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Five rules to be the best at anything.
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Not just good, not just average, but the best.
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And here's the truth.
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Being the best doesn't start with luck.
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It doesn't start with talent.
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It starts with rules.
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Simple, clear.
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Rules that, if you follow them, will lift you above the crowd.
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Most people never learn them.
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Most people settle for less but you.
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If you follow them, they'll take you to the top.
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If you ignore them, you'll stay where you are.
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So today, I want to share with you five rules, five principles that will separate you from the average,
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five rules that, if practiced daily, will make you extraordinary.
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Because the truth is, success is predictable.
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It's not luck.
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It's not magic.
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It's hard work, discipline, and following the right rules.
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Five rules.
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Follow them, live them, and watch how they transform you into someone the world cannot ignore.
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Rule one, embrace continuous practice and learning.
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Success is built, not in one giant leap, but in small deliberate steps, every day, over time.
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Now let's talk about the first rule.
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If you want to be the best at anything, you've got to embrace practice and you've got to embrace learning.
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Because here's the truth, the outcome is not the focus.
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The process is the focus.
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Most people, they dream about the finish line.
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They want the medal.
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They want the applause.
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But they don't want the miles it takes to get there.
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See, champions don't rise on the day of the competition.
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They rise in the quiet hours of practice when no one is watching, when no one is clapping, when it's just them and the work.
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And that's what it takes if you want to be the best.
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You can't only look at the reward.
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You must fall in love with the process.
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So let me give you something simple.
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Don't just say, I want to be great.
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Say, I want to practice greatness daily.
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If your goal is health, focus on the daily meal.
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If your goal is wealth, focus on the daily discipline with your money.
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If your goal is mastery in your career, focus on the daily study, the daily skill, the daily effort.
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Because success is never built in a day.
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It is built daily.
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Don't count the days until success.
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Make the days count by what you put into them.
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Now here's the second part.
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If you want to be the best, you can't ever stop learning.
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Why?
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Because the world is moving.
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Knowledge is expanding.
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Opportunities are shifting.
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And the moment you stop learning, you start falling behind.
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Winners, real winners, keep a notebook open.
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They read.
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They ask questions.
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They seek out mentors.
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They take lessons from failure.
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And they turn them into wisdom.
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The best at anything, don't just practice.
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They improve their practice.
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That's the difference.
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One hour of practice with no reflection is just motion.
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But one hour of practice with learning, with review, with adjustment becomes mastery.
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Don't just do the same thing over and over.
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Do it better each time.
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Now let's go deeper.
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It's not just practice that makes perfect.
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It's deliberate practice.
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Practice with intention.
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Practice with focus.
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Practice with challenge.
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Because easy practice doesn't build strength, it builds comfort.
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But the best don't practice for comfort, they practice for growth.
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Think about it.
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A pianist doesn't just play the song they already know.
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They push into the difficult part.
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They stumble.
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They correct.
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They refine.
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That's deliberate practice.
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An athlete doesn't just jog at the same pace every day.
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They sprint.
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They lift.
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They break through resistance.
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That's what builds power and the same is true in your life.
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If you want to be the best, you must push past where you are.
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Stretch yourself.
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Do what is uncomfortable until it becomes natural.
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Now listen carefully.
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Practice learning.
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Deliberate effort.
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This is the rhythm of mastery.
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It's like a cycle.
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Do the work.
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Learn from the work.
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Improve the work.
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Do it again and again and again not for one day, not for one week, but for as long as it takes,
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that's the price of becoming the best.
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And it's also the reward because there's joy in the process.
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There's pride in the improvement.
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There's dignity in the discipline.
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And over time, the process delivers the prize.
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So remember this.
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Don't chase the medal before you've run the race.
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Don't chase the applause before you've earned the skill.
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Focus on your daily actions.
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Commit to constant learning.
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Dedicate yourself to deliberate practice.
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Because success is not something you stumble into.
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It is something you build with your hands, with your mind, with your effort, daily.
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And if you do that, one day you'll wake up and you'll realize you've become the best.
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Not by accident, but by practice.
