But you will be or you will be better. The yet opens the door for the future. It takes the sad feeling away. It does. It changes a stuck thought into a growing thought. This is a great tip, Emily.

07:13The magic word yet. I will remember that. Good. Okay. So, that is tip number one. Now, let's talk about something else. What? Let's talk about mistakes. Gh mistakes. I hate mistakes. I know. Everyone hates mistakes. When you make a mistake, how do you feel? I feel stupid. I feel shy. I feel bad. Yes, me too. We all feel that.

07:53This is the stuck mindset again. Oh. So, what does the growing mindset think about mistakes? The growing mindset loves mistakes. What loves mistakes? Emily, no. That is crazy. Mistakes are bad. No. Listen. Listen. Think about a small child. A baby. Okay. A baby. Think about a baby learning to walk. Oh, yes.

08:27My little cousin Mia, she's one year old. She is learning to walk now. Is she good at it? Does she walk perfectly? No, she is very bad at it. She stands up and boom, she falls down. Yes, she falls all the time. All the time. Now, Paul, when Mia falls down, what do you say to her? Oh, we laugh and we say, "Good job, Mia. Try again.

08:56You can do it." Exactly. Do you say, "Mia, you are stupid. You are bad at walking. Stop trying." No, never. That is terrible. Of course, because why did she fall? Because she is learning. Yes. The fall is part of learning. The mistake is how she learns. Ah, I see. When she falls, her brain learns. Oh, okay. That did not work.

09:33I must try a different way. Yes. Yes. Yes. You got it. So, learning English is like learning to walk. It is exactly the same. When you make a mistake in English, I am not stupid. No, you are learning. I am falling. Yes, you are falling and it is okay. A mistake is not bad. A mistake is just information. Information.

10:08Yes. Your brain says, "Oh, that word was not right." Okay, I will try a new word. Good job, Paul. Try again. Yes, you must be a good friend to yourself. When you make a mistake, say it's okay. I am learning. I am like baby Mia. I like that so much. Mistakes are our friends. Yes, they show us that we are trying and trying is the most important part.

10:47Wow. Okay, my mindset is changing. Good. So, I have the magic word yet and mistakes are my friends. But Emily, it is still a lot of work. Learning English is a big big big job. It is. It is like a very tall mountain. Yes. And I am at the bottom. I look up at the top of the mountain and I feel tired. Ah. Yes. That is a big problem.

11:24So my next tip is Yes. Don't look at the top of the mountain. What? But that is the goal. It is. But it is too big. It makes you feel small. Don't look at the top. Just look at your feet. My feet? Yes. Look at the next step. Just one small step. I don't understand. Okay. Don't say I must learn all English today. Impossible.

12:00Yes. Don't say I must study for 5 hours. That is too big. Yes, I am too busy. Instead, say today I will learn two new words. Two words. Just two. Yes, two words is perfect. I can do that. Dog and cat. Good job. Or say today I will listen to one English song. One song. That's easy. That's three minutes. Yes. Or today I will watch one Mr.

12:43English podcast episode. A very good idea. Yes. Small steps every day. This is how you change your life. You know, this makes me think of a small story. Ooh, a story. Tell me. There was a man. He wanted to build a very big, beautiful, long wall. Okay, a big wall. He looked at the big empty space. He thought, I can never build this wall.

13:21It is too much work. He was very sad. Oh no, the stuck mindset. Yes. But then his wise old friend came. Hello wise friend. And the friend said you are right. You cannot build this big wall. What? That is not helpful. The friend said do not try to build a wall. But I want the wall. The friend said, "Just look at this one brick.

14:06" One brick. Yes. Your job today is not to build a wall. Your job today is to lay one brick perfectly. Just one brick. Yes. So the man did. He laid one brick. It was perfect. And the next day he laid one more brick perfectly. And the next day one more brick. And after many, many days he had his big beautiful long wall.

14:50Paul, that is a perfect story. He did not build a wall. He just laid one brick every day. So our two new words that is our one brick. Yes. Our one song that is our one brick. Wow. We are not learning English today. We are just laying one brick. Yes. And soon we will look back and see a beautiful wall. Paul, I feel so motivated.

15:34Me too. I want to go lay a brick. Yes. This is the growing mindset. It is not about being perfect today. It is about being a little better than yesterday. Yes, it is about the journey. Wow, Emily, this was a great chat. It was. And look at the time. It went so fast. Time flies when you are laying bricks. Yes.

16:17So, let's remember our three big ideas for a growing mindset. Okay. Idea number one, change your stuck thoughts to growing thoughts. Yes, I am bad is stuck. I am learning is growing. Idea number two, use the magic word yet. I am not good yet. I love that. Me too. And idea number three, mistakes are our friends. They are like falling when we learn to walk. It is okay.

17:01Yes. And our bonus idea. Don't build the wall. Just lay one brick. Take one small step every day. That was great. Thank you, Paul. Thank you, Emily. And thank you everyone for listening to us. Yes. Thank you so much. We hope this helps you feel good about learning English. We do.

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18:09What one small English thing will you do today? Maybe you will write one comment in English that is a perfect brick. Yes, we love reading your comments. We do. Thank you all so much for listening. Yes, thank you. See you next time, Emily. Bye, Paul. Bye, everyone.