epic fails

Published about 12 hours ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader,

This week I was away for work, and needed to record the podcast episode using what I had on hand: my cellphone. (It was also a video for my YouTube channel.)

I didn't have a stand with me to hold my phone, so instead I tried to balance it on the box of a board game I had with me.

In case you were wondering, balancing your phone on a box doesn't work very well.

My phone fell multiple times during my recording.

Video went suddenly black.

Loud thumping as gravity did it's finest work, pulling my phone behind the desk where I was working.

It was messy.

But I decided to keep going for one simple reason: in order to get better, you have to put the reps in - even if they are messy.

I'm trying to get better at creating videos. (Way out of my comfort zone.)

But I'm also trying to get better at speaking without a script. (Way, WAY out of my comfort zone.)

So I couldn't allow myself to stop, even after the mistakes.

And I think there's a lesson in there for you too, when it comes to your CELPIP prep. I talk about it in today's podcast episode: Stop Memorizing Templates on the CELPIP — Do THIS to Break Past CLB 8

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Wanna watch it instead? This week's podcast is also on my YouTube channel where you can watch my epic cell phone fails as they happen! (Bet you'll get a good laugh out of it, anyway!)

Last Word

I love hearing from readers, and I'm always looking for feedback. How am I doing with the CELPIP Success newsletter and the podcast? Is there anything you'd like to see more or less of? A topic you want me to cover in the future?

Please hit reply to this e-mail and let me know - I'd love to hear from you!

Thanks for reading,

Aaron

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