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Not by luck, but by learning.
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Not by magic, but by mastery, that's rule number one.
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Embrace continuous practice and learning.
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Rule two, focus on one thing until mastered.
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The secret to greatness is not doing everything.
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It is doing one thing long enough until you master it.
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Most people never become great.
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Do you know why?
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Because they scatter their effort.
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They chase one thing today, another tomorrow, and another next week.
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They start with energy, but they don't stay long enough to see results.
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And here's the truth.
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You cannot master anything if you're always moving on to the next thing.
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Greatness comes from focus, from discipline, from staying with it, until the work shapes you, until the skill belongs to you.
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Now, I'll tell you what's easy.
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It's easy to be distracted.
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It's easy to start something new.
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A new project.
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A new business.
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A new hobby.
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A new idea.
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It feels exciting in the beginning.
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Fresh.
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Full of promise.
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But listen, excitement fades.
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And what's left?
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The work.
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The discipline.
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The grind.
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That's where most people quit.
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They think mastery is about talent.
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But it's not.
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It's about focus.
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Let me give you a simple example.
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Imagine a magnifying glass.
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If you move it around in the sun, it won't do much.
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But if you hold it steady, in one spot, the rays of the sun gather.
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And soon, it has the power to start a fire.
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That's focus your energy, your time, your attention.
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When spread across many things, they are weak.
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But when concentrated on one thing, they are powerful.
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The best at anything are not scattered.
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They are focused, laser focused.
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I remember when I was young, I wanted everything fast.
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I tried this.
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I tried that.
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I thought, if I do many things, one of them will work.
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But you know what happened?
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Nothing worked, because I never stayed long enough.
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One day, a mentor told me, Jim, you can dig a hundred shallow holes and never reach water.
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Or you can dig one deep well and find what you're looking for.
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That lesson changed me.
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I realized success is not about trying everything.
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It's about committing to something and giving it time to grow.
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Now, here's the key phrase.
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Focus on one thing until mastered.
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Not until you're bored.
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Not until it gets hard.
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Not until someone else distracts you.
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Until mastered.
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That means you stay.
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You work.
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You repeat.
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You refine.
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You don't just dabble.
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You dive deep.
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You own the skill.
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You live the discipline and then and only then you move to the next thing.
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Because mastery creates momentum and momentum creates confidence and confidence creates success.
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Most people never see their potential because they stop at average.
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They learn just enough to get by.
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They practice just enough to be okay.
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But they don't stay long enough to be excellent and that's why the crowd is crowded.
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The middle is full, but the top, the top is always open because very few are willing to do the work to master.
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So here's what I'd ask you.
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What is the one thing in your life right now that deserves your full focus?
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Is it your health?
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Then stop dabbling, learn it, practice it, live it until you master it.
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Is it your career?
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Then stop jumping around commit to it, grow in it until you master it.
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Is it your personal discipline?
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Then focus on the habits.
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Build them, strengthen them until they belong to you.
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Don't be everywhere, be somewhere fully.
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So remember this, you cannot be the best at anything by being half -hearted.
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You cannot be a master by being a wanderer.
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Pick one thing, one pursuit, one focus.
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Stay with it until it is yours, until your skill is sharp until your discipline is unshakable.
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Because mastery is not a gift.
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It is earned by focus.
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It is achieved by staying.
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It is built one day at a time.
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So if you want to be the best at anything, don't chase everything.
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Focus on one thing until mastered.
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Rule 3.
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Stay humble.
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Stay hungry.
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Stay becoming.
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Success is not a destination.
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It is a process.
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It is not about what you achieve.
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It's about who you become.
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Now here's something I've learned.
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Success is dangerous.
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Yes, you heard me right.
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Success can make you arrogant.
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It can make you think you've arrived.
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And once you think you've arrived, you stop growing.
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You stop learning.
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You stop stretching.
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That's the trap.
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Many people climb a little, make some money, get some recognition and suddenly they forget the very habits that got them there.
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They stop practicing.
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They stop improving.
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They stop becoming.
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And what happens?
