内容讲义课件vip24 life direction

VIPLESSON024-LifeDirection

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Dialog:

A:Wow,youlook10yearsyounger.Whathappened?

B:About6monthsagoIhitrockbottom.Ihatedmyjob,Iwasoverweight,Iwasn’tseeingmyfriendsenough.Thelistgoesonandon.Anyway,Iwokeuponemorningandsomethinginsidemejustclicked.IhadanepiphanyandrealizedIneededtomakesomemajorchanges.

A:Whatdidyoudo?

B:Ifirstthoughtofanexitstrategyformyjobthatwassuckingthelifeoutofme.Idecidedtogetintothebestshapeofmylifeandstarthangingaroundsomenewpeople.Ialsocommittedtotryingsomethingnewatleasteveryotherday.

A:Wereyouabletosticktoyourn?

B: ItwasthefirsttimeofmylifeIstucktoanyn.Ifeelgreataboutit.

A:Whatwasthedifferencethistime?Howwereyouabletosticktoyourn?

B:IrealizedthatifIkeptonlivingthewayIwaslivingIwouldneverachievemygoals.Thatintensepainwaswhatdrovemetosucceed.

PhrasesandVocabularyUsed:

Ihitrockbottom:Ifyouhit“rockbottom”itmeansthatyouareinyourworstsituation.

“Hehitrockbottomafterhiswifelefthimforanotherguy”.

Thelistgoesonandon:

Ifyoudon’tfeellikementioningeverythingwhenlingastory,youcanmentionafewthingsandsay,“thelistgoesonandon”.

Agirlmightsayaboutabaddate,“Hewasloud,unattractive,boring,rude,thelistgoesonandon.”

Clicked:Ifsomething“clicks”itmeansthatsomethingallofasuddenmadesense.

Hedidn’tunderstandmathatalluntilhewas15.Thenforsomereasonsomethingjustclickedandhebecamethebeststudentintheclass.

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Ihadanepiphany:Ifyouhavean“epiphany”itmeansyouhaveamomentwhereyouseesomethingveryclearlyforthefirsttime.

Hewasstrugglingforalongtimewithhisinventionsuntilonedayhehadanepiphanythatmadehimintoamillionaire.

Exitstrategy:An“exitstrategy”isanforleavingsomethingthatisn’tveryeasytoleave.

Thearmyisnninganexitstrategyandhopestobecompleyoutofthecountrywithin6months.

Suckingthelifeoutofme:

Ifsomethingis“suckingthelifeoutofyou”itmeansitismakingyoufeelold,tired,andlifeless.

Hismarriageseemstobesuckingthelifeoutofhim.Herjobissuckingthelifeoutofher.

It’sabadideatohangaroundpeoplewhosuckthelifeoutofyou.

Everyotherday:Thisisaslangbutcommonwayofsayingtodosomethingonedayandnotthenextdayandcontinuesthisprocess.

Forexample,ifyougothegym“everyotherday”itmeansthatyougomaybeonMonday,Wednesday,Friday,Sunday,Tuesday,Thursday…

Onedayon,onedayoff.

Stick:Ifyou“stick”to ngsomethingitmeansyoucontinuewithoutquitting.

ImadeantostopeatingicecreambutIwasonlyabletosticktoitforamonth.

Drove:Ifsomething“drives”youitmeansthatitmotivatesyou.

Thefearofnotgettingintoagooduniversitydrovehimtostudyharderthaneverbefore.

FULLPODCASTTRANSCRIPT:

We’rehereforlessonnumber24intheVIProom. etothenewandtheoldmembersofthesection,andtodayAddwe’vegotanotherdialoguefilledwith

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atonofslangandthisisaprettytypicalconversationnosurprises,betweenacoupleguys,guyandagirl,girlandagirl,doesn’treallymatterbutbetweenfriendstalkingabout…maybetheyhaven’tseeneachotherforawhile,andthey'recatchingup,andoneofthemis ngquitewellallofasudden,andwewanttoknowwhathappened.Howdidtheymakesucharadicalchange?

Right,They’retalkingabouttheirlifepathsandwhatdirectionthey'reheadingrightnow.Theyhated…theone hatedwheretheywereinlifeandwantedtomakeabigchangeand…letjustjumpintoitAdd,we’vegotatonofstufftotalkabout.

A:Wow,youlook10yearsyounger.Whathappened?

B:About6monthsagoIhitrockbottom.Ihatedmyjob,Iwasoverweight,Iwasn’tseeingmyfriendsenough.Thelistgoesonandon.Anyway,Iwokeuponemorningandsomethinginsidemejustclicked.IhadanepiphanyandrealizedIneededtomakesomemajorchanges.

A:Whatdidyoudo?

B:Ifirstthoughtofanexitstrategyformyjobthatwassuckingthelifeoutofme.Idecidedtogetintothebestshapeofmylifeandstarthangingaroundsomenewpeople.Ialsocommittedtotryingsomethingnewatleasteveryotherday.

A:Wereyouabletosticktoyourn?

