Hopefully you recharged your batteries over the Christmas period even if you don't celebrate Christmas I'm hoping you had a couple of days off at the end of the year.

希望你們能在聖誕節期間充充電，即使你們不慶祝聖誕節，我也希望你們能在年底休息幾天。

Happy New Year, by the way I hope you had a really good New Year's Eve.

新年快樂，順便說一句，我希望你過了一個非常愉快的除夕夜。

So this video is really about Motivation, it's so important to stay inspired when you're trying to do something that's a bit challenging I'm going to share with you my top secrets to learning English or really anything difficult and trust me I follow this advice myself.

這段視頻的主題是 "激勵"，當你想做一件有點挑戰性的事情時，保持激勵是非常重要的，我將與你分享我學習英語或任何困難事情的祕訣，相信我，我自己也是這麼做的。

Let's get started find your why?

讓我們開始尋找你的 "為什麼"？

Why?

為什麼？

Isn't that the biggest question of all having a reason is the biggest secret to doing something difficult a good enough reason?

這不就是最大的問題嗎？有一個理由，就是做一件事的最大祕訣。

Okay, make your why?

好了，說說為什麼？

personalized to you and very specific we do this by Manifesting do you know what that means to manifest something is to think about it so hard Imagine it visualize it dream about it If you do this in the right way, it can really help you channel your energy into doing something or achieving something My dream is to have a garden and in the garden is a small studio where I can record my songs and play the piano So I manifest that recording studio.

我的夢想是有一個花園，花園裡有一個小錄音棚，我可以在那裡錄歌、彈鋼琴，所以我就把錄音棚表現出來。

I think about it.

我想了想。

I imagine it I get really excited about it and it helps me work hard.

我想象著自己會為此而興奮，這有助於我努力工作。

It doesn't have to be something material It could be a situation that would change if you were to get really great at English leaving your country Right having more opportunities because of learning English or getting a job promotion try to make it as specific as possible, though I know my one is incredibly specific But the more specific you make it the more clear it will be and less Abstract so that your mind can really cling on to it and run towards it when things get tough and when life feels difficult manifest and succeed Make it realistic the key to success is Consistency doing the same thing in the same way consistently leads to success You can apply this rule to literally anything whether that's weight loss whether that's getting out of debt or becoming a millionaire So commit to a learning schedule that is realistic for you Don't do what I did last year, which was try to take on every single thing possible and then burn out completely By the way, that's why you didn't hear from me after my honeymoon for about a month.

它不一定是物質上的東西，也可以是如果你的英語學得非常好，離開你的國家後，情況會發生的變化 對，因為學習英語而有更多的機會，或者工作得到晉升，儘量讓它具體化、成功的關鍵在於堅持不懈，堅持不懈地以同樣的方式做同樣的事情，就會取得成功。你可以將這一規則應用到任何事情上，無論是減肥、擺脫債務還是成為百萬富翁、順便說一下，這就是為什麼我度蜜月後一個月都沒有你的消息。

I Completely burnt myself out.

我完全把自己累垮了。

I had all these ideas of what to do for the channel And I was trying to get married at the same time The whole thing was completely unrealistic and I'm happy and fine to admit that because this is a safe space, right?

我有各種想法，想為頻道做些什麼，同時我還想結婚，整個事情完全不現實，我很高興也很樂意承認這一點，因為這是一個安全的空間，對嗎？

So keep things realistic guys and thank me later secret number three is to romanticize it My favorite one.

所以你們要現實一點，以後再謝我吧 祕訣三：浪漫化 我最喜歡的一個祕訣

Did you know that learning English or doing something difficult doesn't have to be unpleasant?

您知道嗎，學習英語或做一些困難的事情並不一定是不愉快的？

It doesn't have to be a huge slog.

這並不一定是一個艱苦的過程。

I think growing up being at school We were led to believe that learning had to be this really difficult task The learning environment was often in a really bright room.

