1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:03,020 Hey it's Angela again. 2 00:00:03,020 --> 00:00:10,430 And if you're seeing my video then that means you've completed another module so pat yourself on the 3 00:00:10,430 --> 00:00:10,830 back. 4 00:00:10,850 --> 00:00:18,260 If nobody else is going to do it and congratulate yourself on really showing up and getting the work 5 00:00:18,260 --> 00:00:18,960 done. 6 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:26,630 Now I want to talk a little bit about sort of going beyond your own limitations. 7 00:00:27,290 --> 00:00:36,360 So in terms of my own story when my parents first relocated to the UK I was very young. 8 00:00:36,380 --> 00:00:46,500 I was about 10 years old and at the time they didn't really have the foresight to teach me any English. 9 00:00:46,550 --> 00:00:53,510 So when I first arrived and went to school I couldn't say anything. 10 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,880 I didn't even know hello like that was the extent of my knowledge. 11 00:00:58,750 --> 00:01:00,110 And it was a real struggle. 12 00:01:01,150 --> 00:01:08,800 And you know there were long periods of time where I thought like you know I'm kind of just done for 13 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:14,050 now I'm never going to be good at school because I can't understand what people are saying. 14 00:01:14,460 --> 00:01:20,110 I'm really going to struggle making friends because they don't understand what I'm saying. 15 00:01:21,010 --> 00:01:27,130 But you know at one point I realized well is this the life I want to live like. 16 00:01:27,130 --> 00:01:30,670 Am I just gonna be some sort of recluse. 17 00:01:30,670 --> 00:01:35,330 LIKE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE OR AM I JUST GONNA GO AND TRY. 18 00:01:35,350 --> 00:01:41,920 So I ended up just trying to use the few words that I had to talk to people. 19 00:01:41,950 --> 00:01:48,070 And surprisingly I made friends even though I really didn't actually understand what they were saying 20 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,440 especially things like British sarcasm and British humor. 21 00:01:52,510 --> 00:02:00,340 And it was he used a lot of air quotes all the time so you know kids can be cruel but like you are also 22 00:02:00,340 --> 00:02:03,520 more willing to try as a child. 23 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:11,290 I think for somebody who's maybe a lot older as if I was at my current age going into a completely new 24 00:02:11,290 --> 00:02:19,120 environment and being thrown at a task which I felt like I was severely disadvantaged against maybe 25 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:27,790 I wouldn't have the bravery or the the ability to really just say you know what I'm going to overcome 26 00:02:27,790 --> 00:02:33,990 this thing you know because I think as we get older it's much easier to blame a lot of things. 27 00:02:33,990 --> 00:02:34,360 Right. 28 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:43,960 Like maybe I'm too tall and too short I'm too thin I'm too fat and too adult English I'm too bad at 29 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:49,750 maths and the number of like things that you can blame on is like limitless. 30 00:02:49,750 --> 00:02:57,290 There are just so many things and everybody has different things that they focus on but the point is 31 00:02:57,590 --> 00:03:05,210 those things don't really help you especially if you decided that something you can't change like your 32 00:03:05,210 --> 00:03:12,440 gender or your age is the reason why you can't do something then nobody can help you. 33 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:13,300 Right. 34 00:03:13,340 --> 00:03:23,640 So even if those things were true like even if life would be easier if you were you know like looked 35 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:31,040 like Brad Pitt and you you know had like a really rich family or you know you had all the resources. 36 00:03:31,070 --> 00:03:37,870 Like even if that was the case I'm sure those people have their own things that they focus on. 37 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:44,730 So don't focus on things that you can't change even if they are there. 38 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,540 Instead focus on the million other things that you can change. 39 00:03:48,540 --> 00:03:52,420 Maybe you can wake up earlier one hour earlier than everybody else. 40 00:03:52,470 --> 00:03:56,710 Maybe you can work that much harder than everybody else. 41 00:03:56,730 --> 00:04:06,570 Maybe you will just you know like do more repetitions and you know at the gym the people who are the 42 00:04:06,570 --> 00:04:11,070 strongest are not the people who showed up with the most muscles. 43 00:04:11,070 --> 00:04:18,150 The first time they went to a gym it's the people who go there every day is the people who are dedicated 44 00:04:18,150 --> 00:04:20,550 who are motivated. 45 00:04:20,730 --> 00:04:27,200 And so I guess what I'm trying to say is that you are the master. 46 00:04:27,210 --> 00:04:35,640 You can determine where your life will go no matter how old you are or how female you are or how male 47 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:35,890 you are. 48 00:04:35,890 --> 00:04:43,000 It doesn't matter just focus on things that you can change and those things alone will make a huge difference. 49 00:04:43,050 --> 00:04:53,370 So I reckon whatever it is that you decide to do you can do it and I'm willing to support you every 50 00:04:53,370 --> 00:04:54,180 step of the way. 51 00:04:55,020 --> 00:05:07,150 And you know if you manage to get to where you are and your able to overcome a lot of these hurdles 52 00:05:07,150 --> 00:05:14,110 or you know things that stop you then you'll become a stronger person and you can take on even bigger 53 00:05:14,110 --> 00:05:16,390 challenges and bigger challenges. 54 00:05:16,390 --> 00:05:17,920 You know the world is your oyster. 55 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,820 So keep going and keep learning.