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I'm a millionaire at 21 years old, but majority of people never saw the six years it took me to get to where I'm at today.

And I want you to understand that it's normal for great things to take time.

When I was 15 years old, I had the grand idea that I was going to try to start my own business.

I was going to try all of these endeavors that I was seeing online.

And I think that's pretty normal in today's current day and age for people to come across, you know, business models they see online,

to come across different shiny things that are flashed in front of them on social media.

And immediately people's first thought is the feeling of stress

and the feeling that they're behind in life because they see other people doing more than what they're currently doing.

Now, the first thing I want to get across is the

majority of this stuff you're seeing online isn't the reality for majority of these people that are posting it.

I want you guys to understand and I really want to drill through your head

that majority of people on social media are just posting the highlights of their life.

And the average person tends to get overwhelmed by that

and stressed by that because they see other people doing better than themselves.

And I think it's become so normal in the current day

and age to allow yourself to compare yourself to these people

and feel like you're behind when in reality the whole journey is you versus you.

And this is even something that I struggled with when I was first getting into everything that I do today.

I was seeing all of these people at my age, like 16 years old at the time, seeing all of this success online.

And I felt overwhelmed and consumed by the amount of stuff and the amount of success I was seeing other people have,

but I wasn't able to achieve that success on my own.

For example, the average person trying to get into any sort of online endeavor, I'm sure has a similar journey.

And I'm sure a lot of you people could relate to the whole starting momentum streak of starting an agency,

starting dropshipping, discovering crypto, learning AI automation, trying to sell digital products, whatever other bullshit is thrown out at you on the internet.

Now, the reason these people are failing isn't because the ideas that they have are bad.

But the reason these people are failing is because they're constantly resetting their progress again and again and again.

You guys need to understand that success isn't about doing more things.

It's about staying consistent with one thing long enough until you know what you never knew before

and you're able to achieve the success that you're looking for.

So many people go into a new endeavor

or go into trying to start a business

or trying to start some online endeavor with the mindset of this is going to happen overnight

and they just go into it with the mindset that it's going to be easy, it's going to be quick, they're going to adapt fast, they're going to see results fast.

And the truth is like that is never the reality.

Again, success comes from sticking with one thing long enough

and going through enough failures over time to learn the things

that you didn't know that will allow you to achieve the result that you're looking for.

Like at your current stage, you haven't stayed with one thing long enough to go through enough failures

and learn the things you need to know in order to achieve the result that you're looking for.

It's all about compound learning.

Every single day, every single hour, every single minute that you spend learning all compounds.

Over time, you're going to learn enough

that you need to know in order to actually be educated enough to see the results

that you want to see and be able to achieve the result that you want to see from your business.

Now, majority of people tend to give up before the compounding ever even starts.

They never give themselves enough time in the game to actually see that compound kick in.

Now, think of like the average really successful person.

Majority of them aren't sitting at their desk working for 20 hours a day.

But instead, every single day, they're waking up and they're doing the boring shit.

They're focused.

They're consistent.

They're determined.

They're driven.

And no matter the emotions that they wake up and feel every single morning, they still get up, get out of bed and do the shit that they know that they need to do.

The point here is, is the winners aren't the smart people.

The winners are simply just the people that are consistent, are focused, are disciplined, are determined.

They're just the people that are harder to distract because they're so focused and they're so driven towards achieving their goals.

Okay, so here's five little tips that I have to become that person.

Number one, delete unnecessary shit, whether that means you have to delete TikTok off your phone, Instagram off your phone, put your phone on,

do not disturb, like just eliminate the distractions around you.

Maybe that even means cutting off certain people out of your life.

Maybe that means saying no to going and hanging out with your friends every Friday and Saturday night.

Whatever that means for you, cut the distractions out of your life.

Now, number two, pick one thing and stay consistent and stay true to it.

Don't get distracted by this shiny thing, this shiny thing.

Pick one thing, specifically some sort of skill set

that can be valuable to other people and stay consistent with it for long enough.