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They decline.
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Quietly.
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Slowly.
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Surely.
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The first rule is humility.
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Stay humble because arrogance closes doors.
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But humility keeps you open.
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Arrogance says, I know it all.
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Humility whispers, I can learn more.
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Arrogance isolates you.
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Humility connects you.
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And the truth is, no matter how good you are, there's always someone better.
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No matter how much you know, there's always more to learn.
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Stay humble enough to be a student.
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Stay humble enough to listen.
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Stay humble enough to accept correction.
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Because humility is not weakness.
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It's strength under control.
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It's confidence without pride.
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Now, the second part, stay hungry.
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Hunger is the fire that drives progress.
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Hunger is the reason you get up earlier, stay later, and push harder.
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Without hunger you get comfortable.
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And comfort is the enemy of growth.
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Think about it when you were struggling, weren't you hungry?
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Hungry for change, hungry for opportunity, hungry for success.
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But when people taste a little success, they often lose that hunger.
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They forget the fight.
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They forget the fire.
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So here's the challenge.
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Never let comfort kill your hunger.
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Feed your mind with goals.
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Feed your spirit with vision.
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Feed your heart with purpose.
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Stay hungry for more learning.
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Stay hungry for more discipline.
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Stay hungry for more growth.
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Because hunger keeps you moving when others stop.
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And here's the last part.
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Stay becoming it.
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Now that's a phrase worth remembering, not stay successful, not stay impressive, stay becoming.
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Because life is not about being, it's about becoming.
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Becoming stronger, becoming wiser, becoming more disciplined, becoming more valuable.
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The best never think they've arrived.
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They stay on the journey, they stay in process, they stay becoming.
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I remember when I first began to taste success.
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A little money came in, people started to notice me and I thought, I've made it.
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But then I realized something.
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If I stopped growing, that little success would soon disappear.
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So I made a decision.
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No matter how far I climb, I would stay humble enough to learn.
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I would stay hungry enough to chase the next level and I would stay committed to the process of becoming.
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That That decision saved me because it reminded me success is never final and growth is never finished.
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Think of the greats, the best athletes, the best leaders, the best thinkers.
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What do they all have in common?
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They never stop learning.
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They never stop improving.
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They never stop becoming.
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They may celebrate milestones, but they never camp at them.
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They know the journey continues, always.
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So here's what I'd ask you.
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Where in your life have you grown complacent?
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Where have you stopped learning?
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Where have you lost the hunger?
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If you want to be the best at anything, you must guard against pride.
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You must protect your hunger.
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And you must commit to becoming, not just this year, not just until you hit one goal, but for life.
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Stay humble enough to remain a student.
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Stay hungry enough to keep chasing growth.
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Stay committed enough to becoming more every day.
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So remember rule three stay humble stay hungry
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Stay becoming because the moment you think you've arrived
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You begin to decline but if you stay humble
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You'll always learn if you stay hungry.
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You'll always push if you stay becoming you'll always grow
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That's how you not only achieve success
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But keep it that's how you not only win once
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But keep winning so don't just be keep becoming that's the secret to greatness.
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Rule four, demand the best from yourself always.
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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the standards you set for yourself.
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Now let's talk about rule hash four.
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If you want to be the best at anything, you must demand the best from yourself always.
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Not sometimes, not when you feel like it, not when it's convenient, always because excellence is not an accident.
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It is a habit, a discipline, a decision.
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And the moment you lower your standards, that's the moment growth stops.
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Most people never reach their potential.
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Do you know why?
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It's not talent.
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It's not opportunity.
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It's standards.
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They settle.
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They do just enough to get by.
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They convince themselves it's good enough.
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And the truth is, good enough is not enough.
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Excellence is born from high standards.
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And high standards are born from demanding the best. From yourself.
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You see, the world won't push you.
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No one will.
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If you want greatness, you have to demand it from within.
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Now here's the thing.
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When you set high expectations for yourself, you start acting differently.
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You take your work more seriously.
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You treat people with more respect.
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You manage your time with more care.
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Your choices change.
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Your habits change.
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Your life changes.
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It's not about perfection.
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It's about intention.
