Shadowing Practice: 7 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom | Brian Tracy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today, the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears.
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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy, and today I want to talk to you about the seven steps to financial freedom
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and how achieving true financial freedom doesn't necessarily mean being filthy rich.
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The primary reason for financial problems in life is lack of self -discipline, self -mastery, and self -control.
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Most people have an inability to delay gratification and have a tendency to spend everything they earn plus a little more,
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which is usually supplemented by loans and credit card debt.
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One goal that we all have in common is that we all want to make more money.
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We all want to have enough money so that we never have to worry about money again.
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But there's a question we often forget to ask ourselves.
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Will more money truly make you a happier person?
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There are more people achieving financial freedom faster today than ever before.
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But yet you'll find many of them are not entirely happy.
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But with these seven steps, you can accumulate wealth, become happier, and achieve financial freedom, no matter how much money you have in the years ahead.
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First, you have to begin thinking positively about money.
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Thinking negatively about money is an emotional obstacle that you must eliminate in order to achieve financial freedom.
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You must eliminate thoughts like, money is the root of all evil, or money can't buy you happiness.
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When you think positively about money, you will attract opportunities and open up more doors than you ever thought possible.
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Next, rewrite and review your goals for financial freedom on paper every day and think about how you could accomplish them.
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This will only take you 5 or 10 minutes, best first thing in the morning.
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Financial freedom must be the centerpiece of all your work and external activities.
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Achieving financial freedom is not something that happens in a random or haphazard way.
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It must be something that you specifically think about and define and plan for continuously.
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Third, plan every day in advance.
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The best time to do this is the night before.
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Planning each day, each week and month in advance will make you far sharper and more precise at everything you do.
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You'll have better focus and a greater sense of self -control when you work from a plan.
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You'll be better able to track your spending habits as well by planning how much you have to spend for the week,
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the month, and the year and decide where you will be able to save.
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The next step is concentrating single -mindedly every hour of every day on the most valuable use of your time.
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This is the principle of concentration
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and your ability to develop the habit of concentration will ensure
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your personal financial success perhaps more than any other skill or habits you can acquire.
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The things you focus on the most and spend the most time doing should be in direct alignment with your financial goals.
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The fifth step is investing in yourself in terms of your self - improvement and learning.
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Listen to audio programs in your car, purchase courses on time management, read books on personal finance,
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and find articles online about money and how to earn more of it.
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You will have so much knowledge in the area of money
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that in no time people start to come to you for advice.
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Next, you're going to ask yourself these magic questions after every meeting and event of importance in your life.
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The first question is, what did I do right? and what would I do differently next time?
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If you take a few minutes and write down everything you did right
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and everything you would do differently immediately after a call
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or situation you can double and triple the speed at which you learn and grow.
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Improving yourself and your quality of work will in effect improve the amount of money you make.
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The final step is to be generous to others.
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Treat every single person at home and at work as if they were the most important person in the world.
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It is a proven fact that being a more generous person will help you attract more wealth and become a happier person.
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We've often heard money doesn't buy happiness, but the truth is that money is essential to happiness
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and material prosperity predicts life satisfaction and the more economic status we achieve, the more satisfied we'll feel with our life.
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So by choosing to focus on money goals that motivate you
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while also embedding a positive mindset toward money yourself and life in general,
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you will achieve both increased wealth and happiness.
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Now if you enjoyed this video and feel it was valuable in teaching you how to bring more wealth into your life,
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share it with your friends or anyone else who might benefit from this information.
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Before we wrap up, I'd like to leave you with a thought to share with your friends and followers.
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Today, the greatest single source of wealth is between your ears.
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Now, I'd love to hear from you, so my question today is this.
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What are your financial goals?
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Leave a comment below and I'll be sure to follow up with you.
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Thank you again for watching.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “7 Steps to Achieve Financial Freedom”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: financial, freedom, wealth, goal, step. This video has 60 sentences and 880 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:09. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| habit noun | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| concentration noun | /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ | The act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated. |
| differently adverb | /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/ | In a different way. |
| attract verb | /əˈtɹækt/ | To pull toward without touching. |
| generous adjective | /ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəs/ | Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. |
| eliminate verb | /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ | To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. |
| positively adverb | /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/ | In a positive manner. |
| necessarily adverb | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | Inevitably; of necessity. |
| sharp adjective | /ʃɑɹp/ | Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded. |
| audio adjective | /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ | Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| delay noun | /dɪˈleɪ̯/ | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| open up verb | To open. |
| wrap up verb | To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it. |
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Will more money truly make you a happier person?
- The first question is, what did I do right?
- What are your financial goals?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, doesn't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, accomplish /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, gratification /ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: concentration /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, eliminate /ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like happiness, habit, earn.
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.