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Daily English Pod
I’m Jale, an English teacher and graduate in Applied Linguistics from Canada. From Monday to Friday, I share short, practical educational podcasts. On Saturdays, you’ll hear an engaging story, and on Sundays, we explore artistic topics. Like a real magazine, these podcasts cover current issues, culture, society, and history in clear, easy-to-understand English. If you’re interested in learning English and understanding the world around you, this podcast is for you. With me, you’ll not only practice English but also gain a broader perspective on the world.
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Feel fear and do it anyway
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Feel fear and do it anyway
You don’t need hours of confidence. You just need twenty seconds of courage before doubt has time to grow and do it even if you feel scared
Examples:
She usually stayed quiet when something was hurtful. This time, with her heart racing, she said, “Please don’t speak to me like that.” She still felt fear — but she did it anyway. And she walked away with self-respect.
Hello and welcome to a weekend episode of Daily English — where we try to grow, in English and in life.
Today’s episode isn’t about being fearless. It’s about something far more human.
Courage isn’t the absence of fear — it’s feeling the fear and doing it anyway.
Even if your bravery only lasts twenty seconds.
Most people wait to feel ready before taking action. But readiness rarely comes first.
Very often, action arrives while fear is still speaking. That’s why even brief courage can change so much.
Today’s expression is: “Feel the fear and do it anyway.”
You don’t need hours of confidence. You just need twenty seconds of courage before doubt has time to grow.
Let’s look at some real-life situations.
🟡 He’d been pretending he was fine for weeks. Twenty seconds of courage — and he finally said, “I think I need help.” He still felt afraid… but asking opened the door to support.
🔵 She kept rewriting the message, worried about how it might be received.
Silence was costing her more than risk. She counted 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… and pressed send.
She didn’t feel brave — just ready to stop hiding.
🟢 She usually stayed quiet when something was hurtful. This time, with her heart racing, she said, “Please don’t speak to me like that.” She still felt fear — but she did it anyway. And she walked away with self-respect.
Why does it work? Fear often peaks right before we act. If we wait too long, the brain starts building reasons not to move. But when we take action within those few seconds — even while scared — we interrupt what psychologists call the fear response. You don’t remove fear. You move while it’s present — gently and briefly. That’s courage.
✨ What is one thing you’ve been hesitating to do — that might only require twenty seconds of courage? You don’t have to feel ready. You don’t have to be fearless. Just feel the fear… and do it anyway.
Thanks for being with me today, and see you tomorrow.