Shadowing Practice: Stop limiting yourself #selfgrowth #inspiration - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You are here to discover your potential as a powerful creator.
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You are here to create beautiful, wonderful things for yourself and for the world.
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Like, why do you think that you don't deserve what you want?
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And I don't want to hear things like, oh, because I think I'm not good enough or smart enough or talented enough or beautiful enough.
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My dear, there are literally hundreds or even thousands of people out there who do not possess even half of your beauty,
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talent, intelligence, wisdom, whatever, and they're living their best lives.
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So I don't want to hear more, I'm not good enough, or it's so hard for me to achieve these things.
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You are good enough, and you have the ability to have whatever you want, to do whatever you want.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Stop limiting yourself”. This video has 8 sentences and 134 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:46. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| discover verb | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | To find or learn something for the first time. |
| talented adjective | /ˈtæləntɪd/ | Endowed with one or more talents. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| creator noun | /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ | Something or someone which creates or makes something. |
| possess verb | /pəˈzɛs/ | To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. |
| talent noun | /ˈtæl.ənt/ | A marked natural ability or skill. |
| deserve verb | /dɪˈzɝv/ | To be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have. |
| achieve verb | /əˈt͡ʃiv/ | To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish. |
| ability noun | /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ | The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. |
| literally adverb | /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/ | Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words. |
| powerful adjective | /ˈpaʊɚfl̩/ | Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence. |
| wonderful adjective | /ˈwʌndəfl̩/ | Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary. |
| smart adjective | /smɑɹt/ | Exhibiting social ability or cleverness. |
| dear adjective | /dɪɹ/ | High in price; expensive. |
| beauty noun | /ˈbjuti/ | The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: ability /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/, literally /ˈlɪ.tə.ɹə.li/, intelligence /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəns/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like discover, talented, wisdom.
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.