I can assure you that through all my years of trying to get into online business, the reason I didn't see success for the first three

or four years of my journey was

because I was jumping from thing to thing

and I didn't just stick consistent with one skill set for long enough to actually see the result

that I was looking for.

I promise you as soon as you make the conscious decision to stay consistent with one thing, it's literally just a matter of going through enough failures

and enough time in the game to see the result that you want to see.

So number three, measure your progress weekly based off of inputs and not outputs.

So what do I mean by inputs versus outputs?

Inputs would be a measurement of the things

that you're doing on a daily basis that are getting you closer to the goal you're looking for.

So like for me and my business, how many outreach messages am I sending per day?

How many clients am I communicating with on a daily basis?

How many Instagram reels, TikTok videos am I posting to try to get traffic to my business?

The actual tasks of doing things on a day-to-day basis.

Now outputs on the other hand would be looking at yourself and be like, Oh, I didn't make a thousand dollars this week.

I failed.

But the reality is, is if you focus on the inputs every single day for the next, let's say six months to a year of your life, you are going to see the result.

If you completely detach your emotions from the outputs and you completely detach your emotions from, Oh, I didn't make a thousand dollars this week.

And you instead attach it to, Oh, I did a hundred cold calls every single day this week, or, Oh, I did a hundred outreach messages every single day this week?

Are you attaching to some form of a daily input that makes you feel good about yourself for doing that thing?

I promise you with time, you are going to see the result that you want to see.

You just have to base your emotions off of the daily inputs every single day rather than the outputs.

All right.

So number four is create before you consume.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with watching a video like the video you're watching right now, but a lot of you guys tend to give yourself mental masturbation by sitting there watching these videos,

feeling like you're doing something productive instead of actually just going out

and taking action and throwing yourself into the fire and just figuring it out as time goes on.

The number one way that you can educate yourself isn't by just watching videos, but it's by actually going out there and doing the thing and learning through trial and error.

Like nothing is ever going to fully make sense until you're out there learning hands-on, doing the thing and failing at it.

And every single time that you fail, you learn something that you needed to know in order to achieve the result that you're looking for.

So go and put yourself in positions where you're bound to fail.

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And yeah, sure.

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It's going to be uncomfortable, but if you're not willing to go and put yourself in uncomfortable situations, you are never gonna grow into the person that you wanna become.

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Now, number five, spend your best hours working.

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The times that you're most locked in.

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Your time is your most valuable asset.

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So use your time to your advantage.

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Majority of you guys watching this video are probably like 16 to 24 years old.

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Right now, time is your most valuable asset.

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So go out and trade your time to learn a skillset that can make you money in the near future.

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Protect your attention and protect your time like a billionaire protects his money.

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You need to treat your time on a day-to-day basis like you already are that future version of yourself.

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The brutal truth here is whether you're going to do it or not, someone else is out there working while you're sitting on the couch scrolling on TikTok.

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Someone else is out there doing the daily inputs while you're out there focused on the outputs.

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Someone else is out there closing clients while you're still researching

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and trying to come up with the perfect pitch before you even make your first cold call.

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Someone else is out there creating content while you're the one consuming it.

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Understand that the gap isn't talent.

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The gap isn't intelligence.

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These people are no smarter than you.

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The gap is simply focus, discipline, and determination.

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So understand that you don't need some sort of secret that other people have.

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You don't need some sort of level of intelligence that these other people have.

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You definitely don't need some sort of new shiny object.

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You just need focus.

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most people will spend the next five years entertained

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but a few people will spend the next five years building

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now five years from now they'll look at those people who are building

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and they'll call them lucky but deep down you

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and i both know what really happened the opportunity isn't hidden

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it's sitting right in front of you your competition just isn't paying attention

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so go and be the person that pays attention go and be the person that's willing to put in what it takes.

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Make sure to like, subscribe, comment down below what other types of videos you want to see.

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And if you guys want access to my free course, check out the top link in the description.

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I love y'all.

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I appreciate y'all for watching and I'll catch y'all in the next video.

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Peace.

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.

Shadowing Practice: if your young and trying to "make it" watch this video - Learn English Speaking with Video

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