Shadowing Practice: 【清掃員から億万長者へ】 新たな可能性を追求する者達へ || トニーロビンズ - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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It's a muscle.
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It's a muscle.
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The mind is a muscle.
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Emotion is a muscle.
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I mean, I think the most powerful muscles are the invisible force muscles.
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muscles.
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It's your spiritual emotional muscle.
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So I put my ass on the line regularly so that it grows and when it keeps growing, then pretty soon the stuff that used to make me crazy, it doesn't touch me.
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It's not that I'm so great, it's just I'm well trained.
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I'm trained mind.
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For my homes I have these cold plunges and they're 56 degrees and the first thing I do is jump in that cold plunger.
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So there's not a fucking morning where I want to jump in that.
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I can't remember morning and I'm like, I can't wait to jump in that thing.
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But I don't negotiate with myself.
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I do it for two reasons.
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One, there's a physical health component.
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It moves your lymph system and the blood flushes through your whole body.
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The main reason I do it even more than that.
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For decades I go, I say, we do.
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I'm not here to discuss this shit with my mind.
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There's mind and then there's soul and spirit.
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And soul and spirit, my soul fucking knows.
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And when I say jump, you fucking jump.
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Does that happen with my water every day?
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Yes, because I've conditioned it.
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Does it happen every year in my life?
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No.
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And When I find it's not working and I step back up and condition it.
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And unless I'm willing to take 100% responsibility for what I feel and what I experience, then I'm always going to be a victim to someone.
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Life is too short to suffer.
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The most important decision of your life is is deciding whether you're truly committed to being happy no matter what.
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Because life is going to throw all kinds of curveballs at all of us.
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There's the one thing that's in common in this lifetime is extreme stress.
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All your entire life you live in one of two states.
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States of suffering or beautiful states of being.
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which is I got a 90 second rule.
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What I decided is within 90 seconds I'd kill it.
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All you have to do is stop expecting and start appreciating.
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You look around and appreciate things outside yourself, the people around you, the friends sitting across you, anything of that nature.
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And then starting to enjoy something.
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If you start to learn or grow from that, if you love, which to me is an action, if you love, if you give, If you're grateful, suffering disappears instantly.
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When you get that all suffering is obsession with self, you can snap out of it.
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But you have to tell yourself the truth.
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The only suffering is in your mind, it's because this brain is not designed to make you happy.
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It's two million years old, it's designed to make you survive.
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Happiness is your job, and happiness is a decision, and it's a daily set of practices.
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whatever's coming up, I go, this is the mind.
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I breathe in my heart.
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I find something I can appreciate.
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I become entertained by the experience and go, you know what?
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I'm going to live in a beautiful state no matter what, because not everything can I control.
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And the things I'm most upset about, they're fleeting anyway, most of them.
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And my prayer, my simple prayer, before I walk out on every stage is, use me.
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Use me, Lord.
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And I know that sounds silly to some people, but it's really true.
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I'm not an ultra-religious person, but I'm extremely spiritual, and I believe the force of life comes through me, it comes through you, it comes through all of us.
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And the only thing that gets in the way is all the beliefs we have about how it's supposed to be, all the expectations we have.
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And I have them too.
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But I keep leading them out.
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When something happens like this happens, I go, oh, we're the opponent.
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Because in every story of a person's life, they have what they want and desire, and then they have these needs that they're unaware of.
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You know, character things that need to be developed.
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And how do those get developed?
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Well, if what you wanted, you just took action, it happened.
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A, you'd be bored.
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B, you'd never develop spiritually or your character.
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And so, what happens is opponents show up.
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And the opponent can be you with yourself.
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The opponent can be somebody close to you that feels like an opponent, it can be an external force.
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But if you do battle with this, eventually you battle it with yourself.
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I've done battle for 58 years and I'm gonna keep doing battle for the rest of my life, but I'm doing better because I've done battle so often.
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It's like, why is LeBron James who he is?
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It's not because he's lucky.
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You know, I would say, you know, he's lucky.
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Shit, he may have certain physical patterns.
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Or Michael Jordan, remember I interviewed him years ago.
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And I said, what makes you the best in the world?
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Is it skill?
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Is it talent?
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Is it abilities?
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Is it background?
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Is it training?
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He said, I didn't even make the high school basketball team my sophomore year.
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I was cut.
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He said, what it is, is every day I demand more from myself than anybody else could possibly expect.
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I don't compete with other people, I compete with what I'm capable of.
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It's a muscle.
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The mind is a muscle.
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We're all born with muscle, but if it's developed, you trained it.
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And that means you had to find something that you valued more than your pain.
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You had to get beyond your pain or you got to use your pain and say, I'm going to use it to become more.
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That's what my life's been about.
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Life is always happening for us, not to us.
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Thank you.

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Context & Background

This video features motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who emphasizes the transformative power of personal development and emotional resilience. Robbins draws analogies between the mind and physical muscles, advocating for daily practices that foster mental strength and emotional well-being. He discusses the importance of taking responsibility for one’s feelings and experiences, highlighting that true happiness is a conscious choice and a result of consistent effort. This message serves as a powerful reminder that through awareness and practice, individuals can shape their emotional states regardless of external circumstances.

Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication

  • “I put my ass on the line regularly.” - A phrase that conveys commitment and dedication to personal growth.
  • “I don’t negotiate with myself.” - A powerful reminder to maintain discipline and accountability in personal habits.
  • “Appreciate things outside yourself.” - Encourages a focus on gratitude as a means to improve overall mood and perception of life.
  • “Happiness is a decision.” - An important concept that outlines happiness as a matter of choice and effort.
  • “Suffering is obsession with self.” - A profound insight that illustrates how shifting focus can alleviate personal struggles.

Step-by-step Shadowing Guide

To effectively utilize the content from this video to improve your English speaking practice, follow this step-by-step shadowing guide:

  1. Listen Actively: First, watch the video without attempting to repeat anything. Focus on understanding the context and the speaker's emotions.
  2. Select Key Phrases: Identify the top phrases listed above. Listen carefully to how Robbins articulates them, paying attention to his intonation and pronunciation.
  3. Use a Shadowing App: Utilize a shadowing app or platform that allows for repeated listening. Play the section where he speaks these phrases, and try to imitate his speech immediately after he speaks.
  4. Break it Down: If any phrase is difficult to grasp, break it down into smaller parts. Shadow each part separately before combining them.
  5. Practice Regularly: Revisit the video daily for at least a week. Consistent practice will help internalize the phrases and improve your fluency.
  6. Record Yourself: Use your smartphone to record your shadow speech. Playback the recording and compare it to Robbins’ speaking to identify areas for improvement.

This shadowing approach will not only enhance your English speaking skills but also reinforce the motivational messages embedded in Robbins' dialogue. Embrace the practice as a way to learn English with YouTube while fostering a growth mindset that can benefit you in all areas of life.

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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