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Enough letting other people and life circumstances make you feel terrible.
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It's time for you to step in your power and choose the way you perceive and feel by yourself and everything around you because you can do that.
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This is not going to be a typical video where I'm going to tell you what you expected.
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I'm not going into a lengthy step-by-step process or sugar-cutting anything.
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I'm going straight to the point and will say some harsh truths.
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So for those of you who still think that life is so unfair to me and I am feeling miserable because this and that happened to me because he said this to me, she said this to me and you want to keep blaming.
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This video is not for you.
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What I'm going to say is only going to make you feel angry because you are still stuck in that victim mindset and you don't want to get out of it.
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Then I can't help you.
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But if you are sick and tired of being under the influence of everything and everyone around you and you want to take back your power and live a happy life for yourself, stay here with me and we'll do that together.
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The first thing that I have to tell you is that happiness, joy, contentment, peace, all the emotions that you want to experience are only one choice away.
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You can choose how to feel and react to what's happening around you.
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It's an innate power that we have as a human being.
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The sad thing is that the majority of us have given it away to external forces.
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We let them decide how we should feel.
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When something good happens, we are happy.
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When something bad happens, we are unhappy.
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When we are happy.
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When we cannot get what we want, we are unhappy.
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When all the people treat us well, we are happy.
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When all the people do not treat us in the way that we want, we are unhappy.
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When the weather is good, we are happy.
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When the weather is bad, we are unhappy.
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Isn't that tiring?
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Are you tired of it now?
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I am.
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I am.
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I am so sick and tired of being so easily influenced and manipulated.
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You know, when you let the outside world decide how you feel, it's like you are sitting on a pendulum, and it is swinging like crazy left and right,
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left and right,
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and you are clinging to it so tightly when you are dying from dizziness you need to let go of it because
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as long as you cling to it and let the outer world mess with your inner world you will
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forever suffer why because life is a series of problems and challenges guys you will never not experience any challenges even when you have become the richest person,
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the most successful person, even when you feel like you have had everything figured out, life will continue throwing obstacles at you.
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So if you keep letting life control how you feel, you will never be happy.
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But you can feel happy amidst difficulties and at peace amidst chaos when you change the way you react to life.
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You need to guard your inner world as if it is the most sacred place in this entire universe.
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No one and nothing can mess with emotions if you don't allow them to.
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You have to keep the key to your inner world.
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You know, a key, where's my key?
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I need to find a key.
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Okay, so this is the key to your inner world.
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Do you know what's the problem here?
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You have been giving this key to basically anyone and anything.
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Okay, so someone says something unpleasant to you.
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You're like, here, here's the key to my inner world.
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Come in and make a mess.
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Or when something unpleasant happened to you, you're like, welcome welcome come in come in and just do whatever you want with my inner world whatever you want with my emotions
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when one thing goes wrong you direct all of your attention to it you dwell on it you complain about it and you think
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that it will last forever first of all no it won't okay and secondly are you sure this problem is everything that you're What about your healthy body?
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What about your home?
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What about your family members?
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What about your friends?
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What about your pet?
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What about the food that you are having on your table every day?
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What about the warm shower that you take every day?
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What about those things?
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Aren't they amazing blessings that you are having?
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You see, when you focus on the good, you will experience more good.
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When you focus on the bad, you will experience more bad.
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Where attention goes, energy flows.
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And if you are fixated on the problems that you are having, no matter how much money you make or how much love you receive, you will forever suffer.
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Because you cannot even recognize the goodness that is present in your life.
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How can you be happy?
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You will never have enough.
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But if you can see and appreciate the abundance and love that the universe, God, the higher power, however you want to call it, has been generously giving you unconditionally.
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You will be able to find happiness and peace even during difficult times.
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And things are not that serious and you can survive anything.
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Someone failed a job interview and he thinks that he's done for.
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No, it's just a failed job interview.
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It's not going to kill him.
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He can find another job, even a better one.
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is going through heartbreak and she thinks that she'll never be able to get over her toxic ex.
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No, someone better will show up and she'll fall in love again.
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Someone is reaching 30 and feels like a failure because they haven't achieved anything in their life.
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That same person can become a millionaire by the age of 40.
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There are countless stories of late bloomers in various fields and there's no fixed time for success to find you.
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And even when you don't become a millionaire or have an extraordinary life, you will survive anything and have a good life if you don't give up.
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And sometimes the things that we deem as unfortunate are actually divine protection.
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And that's the belief that I stick to.
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If something does not work out, it's not the best for me.
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If something does not work out, I am protected from it.
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Everything is happening in my favor.
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And although I cannot always explain it, I just know deep down in my heart that the universe is protecting me and other people can call me delusional.
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I don't care.
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That belief makes me feel at peace and at ease and it makes me feel happy and calm and grateful.
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That's what I choose to feel and you can choose to feel the same way too because why not, right?
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Be creative and unpredictable in the way that you react to life because the most obvious and predictable reaction to life circumstances is what your old self loves.
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It loves the way it can manipulate you and keep you stuck in the same place forever.
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So step out of that victory circle and free yourself from your past so that you can create a new reality.
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Also remember this, people are flawed.
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Everyone is flawed and imperfect so why do you have to let the words from someone who is as flawed as you decrease your
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self-worth you see people never talk about you or see you as who you are no one sees you as who you truly are people
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only see you as who they are they have a lens to which they view the world and everyone around them and that lens is called self-perception the way they feel about you is the way they feel about themselves the way they talk about you is the way they talk about themselves.
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The way they perceive you is the way they perceive themselves.
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So people go and hurt others because they are hurt.
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They make others suffer because they are suffering tremendously.
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So do not let what other people say or think about you influence your inner world because it has nothing to do with you to begin with.
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It's their problem, not yours.
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And the last thing I want to tell you is that you can make a different choice right now.
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You don't have to wait until you have healed yourself, until you have killed your inner child, until you have reached spiritual awakening or something.
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Because healing is a process that will go on for the rest of your life.
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But you can choose happiness right now.
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Enough waiting and expecting the external world to change to make you feel happy.
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It's time for all of us to realize that the external world only changes when we change first.
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And your suffering will end when you start choosing you.
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So choose yourself.
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Alright guys, that's everything I want to share in today's video.
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Say goodbye to your suffering and if it wants to show up again one day, come back to this video.
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Because as long as I make videos, I will continue reminding you of the power that you have to create the life that you want and feel amazing every day.
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I love you so much.
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Thanks for watching and I'll see you again soon.
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Bye bye.
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Why practice speaking with this video?