B: ItwasthefirsttimeofmylifeIstucktoanyn.Ifeelgreataboutit.

A:Whatwasthedifferencethistime?Howwereyouabletosticktoyourn?

B:IrealizedthatifIkeptonlivingthewayIwaslivingIwouldneverachievemygoals.Thatintensepainwaswhatdrovemetosucceed.

anotherrealisticconversationhereaboutlifedirectionandalotofgoodwords,whatwasthefirstoneweweretalkingabout?FirstoneisoneofthebestonesAdd,intheentiredialogue,“Ihitrockbottom”.Ithinkweallknowthisfeeling.It'swhenyou'reatyourabsoluteworstsituation.You'reintheworstsituationyoucanbeinandyoucanonlygoupfromthere,soit’skindofgoodinawaytohitrockbottom,becauseyoucan'tgetanyworse.You’rejustinthisawfulpositionandyou'rereadytogoupandimproveatsomething.Rightsoatleastitcan’tgetanyworseinyourlife.That'stheideaanywayofcourseitcan.

Youcan,youneverknowbutusuallyyousaythiswhenyou'relookingbackonsomething.Ihitrockbottombefore.Youonlyknowyouhitrockbottomwhenyou’vestartedtoimproveandyouimprovedthere.Youonlyknowwhenit’stheabsoluteworstatthatpoint,butanyway,Icouldsayhehitrockbottomafterhis

wifelefthimforanotherguy,whichwouldobviouslytotallysuckforanyonethatthathappenedtoandthatwouldbearockbottomkindofsituation.Orafterhelosthisjob,shelostherjob,whatever.Somethingthatsucksthathappenstoyouandyou’reintheworstshape,areallybadsituation,can'tgetanyworse.Youhitrockbottom,thenyoustartgoingupanimproving.IdidsomethingaboutthreeweeksagothatIfeltlikeIhitrockbottominaway.I’mnotgoingtoshareexactlywhatitisbecauseit'skindofembarrassingbutlet’sjustsayIhopeitwasrockbottom.Itbetterberockbottom.Idon'tthinkitcouldbeanyworsethanthat.We’lljustleaveituptoourlistenerstoimaginewhatthatcouldhavebeen,butnicetoseethatyou'veimprovedAdd.Exactly.Thelistgoesonandon.Imayhavementionedthisbefore.That'soneoftheadvantagesofhavingsomanylessonsandalsooneofthedisadvantagesisthatIforgetwhatthewewereevertalkingabout.Butanyway,“Thelistgoesonandon”,mayhavementionedthisbefore,butifyou'reinastory,you'relingsomething,you'rementioningabunchofstuff,andyoudon’tfeellikementioningeverysinglethingyoucanjustenditwith,“andthelistgoesonandon”.Soforexample,agirlmightsayaboutabaddate,hewasloud,unattractive,boring,rude,thelistgoesonandon.Basicallythishugelistofreallybadqualitiesaboutaterribleguyandaterribledate.Right,anythingthatyoucanimaginebadbasically,that'swhatthewas.Ofcourseit'snottotallyaccurate,butyoudon'tneedtoexineverylittledetail.Youdon'tneedtomentionitallandevenifthatwastheentirelist,ifyousaythelistgoesonandon,itkindofaddstoyourstorybecauseitseemslikeit'samuchbiggerlist.Rightanditreallymakesitsoundabouthowbadorgoodsomethingwas.Itgivesmoreofafeelingtothestory.Exactly.Nextone,verygoodonetorememberhowtousehere,“somethingjustclicked”.Add’saskingmehowImadethismajorchange,whyIdidit,andIkindofsaid,well,onedayafterIhitrockbottom,somethinginsidemejustclicked.Andifsomethinginsideyoujustclicked,it’skindoflikeallofasuddenitmadesense.

Allofasuddensomethingbecameverycleartoyou.SoIcouldsay,“hedidn'tunderstandmathatalluntilhewas15.Thenforsomereason,somethingjustclickedandhebecamethebeststudentintheclass”.Wouldn’tthatbenice?Right,sosomethinginsidehimchangedforsomereasonandhejustfelttotallydifferent.Itclicked,hegotit,allofasuddenitmadesense,andhewasabletodothemath.Soifitclicks,itmakessense.You'vegotitinaninstant,you'vegotitallofasudden.Right,thingsareclickingformerightnowImustsay,andwhatisthenextonewehavehere.Nextoneis,“havinganepiphany”andifyouhaveanepiphanyitmeansthatyou’re…youhaveamomentwhereyouseesomethingveryclearlyforthefirsttime,soit’skindoflikesomethingclicked,butit'sadifferentword,andit'snot…wellclickedisnotreallyslang,butyouuseitmoreingeneralconversation.Butanyway,ifyouhaveanepiphanyanswerit’ssortofthishugerealizationaboutsomething.Icouldtalkaboutsomefamousscientistorinventorandsayhewasstrugglingforalongtimewithhisinventionsuntilonedayhehadanepiphanythatmadehimintoamillionaire.Soonedayorovernight,allofasudden,somethinghappened.Hehadthisepiphany,thishugerealized,somethingclickedandhegotit.Right,it’samajormajorrealization.

