They sound nice and they sound like dreams coming true, but they don't tell you what to actually do on a random Tuesday in January or May when you're tired and busy.

Very often learners confuse learning English with using English and those are not the same thing.

You can learn English for years.

vlogi, wyjaśnienia gramatyczne i wciąż przeskoczysz, kiedy musisz coś mówić na głośno.

Musisz to zaakceptować, bo to fakt.

One of the biggest traps I see is waiting.

Waiting until your grammar is better.

So a smarter new year goal is not about levels, not about B2, C1 or fluency, whatever it is.

A smarter goal is behavior based.

So instead of saying I want to speak English fluently,

Recording voice notes instead of writing notes.

Konsistency beats motivation every single time.

zwłaszcza po pierwszych dwóch tygodniach w sierpniu, kiedy motywacja zniszczy się.

Więc strategia dla Ciebie jest taka, jeśli przegapisz dzień, wróć do swojego habitu tak szybko jak to możliwe, czyli na następny dzień.

If you miss one day, it's okay, but try not to, because if you miss two days, that's where the real problem starts.

Usually it's the beginning of the end.

So if you miss a day, go back on the next one.

You can't treat yourself like this.

You need to love yourself because you are the only person that can make your goals happen.

If you understand something in English, but never say it, you don't really own it.

Understanding is passive.

Speaking is active.

And before I finish, one more invitation, because if you're listening to this on New Year's Eve, the timing's perfect.

Tomorrow, on the 1st of January, I'm hosting a live meeting, Mocny Start.

It's designed to help you start a year with a realistic, speaking-focused plan instead of another broken resolution.

Sign up there and on the 1st of January I'll send you the link to this room where we'll be speaking about your future goals.

And since this episode goes out at the very end of the year, I want to say this as well.

I wish you a new year that's less about pressure and more about real progress, especially in how you speak English.

Listen and repeat out loud.

Speaking is not knowledge, it's a skill.

Speaking is not knowledge, it's a skill.

Understanding English is not the same as using it.

Waiting until you feel ready is the biggest trap.

Waiting until you feel ready is the biggest trap.

Small simple goals work better than big promises.

Consistency beats motivation every time.

Missing one day is ok.

Quitting is the real problem.

Missing one day is ok.

Quitting is the real problem.

You don't need perfect English to start speaking.

Real progress comes from using English, not planning it.

Real progress comes from using English, not planning it.

It'll help you repeat the key phrases from this lesson.

They start on Monday the 5th of January, so it's a strong start.

Because mocny start is happening on the 1st of January.

A year of a person who speaks English, feels the language and loves it and feels super confident.

Thank you so much for listening.

I'm your teacher, Teacher Ola and you've been listening to Teacher Ola podcast.