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Re-Awaken the Giant Within
Over 20 years ago, Anthony Robbins' landmark bestseller Awaken the Giant Within hit shelves, and a revolution began.
It was a movement of transformation — of taking immediate massive action toward your goals: of mastering your health, emotions and finances and of creating and growing the ultimate relationship. More than 20 years ago, readers of Awaken the Giant Within woke up and decided to never settle for anything less than an extraordinary life. Today Awaken the Giant Within is a landmark bestseller that continues to create breakthroughs around the world.
To celebrate over two decades of radical transformation, we've compiled the best insights from Awaken the Giant Within—including how to crush your obstacles, how to use your personal values to achieve what you desire most, and how to use pain and pleasure to shape your destiny—into this special gift edition, Re-Awaken the Giant Within.
It was a movement of transformation — of taking immediate massive action toward your goals: of mastering your health, emotions and finances and of creating and growing the ultimate relationship. More than 20 years ago, readers of Awaken the Giant Within woke up and decided to never settle for anything less than an extraordinary life. Today Awaken the Giant Within is a landmark bestseller that continues to create breakthroughs around the world.
To celebrate over two decades of radical transformation, we've compiled the best insights from Awaken the Giant Within—including how to crush your obstacles, how to use your personal values to achieve what you desire most, and how to use pain and pleasure to shape your destiny—into this special gift edition, Re-Awaken the Giant Within.
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Anthony Robbins
364 books4,877 followersFor more than 30 years Tony Robbins' passion has been helping people BREAK THROUGH and take their lives to another level -- no matter how successful they already are -- in the areas that matter most: their business, personal finance, intimate relationships, families, careers and health.
Tony Robbins has helped more than 50 million people from more than 100 countries transform their lives and their businesses through his books, audio programs, health products, live events and personal coaching. He's been fortunate enough to work with everyone from presidents of countries to some of the true legends of entertainment, sports and the business world. But his work is not limited to Fortune 500 CEOs and athletes. He has a special passion for small-business owners, parents and students.
Being the Chairman of seven privately held companies and five holding companies in diverse industries keeps him busy. Many of his companies have become brands that are leaders in their category - from the award winning Namale Resort & Spa in the Fiji Islands, to Twinlab and Metabolife in the sports nutrition field, to the Anthony Robbins brand in personal and professional improvement.
Most of Tony's core strategies for creating breakthroughs have come from his work with some of the biggest names in the business world: He's had the privilege of modeling and distilling the strategies of leaders in some of the fastest-growing companies in the world. He's used these distinctions to help optimize and grow enterprises to new and more profitable levels.
One of the things Tony is most proud of is his humanitarian work through the non-profit Anthony Robbins Foundation. He's always believed that if we're blessed enough to have insight and economic opportunities, then we're also blessed enough to be able to give back. To those who much has been given, much is expected. Tony Robbins is extremely blessed to be able to feed more than two million people in 56 countries every year through his International Basket Brigade.
Tony Robbins has helped more than 50 million people from more than 100 countries transform their lives and their businesses through his books, audio programs, health products, live events and personal coaching. He's been fortunate enough to work with everyone from presidents of countries to some of the true legends of entertainment, sports and the business world. But his work is not limited to Fortune 500 CEOs and athletes. He has a special passion for small-business owners, parents and students.
Being the Chairman of seven privately held companies and five holding companies in diverse industries keeps him busy. Many of his companies have become brands that are leaders in their category - from the award winning Namale Resort & Spa in the Fiji Islands, to Twinlab and Metabolife in the sports nutrition field, to the Anthony Robbins brand in personal and professional improvement.
Most of Tony's core strategies for creating breakthroughs have come from his work with some of the biggest names in the business world: He's had the privilege of modeling and distilling the strategies of leaders in some of the fastest-growing companies in the world. He's used these distinctions to help optimize and grow enterprises to new and more profitable levels.
