Shadowing Practice: Eileen Gu formula: how to use neuroplasticity, visualization, self belief to achieve success (guide) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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- You can control what you think.
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Like you can control how you think and therefore you can control who you are.
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And especially as a young person, like I'm 22, so with neuroplasticity on my side, I can literally become exactly who I want to be.
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How cool is that?
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Like how empowering is that, right?
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Arlene Gu once said, "You can control what you think.
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You can control how you think." and therefore you can control who you are.
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At first, that sounds like just another motivational quote.
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But when you look at her life, it's actually the foundation of how she operates.
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She's an Olympic gold medalist, one of the best freestyle skiers in the world, a model, and a student at Stanford University.
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I'm trying to modify.
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I'm trying to think how can I be better?
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How can I approach my own brain the way
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that I approach my craft of free skiing so that I can be better tomorrow than I was today?
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Four mindset principles that have shaped Aileen Gu's success.
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and how you can apply them to your own life.
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Aileen Gu treats her mind like something she can train, just like her body.
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This connects to the idea of neuroplasticity.
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I'm an introspective young woman.
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Like I spend a lot of time in my head and it's not a bad place to be.
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I journal a lot.
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I break down all of my thought processes.
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I think I apply a very analytical lens.
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to my own thinking and I kind of modify it
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because it's so interesting you can control what you think like you can control how you think
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and therefore you can control who you are
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and especially as a young person like I'm 22
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so with neuroplasticity on my side I can literally become exactly who I want to be how cool is
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that like how empowering is that right neuroplasticity the brain's ability to change adapt
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and form new neural pathways based on experience and repetition in simple terms Your brain is not fixed,
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it changes, based on what you repeatedly think and do.
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That means your habits, your thoughts, and even your self -image are not permanent.
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Over time, repetition strengthens certain neural pathways and weakens others.
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So the more you practice certain ways of thinking, the more automatic they become.
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Gu has spoken about journaling and spending time analyzing your thoughts, which reflects this idea in practice.
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The main idea is simple: you're not stuck with who you are right now.
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Your brain is constantly being shaped by what you repeat.
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Your thoughts shape who you are.
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Eileen believes your thoughts don't just affect how you feel, they shape your identity.
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As she puts it, you can control what you think, you can control how you think, and therefore you can control who you are.
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One of the key lessons she learned came from her coach who explained that nervousness and excitement are physically the same response.
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The only difference is how your brain labels it.
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So instead of thinking, I'm nervous, she learned to think, I'm excited.
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My high school cross -country coach,
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Corin, told me about the theory of appraisal. when you're excited.
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Your brain decides if it's a positive or a negative value.
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When I used to feel really nervous, she would say: You're not nervous, you're just excited.
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That's really translated to any high pressure situation I've ever been since then.
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That small shift changes how she performs under pressure.
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This connects to a bigger idea.
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Identity is built through repetition.
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If you repeatedly see yourself as someone who learns, adapts, and improves your behavior starts to match that identity.
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Even your self -talk matters because the way you speak to yourself becomes the way you act.
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Before Eileen performs a trick on the mountain, she has visualization as a psychological practice of performing movements.
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The brain cannot tell the difference between a vividly imagined scene and a real one.
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It is most effective when it engages your sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
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It's because the brain cannot easily tell the difference between a vividly imagined scene and a real one.
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run, but it's not just imagination, it's structured.
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She mentally runs through the movement from different perspectives, focuses on how it will feel, and builds a full sensory experience.
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The core part of her mindset is her willingness to take risks.
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A big thing is I'm not afraid to try.
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I take big risks, and...
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For the last two Olympics, it's worked out.
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But even if it hadn't, I think I left nothing on the table.
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Like I know that looking back at this Olympics and the months that preceded it, There's quite literally nothing that I could have done more.
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Like I did everything I could.
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She said,
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that the worst failure isn't falling short, it's not trying at all.
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For her, progress only happens when she's willing to step into the unknown and trust her preparation.
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Instead of avoiding failure, she uses it
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as a part of the process because if you never try you don't fail but you also don't grow
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What makes Aileen Gu's mindset so powerful is that none of it depends on talent.
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It starts with the belief that your mind can change.
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She trains her thoughts like she trains her body.
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She reframes pressure.
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She visualizes success before it happens.
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And she's willing to take risks even when the outcome isn't guaranteed.
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So who you become isn't fixed by your circumstances.
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It's shaped by what you repeat every day.
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think you can control how you think and therefore you can control who you are.
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So the real question is simple: if your mind can change, Who are you going to become?
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- I'm gonna do it.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze video bevat 82 zinnen en 969 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:23. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 152 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| mindset zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | mentaliteit, ingelsteldheid |
| connect werkwoord | /kəˈnɛkt/ | verbinden |
| repeatedly bijwoord | /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/ | herhaaldelijk, meermaals |
| adapt werkwoord | /əˈdæpt/ | aanpassen |
| modify werkwoord | /ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ | modificeren, veranderen |
| neural bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈnʊɹəl/ | neuraal |
| empower werkwoord | /ɪmˈpaʊ.ə/ | volmacht geven, machtigen |
| lesson zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | les |
| belief zelfstandig naamwoord | /bɪˈliːf/ | geloof |
| guarantee zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | garantie |
| label zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈleɪ.bəl/ | etiket, label |
| reflect werkwoord | /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ | weerkaatsen |
| automatic bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/ | automatisch |
| principle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | principe, beginsel |
| preparation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ | voorbereiding |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| break down werkwoord | stukgaan, kapot gaan | |
| work out werkwoord | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | uitrekenen |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | is not fixed · being shaped · is built |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | have shaped · has spoken · I've ever been |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 22 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: pathway /ˈpæθˌweɪ/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/, automatic /ˌɔː.təˈmæt.ɪk/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als mindset, connect, repeatedly.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.