DBP 462: One Small Step, One Giant Dream – What I Learned from Neil Armstrong

Dream Big Podcast for Kids

Dream Big Podcast

Familyfriendly, Kids, Education For Kids, Dreambig, Parenting, Family, Kids & Family, Bigdreamers

3.8 • 975 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

🚀 What do model airplanes, bravery, and space boots have in common?

They were all part of Neil Armstrong's journey from curious kid to the first human to walk on the Moon. In Episode 462 of the Dream Big Podcast, Sophia Karpman shares three powerful life lessons inspired by Neil's legendary story:

🌟 What You’ll Discover:

Why big dreams always begin small
How to be brave even when you feel scared
Why preparation is the secret superpower to landing big goals

🚀 Key Takeaways: ✅ You don’t need to be fearless to take a step ✅ Preparation turns possibility into progress ✅ The moon isn’t that far when you keep moving forward

Whether your dream is to go to space or build something amazing here on Earth, this episode will remind you: you are capable of giant leaps.

🎧 Listen now: dreambigpodcast.com/462

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Sophia Cartman, host the Dream Big Podcast show,
0:04.7	a place to learn, laugh, and grow.
0:07.6	Big Dreamers, today we're heading somewhere really far.
0:12.9	Farther than your neighborhood, farther than your school,
0:16.6	farther than any airplane has ever flown.
0:20.3	We're going all the way to the moon.
0:26.2	Well, not literally.
0:28.7	But we are talking about the first person who ever stepped foot on it.
0:33.4	On July 20th, 1969.
0:37.9	You've probably heard his name, Neil Armstrong.
0:41.9	He's the astronaut who took famous first steps and said the legendary words.
0:48.5	That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
0:58.0	But here's something you might not know. Neil didn't start out as someone who knew how to fly rockets.
1:02.0	He was just one curious kid, like you and me.
1:07.0	So today, I want to share with you three big lessons I learned from Neil Armstrong
1:14.2	about bravery, preparation, and chasing a dream that feels out of this world.
1:22.1	This is episode 462 of the Dream Big podcast, and it's time to Dream Big.
1:30.3	Welcome to the Dream Big podcast show.
1:33.9	We're inspiring you to shoot for the moon's day came and go.
1:37.8	We bring to you amazing guests to truly love what they do.
1:41.8	Every day they're living their dreams.
1:45.6	And so can you.
	...

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