The Feel Good English Podcast

By Kevin Conwell

What's The Feel Good English Podcast about?

Become more fluent in English and life with inspiring English lessons based on the best non-fiction books and Ted Talks. Feel Good English is personal growth for English learners. Let's grow together!

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The Feel Good English Podcast episodes:

03.01.2018
#119 Shhh - I'm Meditating "10% Happier" By Dan Harris
www.feelgoodenglish.com To start this episode, let me ask you something. Do you have a voice inside your head? Like, do you have “something” inside of you that speaks to you? As weird as that sounds, I bet you do. And...
02.15.2018
#118 How to Actually Live a Better Life - "A Guide to the Good Life"
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today I’m going to teach you a lesson from a book called “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy” by William Braxton Irvine. In this book, Irvine offers a refreshing...
02.01.2018
#117 The Dumb Things We All Do - "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today I have some ideas from a very interesting book called “Predictably Irrational” by Dan Ariely. And the main point in this book, the overall message is that much of our behavior is misguided, irrational....
01.15.2018
#116 How to Be Yourself - "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go To get started with today’s topic, I got a question for you. What kind of person are you? Are you motivated? Are you lazy? Are you always running late? Are you a leader or a...
01.01.2018
#115 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 2
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go The podcast that blends, mixes, English learning with personal development. Making your time spent with English more inspiring, enlightening, and...exciting? This is the last episode of 2017, well, it’s literally the first episode of 2018,...
12.15.2017
#114 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 1
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go I have a lesson for you today that will be good for speaking practice. I want you to speak today, either out loud so people think you talk to yourself like a crazy person, or...
12.01.2017
#113 Lindsay McMahon - Perfection is the Enemy
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go Today I have something special for you. Well, I guess it’s always special, right? But today is extra special. It’s not going to be just me on the show, I brought someone else on the...
11.15.2017
#112 How Stress Can Make you Stronger - "Antifragile"
Get the premium lesson at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go I’m going to talk about a concept today, a pretty complicated one. A concept that’ll stretch your mind, make you think, possibly make your mind stronger. And speaking of stronger, let’s first talk about...
11.01.2017
#111 WHY! -"Start with Why" by Simon Sinek
Get the premium lesson at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go Today we’re going to talk about a Ted Talk. Well, and a book. We are going to discover the reason why some people and some companies are so influential. We often think that if...
10.15.2017
#110 How to Deal with People - "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
Get the Premium lesson at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go in today’s episode, I am going to teach you how to deal with people, well how to deal with people better. I’m going to pull lessons from the very popular and classic book, “How...
10.01.2017
#109 Finding the Courage to Connect With Others
Get the premium lesson for this at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go Today I have an episode based on two words. That’s it, two English words. But these two words affect our lives so much. One of these words is responsible for our loneliness,...
09.15.2017
#108 Resisting Personal Growth - My Story
Get the premium lesson at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go Today I’m going to get a bit personal. I’m going to tell you something that recently happened in my life that could have ended pretty terribly, but instead, the situation turned into a huge...
09.01.2017
#107 Loving Your Limits - A Ted Talk with Amy Purdy
Go premium at www.feelgoodenglish.com/go We as humans love the stories of incredible successes. Stories of people doing things that seem impossible. But I got to thinking, “you know when something terrible happens to someone, this person becomes limited to just...
08.15.2017
#106 Goals are for Losers - "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams
Get the premium lessons at www.feelgoodenglish.com In January, with a pen, paper, and a lot of motivation, I plan out my whole year and what I want to see happen. Well, you know what, my year hasn’t ever really fallen...
08.01.2017
#105 Expect the Worst - "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman
Get the premium English lesson at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today’s lesson might be a little shocking for some of you, especially because it’s coming from me, someone who talks a lot about personal development. Why shocking? Because today’s episode is on a...
07.02.2017
#104 Now or Never: The 5 Second Rule
Get the transcript at www.feegoodenglish.com When you have an idea about doing something, something you know would be valuable to your life, do you often stop and think about it, then end up not doing that “something”? This happens a...
06.25.2017
#103 How to be happier: "Hardwiring Happiness" by Rick Hanson
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/hardwire Today we are going to talk about happiness. We all like feeling happy, right? Well, if you don't like feeling happy, well then you either need some professional help, which I hope you get, or...
06.13.2017
#102 Advanced grammar lesson: used to vs. to be used to
www.feelgoodenglish.com Let me help you correct some of the most common advanced grammar mistakes. There are two different phrases that often get mixed up. One is easy, and one is complex. But even the easy one needs to be explained,...
06.05.2017
#101 The Smallest Decisions Matter Most: "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Does it ever feel like you give up pretty quickly after deciding to do something positive for your life? You want to make a big change or add a big skill to start strong but...
05.29.2017
#100 - #100!!!
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Learn some behind-the-scenes info about the podcast after 100 episodes. I'll share some listener numbers, how the podcast has changed, and what's coming in the future.
05.22.2017
#099 The Secret Ingredient - A TED TALK on Passion and Perseverance
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today we are going to talk about a video, a TED Talk called The power of passion and perseverance, by professor and author Angela Lee Duckworth. And in this talk, she talks about a characteristic,...
05.15.2017
#098 Badass BUSINESS ENGLISH with Spoken.io - Interviewing Henry Blue
Check out Spoken at www.spoken.io Want business English lessons in your pocket, all day long? Well, that might sound like trouble, but it's not! Spoken.io is a very innovative and effective way to improve your business English. Use your messaging...
05.08.2017
#097 The 4 Most Important Life Lessons "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today's episode I think will help you become much more fluent in life. One of my favorite books, at least one of my top ten books that I've read in my, not so short life, but...
05.01.2017
#096 Having Sex with Someone Else "Sex at Dawn" by Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com I’m going to talk about some fascinating concepts from a book and we're going to go more into the evolution of human sexual behavior in an attempt to understand why we deal with sex the...
04.24.2017