One of the things Tony is most proud of is his humanitarian work through the non-profit Anthony Robbins Foundation. He's always believed that if we're blessed enough to have insight and economic opportunities, then we're also blessed enough to be able to give back. To those who much has been given, much is expected. Tony Robbins is extremely blessed to be able to feed more than two million people in 56 countries every year through his International Basket Brigade.
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October 16, 2021
Timeless!
An enormously valuable set of reminders :
------------------------
"The key to success is movement, which creates: confidence, strength, flexibility, personal power, and fun. Stagnation comes from lack of movement. 'Old' is not a matter of age, it’s a lack of movement... and the ultimate lack of movement is death."
"Make feeling good your expectation. You don’t have to have a reason to feel good... you’re alive!"
"Emotions are an internal compass pointing you toward the actions you must take to arrive at your goals. If you don't know how to use this compass, you’ll be forever at the mercy of any psychic tempest that blows your way."
"Whatever you continually look for, you will surely find."
"Your past does not equal your future."
"The emotions you once thought as negative are merely a call to action. In fact, instead of calling them negative emotions, from now on call them action signals. They ask you to change :
** the way you think
** the way you perceive things
** your procedures for communicating/behaving
These calls to action are reminders not to be a fly repeatedly banging himself against the window, trying to get through the glass. If you don’t change your approach, all the persistence in the world will never pay off. "
"Depression is another call to action, telling you to change the perception that your problems are permanent or out of control."
"Begin to think of action signals as weeds in your garden. A weed is a call to action, isn’t it? It says, 'You’ve got to do something; you’ve got to pull this out to make room for better, healthier plants to grow.' ”
"Never try to contribute to others at your own expense ."
"Commit to putting and keeping yourself in a passionately positive state, no matter what happens. Instantly change your physiology/focus into a resourceful one... regardless of your desires of the moment."
"It doesn’t take very much light to wipe out the darkness."
"We’re so accustomed to the miracles happening around us every day that we don’t even see them as miracles anymore. We covet the scarce, instead of appreciating the miracles that abound."
"Rewire yourself to experience pleasure more consistently. When people feel good all the time, they treat others better, and maximize their potential as human beings."
TONY'S ARSENAL FOR STATE-CHANGE :
• Physiology
• Focus (see below)
• Questions
• Submodalities
• Transformational vocabulary
• Metaphors
• Neuro-associative conditioning
• Beliefs
• Compelling future
• Values (see below)
• Rules (see below)
• References
• Identity
10 Emotional Seeds to Nurture
• Love/warmth
• Appreciation/gratitude
• Curiosity
• Excitement/passion
• Determination
• Flexibility
• Confidence (see below)
• Cheerfulness (see below)
• Vitality
• Contribution
On FOCUS :
- "Whatever we focus on determines how we feel.
- Don't jump to conclusions; choose what to focus on very carefully.
- Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.
- Focusing on the solution will always benefit you.
- A change in focus won’t immediately change your direction. Often there’s a lag time between when you redirect your focus and when your body and your life’s experience catch up. All the more reason to start focusing on what you want immediately; spend no more time on the problem.
- Changing crying to laughter can occur in a heartbeat if our mental focus and physiology is interrupted strongly enough."
On VALUES :
"When we make a decision, our brain first evaluates whether that action leads to pleasure or pain. You constantly weigh alternatives to see what the impact may be based upon your value hierarchy. Your top values are those that bring you the most happiness. So set the day up so that you’re meeting all of your values. If you don’t, you’ll experience an inexplicable emptiness or unhappiness."
On CONFIDENCE :
"Consistently experience confidence - even new moments - through faith. As confident, you’re willing to experiment and put yourself on the line. In order to get yourself to do anything, it’s imperative to exercise confidence rather than fear. Remember: the source of success for outstanding achievers are nurtured beliefs for which that person had no prior references! Acting on faith moves the human race forward."
On CHEERFULNESS :
"There’s a difference in between being happy on the inside and outwardly cheerful.
