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When I say the word success, what do you envision?
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Is it having a nice car, is it having a nice family, or is it simply just having a career that you love?
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I'm gonna share with you two different stories of two different men, and I want your opinion on who you think lived a more successful life.
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This is Ben, and Ben had a really rough childhood.
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He grew up very poor, his parents were not exactly very loving,
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instead of helping him with his homework or making him dinner or taking any interest in him at all.
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They would go to the local bar and drink.
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And this was really difficult for Ben to deal with.
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He would often sit alone in his room and he would ask himself, why don't they want to spend time with me?
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What did I do wrong?
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Could I be better?
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But Ben never got an answer.
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The way Ben coped with this childhood was by reading books.
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Every day after school, he would just go to his local library and read.
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See, books were a way for him to escape.
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He didn't have to think about his parents
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and he could just forget about his sadness and just get lost in his stories.
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Over time, Ben eventually became very fascinated with Greek history and he would read about great
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Greek heroes like Alexander the Great and how they possessed all these traits of courage, bravery, and power.
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And sometimes he would even imagine himself being this rich
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Greek conqueror where he had the freedom and power to do whatever he wanted
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and he could help as many people as he wanted.
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It was through reading these books when Ben decided that he wanted a better life for himself.
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He wanted to become a modern day conqueror.
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Fast forward to high school and Ben was working extremely hard.
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He only had one goal on his mind at this time
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and that was to get a full ride scholarship to a local college
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and through hard work he actually did it
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and he decided to pursue law after college ben went on
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to become a fierce lawyer his work ethic was unmatched his intensity was admired
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and feared by his competition ben was becoming unstoppable
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and over the next few years
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he had become one of the top paid lawyers in the state all of this achievement and quote unquote success, did come at a cost.
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Ben didn't have time to go outside and socialize, he didn't have time for hobbies or vacations,
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and he certainly did not have time to settle down and find a loving partner.
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His work had completely consumed him, but this is the price that everybody has to pay if they want to become a modern -day conqueror.
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And also, if Ben was being totally honest with himself, he didn't exactly love practicing law.
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It's not like he woke up in the morning
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and was super excited to work and to spend hours and hours researching every single case.
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Because he was so busy, he never actually asked himself, what do I actually enjoy doing?
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What would I do if I had 20 million dollars in my bank account?
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How would I spend my time?
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But this work is what allowed him to live in a nice house, to drive a nice car, and to eat at nice restaurants.
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But most importantly, it's what allowed him to be financially free, which is something that he always wanted since he was a kid.
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This is Jeff, and Jeff was born into a middle -class family.
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His childhood was pretty average, no major traumas, he played some sports, and he had a very nice family, and he did okay in school.
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From a very young age, Jeff's parents told him, Jeff, do whatever makes you happy.
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And that's exactly what he did.
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Fast forward to high school and Jeff was doing just enough to get by.
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He didn't have big college dreams or dreams of conquering the world.
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He spent most of his time just doing what he liked, which was playing the guitar or hanging out with his friends.
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Jeff did really enjoy helping people though
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and he even started to volunteer at the local homeless shelter a couple times per week,
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and doing this gave him a lot of joy and happiness.
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Jeff did apply to a few colleges in his area, and eventually one accepted him, but he had no idea what he wanted to major in,
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and after a few years of kind of floating around and taking it easy, he decided to major in creative writing,
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because English was the only academic class that he actually enjoyed.
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After college, Jeff decided to start a blog about music, where he would interview local musicians in the area about how they got started,
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about what their future plans were.
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And again, he did this because he loved music and he loved helping other people succeed.
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And over time, Jeff built up a small...
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but loyal fan base online, and he truly loved what he did.
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It was combining his two passions, writing and music.
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However, this job did not exactly pay that well.
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He wasn't driving around in nice cars or going to nice restaurants, and he could only afford a very basic apartment.
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He was making just enough money to get by, while saving only a little bit every single month.
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What Jeff did have was time.
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He had time to make friends.
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He had time to go out and make great memories with these friends.
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And he even had time to meet a great girlfriend.
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Jeff was the type of guy who didn't take life too seriously.
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So I bet most of you guys have an idea in your head about who is more successful.
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But before you tell me your opinion, let me quickly tell you mine.
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Everyone has a different vision of what success looks like.
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And the interesting thing about success is
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that everyone thinks their vision of success is the correct one and that everyone else's vision is wrong.
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In my personal opinion, I think all this is great.
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I think wanting money is good.
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I think wanting a loving family is great.
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But the problem arises when we start saying our vision of success is the right one
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and your vision of success is the wrong one.
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And the reason why most people tend to do this is
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because when we hear about another person's vision of success
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that contradicts our vision or it contradicts the way
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that we've already been living our life we get really defensive
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and we will start to exaggerate all the positives about our lifestyle and we really play down all the negatives.
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If your parents spent their whole lives focusing on stability and money, they are way more likely to tell you
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that that's the proper way to live life and they will highlight all the positives.
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Similar to how if your parents focused on fun and joy, they are much more likely to encourage you to do that.
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The main point here is that the only person who knows what a successful life looks like for you is you.
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You can and should listen to other people's perspectives, but just remember, part of the reason why they're telling you about how good their lifestyle is,
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is because it makes them feel good about their own life choices.
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Never, ever let someone else tell you how you should live your life because it's not their life, it's your life.
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So coming back to Ben versus
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Jeff, I don't know who lived the more successful life.
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You could make great, logical, rational, amazing arguments for both sides.
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The only people who know for certain if they are successful is Ben and Jeff.
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And the only way they can figure this out
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And the only way that all of us can figure this out is to become self -aware
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and understand what success really means to us.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “The SHOCKING Truth About Successful People”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: ben, Jeff, success, vision, successful. Questo video contiene 100 frasi e 1351 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:48. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 173 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| lifestyle sostantivo | /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ | stile di vita |
| guitar sostantivo | /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ | chitarra |
| encourage verbo | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | incoraggiare, raccomandare |
| happiness sostantivo | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | felicità, gioia |
| passion sostantivo | /ˈpæʃən/ | passione |
| vacation sostantivo | /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ | vacanza |
| defensive aggettivo | /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/ | difensivo, difendente |
| settle verbo | /ˈsɛtəl/ | risolvere |
| achievement sostantivo | /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ | realizzazione, prestazione |
| courage sostantivo | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | coraggio |
| versus | /ˈvɝsəs/ | contro |
| stability sostantivo | /stəˈbɪlɪti/ | stabilità |
| volunteer sostantivo | /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/ | volontario, volontaria |
| pursue verbo | /pɚˈsu/ | perseguire |
| shelter sostantivo | /ˈʃɛltə/ | rifugio, riparo |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| build up verbo | accumulare |
| go out verbo | uscire, andare fuori |
| grow up verbo | crescere |
| settle down verbo | calmarsi, placarsi |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- When I say the word success, what do you envision?
- What did I do wrong?
- Could I be better?
- How would I spend my time?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | free, which is · liked, which was · guy who didn |
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | was unmatched · was born |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 13 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, don't, gonna. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, scholarship /ˈskɑːləɹʃɪp/, rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: stability /stəˈbɪlɪti/, intensity /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/, unstoppable /ʌnˈstɔ.pə.bəl/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, highlight /ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/, homework /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/, hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, defensive /dɪˈfɛn.sɪv/, achievement /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/, courage /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/, sadness /ˈsædnəs/, exaggerate /ɛɡˈzæd͡ʒ.ə.ɹeɪt/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come lifestyle, guitar, encourage.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.