Career Goals | Improve Your English | English Listening Skills - Speaking Skills – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.career goals I didn't believe it until it happened to me One small decision one simple email That's how everything started to change The sun hadn't risen yet I sat alone in my small apartment The room was silent except for the ticking clock My coffee had gone cold I stared at my laptop screen It was the fifth job application I had written this week I was tired mentally and emotionally My fingers hovered over the send button Why bother i whispered They'll just say no like the others But somehow I pressed send And just like that it was out of my hands Each morning I checked my email My heart raced every time I saw a new message but the messages were always the same Thank you for your application We've chosen someone else It hurt I began to think maybe everyone was right Your goals are too big Be realistic I stood in front of the mirror one night My eyes looked empty I didn't recognize the person staring back at me That night I posted on a small online forum Just a few lines I'm tired of trying Does anyone else feel this way i didn't expect a reply But then a woman named Eliza responded She wrote "I was there 5 years ago No job no confidence Now I work at a company I love Don't give up She listed three things that helped her One fix your resume Two practice mock interviews Three learn one new skill each week Her message was kind real and exactly what I needed Every day I did one thing from her list just one I watched YouTube tutorials I rewrote my resume again and again I practiced talking about myself in the mirror At first I felt silly But slowly I got better My voice grew stronger My eyes stopped looking down I started to believe I had something to offer Three months later an email arrived Subject: interview invitation I couldn't believe it I read it three times Then I screamed loud The interview was on Zoom I wore my best shirt I practiced smiling When it started I was nervous but ready The interviewer asked "Can you tell me about yourself?" And I did Not perfectly but honestly He smiled and I smiled back One week later my phone rang Hello this is Sarah from Bright We'd love to offer you the position My breath caught I said "Thank you." A little too loud Then I hung up and cried Happy tears the kind that only come when you've been lost and finally found a way out I thought the job was the reward but I was wrong The real reward was learning to believe in myself again to try to fail to try again Now when someone says "I don't think I can," I tell them "You don't have to be perfect You just have to begin Before we start speaking practice let's learn some new words and phrases from the story This will help you understand better and improve your English Opportunity a chance to do something good or important Example she finally got the opportunity to work at her dream job Confidence The feeling that you can do something well or succeed Example After practicing he spoke with more confidence in the interview Professional related to work or business in a serious way Example he wore a suit to look professional for the meeting Nervous Worried or afraid about something that might happen Example he felt nervous before the big presentation Message Words you send to someone by phone or online Example I left a message on her phone to call me back All right let's practice speaking together Repeat after me Career goals Career goals I didn't believe it until it happened to me I didn't believe it until it happened to me One small decision One simple email One small decision One simple email That's how everything started to change That's how everything started to change The sun hadn't risen yet The sun hadn't risen yet I sat alone in my small apartment I sat alone in my small apartment The room was silent except for the ticking clock The room was silent except for the ticking clock My coffee had gone cold My coffee had gone cold I stared at my laptop screen I stared at my laptop screen It was the fifth job application I had written this week It was the fifth job application I had written this week I was tired mentally and emotionally I was tired mentally and emotionally My fingers hovered over the send button My fingers hovered over the send button Why bother i whispered Why bother i whispered They'll just say no like the others They'll just say no like the others But somehow I pressed send But somehow I pressed send And just like that it was out of my hands And just like that it was out of my hands Each morning I checked my email Each morning I checked my email My heart raced every time I saw a new message My heart raced every time I saw a new message But the messages were always the same But the messages were always the same Thank you for your application Thank you for your application We've chosen someone else It hurt We've chosen someone else It hurt I began to think maybe everyone was right I began to think maybe everyone was right Your goals are too big Be realistic Your goals are too big Be realistic I stood in front of the mirror one night My eyes looked empty I stood in front of the mirror one night My eyes looked empty I didn't recognize the person staring back at me I didn't recognize the person staring back at me That night I posted on a small online forum That night I posted on a small online forum Just a few lines I'm tired of trying Does anyone else feel this way just a few lines I'm tired of trying Does anyone else feel this way i didn't expect a reply I didn't expect a reply But then a woman named Eliza responded But then a woman named Eliza responded