Cheerfulness :
** enhances self-esteem, fun, people's happiness
** eliminates fear, hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, depression, guilt, inadequacy
You’ve achieved cheerfulness when you realize that whatever craziness happens, nothing other than cheerfulness will make it better. Cheerfulness is intelligence. You know that life lived in a state of pleasure - one so intense that you transmit joy to those around you- will positively impact any challenge coming your way."
On WORRY :
"Many people worry. To accomplish this state, they dwell on the worst possible scenario, believing it will get them to act. In truth, worry puts a person in an extremely unresourceful state. It rarely empowers us to take action, but causes us to be overwhelmed with frustration or fear."
On CALM :
"Every great, successful person remains centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional storms. How? Most have a rule: Never spend more than 10% of your time on the problem; spend 90 % on the solution. Most important, don’t sweat the small stuff. . . and it’s all small stuff!"
On GLOBAL BELIEFS :
"The global beliefs you have about the concepts of scarcity and abundance determine your stress level and your generosity of time, money, energy, and spirit. If you believe we live in a world with scarce resources—where there’s only so much money, so much time, so much love—then you’ll constantly live in fear that you won’t have enough. This stress will affect the way you think of your neighbors, your co-workers, your financial capabilities, and opportunities in general."
On LIMITED IDENTITY :
"Do you look to your past, your present, or the future to define who you truly are? Some time ago, my present and past weren’t terribly exciting, so I consciously fused my identity with the vision I had of who I knew I would become. I didn’t have to wait; I began to live as this man now."
On ACTION :
"Changing how you feel is the motivation behind virtually all of your behaviors. Now develop a proactive plan for dealing with the negative emotional patterns that you habitually experience. It’s equally important to expand the amount of quality time you're in positive states."
On SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS :
"The only way a relationship lasts is if it's where you go to give, and not where you take. Whatever we focus on, we experience ... so focus each day on making it better. Never threaten the relationship itself. Don’t ever say, 'If you do that, then I’m leaving.' Focus on where you want to go in a relationship, not on what you fear. Each day ask : 'How am I so lucky to have you in my life?' Become fully associated to the privilege of sharing your life with this person; feel the pleasure intensely, and continuously anchor it into your nervous system. Engage in a never-ending quest to find new ways to surprise each other. If you don’t, habituation will set in, and you will take each other for granted. So find/create those special moments to make your relationship a role model—one that’s legendary! "
On RULES :
"Our experience of reality has nothing to do with reality, but is interpreted through the controlling force of our beliefs, specifically the rules we have about what has to happen in order for us to feel good. Who do you think has the worst time ? Those with the most intense rules about what has to happen before they can feel good! If we structure our lives in such a way that happiness is dependent upon something we cannot control, we will experience pain."
"A rule is disempowering when :
* It is impossible to meet
* Its success is determined by something you can’t control
* It gives you only a few ways to feel good and lots of ways to feel bad
The solution is simple. Set up a system of evaluating that includes rules that are :
* Clearly achievable
* Constantly pull you in the direction you want to go, toward your values
* Make feeling good easy and feeling bad hard."
"Use criteria you can control personally. You will ring the bell instead of waiting for the outside world to do it."
"At the base of every emotional upset you’ve ever had with another human being is a rules upset. Somebody did something violating one of your beliefs. So if you ever feel angry or upset with someone, remember: it’s your rules that upset you, not their behavior."
Handling a "rules upset"
--------------------
a) Make the first move :
“I’m sorry I responded the way I did. It’s just that you and I have different rules about what we need to do in this situation. My expectations are that if you respect me, you’ll do_______ and _______ . I know those aren’t your rules. so please tell me what your rules are. How do you express respect/love/caring/concern?”
b) Once you’re both clear on the other's needs :
“Would you be willing to do _______ to make me feel respected? I’d be willing to do _______ for you.”
"Any relationship -business or personal- can be instantly transformed just by getting clear on the rules and making an agreement to play by them. After all, how can you ever hope to win a game if you don’t even know the rules?"