#095 Why You are You "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today we're going to talk about history, something I don't do very often here on the Feel Good English podcast, but this book that I’ve recently read is very interesting and I wanted to share...
04.17.2017
#094 Language Hacks that Work "Fluent Forever" by Gabriel Wyner
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com If you are listening to this, it’s very likely you have learned a foreign language which is English; good for you, great job by the way. And maybe you have tried or you are considering...
04.10.2017
#093 Nice Guys Finish First "Give and Take" by Adam Grant
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today I'm going to give you a few ideas on a book called "Give and Take. Why helping others drives our success." This book is by Adam Grant, who is a professor at a very...
04.03.2017
#092 No, you're not a badass, yet "The Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today I have an episode based on a book called "Ego is the enemy" by Ryan Holiday. And if you've never heard the word ego, ego, E G O just to give you a brief...
03.27.2017
#091 How to Live A Calm Life "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Today’s book I am going to talk about is kind of a special one for me. Why? Because it’s one of the first books that I can remember that really got me thinking a lot...
03.21.2017
#090 Why We Make Stupid Decisions. "Driven" by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria
Go deeper at www.feelgoodenglish.com There are four core human drives (motivations) that form how people think and behave. Understanding these core drives helps us to understand what people want, as well as provides us with information on how to help...
03.15.2017
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03.09.2017
#089 I gave up on going to the gym. Here's why...
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com For years I have had an on-and-off again relationship with the gym. Believe me, I know the importance of staying fit. Having a healthy body makes just about all other aspects of life easier. But...
03.01.2017
#088 Practical Ways to Make BIG Things Happen "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J Schwartz
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com How and what you think is CRITICAL – it’s the foundation everything else is built upon. Set your goals high...then exceed them!
02.22.2017
#087 TED TALK "10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation" by Celeste Headlee
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodengish.com/member We can all become better conversationalists. And when learning English, you can also focus on improving your communication skills in general. That's one benefit of learning a foreign language. In this episode, I share lessons...
02.15.2017
#086 How to Create a Business Based on YOU "Will it Fly" by Pat Flynn
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Have you ever thought about starting your own online business? Wouldn't it be nice to make some extra money on the side by doing something you love? In the book, "Will it Fly" by Pat...
02.08.2017
#085 Kevin Answers Listener Questions :)
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member In this episode, I answer some question I have received over the last few months from listeners around the world. Find out my opinions on building vocabulary, understanding t.v. series and movies in English, and what...
02.01.2017
#084 Level Up with Brian Kwong from the Add 1 Challenge
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Brian Kwong runs the website add1challenge.com A community of language learners who support each other to reach new levels of the language they're learning, like English. In this interview, we talk about how Brian came...
01.25.2017
#083 An Episode for Shy People - "Quiet" By Susan Cain
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Are you Shy, or Just an Introvert? Even though Western culture idealizes the outgoing, confident, and very social personality, not everyone can be that person. And in the book, "Quiet" by Susan Cain, we learn that...
01.18.2017
#082 Vital Tips for Entrepreneurs - "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Hansson
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com If you are taking on a big new mission, you have to find ways to stay motivated to keep moving forward. Progress is a HUGE motivator. So how do you see quick progress when you...
01.11.2017
#081 Clean Out Your Life "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Essentialism is the practice of focusing only on the most necessary aspects. In today’s world, it can be very difficult to know what to focus on, and even more so, how to stay focused without...
01.04.2017
#080 BIGGEST LESSONS OF 2016 (Productivity)
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Here are four of the most important lessons on productivity from 2016. These lessons have resonated with me the most, and I think they can do the same with you.
12.28.2016
#079 BIGGEST LESSONS OF 2016 (Motivation)
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Here are four of the most important lessons on motivation from 2016. These lessons have resonated with me the most, and I think they can do the same with you.
12.19.2016
#078 Become Addicted to Being Productive (rebroadcast of #11)
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Do you feel overwhelmed, swamped, and just too busy? Sometimes we have so many things to do we think we will never be able to finish everything. We also can spend days, weeks and even...
12.12.2016
#077 How to Make Better Life Decisions (rebroadcast)
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Making decisions is part of daily life. What should I have for breakfast? What career path should I take? What English program is going to help me become fluent faster? Sometimes we struggle with making...
12.05.2016
#076 Stop Freaking Out! How To Control Emotions - "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Are emotions happen for a reason. They help us deal with our environment, and are oven based on survival. But they can also cause problems for you. Learning how to be emotionally smart is well,...
11.28.2016
#075 How to Be Better at Life "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Wake up and take control of your life! Tony Robbins, the nation's leader in the science of peak performance, shows you his most effective strategies and techniques for mastering your emotions, your body, your relationships,...
11.24.2016
#074 How to Give a Powerful Presentation in English - "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" by Carmine Gallo
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com Whether he was introducing the latest iPad or delivering a keynote presentation, Steve Jobs electrified audiences with his incomparable style and presentation skills. He didn’t just pass information in his presentations; he told a story...
11.21.2016
#073 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 3
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com We all have obstacles in our life. If you’re an entrepreneur, artist, or student, this book is about seeing problems in “a new light”. Stop making excuses and learn how to take the obstacles we all...
11.14.2016
#072 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 2
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com If you’re an entrepreneur, artist, or student, this book is about seeing problems in “a new light”. Stop making excuses and learn how to take the obstacles we all face and use them to achieve our...
11.08.2016
#071 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 1
Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/obstacle We all have obstacles in our life. If you're an entrepreneur, artist, or student, this book is about seeing problems in "a new light". Stop making excuses and learn how to take the obstacles we all face...

