Shadowing Practice: you only need 1 month. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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one month it literally just takes one fucking month to change your entire reality
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and every single season where i have quantum leaped like i'm
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talking zero to 20k followers in one month going from a
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broke first generation college student to owning my own business full -time every time a massive shift happened
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i had these five things in common and
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so since you're locking in with me
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i want to share these with you the first one is
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blinders are up blinders are up like you are not paying any mind to what other people are doing
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so this means you're not watching content you are not scrolling
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you are not even giving your brain the opportunity to compare
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because every single thing you interact with
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that is you sinking your energy into something so
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when you put all of that juicy energy into what it is
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that you actually want it's quick
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it is quick the second thing is i got super clear on one goal one goal
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sometimes the brain likes to distract us with shiny object syndrome
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but focusing on everything is not allowing you to laser point on one thing
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and this season of focusing on this one thing doesn't need to last forever
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but just get super clear on one goal for now the
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third thing is i did not entertain any doubt whatsoever
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i saw doubt as a waste of time every single time
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this is actually a huge thing every single time i started to feel doubt
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and feel anxiety and worrying about the how i took
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that as an indication to take a nap seriously i took
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that as an indication of okay my brain is tired
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it needs rest my old identity of wanting to live in fear
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and scarcity is coming in let's do a yoga nidra let's take a nap
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and i highly recommend
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that too the fourth thing is a hermit season
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i didn't see very many people like in the moments where i was
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so focused on one goal and i really wanted to call in
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that rapid change i really only saw like my boyfriend
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and some very close friends but i was not going out in the slightest
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and the fifth thing is so much prayer
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and this doesn't have to be religious prayer if you're not religious
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but praying to god the divine source being so grateful and
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so rooted in your why that will get you through the times of doubt
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and anxiety because when we are too attached sometimes we think
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that there's only one way for this thing to get to us there's only one way to call it in
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but the reality is
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that your analytical mind cannot possibly predict your future
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sometimes you need to allow those little silent nudges to bring you exactly where you want to go
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because that is something
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so much stronger than your analytical mind it's your soul it's your inner wisdom
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if you are on this journey follow to join the tribe i'm
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so happy that we somehow found each other and i'll see you in the next video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “you only need 1 month”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: doubt, goal, brain, month. This video has 46 sentences and 528 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:36. The speaker talks fast, about 203 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| anxiety noun | /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ | An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event. |
| prayer noun | /pɹɛɚ/ | A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity. |
| indication noun | /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ | An act of pointing out or indicating. |
| analytical adjective | /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/ | Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts |
| compare verb | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it… |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| pray verb | /pɹeɪ/ | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| rapid adjective | /ˈɹæp.ɪd/ | Very swift or quick. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| wisdom noun | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. |
| divine adjective | /dɪˈvaɪn/ | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| syndrome noun | /ˈsɪndɹoʊm/ | A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition. |
| slight adjective | /slaɪt/ | Minor; small in amount |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| laser noun | /ˈleɪzɚ/ | A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're locking · are not paying · you're not watching |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | need to last · have to be · need to allow |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will get · i'll see |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, analytical /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, whatsoever /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
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 anxiety, prayer, indication.
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.