Shadowing Practice: Jim Rohn: Why Not You, Why Not Now - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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I want you to ponder these four questions.
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I want you to ponder these four questions.
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Here's the first one, and that's why.
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Why pay the price?
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Why work this hard?
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Why go this far?
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Why try to learn this much?
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Why try to do it all?
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Why try to see it all?
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Why try to have it all?
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Why do it?
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Why learn it?
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Why study why put yourself out?
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Why try to take on this much responsibility?
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Why develop yourself to the full
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Why try to become all that you can possibly become
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Why try to earn as much as you can earn share as much as you can share
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Develop every skill you possibly can see every human you possibly can
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Go to every class you possibly can touch everybody you possibly can Why do that much?
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Why go that far?
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Why share that much?
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Why give that much away?
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Why try to see everything?
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Why try to do everything?
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Why try to become everything?
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That's a good question why?
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And you're the only one personally that can answer that question for yourself.
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You've got to have your own list of whys.
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Here's what I want you to do
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when you go home after you've left left this extravaganza work
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on your list of why's one of the big thrust for
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success is to come up with a strong enough why in leadership training here's what we learn
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if the why is powerful the how is easy but
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if the why isn't strong if your goals aren't powerful if the The vision isn't clear.
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The old prophet said, without a vision we die.
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Without a vision we perish.
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Without a dream we're nothing.
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From the movie The Professionals.
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I listened to Bill Heron give his testimony yesterday from the movie The Professional.
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It said, we joined because we believed.
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We stayed because we were committed.
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We left because we were disillusioned.
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But we came back because we were lost.
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Without a dream, we are nothing.
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I'm asking you to sit down with your family and develop a dream strategy.
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I'm asking you to make a list of what you want,
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what kind of health do you want,
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what kind of skills do you want.
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Herbalife has got the ability to make it all come true,
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but you've got to decide what do you want.
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What kind of income do you want?
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What kind of gifts do you wish to bestow?
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What kind of power would you like to have?
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What kind of influence would you like to have?
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I'm asking you to go home and work on the why.
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Spend some time as you fly over the clouds and over the ocean back to where you came from.
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I'm asking you to have a vision by the time you've reached home of why you want Herbalife to work for you,
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why you want this kind of income,
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why you want this kind of recognition and these kinds of skills.
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I'm asking you to develop your own list of why
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if you can come up with a strong enough list of why Herbalife can furnish the how.
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Now, here's number two.
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The first question to ponder when you go home is why?
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Here's another good answer to why it's the second question.
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Why not?
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Why not see how much you can earn?
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Why not see how much you can learn?
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Why not see how many skills you can develop?
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Why not see what kind of person you can become?
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Why not see what kind of influence you can have?
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Why not see how many people you can rescue from oblivion?
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Why not see how many people you can reach?
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I shared one of my goals with a group just last night.
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Here it is, one of my goals,
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to reach the peak of my skills by the year 2000
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so I've got some work to do by the year 2000
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turn of the century turn of the millennium I want to
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reach the peak of my skills by the year 2000
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and then come the next century I want to utilize those
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skills in touching every human I can possibly touch for the rest of my life.
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Those are some of my goals.
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I want you to establish some of your goals.
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I want you to give thoughtful consideration to your goals.
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And why not?
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If a farm boy can wander out of Idaho and finally arrive at this extravaganza,
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why not you?
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If Mark Hughes can walk away from the tough side of town
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and find a few people and make a dream come true, why not you?
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If we've got good health for many,
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why Why not the rest?
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If it's happened for you, why not others?
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And why not you?
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I want you to take that personal.
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Why not?
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Why not?
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You've got to stay here till you go.
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I mean, what else are you going to do?
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Why not see how much you can do,
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how far you can go?
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Now here's number three.
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Why not you?
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I wish I could say that to each of you individually,
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but it would take a couple of lifetimes to to sit down and talk with each of you individually.
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But I would rather do that.
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I'd rather sit down and talk with you
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and your family with the fire burning in the living room than to be standing on this platform.
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That's my true desire.
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I'd love to talk to you and your children face to face.
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That's what I'd really like to do.
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I'd love to spend a couple of days with each of you personally and pour out my heart My soul,
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what's going on in my head?
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What's going on with me?
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See if we couldn't connect and find something valuable.
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But time doesn't permit for us to have those intimate conversations and get to know each other that well.
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So I've got to do it from up here.
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But I want you to take it personal.
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And my personal question to you is why not you?
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You've got the brains.
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You can make decisions.
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You can study the plan.
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You can change your life.
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You can grow immensely in the next few years.
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You can make your dreams come true.
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You can build a financial wall around your family.
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Nothing can get through.
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You can become healthy.
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You can become powerful.
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Why not you?
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And I'm here to say that I'm ready to pledge my support to make your personal dreams come true.
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I ask the question, why not you?
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But I'm not going to ask it and just walk away.
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I'm going to ask it and walk with you in this journey as we take Herbalife around the world.
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And now here's my last question.
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My very last question on the questions to ponder is why not now?
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There never was a better time.
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Mark has brought Herbalife to an incredible mountain top.
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He's brought Herbalife with the help of others who have brought it here.
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It has been brought to a special moment.
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Barcelona was special and Orlando was outrageous.
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But I'm telling you this extravaganza has been the most awesome thing I have ever seen.
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All of your cooperation, the way you have learned and listened and worked hard to get it all.
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I congratulate you for that.
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But Mark brought us here.
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And what a time now for us to take this dream and not let it die.
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Take this dream and give it life.
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Take this dream and breathe into it your own personal spirit
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until finally it becomes a flame that burns around the whole world.
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Let's go do it now!

