What can you do when you're not feeling motivated? What is the best way to use your motivation when you ARE motivated? Find out in this episode of Real English Conversations from Better at English. Lori talks to Dr. BJ Fogg about how to make the most of the motivation that you have, no matter if it's high or low. Make sure to download the transcript to get the most benefit from this episode. http://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. The transcript contains the full conversation, plus a...

This is the transcript for Better at English podcast episode 41 - Make the Most of your Motivation, a conversation with Dr. BJ Fogg. Lori talks to psychologist BJ Fogg about how people can best leverage their motivation to be able to keep showing up and working to reach their goals. You'll hear how to make the most of the motivation that you have, no matter if it's high or low. The transcript, which contains the full text of the conversation, will help you get the most benefit from this...

This is the transcript for Better at English podcast episode 41 - Make the Most of your Motivation, a conversation with Dr. BJ Fogg. Lori talks to psychologist BJ Fogg about how people can best leverage their motivation to be able to keep showing up and working to reach their goals. You'll hear how to make the most of the motivation that you have, no matter if it's high or low. The transcript, which contains the full text of the conversation, will help you get the most benefit from this...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 5 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. This is the FINAL part of this conversation. First they talk about feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending stream of emails that land in their inboxes. Then they discuss what Kyla learned from William James about structuring the mundane parts of your day so you can have time and space to do your really important work. This episode is marked explicit...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 5 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. This is the FINAL part of this conversation. First they talk about feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending stream of emails that land in their inboxes. Then they discuss what Kyla learned from William James about structuring the mundane parts of your day so you can have time and space to do your really important work. This episode is marked explicit...

TRANSCRIPT of Better at English episode 40: This Real English Conversation is part 5 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. This is the FINAL part of this conversation. First they talk about feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending stream of emails that land in their inboxes. Then they discuss what Kyla learned from William James about structuring the mundane parts of your day so you can have time and space to do your really important work....

TRANSCRIPT of Better at English episode 40: This Real English Conversation is part 5 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. This is the FINAL part of this conversation. First they talk about feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending stream of emails that land in their inboxes. Then they discuss what Kyla learned from William James about structuring the mundane parts of your day so you can have time and space to do your really important work....

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 4 of Lori and Kyla's conversation about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. In this part of the conversation they digress to talk about interruptions and distractions, and how these affect them when they are trying to work. Kyla tells Lori about how she had to stop the internet service at her house in order to finish recording her band's album. The transcript contains the full text of the conversation, plus a bonus vocabulary lesson...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 4 of Lori and Kyla's conversation about the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. In this part of the conversation they digress to talk about interruptions and distractions, and how these affect them when they are trying to work. Kyla tells Lori about how she had to stop the internet service at her house in order to finish recording her band's album. The transcript contains the full text of the conversation, plus a bonus vocabulary lesson...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 4 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about daily routines, based on their reading of the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. It's a great tool for you to test your listening comprehension, or to use as a basis for discussion with your teacher, your language exchange partner, or your other friends who are learning English.

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 4 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about daily routines, based on their reading of the book Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. It's a great tool for you to test your listening comprehension, or to use as a basis for discussion with your teacher, your language exchange partner, or your other friends who are learning English.

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 3 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. They're talking about the routines and practices of creative people throughout the ages. For the free transcript and bonus vocabulary lesson, go to https://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. This episode also gives you 5 discussion questions for speaking...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 3 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. They're talking about the routines and practices of creative people throughout the ages. For the free transcript and bonus vocabulary lesson, go to http://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. This episode also gives you 5 discussion questions for speaking...

This is the transcript for Better at English "Real English Conversations" episode 38. Daily rituals and routines part 3. You'll hear Lori and Kyla continuing their discussion about the routines and practices of creative people. Their discussion is based on reading the book "Daily Rituals" by Mason Currey. The transcript contains the full conversation, a vocabulary lesson, and 5 discussion questions for speaking practice.

This is the transcript for Better at English "Real English Conversations" episode 38. Daily rituals and routines part 3. You'll hear Lori and Kyla continuing their discussion about the routines and practices of creative people. Their discussion is based on reading the book "Daily Rituals" by Mason Currey. The transcript contains the full conversation, a vocabulary lesson, and 5 discussion questions for speaking practice.

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 2 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. They talk about things that many creative people seem to have in common, like drinking huge amounts of coffee! For the free transcript and bonus vocabulary lesson, go to https://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. It's a great tool for you to test your listening...

This episode of Real English Conversations is part 2 of Lori and Kyla's discussion about a book they both liked: Daily Rituals, by Mason Currey. They talk about things that many creative people seem to have in common, like drinking huge amounts of coffee! For the free transcript and bonus vocabulary lesson, go to http://www.betteratenglish.com/transcripts. The transcript includes explanations of the vocabulary and key grammar and usage points. It's a great tool for you to test your listening...

Transcript for Real English conversations eposode 37, Daily Rituals part 2. Download the transcript and read along as you listen to check your understanding.

Transcript for Real English conversations eposode 37, Daily Rituals part 2. Download the transcript and read along as you listen to check your understanding.

In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear Lori talking to Kyla, who is a musician just like Lori. They met on Skype to talk about a book that they both enjoyed, "Daily Rituals,", by Mason Currey. It turned out that Kyla and Lori had a lot more to talk about than the book! In fact, they didn’t even start talking about the book until several minutes into the conversation. So you’ll have to wait until part two for that. In this first part, you’ll hear them breaking the...

In this episode of Real English Conversations, you'll hear Lori talking to Kyla, who is a musician just like Lori. They met on Skype to talk about a book that they both enjoyed, "Daily Rituals,", by Mason Currey. It turned out that Kyla and Lori had a lot more to talk about than the book! In fact, they didn’t even start talking about the book until several minutes into the conversation. So you’ll have to wait until part two for that. In this first part, you’ll hear them breaking the...

Download the full transcript of Real English Conversations episode 037: Daily rituals part 1. Lori and Kyla talk about daily routines, practicing guitar, and how to deal with the sucky feeling of being a beginner.

Download the full transcript of Real English Conversations episode 037: Daily rituals part 1. Lori and Kyla talk about daily routines, practicing guitar, and how to deal with the sucky feeling of being a beginner.

In this Real English Conversations podcast, you'll hear Lori and her mom talking about their bedtime routines and what they do to get good night's sleep. The conversation includes lots of idioms and phrases related to going to bed, sleeping, waking up, and daily routines. Make sure to go to www.betteratenglish.com/003 to download the PDF for the vocabulary notes. The vocabulary notes focus on multi-word verbs (phrasal verbs) and idioms. Before you start listening, it's a good idea to warm...

In this Real English Conversations podcast, you'll hear Lori and her mom talking about their bedtime routines and what they do to get good night's sleep. The conversation includes lots of idioms and phrases related to going to bed, sleeping, waking up, and daily routines. Make sure to go to www.betteratenglish.com/003 to download the PDF for the vocabulary notes. The vocabulary notes focus on multi-word verbs (phrasal verbs) and idioms. Before you start listening, it's a good idea to warm...