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Speaker 1: And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 2: Thanks John, and thanks everyone. This is Happy English Podcast

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number one, and that's right, it's our first podcast. I'm

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having a cup of joe. This is Happy English Podcast,

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Episode one hundred. New York slang forget about it. You

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want me to walk all the way from Central Park

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to Chinatown? Forget about it, I'm gonna take the subway.

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This is Happy English Podcast, Episode five hundred. American pronunciation

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of do you and did you do you is usually

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pronounced as do you? Do you like it? Do you

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think so? Do you want to go? And this is

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Happy English Podcast Episode one thousand, Episode one thousand. I

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honestly didn't know if I'd make it to ten. When

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I started this podcast, I had no idea who would

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be listening, or if anyone would be listening. And now

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here we are, one thousand episodes later, and the best part,

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I'm not doing this alone. Here's a message from Adriana

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in Uruguay.

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Speaker 3: I've been listening to you for about two years and

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I really like your short explanations that clarify confusing words,

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pronunciation and grammar, teaching us how to speak more naturally.

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Speaker 2: Adriana, thank you that really means a lot. Helping people

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speak more naturally is something I've always cared about. You know,

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when I record these episodes, I'm usually alone in a room.

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It's just me and the microphone. I don't see faces,

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I don't hear reactions, so hearing messages like that it

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reminds me that there are real people on the other side,

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and that's pretty amazing. Adriana is not the only one

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who's been along for this ride. Here's a message from

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now Go in Japan.

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Speaker 4: I think I've found listening to the Happy English podcast

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for more than five years now. Your podcast has been

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such a big part of my English journey and it

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has helped me grow so much.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, now Go. I'm so happy to hear that

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the podcast has been a part of your English journey,

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and it's amazing to think how far we've all come

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in this journey. Listening to these messages, it really makes

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me realize something. It makes me realize that consistency matters

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more than motivation. There were plenty of days I didn't

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feel inspired. Days I was tired, busy, distracted, doubting myself.

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But I showed up anyway, and I think that's true

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for learning English too. You don't improve because you feel

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excited every day. You improve because you keep going even

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when progress feels slow. One episode, one page, one conversation

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at a time. That all adds up. I've also learned

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that confidence doesn't come first. A lot of people think

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when I feel confident, I'll speak more, but it's actually

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the opposite. You speak first, you try first, You make

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mistakes first, and confidence grows after that. If I had

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waited until I felt totally confident before recording episode one,

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there wouldn't be an episode one thousand and Maybe the

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biggest lesson of all is that learning isn't something you

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do a lot. Even though I record alone in a room,

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this podcast has never been just me. It's you listening

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on your commute. It's you repeating a sentence out loud.

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It's you writing down a new phrase. It's the comments

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and messages I get from all over the world every week.

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That's what makes this special. Language connects people, and this

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podcast became a small part of that connection. And one

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of those connections is Remy in France. Here's his message.

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Speaker 5: I've been learning English with Michael for four years. It's

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a long journ mail with Michael now and every week

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I try to carry out my plan on learning English

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with Michael.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Remy, I'm really glad to be part of your

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weekly study routine. And here's a message from Elena in Italy.

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Speaker 6: I came across the Happy English podcast about eleven years ago.

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Over the years, the weekly podcast has helped me stay

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in duch To with the living language and my speech

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more fluent and natural.

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Speaker 2: Elena, eleven years that's incredible. Thank you for being part

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of this for so long. It really means more than

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you know. And Elena isn't alone. So many more listeners

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sent warm, thoughtful messages, messages about studying on the train,

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listening before work, improving pronunciation, gaining confidence with phrasal verbs.

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I couldn't include every voice today, but please know I

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heard you and I'm grateful. One thousand episodes, one thousand

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chances to show up. And if you are still listening,

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thank you. Let's keep going. This is Michael and this

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is Happy English.

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Speaker 1: This podcast is brought to you by Happy English. Please

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visit Myhappy English dot com. Show your support for Happy

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English by leaving us a review. Get English, Get Happy,

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Happy English.