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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 five 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 Tech. 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 five years ago. No job. No confidence. She wrote, I was there five 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. Three 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. 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. 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 five 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. 1. Fix your resume. 2. Practice mock interviews. 3. 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 Tech. 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.