"Life is a variable event, so our rules must be organized in ways that allow us to adapt, grow, and enjoy. To some people, if someone frowns at them, then their rule is that the person is in a bad state and should be avoided. Other people's rule is 'If someone’s in a bad state, then I need to change their state.' Most of us have created numerous ways to feel bad, and only a few ways to truly feel good. An overwhelming number of people’s rules wire them for pain. They have a vast, intricate network of neural pathways leading to the very states they want to avoid, but only a handful connected to pleasure."
" 'Every day above ground is a great day!' This rule has become a favorite of the Date With Destiny staff, and now at every program we display it to remind each of us how successful we are the moment we pull back the covers each morning."
"Many of us fear that without intense rules, we won’t be driven, motivated, hard-working, and achievers. You don’t have to have ridiculously difficult rules to keep your drive! If a person makes their rules too intense or painful, pretty soon they’ll realize no matter what they do, they can’t win. They’ll experience learned helplessness. The power of goals -the allure of a compelling future - is important to pull forward... but make sure some rules allow you to be happy anytime you want. Develop rules that move you to take action, feel joy, and follow through—not rules that stop you."
"For some people to feel like they’re in control, they have to know 'x' will happen in advance. For others, they have to experience doing it. If this were my rule for confidence, I couldn’t accomplish most of what I’ve done in my life! My success came from my ability to get myself to feel certain I could achieve something, even though I had no references for it. My rule for confidence is, 'If I decide to be confident, then I’ll feel that way toward anything, and my confidence will help me succeed.' "
"The key to my happiness is : 'I will enjoy this day. No matter what happens, I’ll find a way to enjoy it.' You might say, 'Yeah, but you’re just lowering your standards.' Nothing is further from the truth! You're raising your standards. You hold yourself to a higher standard of enjoying yourself despite the conditions of the moment. It means you’ve committed to being intelligent, flexible, and creative enough to allow yourself the true richness of life. Maybe that’s the ultimate rule."
.
An enormously valuable set of reminders :
------------------------
"The key to success is movement, which creates: confidence, strength, flexibility, personal power, and fun. Stagnation comes from lack of movement. 'Old' is not a matter of age, it’s a lack of movement... and the ultimate lack of movement is death."
"Make feeling good your expectation. You don’t have to have a reason to feel good... you’re alive!"
"Emotions are an internal compass pointing you toward the actions you must take to arrive at your goals. If you don't know how to use this compass, you’ll be forever at the mercy of any psychic tempest that blows your way."
"Whatever you continually look for, you will surely find."
"Your past does not equal your future."
"The emotions you once thought as negative are merely a call to action. In fact, instead of calling them negative emotions, from now on call them action signals. They ask you to change :
** the way you think
** the way you perceive things
** your procedures for communicating/behaving
These calls to action are reminders not to be a fly repeatedly banging himself against the window, trying to get through the glass. If you don’t change your approach, all the persistence in the world will never pay off. "
"Depression is another call to action, telling you to change the perception that your problems are permanent or out of control."
"Begin to think of action signals as weeds in your garden. A weed is a call to action, isn’t it? It says, 'You’ve got to do something; you’ve got to pull this out to make room for better, healthier plants to grow.' ”
"Never try to contribute to others at your own expense ."
"Commit to putting and keeping yourself in a passionately positive state, no matter what happens. Instantly change your physiology/focus into a resourceful one... regardless of your desires of the moment."
"It doesn’t take very much light to wipe out the darkness."
"We’re so accustomed to the miracles happening around us every day that we don’t even see them as miracles anymore. We covet the scarce, instead of appreciating the miracles that abound."
"Rewire yourself to experience pleasure more consistently. When people feel good all the time, they treat others better, and maximize their potential as human beings."