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It's about discipline.
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It's about refusing to settle for less than your potential.
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I remember early in my career, I noticed I was doing just enough.
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I was meeting the minimum expectations and it showed.
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A mentor pulled me aside and said, Jim, you're capable of more.
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Demand it of yourself.
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Don't wait for someone else to make you better.
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Decide it now.
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And that changed everything.
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Demanding the best from yourself doesn't just improve results.
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It improves character.
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It builds confidence.
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It builds integrity.
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When you hold yourself accountable, even when no one is watching, you develop trust in yourself.
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And that trust is priceless because life will test you.
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Life will challenge you.
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Life will tempt you to take shortcuts.
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But if your standards are clear, you won't bend, you won't compromise, you won't settle.
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Demanding the best isn't a one -time decision.
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It's daily, it's moment to moment.
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It's showing up on time, it's finishing what you start, even when it's difficult.
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It's doing the small things right because they matter.
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Most people ignore the small things, but the best.
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They do the small things consistently and the small things add up to excellence.
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I'll tell you a story.
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Early in my speaking career, I had a choice.
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Prepare my speech carefully or just wing it.
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I chose preparation.
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I rehearsed.
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I polished.
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I pushed myself to do better than yesterday.
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And that discipline, that demand for my best, built a reputation, built trust, built success that lasted decades.
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Now, here's the hardest part.
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Demanding your best is uncomfortable.
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It asks more of you than you feel like giving.
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It requires sacrifices.
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It challenges your laziness.
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Comfort is easy.
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Excellence is not.
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If you want to be the best, you must choose discomfort.
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You must choose effort over ease.
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You must choose growth over comfort.
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And you must remind yourself every day that the best version of you is worth the work.
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When you demand the best from yourself, It influences everyone around you, your team, your family, your friends.
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They see your standards.
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They feel your discipline, and it inspires them to rise.
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Excellence is contagious.
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Leadership is reflected in the standards you set for yourself.
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So don't just improve for yourself.
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Raise your standard and lift those around you.
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Ask yourself, am I doing enough today to match my potential?
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Am I showing up fully in my work, in my relationships, in my life?
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If the answer is no, then raise your standard.
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Demand more.
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Push harder.
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Not to impress others.
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Not to gain recognition.
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But to honor your potential.
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To respect your purpose.
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To live a life you can be proud of.
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Because when you demand the best from yourself, you create a life that cannot be ignored.
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You become someone the world respects.
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you become unstoppable.
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So remember rule four, demand the best from yourself.
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Always.
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Even when no one is watching.
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Even when it's hard.
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Even when you're tired.
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Because excellence is not about luck.
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It's not about timing.
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It's about standards.
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Set high standards.
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Live by them.
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and watch how it transforms your work, your life, your future.
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The best at anything are not the luckiest.
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They are not the smartest.
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They are the ones who demand the best from themselves every single day.
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You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
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And that's not just a phrase.
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It's a reality.
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It's one of the most powerful truths about success.
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If you want to be the best at anything, you must surround yourself with excellence, not mediocrity, not complacency, excellence.
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Most people underestimate the power of their environment.
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They think success is only about talent.
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They think success is only about effort.
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But let me tell you something, your circle shapes your destiny.
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The people around you influence your thinking.
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They influence your habits.
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They influence your actions.
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If you're with negative people, you start thinking negatively.
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If you're with lazy people, your ambition fades.
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If you're with small thinkers, your vision shrinks.
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And conversely, if you're with people who are disciplined, motivated and wise, you will begin to think bigger.
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You will begin to act smarter.
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You will begin to achieve more.
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Excellence is contagious and mediocrity is contagious too.
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Here's the challenge.
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Not everyone deserves your time.
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Not every relationship deserves your energy. Be selective. Be intentional.
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Choose people who lift you, people who challenge you, people who inspire you.
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Because when you surround yourself with excellence, you are investing in your own success.
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I remember early in my career, I was eager.
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I was ambitious.
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But I was also inexperienced.
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I spent time with people who didn't know the value of discipline, who didn't understand the power of focus.
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And guess what happened?
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I learned some lessons the hard way.
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I struggled longer than I needed to.