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Why practice speaking with this video?

This video featuring Jim Rohn offers invaluable insights on personal development and motivation, making it an excellent resource for enhancing your English speaking practice. By engaging with his powerful rhetoric, learners can improve their language skills while absorbing essential life lessons. Rohn's emphasis on understanding one's "why" and developing a vision serves as an inspiring backdrop that encourages learners to cultivate their communication skills through meaningful content.

The speaking context presented in this video provides learners with an opportunity to practice the shadowing technique. This method allows you to mimic Rohn’s speech patterns, intonation, and emotional delivery, enhancing both pronunciation and fluency. By utilizing this video in your practice sessions, you can experience firsthand how clear articulation and persuasive language can elevate your skills and confidence in speaking English.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

Throughout the transcript, Jim Rohn employs several key structures that English learners can benefit from analyzing:

  • Rhetorical Questions: Rohn utilizes rhetorical questions such as "Why do it?" and "Why try to see everything?" These provoke thought and engagement from the audience while showcasing how to frame questions effectively.
  • Parallel Structure: The repeated use of "Why" followed by different actions creates a rhythm that emphasizes his message. This technique is effective in persuasive speaking, making it easier for listeners to follow and remember key points.
  • Instructional Language: Phrases like "Here's what I want you to do..." introduce actionable steps, which not only guide the audience but also models how to give instructions clearly and effectively.
  • Personalization: Rohn's phrase "you’ve got to have your own list of whys" encourages a personal connection with the topic, demonstrating how to include audience involvement in your speech.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While practicing with this video, learners may encounter certain pronunciation traps that could affect clarity and understanding:

  • "Why" sounds: The pronunciation of 'why' can vary, especially if spoken quickly. It’s important to practice the clear enunciation of this word to maintain its impact in sentences.
  • Emphasis on key phrases: Rohn often places emphasis on phrases like "personal growth" and "commitment." Practicing shadow speech techniques on these emphasized words can significantly enhance your ability to convey importance in your speech.
  • Connected Speech: The way Rohn connects phrases can be challenging. For example, "try to have it all" may sound like "tried to have-it-all" due to elision. Learning to replicate such connected speech patterns will help improve fluency.

Utilizing this video as a resource for the shadowing technique allows English learners to practice their skills in a dynamic way. Engage deeply with the content, use the provided strategies, and watch your English speaking proficiency flourish. Whether through repeated practice or focused shadow speech exercises, consider how each lesson can propel you toward clearer and more confident communication.

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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