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Whitney Johnson LinkedIn Live
Episode 212
Vocabulary
chart (verb)
- Definition:
- to make a picture or graph that shows information
- Example from the episode:
- “Together, these three episodes will help you chart your career path and find your job fit.”
- Example sentence:
- “He likes to chart his running distances.”
payoff (noun)
- Definition:
- the reward or result you get from doing something
- Example from the episode:
- “But the reason you do it, the payoff is that you believe that right now your life may be over one, up one, over one, up one, and it might be perfectly fine.”
- Example sentence:
- “His effort led to a clear payoff in his grades.”
neural (adjective)
- Definition:
- related to the nerves or the brain
- Example from the episode:
- “It's a decision where you've got these very thick neural pathways, these comfortable routines, these super highways of habit, and you are making the decision that you are going to rewire your brain.”
- Example sentence:
- “The brain uses neural messages to send information.”
pay somebody’s dues (idiom)
- Definition:
- to work hard and prove you deserve success
- Example from the episode:
- “When you hear a person saying things like, ‘I've paid my dues’, ‘I could do this in my sleep.’”
- Example sentence:
- “Every star performer paid their dues before shining.”