Weekly emails to help you say goodbye to fear and speak English fearlessly. Learn effective and practical tips to help you prepare for and conquer the CELPIP Exam. I also host The CELPIP Success Podcast.
Let's slow down
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Hello Reader, We had back to back - two nights in a row - major Christmas events in the two locations where I work in my day job. We served nearly 200 meals, and did all the dishes - God bless high speed industrial dishwashers! But each and every dish had to be carried and set, picked up, cleaned and put away. It's been a crazy week. A crazy past two days. I still work on Sunday for part of the day, leading special Advent services for residents of one of the facilities where I work, but I'm officially SO TIRED! And SO GLAD the weekend is here. How about you? And I wanted to take a quick moment to let you know that I will be slowing the frequency of these emails to just Tuesdays - for at least the next month. The reason: I've been talking about it here and on my podcast a little - but I am dealing with burnout - or at least the warning signals of it. I can kind of feel it nibbling away at me - so I'm taking action by stopping, slowing, or pausing things in my life to help me get a little more time to rest and build energy up again. My next podcast will go into that a little more in detail. (Comes out this Tuesday!) An encouragement for youIf burnout or fatigue is something you're dealing with right now, my question and encouragement for you is this: Do you have things in your life you can stop, slow down, or pause that will help you rest and recover instead of constantly pushing and grinding? I hope I can encourage you to look for them - maybe even this weekend - and do something about it. Let me know what you come up with, I would love to hear from you and cheer you on! (Just reply!) Have a restful weekend. I'll write again on Tuesday. Aaron |
Learn How To Speak English Fearlessly + Effectively Prepare for the CELPIP Exam
Weekly emails to help you say goodbye to fear and speak English fearlessly. Learn effective and practical tips to help you prepare for and conquer the CELPIP Exam. I also host The CELPIP Success Podcast.
Hello Reader, Last Sunday afternoon I went on an hour long road trip to visit my Dad because I didn't get a chance to see him at Christmas. We had a nice time visiting and eating together. He showed me a painting he was working on restoring. Pretty cool! And, as many of you know, I'm an avid podcast listener, so I had my podcast app LOADED with shows to keep my ears and brain busy on the road. I've been looking for new shows to like so many of the episodes I downloaded were brand new. Never...
Hello Reader, Speaking Task 6—dealing with a difficult situation—can feel like one of the tougher speaking task questions you'll face on the CELPIP exam. The challenge? How to stay firm without sounding rude? Here are some ideas from one of my most downloaded speaking skills focused podcast episodes, with over 6,000 downloads. In it, I share how one of my clients handled a challenging speaking task question. She had to refuse a customer's request, and she nailed it by following these three...
Hello Reader, But first, I wanted to quickly reach out and say how much I appreciate you. Thank you for being a part of my newsletter community, and for letting me pop into your inbox each week. I pray that you are able to have some time off over the next few weeks, and that you are able to enjoy some time with your loved ones. My prayer for you is that you sense God's perfect peace, His great comfort, and joy. Being on your own or away from family during this time of year can be especially...