Youcan'tjustuse“clicked”inthissituationallthetimebecauseepiphanyimplies

thatitwasveryverybig.It'sahugelife-changingmomentthatyouseeveryclearlyallofasudden.Anyway,soaftertheguyhastheepiphanyandherealizesthathisjobsucked,blablabla,heneededtocomeupwithan“exitstrategy”toleavethejob,that'sthenexttermhereandwhatisanexitstrategyAdd?Well,it’sjustanforleavingsomethingthatiskindofdifficulttoleave.Inthiscaseajobbutitcouldbearelationshipthatyou'vebeeninforalongtimeandit'snotsoeasytoleaveit,maybeyou’relivingtogether.Somentogetoutofthere.Soanyway,Icouldsay,“theArmyisnninganexitstrategyandhopestobecomple youtofthecountrywithinsixmonths”.Soifyour

ernmentwantstogettheArmyoutofsomecountryyoucan’tjustleaverightnow,youhavetonsomesortofanexitstrategy.Somesortofanofhowyou’regoingtoslowlygetpeopleoutoftheresafely.Sosometimesthingsthataredifficulttoleaveallofasudden,oryoushouldn'tleaveallofasudden,youneedanexitstrategy,like…likegettingoutofajob,youcan'tjustquit.Wellyoucan,butit'snotalwaystherightidea.Andalsomaybeifyouquitrightaway,youmightneedthatmoneysoit'sareallybadidea,soyouneedanotherstrategy.

Nextone,anotherfantasticonehereAdd,theguywantedtheexitstrategyforthejobbecausethejobwas“suckingthelifeoutofhim”andIthinkweallknowthisfeeling.Isifsomethingissuckingthelifeoutofyouitmeansit'smakingyoufeelold,tired,andlifeless.Thisonething,thisone ,thisoneeventseemstobetakingallyourenergy,allyourfocus,allyourdriveinlife,everythingimportanttoyou.You’rewholelifeenergy,anditjustsucksitrightoutandmakesyoufeellikethispieceofgarbage.Rightexactly,itmakesyoufeellikedeath,likeyouweredyingandyou’renotevenaliveanymore,sonotagoodfeelingtohave.Right,marriageseemedtobesuckingthelifeoutofhim,orherjobissuckingthelifeoutofher.Orit'sabadideatohangaroundpeoplewhosuckthelifeoutofyou.Sothesekindofthingsishowyoucanusethisphrase,andthey’realltrue.Youdon'twanttobe ngthingsthatsuckthelifeoutofyouandIthinkweall,asIsaid,doreallyknowthisfeelingcuzit…itreallydoescomeupfromtimetotime,weneedtoavoidthesekindsofthings.Oratleasttrytolookattheminadifferentway,soit'snotsuckingthelifeoutofyou.Right,exactly.ThenextisanothergoodoneAdd,Ilikebraggingaboutthesetermsforsomereason,sayingthey'reallgood,butitisagoodone.Well,it’sgoodtohavegoodonesatleast.That’sapositivewaytolookatit.Isaid“everyotherday”I'mgoingtodosomething.Andifyou'renotusedtothisphrase,ifyou'renotfamiliarwithit,itsoundslikeeveryday.Buteveryotherdayisawayofsaying,onedayyou'lldosomethingthenextdayyouwon't,thenthefollowingdayyouwill,thenthefollowingdayafterthatyouwon't.SoforexampleIcouldsay,“Igotothegymeveryotherday”.ThatmightmeanyougoMonday,Wednesday,Friday,Sunday,Tuesday,Thursday.Soonedayon,onedayoff.That's ngsomethingeveryotherday.Ithinkaveryclearexnation;wedon'tneedanymoreexamples.Thenextoneis“stick”andinthiscaseitdoesn'tmeanlikeaphysicalstick,andifyou“sticktosomething”itmeansyoucontinuewithoutquitting.Icouldsay,“Imadeantostopeatingicecream,butIwasonlyabletosticktoitforamonth”soIwasonlyabletocontinuemynon-icecreameatingnforamonthandwhenyou'remakingchangesitishardtosticktoyournew

nisn’tit?Exactly,oftenwetalkaboutstickingtosomethingifyou'retryingtoloseweightorquitsmokingorsomethinginthisarea.Right.Thepasttenseofthewordhereis“stuck”,andweoftenusethiswordstuck,itmean actlythesame,wejustuseitinthepast.Sohestucktohisnandnowheisverysuccessful,soyouknow…you’vegottouseitintherightway.Don’tsay“sticked”,it’sthepasttenseisstuckandweusebothofthemquitealot.Right,sohopefullyyoudostickwithyournsoverhereandyouhavesomegoodones,good.Andifyoustickwithyourns,youmightbeaverymotivated

andyoumighthavealotofdrive,andwetalkaboutdroveinthedialogue,andifsomethingdrivesyou,itmeansthati