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Then I met mentors.
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People who had done what I wanted to do.
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People who had succeeded in business, in life, in character.
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And everything changed.
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Their thinking rubbed off on me.
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Their habits became mine.
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Their success became my roadmap.
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Excellence doesn't just teach you new skills.
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It inspires growth and character.
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You see, successful people don't just do things differently.
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They think differently.
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They see opportunities where others see obstacles.
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They act where others hesitate.
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And when you spend time with them, you begin to adopt that mindset.
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You start thinking bigger.
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You start acting bolder.
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And slowly, inevitably, you start becoming like them.
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But here's the warning.
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If you stay with mediocrity, you will remain mediocre.
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I've seen it happen over and over.
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People settle for comfort.
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They stay in circles that don't challenge them and they watch others pass them by.
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Success is not just about working hard.
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It's also about being in the right company.
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Because your friends, your colleagues, your mentors, they are either a catalyst or a cage.
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So ask yourself, who am I spending most of my time with?
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Are they lifting me or holding me back?
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Surrounding yourself with excellence doesn't just mean friends.
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It means mentors.
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People who have walked the path before you.
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People who can guide you, correct you, and inspire you.
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A mentor shortens your learning curve.
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They save you from mistakes.
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They open doors you couldn't open alone.
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And then there are role models.
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People you may not know personally, but whose books, speeches, and ideas shape your thinking.
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Consume them daily.
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Learn from them.
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Apply their wisdom.
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Because excellence is both visible and invisible.
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It's the people you spend time with and the ideas you feed your mind with.
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When you surround yourself with excellence, it doesn't just affect you.
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It affects everyone around you.
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Your family, your team, your colleagues.
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They begin to rise because you are raising yourself.
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Excellence attracts excellence.
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Ambition attracts ambition.
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Discipline attracts discipline.
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And in this way, you create a circle of growth, a circle that pushes you to be your best and helps others to be theirs.
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I remember a time when I felt stuck.
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I was working hard, but I wasn't moving fast enough.
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Then I started spending more time with people who were ahead of me, people who were disciplined, focused, and successful.
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At first, it was intimidating.
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I felt like I couldn't measure up.
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But then something amazing happened.
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Their habits rubbed off on me.
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Their mindset became mine and slowly I began to see results I hadn't imagined before.
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That's the power of surrounding yourself with excellence.
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It lifts you up.
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whether you realize it or not.
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So here's what I want you to do.
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Look at your circle.
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Evaluate it carefully.
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Are these people helping you become the best?
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Are they inspiring you to grow, to learn, to improve?
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Or are they holding you back, keeping you small, keeping you comfortable?
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Then take action.
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Seek out excellence.
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Step into circles that challenge you.
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Invest in relationships that raise your standards.
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Because your circle, your environment, it shapes your destiny.
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So remember rule five, surround yourself with excellence, not mediocrity, not complacency, excellence.
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Choose your mentors wisely.
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Choose your friends carefully.
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Choose your environment intentionally because the best at anything are not just disciplined.
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They are not just skilled.
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They are not just hardworking.
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They are intentional.
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They are surrounded by excellence and that surrounds them with opportunity, wisdom and growth.
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If you want to be the best at anything, then surround yourself with the best and watch how it transforms your life.
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So now you have the five rules, five guiding lights to lead you toward excellence.
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Embrace continuous practice and learning.
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Focus on one thing until mastered.
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Stay humble, stay hungry, stay becoming
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Demand the best from yourself always
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Surround yourself with excellence
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These are not just rules
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They are habits, they are choices
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They are a way of life
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Remember, this success is not an accident
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It's predictable, it's earned
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It's built slowly, deliberately, and consistently
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The moment you apply these rules
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Your life begins to change.
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Your thinking changes.
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Your habits change.
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Your results follow.
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But nothing happens overnight.
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Growth is patient.
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Discipline is persistent.
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And excellence is earned one day at a time.
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So I challenge you, don't just listen to these words.
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Act on them.
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Live them.
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Become the person you know you can be.
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Start today.
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Take one step.
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Make one change and keep going because when you commit, when you focus, when you demand the best and when you surround yourself with excellence,
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you will become extraordinary and your life will speak for itself.