She wrote "I was there 5 years ago No job no confidence She wrote "I was there 5 years ago No job no confidence Now I work at a company I love Don't give up Now I work at a company I love Don't give up She listed three things that helped her She listed three things that helped her One fix your resume Fix your resume Two practice mock interviews Two practice mock interviews Three learn one new skill each week Three learn one new skill each week Her message was kind real and exactly what I needed Her message was kind real and exactly what I needed Every day I did one thing from her list Just one Every day I did one thing from her list Just one I watched YouTube tutorials I watched YouTube tutorials I rewrote my resume again and again I rewrote my resume again and again I practiced talking about myself in the mirror I practiced talking about myself in the mirror At first I felt silly At first I felt silly but slowly I got better But slowly I got better My voice grew stronger My voice grew stronger My eyes stopped looking down My eyes stopped looking down I started to believe I had something to offer I started to believe I had something to offer 3 months later an email arrived Three months later an email arrived Subject interview invitation Subject interview invitation I couldn't believe it I couldn't believe it I read it three times I read it three times Then I screamed loud Then I screamed loud The interview was on Zoom The interview was on Zoom I wore my best shirt I wore my best shirt I practiced smiling I practiced smiling When it started I was nervous but ready When it started I was nervous but ready The interviewer asked The interviewer asked "Can you tell me about yourself?" Can you tell me about yourself and I did not perfectly but honestly And I did not perfectly but honestly He smiled and I smiled back He smiled and I smiled back One week later my phone rang One week later my phone rang Hello this is Sarah from Bright Tech Hello this is Sarah from Bright Tech We'd love to offer you the position We'd love to offer you the position My breath caught My breath caught I said thank you a little too loud I said thank you a little too loud Then I hung up and cried Then I hung up and cried Happy tears Happy tears The kind that only come when you've been lost and finally found a way out The kind that only come when you've been lost and finally found a way out I thought the job was the reward I thought the job was the reward but I was wrong But I was wrong The real reward The real reward was learning to believe in myself again Was learning to believe in myself again to try To fail to try again to try to fail to try again Now when someone says Now when someone says I don't think I can I don't think I can I tell them you don't have to be perfect You just have to begin I tell them "You don't have to be perfect You just have to begin." Okay let's listen to the story one more time Career goals I didn't believe it until it happened to me One small decision one simple email That's how everything started to change The sun hadn't risen yet I sat alone in my small apartment The room was silent except for the ticking clock My coffee had gone cold I stared at my laptop screen It was the fifth job application I had written this week I was tired mentally and emotionally My fingers hovered over the send button "Why bother?" I whispered "They'll just say no like the others." But somehow I pressed send And just like that it was out of my hands Each morning I checked my email My heart raced every time I saw a new message But the messages were always the same Thank you for your application We've chosen someone else It hurt I began to think maybe everyone was right Your goals are too big Be realistic I stood in front of the mirror one night My eyes looked empty I didn't recognize the person staring back at me That night I posted on a small online forum just a few lines I'm tired of trying Does anyone else feel this way i didn't expect a reply But then a woman named Eliza responded She wrote "I was there 5 years ago No job no confidence Now I work at a company I love Don't give up." She listed three things that helped her One fix your resume Two practice mock interviews Three learn one new skill each week Her message was kind real and exactly what I needed Every day I did one thing from her list just one I watched YouTube tutorials I rewrote my resume again and again I practiced talking about myself in the mirror At first I felt silly but slowly I got better My voice grew stronger My eyes stopped looking down I started to believe I had something to offer 3 months later an email arrived Subject: interview invitation I couldn't believe it I read it three times Then I screamed loud The interview was on Zoom I wore my best shirt I practiced smiling When it started I was nervous but ready The interviewer asked "Can you tell me about yourself?" And I did Not perfectly but honestly He smiled and I smiled back One week later my phone rang Hello this is Sarah from Brightite We'd love to offer you the position My breath caught I said "Thank you." A little too loud Then I hung up and cried Happy tears The kind that only come when you've been lost and finally found a way out I thought the job was the reward but I was wrong The real reward was learning to believe in myself again to try to fail to try again Now when someone says "I don't think I can." I tell them "You don't have to be perfect You just have to begin." Great work today Keep going Every lesson helps you improve your English I'm excited to see you in the next video Don't forget to like share and subscribe for more fun lessons Keep learning and see you again soon