TONY'S ARSENAL FOR STATE-CHANGE :
• Physiology
• Focus (see below)
• Questions
• Submodalities
• Transformational vocabulary
• Metaphors
• Neuro-associative conditioning
• Beliefs
• Compelling future
• Values (see below)
• Rules (see below)
• References
• Identity
10 Emotional Seeds to Nurture
• Love/warmth
• Appreciation/gratitude
• Curiosity
• Excitement/passion
• Determination
• Flexibility
• Confidence (see below)
• Cheerfulness (see below)
• Vitality
• Contribution
On FOCUS :
- "Whatever we focus on determines how we feel.
- Don't jump to conclusions; choose what to focus on very carefully.
- Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.
- Focusing on the solution will always benefit you.
- A change in focus won’t immediately change your direction. Often there’s a lag time between when you redirect your focus and when your body and your life’s experience catch up. All the more reason to start focusing on what you want immediately; spend no more time on the problem.
- Changing crying to laughter can occur in a heartbeat if our mental focus and physiology is interrupted strongly enough."
On VALUES :
"When we make a decision, our brain first evaluates whether that action leads to pleasure or pain. You constantly weigh alternatives to see what the impact may be based upon your value hierarchy. Your top values are those that bring you the most happiness. So set the day up so that you’re meeting all of your values. If you don’t, you’ll experience an inexplicable emptiness or unhappiness."
On CONFIDENCE :
"Consistently experience confidence - even new moments - through faith. As confident, you’re willing to experiment and put yourself on the line. In order to get yourself to do anything, it’s imperative to exercise confidence rather than fear. Remember: the source of success for outstanding achievers are nurtured beliefs for which that person had no prior references! Acting on faith moves the human race forward."
On CHEERFULNESS :
"There’s a difference in between being happy on the inside and outwardly cheerful.
Cheerfulness :
** enhances self-esteem, fun, people's happiness
** eliminates fear, hurt, anger, frustration, disappointment, depression, guilt, inadequacy
You’ve achieved cheerfulness when you realize that whatever craziness happens, nothing other than cheerfulness will make it better. Cheerfulness is intelligence. You know that life lived in a state of pleasure - one so intense that you transmit joy to those around you- will positively impact any challenge coming your way."
On WORRY :
"Many people worry. To accomplish this state, they dwell on the worst possible scenario, believing it will get them to act. In truth, worry puts a person in an extremely unresourceful state. It rarely empowers us to take action, but causes us to be overwhelmed with frustration or fear."
On CALM :
"Every great, successful person remains centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional storms. How? Most have a rule: Never spend more than 10% of your time on the problem; spend 90 % on the solution. Most important, don’t sweat the small stuff. . . and it’s all small stuff!"
On GLOBAL BELIEFS :
"The global beliefs you have about the concepts of scarcity and abundance determine your stress level and your generosity of time, money, energy, and spirit. If you believe we live in a world with scarce resources—where there’s only so much money, so much time, so much love—then you’ll constantly live in fear that you won’t have enough. This stress will affect the way you think of your neighbors, your co-workers, your financial capabilities, and opportunities in general."
On LIMITED IDENTITY :
"Do you look to your past, your present, or the future to define who you truly are? Some time ago, my present and past weren’t terribly exciting, so I consciously fused my identity with the vision I had of who I knew I would become. I didn’t have to wait; I began to live as this man now."
On ACTION :
"Changing how you feel is the motivation behind virtually all of your behaviors. Now develop a proactive plan for dealing with the negative emotional patterns that you habitually experience. It’s equally important to expand the amount of quality time you're in positive states."
On SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS :
"The only way a relationship lasts is if it's where you go to give, and not where you take. Whatever we focus on, we experience ... so focus each day on making it better. Never threaten the relationship itself. Don’t ever say, 'If you do that, then I’m leaving.' Focus on where you want to go in a relationship, not on what you fear. Each day ask : 'How am I so lucky to have you in my life?' Become fully associated to the privilege of sharing your life with this person; feel the pleasure intensely, and continuously anchor it into your nervous system. Engage in a never-ending quest to find new ways to surprise each other. If you don’t, habituation will set in, and you will take each other for granted. So find/create those special moments to make your relationship a role model—one that’s legendary! "
On RULES :
"Our experience of reality has nothing to do with reality, but is interpreted through the controlling force of our beliefs, specifically the rules we have about what has to happen in order for us to feel good. Who do you think has the worst time ? Those with the most intense rules about what has to happen before they can feel good! If we structure our lives in such a way that happiness is dependent upon something we cannot control, we will experience pain."
