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I wanna revel in today's video because I find so many people out there who's got so much potential but their life never changes they binge watch videos like this they've read tons of books they go to all this seminars nothing

change and it comes down to the fact that you've not turned this one thing into a habit this one thing totally transformed my life 10 years ago when I was working as a toilet cleaner every single day just getting into work just

hating my job the reason why I couldn't change back then the reason why nothing was working because I hadn't turned this one thing into a habit this one thing is

to stop being a victim and being a victim falls into these three things if right now you can resonate with these three things this is exactly why life is

giving you the results are you currently getting life is giving you right now exactly what you deserve because remember everything you've attracted into your life is as a result of your beliefs your beliefs drive the thoughts

thoughts drive what the feelings feelings drive the action action has brought you the results so the moment we begin to change this your life entirely changes

and that's what happened to me 10 years ago so here are the three things and the final one I believe is especially important the first is you've got to stop complaining

stop complaining the moment you complain is like you holding up this magnet to the universe and saying give me more crap because what you focus on expands

what you focused on is expanding what you focus on right now is growing have you ever told yourself something on lines of when you can't find your keys I can't find my keys I can't find my keys I can't find my keys and then somebody

like your loved one just to pick up the keys is like hey here's the keys and you're like how come I couldn't see it it's what right in front of me it's because you are focusing on not finding it how many things in your life right

now are you saying I can't have that I can't have that look I'm so broke I'm so broke I'm so good how many times have you told yourself I can't afford that how many times have you said I don't have the time no wonder

you don't have the time no wonder you don't have the money no wonder you don't have the happiness it's because you keep on telling yourself exactly what it is that you don't want to have every single day and that's why life has given you

more of it when you stop complaining you become a champion because what do champions do they they don't focus on problems they focus on solutions they're

focusing on what they want your situation right now might be bad your situation right now might be the worst you've ever experienced but I want you to realize you're focusing in complaining about this situation is not gonna

help it and you only need to look back at the past to know that's true so does a different version of you need to show up today you bet do you need to focus on something different today you bet you've got to do something

dramatically different focus on what you want focus on what you want focus on the solution focus on your goal focus on your dream focus on something that moves

you forwards right now that's the first thing but you've got to stop doing stop complaining stop complaining focus on what you want the second thing in

regards to what makes the victim is justification you see our psychology is very interesting I've been in this field for the last decade and one thing you'll notice is people want to change but they don't really wanna change

and by them not wanted changes because they don't realize that this mind is designed to keep you safe you can have the best intention at heart in terms of

what your goal is for the year but trust me you're not gonna begin to get there unless you begin to really let go of justifying what is justifying for example imagine you wanna start a new business and then that business you're

trying to take off trying to build it doesn't work now you're gonna justify and say oh you know that course didn't work oh you know yeah I told you it's not gonna work and now you justify in regards to why it doesn't work

and that's the very reason why you're going to remain where you are for the rest of your life people with no money also do the same they say you know what money's not important I'd rather have happiness that's like me saying I'd

rather have my arm than a fricking leg stop yourself for a moment and think about what are these thoughts that's happening in mind how is it serving you because again life is giving you exactly what you deserve right now and unless

you change these thoughts the patterns are beliefs nothing would change around you because most of your days are habituated true or true studies have shown half of your day is unconscious and that's why time is flying on by in your life so so

fast this is why you've got to take control stop justifying you deserve your dream stop telling yourself you can have it stop

telling yourself these stories and regards to why you can't have it stop doubting your greatness own yourself from the heart you know deep inside you deserve it what are you waiting for don't give in to that little voice of justification

the third thing the final thing that that is the underlining thing in terms of what is a victim is blaming and this is something I hear from people over and

over again nothing triggers me more than hearing this and the reason why is because I used to do this all throughout my life the problem with blaming is this the moment you blame say for example you

didn't get the promotion and now you're gonna blame your boss say you couldn't start the business and now you're gonna blame other people in regards to why you didn't get the results the moment that happens you've now given all of your

power that's within you to them you need them to change before you change you need them to change before you change so now you gotta wait for them to change their beliefs for you to finally get the results and you're gonna

be waiting for a long long time because I'm not sure about you but you've woken up before most people on this planet true or true so if you're gonna blame everybody else in regards to why you haven't gotten the results blaming

the government blaming the banks blaming I don't know managers CEOs whoever maybe if you blame other people in regards to why you don't have what you want you will forever forever and forever remain as a victim it's time to

become a champion it's time to become a captain you are the captain of your your own destiny own that you can steer the ship in exactly the way you want to go if right now you aren't proud of where you are if you right now you

aren't proud of the destination you're heading towards if you believe the destination is not gonna be something you want steer the ship the other direction you've got the control as long as you didn't blame other people in regards to why

you don't have what you want take control you are the captain of your own destiny and you've got this and you know deep inside you do right these are the three things the three things that make up a victim the first is complaining the

second is justification and third is blaming this is the one habit that you've got to adopt in your life stop being a victim stop being a victim it's

now time for you to take control it's either one day or day one turn the chapter of your life because you cannot move forwards if you keep on rereading

the chapters from the past it's time to turn over the page and do what it takes to make your dreams a reality this year because once you agree it's gonna go very fast definitely is going to be it's time for you to wake up I felt the need

to share this video with you because I've spoken on a lot of stages now and I find so many people so much potential who just don't do anything about it or they can't get those results because they're remaining as a victim take

control of your life so that is it from me and by the way insider I'm heading off to America next week got a lot of business trips got Nashville first in San Diego second and LA third in

LA will be my mum coming up my family coming up also it'll be a first time out I'll be sharing some content from out there so be sure to look out for the exclusive content and also let me know if you're based out in those cities so

as always insider follow your heart my friend and take action and go live the life you're truly born to live

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 42 sentences and 1617 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:30. The speaker talks fast, about 190 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
complain verb	/kəmˈpleɪn/	To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
regards noun	/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdz/	A greeting to pass on to another person.
justify verb	/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/	To provide an acceptable explanation for.
belief noun	/bɪˈliːf/	Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
habit noun	/ˈhæb.ɪt/	An action performed on a regular basis.
justification noun	/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/	A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
happiness noun	/ˈhæpinɪs/	The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
expand verb	/ɪkˈspænd/	To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
destination noun	/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/	The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
destiny noun	/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/	That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
insider noun	/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/	A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
steer verb	/stɪɹ/	To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
reveal verb	/ɹɪˈviːl/	To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
whoever	/huˈɛvɚ/	Who ever: an emphatic form of who.
promotion noun	/pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/	An advancement in rank or position.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come up verb		To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
come down to verb		To reach by moving down or reducing.
hold up verb		To wait or delay.
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
show up verb		To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
take off verb		To remove.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	they've read · you've not turned · you've attracted
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	is designed · are habituated

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 89 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, you've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: justification /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, intention /ɪnˈtɛnʃn̩/, unconscious /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/
Long words — get the stress right: justification /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, psychology /saɪˈkɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, habituate /həˈbɪtju.eɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like complain, regards, justify.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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