{"id":52847,"date":"2015-08-13T01:22:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T01:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/insurmountable-english-vocabulary\/"},"modified":"2015-08-13T01:22:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T01:22:30","slug":"insurmountable-english-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/insurmountable-english-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 373: Why the Word &#8220;Insurmountable&#8221; Should NOT Be in Your Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mt-Liberty-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Liberty\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mt-Liberty-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mt-Liberty.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Life is like mountain climbing!<\/p>\n<p>Today find out how to accomplish big dreams by putting one foot in front of the other and taking life one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Here is today&#8217;s quote:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top and then you will see how low it was.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Dag Hammarskjold<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be afraid to set big goals.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t consider big goals to be insurmountable.<\/p>\n<p>If you go ahead and accomplish your goal you will look back and realize that it wasn&#8217;t actually that hard.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Michelle told us that when she first moved to NY she felt that it was too hard to get around the city.<\/p>\n<p>She didn&#8217;t know how to take the subway to meet friends or which train to take.<\/p>\n<p>It all felt like a huge task.<\/p>\n<p>She got lost.<\/p>\n<p>Now, looking back on those days she doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s so hard.<\/p>\n<p>Do you ever tell yourself, &#8220;I could never be fluent?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Be careful when you say this.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t just assume that you can&#8217;t do it.<\/p>\n<p>Give yourself a chance.<\/p>\n<p>Take the first step.<\/p>\n<p>Do it one step at a time.<\/p>\n<p>If you are taking an exam like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/\">IELTS, this means that you need a step by step system<\/a> or a course where someone can hold your hand and take you through the steps that you need.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Ford says, &#8220;Whether you think you can or you can&#8217;t you&#8217;re right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are you approaching your big dreams?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you taking them one step at a time or are you giving up on them before you even start?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let us know in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is like mountain climbing! 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