"A rule is disempowering when :
* It is impossible to meet
* Its success is determined by something you can’t control
* It gives you only a few ways to feel good and lots of ways to feel bad
The solution is simple. Set up a system of evaluating that includes rules that are :
* Clearly achievable
* Constantly pull you in the direction you want to go, toward your values
* Make feeling good easy and feeling bad hard."
"Use criteria you can control personally. You will ring the bell instead of waiting for the outside world to do it."
"At the base of every emotional upset you’ve ever had with another human being is a rules upset. Somebody did something violating one of your beliefs. So if you ever feel angry or upset with someone, remember: it’s your rules that upset you, not their behavior."
Handling a "rules upset"
--------------------
a) Make the first move :
“I’m sorry I responded the way I did. It’s just that you and I have different rules about what we need to do in this situation. My expectations are that if you respect me, you’ll do_______ and _______ . I know those aren’t your rules. so please tell me what your rules are. How do you express respect/love/caring/concern?”
b) Once you’re both clear on the other's needs :
“Would you be willing to do _______ to make me feel respected? I’d be willing to do _______ for you.”
"Any relationship -business or personal- can be instantly transformed just by getting clear on the rules and making an agreement to play by them. After all, how can you ever hope to win a game if you don’t even know the rules?"
"Life is a variable event, so our rules must be organized in ways that allow us to adapt, grow, and enjoy. To some people, if someone frowns at them, then their rule is that the person is in a bad state and should be avoided. Other people's rule is 'If someone’s in a bad state, then I need to change their state.' Most of us have created numerous ways to feel bad, and only a few ways to truly feel good. An overwhelming number of people’s rules wire them for pain. They have a vast, intricate network of neural pathways leading to the very states they want to avoid, but only a handful connected to pleasure."
" 'Every day above ground is a great day!' This rule has become a favorite of the Date With Destiny staff, and now at every program we display it to remind each of us how successful we are the moment we pull back the covers each morning."
"Many of us fear that without intense rules, we won’t be driven, motivated, hard-working, and achievers. You don’t have to have ridiculously difficult rules to keep your drive! If a person makes their rules too intense or painful, pretty soon they’ll realize no matter what they do, they can’t win. They’ll experience learned helplessness. The power of goals -the allure of a compelling future - is important to pull forward... but make sure some rules allow you to be happy anytime you want. Develop rules that move you to take action, feel joy, and follow through—not rules that stop you."
"For some people to feel like they’re in control, they have to know 'x' will happen in advance. For others, they have to experience doing it. If this were my rule for confidence, I couldn’t accomplish most of what I’ve done in my life! My success came from my ability to get myself to feel certain I could achieve something, even though I had no references for it. My rule for confidence is, 'If I decide to be confident, then I’ll feel that way toward anything, and my confidence will help me succeed.' "
"The key to my happiness is : 'I will enjoy this day. No matter what happens, I’ll find a way to enjoy it.' You might say, 'Yeah, but you’re just lowering your standards.' Nothing is further from the truth! You're raising your standards. You hold yourself to a higher standard of enjoying yourself despite the conditions of the moment. It means you’ve committed to being intelligent, flexible, and creative enough to allow yourself the true richness of life. Maybe that’s the ultimate rule."
.
