Shadowing Practice: 5 Tips On How To Wake Up Early | Robin Sharma - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi it's Robin Sharma and welcome to this session of my V -LOG.
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This is an exciting one you might resist this one, but this is all about how to get up early.
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My whole life is really about teaching people exceptionalism
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and one of the real strategies for high performance and leading without a title is getting up early.
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You might say getting up early is not really relevant to you
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and yet if I look at the best of the best, whether it's in business, in science,
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in the arts, in sports these are people who have trained their brains to show up at discipline
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and getting up early is not only an incredible competitive advantage
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because most of your competitors are asleep
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but getting up early is a great gift to give yourself
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you get more life ben franklin said it really well he said you'll be plenty of time to sleep
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when you're dead so getting up early and giving yourself that 60 -minute personal leadership hour, really you practice and you prepare,
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just like Beckham practices to be world -class as a footballer, or Hamilton Lewis practices on the track to be a world -class car racer,
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or Mozart practiced to be a world -class composer.
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You give yourself one hour from 5 to 6 and you do your practice.
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But here's the thing I really want to focus on.
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How do you get up earlier?
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So a few quick, hopefully very practical ideas.
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Number one, get super fit.
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When you're in world -class physical condition, you just need less sleep.
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Your metabolic rate is higher.
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You have a lot more energy, a lot more stamina, a lot more passion.
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Get super fit and you're just going to need less sleep.
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Number two, every single week get a massage.
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Getting a massage is not a waste of time.
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It's not a cost.
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It's an investment.
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Why?
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Why?
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Because it will increase your circulation, it will help you get by on a lot less sleep.
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It's something that every peak performer should do every seven days just to allow yourself to play at your absolute best.
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Number three, your diet.
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Eat less food, you'll have more energy.
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Don't eat after 8 o 'clock and eat every four hours a little bit of protein, a little bit of carbs, but the real key is eat less food manage your diet,
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you will need less sleep.
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Another idea, get up in the morning and take the time to write in a journal.
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In other words, dump the worries out of your mind onto a crisp white piece of paper.
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When you worry, you lose energy.
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I call it dissipation.
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And the more things you worry about, the less energy you will have and the more sleep you'll need.
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And the fifth thing I'll say is learn to find ways to love your job.
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Leave without a title.
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I have met room cleaners who clean hotel rooms like Picasso painted.
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So find ways in your current job to be passionate about your job.
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Be the absolute best in your job.
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Why?
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Because few things create more energy than going to work every day and feeling that your work is meaningful.
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Feeling that you can show leadership within your area of responsibility.
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Feeling that your work is a craft whether you flip hamburgers or work in human resources.
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But one of the great secrets to passion is purpose in your work.
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Get up early.
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It'll be one of the best moves you make for leadership, success and having a great life.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “5 Tips On How To Wake Up Early”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sleep, energy, practice, eat, leadership. This video has 52 sentences and 597 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:30. The speaker talks at a natural 170 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| massage noun | /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| dissipation noun | /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ | The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. |
| exceptionalism noun | The state of being special, exceptional or unique. | |
| excite verb | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement. |
| hamburger noun | /ˈhæmˌbɜɹ.ɡɚ/ | A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, usually also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both. |
| stamina noun | /ˈstæmənə/ | The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc. |
| metabolic adjective | /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/ | Of or pertaining to metabolism. |
| footballer noun | /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ | One who plays association football. |
| crisp noun | /kɹɪsp/ | In full potato crisp: a thin slice of potato which has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and… |
| performer noun | /pɚˈfɔɹmɚ/ | One who performs for, or entertains, an audience. |
| competitor noun | /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ | A person or organization against whom one is competing. |
| composer noun | /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ | One who composes; an author. |
| cleaner noun | /ˈkli.nɚ/ | A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows. |
| circulation noun | /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/ | The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began. |
| dump verb | /dʌmp/ | To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, dissipation /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/, circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/
- Long words — get the stress right: dissipation /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/, metabolic /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, circulation /ˌsɝkjʊˈleɪʃən/
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 massage, dissipation, exceptionalism.
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.