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Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « 5 Rules to Be the Best at Anything ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : excellence, success, practice, rule, becoming. Cette vidéo contient 554 phrases et 3996 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 27:33. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 145 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 86 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.

Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo

15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :

MotPrononciationSens
excellence nom/ˈɛksələns/excellence
discipline nom/ˈdɪsəplɪn/discipline
hungry adjectif/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/affamé, avoir faim
humble adjectif/ˈhʌmbəl/humble
surround verbe/səˈɹaʊnd/entourer, cerner
habit nom/ˈhæb.ɪt/habitude
hunger nom/ˈhʌŋɡɚ/faim
mentor nom/ˈmɛn.tɔː/mentor
comfort nom/ˈkʌm.fət/confort
mastery nom/ˈmæs.tɚ.i/maîtrise
chase verbe/t͡ʃeɪs/poursuivre, chasser
skill nom/skɪl/habileté, compétence
settle verbe/ˈsɛtəl/régler
commit verbe/kəˈmɪt/confier, commettre
embrace verbe/ɛmˈbɹes/étreindre, embrasser

Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez

MotPrononciationSens
break through verbepercer
fall behind verbeêtre en retard
get up verbese lever
show up verbeapparaître, se montrer se pointer
wake up verbe/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/se réveiller

Des phrases à répéter

Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :

  • Is it your personal discipline?
  • Think about it when you were struggling, weren't you hungry?
  • Where in your life have you grown complacent?
  • Where have you stopped learning?
  • Where have you lost the hunger?

La grammaire de cette vidéo

Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :

StructureDans la vidéo
Phrases conditionnelles if + proposition, will/would + verbe — une condition et son résultatif you follow them, will lift · If you follow them, they'll take · If you ignore them, you'll stay
Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenantyou've run · you've earned · you've become
Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le faitis built · is never built · be distracted
Propositions relatives who / which + proposition — une précision sur une personne ou une choseones who demand · people who are · people who lift

Prononciation à surveiller

Le locuteur utilise 76 contractions et formes réduites, comme don't, doesn't, you're. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.

  • Les sons « th »: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, rhythm /ˈɹɪð.əm/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
  • Les sons « sh » et « zh »: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, recognition /ˌɹɛkəɡˈnɪʃ(ə)n/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, intentional /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
  • Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/, humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/

Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :

  • /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, humble /ˈhʌmbəl/, habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, hunger /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/, humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/
  • /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: chase /t͡ʃeɪs/, contagious /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/, stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/, cage /keɪd͡ʒ/, adjustment /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
  • /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/, surround /səˈɹaʊnd/, embrace /ɛmˈbɹes/, inspire /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/, deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/

Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo

  1. Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
  2. Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
  3. Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme excellence, discipline, hungry.

Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?

Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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