This is an all-ears English podcast, episode 2595. Do you find yourself loving English?

Welcome to the All-Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection,

not perfection, with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS Whiz, and Lindsay McMahon,

the English adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado USA.

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What are the things that you feel compelled to do? And what is the difference between saying

you have to do these things? Find out the answer and learn how to speak more precisely in English.

Who are you in your native language? Confident, funny, opinionated. Now, who are you in English?

If you feel smaller, quieter, or less expressive,

that's not because you're bad at English. It's because fluency is tied to identity. When you're

unsure, you hold back. And when you hold back, people don't see the real you. You don't need

perfect grammar. You need clarity about what is holding

you back. In just two minutes, you can discover your English level and what's slowing your progress

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Hey there, Aubrey. How are you today? I'm great, Lindsay. How are you? I'm doing pretty good today.

Aubrey, what is something that you have

no choice but to do? I have no choice but to help my kids get ready every morning. I had a talk

with them a couple of days ago because they're 11. I feel like they're old enough to do a lot of

it on their own. They just don't. They still are like wanting me to wake

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