What's The Feel Good English Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Feel Good English Podcast episodes:

#119 Shhh - I'm Meditating "10% Happier" By Dan Harris

#118 How to Actually Live a Better Life - "A Guide to the Good Life"

#117 The Dumb Things We All Do - "Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely

#116 How to Be Yourself - "Psycho-Cybernetics" by Maxwell Maltz

#115 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 2

#114 Biggest Lessons of the Year - Part 1

#113 Lindsay McMahon - Perfection is the Enemy

#112 How Stress Can Make you Stronger - "Antifragile"

#111 WHY! -"Start with Why" by Simon Sinek

#110 How to Deal with People - "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie

#109 Finding the Courage to Connect With Others

#108 Resisting Personal Growth - My Story

#107 Loving Your Limits - A Ted Talk with Amy Purdy

#106 Goals are for Losers - "How to Fail at Everything and Still Win Big" by Scott Adams

#105 Expect the Worst - "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman

#104 Now or Never: The 5 Second Rule

#103 How to be happier: "Hardwiring Happiness" by Rick Hanson

#102 Advanced grammar lesson: used to vs. to be used to

#101 The Smallest Decisions Matter Most: "The Compound Effect" by Darren Hardy

#100 - #100!!!

#099 The Secret Ingredient - A TED TALK on Passion and Perseverance

#098 Badass BUSINESS ENGLISH with Spoken.io - Interviewing Henry Blue

#097 The 4 Most Important Life Lessons "The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz

#096 Having Sex with Someone Else "Sex at Dawn" by Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá

#095 Why You are You "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"

#094 Language Hacks that Work "Fluent Forever" by Gabriel Wyner

#093 Nice Guys Finish First "Give and Take" by Adam Grant

#092 No, you're not a badass, yet "The Ego is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday

#091 How to Live A Calm Life "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle

#090 Why We Make Stupid Decisions. "Driven" by Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT *LISTEN TODAY*

#089 I gave up on going to the gym. Here's why...

#088 Practical Ways to Make BIG Things Happen "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J Schwartz

#087 TED TALK "10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation" by Celeste Headlee

#086 How to Create a Business Based on YOU "Will it Fly" by Pat Flynn

#085 Kevin Answers Listener Questions :)

#084 Level Up with Brian Kwong from the Add 1 Challenge

#083 An Episode for Shy People - "Quiet" By Susan Cain

#082 Vital Tips for Entrepreneurs - "Rework" by Jason Fried and David Hansson

#081 Clean Out Your Life "Essentialism" by Greg McKeown

#080 BIGGEST LESSONS OF 2016 (Productivity)

#079 BIGGEST LESSONS OF 2016 (Motivation)

#078 Become Addicted to Being Productive (rebroadcast of #11)

#077 How to Make Better Life Decisions (rebroadcast)

#076 Stop Freaking Out! How To Control Emotions - "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman

#075 How to Be Better at Life "Awaken the Giant Within" by Tony Robbins

#074 How to Give a Powerful Presentation in English - "The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs" by Carmine Gallo

#073 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 3

#072 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 2

#071 Your Problems ARE the Solution - "The Obstacle is the Way" by Ryan Holiday_Part 1

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT LISTEN TODAY