This video provides a powerful context for English learners to practice speaking skills. The speaker delves into a profound discussion on personal empowerment and emotional well-being, which can inspire learners to express their own thoughts and feelings in English. By engaging with the content, learners can not only build vocabulary around topics like happiness and emotional resilience but also practice articulating complex ideas. This makes it an excellent choice for IELTS speaking practice, where expressing personal opinions and experiences is crucial. Utilizing the shadowing technique, learners can mimic the speaker’s intonation and rhythm, enhancing their fluency while also understanding the importance of maintaining their emotional state in conversations.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

The speaker employs several impactful grammatical structures that can benefit learners:

  • “It's time for you to step in your power” - This phrase uses an imperative form to encourage action, a useful structure for making strong suggestions in conversations.
  • “As long as you cling to it, you will forever suffer” - The use of conditional sentences in this context illustrates consequences, a significant aspect of English grammar that aids in expressing cause and effect clearly.
  • “You need to guard your inner world” - The verb “need” emphasizes necessity, providing an example of how to stress importance in speech effectively.
  • “Do you know what's the problem here?” - Rhetorical questions engage the listener, which can be an excellent way to encourage interaction in English discourse.

Common Pronunciation Traps

As learners practice speaking along with the video, they may encounter specific pronunciation challenges:

  • “Suffering” - The vowel sounds can be tricky. Ensure clarity in pronouncing the ‘suf-’ and ‘-fering’ parts distinctly.
  • “Contentment” - Focus on the syllable stress; many may incorrectly place emphasis on the wrong syllable. Practice saying it slowly: con-TENT-ment.
  • “Innate power” - This phrase requires attention to the 'n' sounds in 'innate' and 'power.' It’s important to articulate these sounds crisply to convey confidence.

Incorporating the shadowspeaks method allows learners to work on these aspects effectively. By repetitively mimicking the speaker's delivery, learners can train their mouths and ears to recognize and reproduce sounds more accurately. Engage in shadow speak exercises with this video to enhance both your pronunciation and speaking skills.

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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