我認為，在學校成長的過程中，我們一直認為學習是一項非常艱鉅的任務。

All of us were at desks just studying You know how school was right, but you can romanticize your studying You could make a cozy corner in your home where you go to study It should be really comfortable with your favorite cushions everything that makes you feel comfortable and in that cozy corner You could have a drink that is reserved only for when you study So you never ever usually have that drink unless you're studying and treat yourself to new stationery Get yourself new notebooks and pens Remember that feeling when you went back to school after the school holidays and your mum would buy you all this new stationary best feeling ever That's the feeling that you want to give yourself.

我們都在書桌前學習，你知道學校是怎樣的、你可以在家裡開闢一個舒適的學習角落，裡面擺上你最喜歡的靠墊，所有能讓你感到舒適的東西都擺在那裡，在那個舒適的角落裡，你可以喝一種飲料，這種飲料只在你學習的時候喝，所以除非你在學習，否則你永遠都不會喝那種飲料。

Okay that childish kind of excitement That's what you want If you romanticize your studying you will actually look forward to studying.

如果你把學習浪漫化，你就會真正期待學習。

Can you believe it?

你能相信嗎？

Make it you Personalize everything If you don't like grammar and grammar exercises and textbooks then don't do that Don't use the textbooks.

如果你不喜歡文法和文法練習，不喜歡教科書，那就不要用教科書。

Maybe you're more of a practical learner like I am where you learn through imitation You learn through doing.

也許你像我一樣是個實踐型的學習者，你通過模仿來學習 你通過實踐來學習。

I was quite a troubled student at school because I wasn't academic in the classic way, right?

我在學校是個問題學生，因為我的學習成績不是很理想，對嗎？

I was more creative and I had a different kind of learning technique I needed to learn it a different way to most of my student friends I often felt quite weird actually and I I wish all of this advice had been available When I was a child, you know when I was a student because it really would have helped Learn English through listening to ebooks Podcasts about your favorite subject if you're interested in classic English literature Then learn English through reading the classics or listen to podcasts or interviews of people talking about the classics Discipline is not even a thing when you actually enjoy what you're doing Discipline only becomes necessary when you really don't like what you're doing because you're the one studying and you are an individual You're like no one else on this planet.

我更有創造力，我有一種與眾不同的學習技巧，我需要用一種與我大多數學生朋友不同的方式來學習英語，我常常覺得很奇怪，我希望這些建議在我還是個孩子的時候就能得到、如果你對英國經典文學感興趣，那就通過閱讀經典作品或收聽播客或人們談論經典作品的訪談來學習英語。當你真正喜歡你正在做的事情時，紀律根本就不是問題。 只有當你真的不喜歡你正在做的事情時，紀律才變得有必要，因為你是學習的人，你是一個獨立的個體，你和這個星球上的其他人都不一樣。

Remember that I want to leave you with a motivational quote to see you into January The struggle you're in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow I love that quote because it reminds us to always think of future you so future Catherine What does future Catherine need?

我喜歡這句話，因為它提醒我們要時刻為未來的你著想，那麼未來的凱瑟琳需要什麼呢？

What can I do in this moment to look after future Catherine?

為了照顧未來的凱瑟琳，我現在能做些什麼？

You could even have a little chat with future you and say what do you need?

你甚至可以和未來的你聊一聊，說說你需要什麼？

You never know future you might even talk back to past you and say thank you.

你永遠不會知道，未來的你甚至會和過去的你對話，並說聲謝謝。

Thank you for thinking about me I hope you found that helpful guys.

謝謝你們為我著想，希望對你們有幫助。

I really enjoyed making that one I hope you feel motivated and inspired for the most wonderful year ever.

我真的很喜歡製作這幅畫，希望你能感受到動力和靈感，度過最美好的一年。

This is your year I'll see you next Friday for another video.

今年是你的本命年，我們下週五再見。

Bye

再見