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"The road to success is always under construction" - Lily Tomlin
Lily Tomlin, famous actress and comedian, explains how the road to success is not perfect and this idea should be applied to your learning English journey.
Do you know who Lily Tomlin is? Take a minute to watch the following video to see her most famous character "Ernestine" being interviewed by Joan Rivers.
Now back to her quote! Let's think about this quote in another way.
Your English will never be “perfect”.
It will always be improving, changing and adapting.
Your vocabulary will change and flow depending on the tasks and activities you are focusing on.
Your accent will change depending on where you live and the English you surrounded by.
Your confidence will improve or drop depending on your health, attitude and level of stress.
Watch this video for some advice on how to see the world in a more positive light (or be an optimist).
Your English (or anyone's English) can not be perfect, because "perfect" does not exist.
Like Jack Canfield says in the video above, you should use your mistakes as an opportunity to improve.
"Perfect" is just a fictional goal that you have imagined or created in your mind to keep you motivated. So when your English is not "perfect" do not get frustrated. Just know that it is under construction and that this is normal.
Take a minute to listen to how my friend Travis interpretes Lily Tomlin's quote
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Now that you have heard our interpretations of the quote and what it means...I am curious to know what you think.
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Enjoying Our Imperfect English
If the road to success is always under construction then I should always leave my house early to get "there" on time.
I like this image. That life ...
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