Is your comfort zone working against you?

Published about 7 hours ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader,

When it comes to building your English skills and getting ready for your CELPIP exam, do you know what the most important thing you need to be doing on a regular basis is?

You need to get outside of your comfort zone in the ways you use your English each day.

This week's podcast features someone doing just that!

Listen here!

Improving your English and CELPIP Skills is not about spending hours in a CELPIP prep class.

And it's not reading course books, or spending hours watching YouTube videos.

While all those things can help, if you're not careful they can also keep you safely INSIDE your comfort zone and stuck!

Remember: Stronger English skills are directly linked to higher CELPIP scores. When your general English skills increase, so will your CELPIP scores.

But in order for your English skills to grow, you must step outside of your comfort zone OFTEN and actually use your English.

In this week's podcast, I am joined by Artem who has been a member of the CELPIP Success School for the past 7 months.

He took a huge step outside of his comfort zone by agreeing to talk with me here, and I am so excited that he did! I hope you enjoy his story.

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New favorite podcast/YouTube Channel: Do you consider yourself a creative entrepreneur, or someone who just likes creating? I just discovered the Creator Spotlight podcast and YouTube channel, and have been enjoying many of the interviews. Maybe you will too.

Thank you for reading, have a great week!

Aaron

Ps. You can join the CELPIP Success school right here!

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