Shadowing Practice: Daily Habits of Successful People | Brian Tracy - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and I'm always being asked what are the habits of successful people?
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Hello, I'm Brian Tracy and I'm always being asked what are the habits of successful people?
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What is it that successful people do habitually every single day
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that leads to them being in the top 20% of money earners in our society?
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Well, Aristotle said that 95% of everything you do is the result of habit.
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So the rule is form good habits and make them your masters rather than allowing bad habits to form.
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In fact, the other rule says this,
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is that good habits are hard to form but easy to live with.
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Bad habits are easy to form but hard to live with.
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Now, one of the turning points in my life
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and my studies of psychology was the discovery that all habits are learned and can be unlearned.
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Actually, you don't actually unlearn a habit,
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you simply replace replace a bad habit with a good habit that has more powerful power and impact.
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And how do you develop a good habit?
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You develop a habit by repetition.
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Almost everything you do from the time you get up in the morning is habit.
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So start to think about yourself.
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What would be the best habits to have?
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Now I have written a book called Million Dollar Habits.
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It has 12 chapters, 12 critical areas of life,
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and in each chapter there's 20 or 30 habits.
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So let me give you some of the best.
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Number one, develop the habit of daily goal setting and goal orientation.
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What does this mean?
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It means when you go to sleep at night,
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think about your goals for the coming day.
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Make a list for each day of all the goals,
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the little goals you're going to accomplish that day.
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Keep a journal and write down your goals on a regular basis.
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When you're driving through the day, think about your goals.
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When you're talking to other people, think about your goals.
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You see, you do become what you think about most of the time.
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You do achieve what you think about most of the time.
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So all successful people and all wealthy people think about their goals most of the time.
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Second of all, be results oriented.
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Now results oriented, people are always thinking of the most important things
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that they can do right now to achieve their most important results.
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Successful people make a list of everything they have to do,
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and before they start working,
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they set priorities on the list.
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Here's a great way to become result-oriented.
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Actually, it's life-changing.
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Ask yourself once you have your list for the day,
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if I could only do one thing on this list before I was called out of town for a month,
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what one activity would I want to be sure to get completed?
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and put a circle around that and start on
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that activity immediately first thing and then discipline yourself to work non-stop until you complete that one activity.
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This simple technique has taken people from rags to riches all over the world for at least 100 years.
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Pick your most important task and start on it immediately and then discipline yourself to stay with it until it's complete.
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Another habit that you can establish is to become people-oriented.
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Recognize that everything that you achieve in life is going to be with the help or support or cooperation of other people.
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So always think, what is it that other people want and need from me?
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How can I help other people so they'll want to help me back?
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If you're in sales, top sales people think about their customers all the time.
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They think about who their customers are and what their customers want and how they can help them the most
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and how they can help them even more today.
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In their relationships, successful people are very focused on the most important people in their worlds,
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both personal and in business.
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Another habit you can have is to stay health-oriented.
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Think about your health most of the time.
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Think about eating less food and better food.
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Think about daily exercise.
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Think about getting lots of rest.
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Remember, to be successful in our competitive world,
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you need a lot of energy.
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You have a lot of energy,
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you've got to eat good foods, get lots of rest.
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Remember to be successful in our competitive world you need a lot of energy.
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To have a lot of energy you've got to eat good foods,
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get lots of rest, and exercise all the time.
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One of the most important habits is that of character and honesty.
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It's always tell the truth no matter what the price.
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And the final characteristic, the final habit, is that of self-discipline.
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And I have written and spoken upon this for years and years and years,
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but self-discipline That seems to be the foundation habit that makes everything else possible.
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And the best definition of self-discipline is that self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do,
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when you should do it,
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whether you feel like it or not.
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You see, anybody can do it if they feel like it.
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It's when you don't feel like it and you do it anyway
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that you eventually develop the self-discipline that makes everything else possible.
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Thank you for watching.
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What is the one habit that you should start to develop right now
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that will help you more than any other habit to achieve your most important goals?
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Whatever it is, start practicing this habit every day until it becomes automatic and easy.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will focus on the daily habits of successful individuals as discussed by Brian Tracy. By engaging with this content, you'll strengthen your English language skills while gaining insights into how to establish productive routines. You'll practice speaking by shadowing Brian's speech, which will help improve your pronunciation and fluency. As you learn English with YouTube, you'll not only enhance your vocabulary but also develop valuable self-improvement strategies that can lead to personal success.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Habits: Regular practices or routines that can influence one’s behavior.
  • Goal setting: The process of identifying specific objectives to achieve.
  • Results-oriented: Focusing on achieving the most important outcomes effectively.
  • Prioritize: To arrange tasks in order of importance.
  • Discipline: The ability to control oneself and make oneself work hard to achieve goals.
  • People-oriented: Being focused on working well with others and fostering cooperation.
  • Repetition: The action of doing something over and over again to form a habit.
  • Self-improvement: Efforts to enhance one’s skills, knowledge, or personal qualities.

Practice Tips

To effectively learn English with YouTube, especially using the shadowing technique, try the following tips tailored to the pace and tone of Brian Tracy's speech:

  • Listen Carefully: Before attempting to shadow, listen to the video in its entirety to understand the context and tone.
  • Break it Down: Divide the video into smaller segments. Focus on one segment at a time to make shadowing more manageable.
  • Repeat Aloud: As you listen to each segment, immediately repeat what Brian says. This will help reinforce the vocabulary and phrases.
  • Match the Pace: Pay attention to Brian's speaking speed. Try to match his rhythm and intonation to improve your fluency.
  • Use a Shadow Speech: Record yourself while shadowing the video. Listen back to identify areas for improvement.
  • Practice Consistently: Make shadowing a daily habit. Even a few minutes each day can lead to significant improvements over time.

Through consistent practice of these techniques, you’ll not only enhance your English speaking skills but also learn valuable habits that can lead to your personal and professional success.

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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