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Mar 2020
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25. What To Do When You Hit A Plateau In...

HADAR SHEMESH
About this episode

What happens when you make great progress in something, but then… You’re stuck. You no longer move forward. It happens in so many different areas in life; losing weight, working out, in relationships… but also in English.

You learn new words, build your confidence, improve your pronunciation… but after a while… you feel like nothing else is changing and again you find yourself on that silly hamster wheel.

How can you get to the next level?

In this episode, I’ll share with you 5 ways to reach a new peak and get out of that annoying plateau.

Tune in to hear more about how to stay motivated: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/03/

Or how to make smart small decisions to see change: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/15/

And Here are some things you should stop doing if you want to reach fluency: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/05/

If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://theaccentsway.com/audio-accent-course/

You can also download an interactive list of  50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://theaccentsway.com/mispro-signup/

 

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