What does Jim need money for?
For his family, of course. He needs money to provide his family. As a result, it is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Right?
Yes.
Is it easy or difficult for Jim to provide his family?
It is difficult. It is not easy for Jim to provide his family.
What is difficult for Jim to do?
To provide his family, to give what they want and need. Its difficult for Jim to provide his family.
Who is it difficult for to provide his family?
For Jim, of course. It is difficult for Jim to provide his family.
And why is it difficult for Jim to provide his family?
Because he is in debts. He doesnt have his own money. Jim owes money to other people.
And he even has a list of reasons for not being a success.
What does Jim always do? What does he always say?
He always blames something or something.
What kind of list does Jim have?
He has a list of reasons for not being a success.
Jim has a list of what?
He has a list of reasons. He has a list of things for not being a success. He has the list of things that stops him from doing well.
Does Jim have a list of reasons for being successful or for not being successful?
Jim has a list of reasons for not being successful. He has a list of reasons for not doing well.
Plus, Jim always blames the government and the prices. He always blames the taxes and his neighbors. He blames the weather and the traffic. He blames the company and the community.
What does Jim always do?
Blames. Jim always blames.
What does Jim always blame?
He always blames the government and the prices.
He always blames the taxes and his neighbors.
He always blames the weather and the traffic.
And what does Jim blame the government and the prices for?
For not being a success. Jim always blames the government and the prices for not being a successful man.
What does Jim blame the taxes and his neighbors for?
For not being a success. Jim always blames the taxes and his neighbors for not being a successful man.
What else does Jim blame for not being a successful man?
He blames the weather and the traffic. He blames the company and the community for not being a success.
Why does Jim blame everything and everyone?
Because Jim doesnt know what to do. And as a result, Jim is falling into depression.
Who is falling into depression?
Jim is. Jim is falling into depression.
Why is Jim falling into depression?
Because he is not a success and he doesnt know what to do. Jim is poor. He is in debts. Its difficult for him to provide his family.
But one day, fortunately, he meets a successful businessman.
Who does Jim meet one day?
A successful businessman. One day Jim meets a successful businessman. And when he meets a successful businessman, Jim goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
When Jim meets a successful businessman what does he do?
He goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
Does Jim tell the successful businessman why he is not a success?
Yes, exactly. Jim tells the successful businessman why he is not a success. Jim goes through his list of reasons for not doing well.
Who goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success?
Right! Jim does. Jim goes through his list of reasons why he is not a success.
The man is very patient. When Jim finishes, the man looks through the list very carefully.
When Jim finishes what does the man do?
He looks through the list very carefully.
Does the man examine, read Jims list of reasons why he is not a success?
Correct. The man examines, he reads very carefully the list of reasons why he is not a success. The man looks through the list very carefully.
What does the man look through very carefully?
Right! Jims list. The man looks though Jims list of reasons why he is not a success.
How does the man look through Jims list?
Very carefully and very quickly, of course. The man looks thought Jims list very carefully. And he tells Jim that there is a big problem with his list.
What does the man tell?
He tells Jim that there is a big problem with his list.
Does the man tell Jim that everything is fine with his list?
No. He doesnt tell him that. He tells Jim that there is a big problem with this list.
Does Jim want to know what is wrong with the list?
Yes, of course. He wants to know what is wrong with his list.
And thats why he says, What is it? Jim wonders.
You are not on the list, tells the man.
What does the man tell Jim?
He tells Jim that his name is not on the list.
Does it change Jims life a little?
No, not a little. It changes his life completely. It revolutionizes Jims life.
You remember that word Revolutionize and it means to change completely. It completely changes Jims life. It revolutionizes Jims life.
What revolutionizes Jims life?
The fact that Jims name is not on the list changes Jims life completely. The fact that Jims name is not on the list revolutionizes Jims life.
Whose life does it revolutionize?
Jims life. It revolutionizes Jims life.
And what does he do next?
Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well. Jim throws it away.
What does Jim do with list of reasons for not doing well?
He destroys it. Jim tears up the list of reasons for not doing well. And Jim throws it way.
What does Jim throw away?
Right! The list of reasons for not doing well. Jim throws it way.
Does Jim keep the list?
No, no, he doesnt keep the list. He throws it way. He says good-bye to that list. Jim throws it way.
What does Jim do next?
Next he grabs a fresh piece of paper. He puts one word on it him.
How many words does Jim put on a fresh piece of paper? Two, three?
No, not two, not three. Jim puts one word on it.
Which word does he write on the paper?
He writes his name Jim. He writes his own name.
Jim changes so does his life. He becomes a successful businessman.
Why does Jim become a successful businessman?
He becomes a successful businessman, because he revolutionizes his life. He completely changes his life, because he stops blaming everything and everyone, because he becomes responsible for everything. And Jim understands that he is the key to his better future.
Alright! As always listen to this story every day. Listen and answer the questions. If you listen to my lessons every day for seven days or more, I promise you will speak English easily, confidently and automatically like a native speaker.
And before you go and do your next lesson, I want you to know that by doing this Super English Course, you are not only learning English, you are not only improving your vocabulary, you are not only becoming a better English speaker, but also you are becoming a better human being. All the stories you are listening to in my course, they all teach you, they all guide you, and they all help you gain the real life experiences from the major and minor characters, the experiences that every human being encounters and meets in every day life. I do hope you will learn from them a lot. And it will be of great use to you. Moreover you improve not only your mind but also you improve your body by doing exercises, by jumping and moving a lot. It improves your English and it makes you a strong and healthier person as well. Thats great, isnt it? See next time. Bye-bye.