September 24, 2016
The first Anthony Robbins book I read was a copy of the original 'Awaken the Giant Within', and it left a sour taste in my mouth. It wasn't that the book lacked substance, or the ideas were skewed - for it actually held valuable information and tools which I believe even to this day can help just about anyone - it was him. I'm sure he's a great guy in real life. He seems so passionate and genuine in how much he wants to help people; however, what let the original book down, in my opinion, was his personal anecdotes from his own life. I will admit that some were interesting and inspiring, while others were disturbing to say the very least! (you can go check out my review for the original if you want to have a more in-depth perspective on what I thought was wrong with it).
This revised book is completely different, and doesn't have any of the extreme things he did when reconditioning himself, or more specifically, his family. This book is everything I wished the original was: brilliant and straightforward in its concepts, telling simple yet valuable truths about how human psychology works, and most importantly it provided the tools to help you achieve the kind of success he talks about.
This book won't work for everyone, like he claims (because let's be real when he means it works for everyone what he actually means is that it will work for people already in a country filled with abundance, not, for example, someone in desperate poverty in Third World countries who can't even read. I know I'm getting really anal with this, but I feel it's important to be real about it!), but if you've come into contact with this book and you can read it then chances are it will work for you.
This revised book is completely different, and doesn't have any of the extreme things he did when reconditioning himself, or more specifically, his family. This book is everything I wished the original was: brilliant and straightforward in its concepts, telling simple yet valuable truths about how human psychology works, and most importantly it provided the tools to help you achieve the kind of success he talks about.
This book won't work for everyone, like he claims (because let's be real when he means it works for everyone what he actually means is that it will work for people already in a country filled with abundance, not, for example, someone in desperate poverty in Third World countries who can't even read. I know I'm getting really anal with this, but I feel it's important to be real about it!), but if you've come into contact with this book and you can read it then chances are it will work for you.
May 31, 2014
This book is really helpful. It's more simple than the previous one.
read it again.... read it again... and it will change our point of view!
Thanks Robbin! I love it!
read it again.... read it again... and it will change our point of view!
Thanks Robbin! I love it!
November 21, 2014
I think anyone with an open mind who wants to change anything can benefit from reading Tony's work. If you can't gain anything from reading this book then you probably have issues with accepting any responsibility for your own life.
This is one of the very best books I have ever read, second only to Tony's other book on which this is based and which goes in to more detail, Awaken the Giant Within. Unlimited Power is also an excellent book and choosing between the two is near impossible for me.
This book is free and does have some updated elements from the original book published about 25 years ago.
I am currently reading Tony's brand new book on money and then will go back and re-visit Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. I plan to take copious notes this time and really utilise and master the skills in the book. I must admit, sadly I did not really follow along with the exercises as I was reading this and I knew I was going to re-read his other books very soon.
Personally I have found myself taking on more challenges at work and feel far more comfortable in conflict situations. I am able to remain calmer and create peace in situations that previously I may have reacted in a way that would have escalated the situation. There is a great quote that "Anger is acceptable as long as you choose when to be angry, how angry and for how long, otherwise you are being controlled by your emotions". I think that originally came from Aristotle and clearly very little has changed in the last 2,000 years.
This is one of the very best books I have ever read, second only to Tony's other book on which this is based and which goes in to more detail, Awaken the Giant Within. Unlimited Power is also an excellent book and choosing between the two is near impossible for me.
This book is free and does have some updated elements from the original book published about 25 years ago.
I am currently reading Tony's brand new book on money and then will go back and re-visit Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. I plan to take copious notes this time and really utilise and master the skills in the book. I must admit, sadly I did not really follow along with the exercises as I was reading this and I knew I was going to re-read his other books very soon.
Personally I have found myself taking on more challenges at work and feel far more comfortable in conflict situations. I am able to remain calmer and create peace in situations that previously I may have reacted in a way that would have escalated the situation. There is a great quote that "Anger is acceptable as long as you choose when to be angry, how angry and for how long, otherwise you are being controlled by your emotions". I think that originally came from Aristotle and clearly very little has changed in the last 2,000 years.
February 17, 2019
Another great book by the giant himsef, Anthony Robbins. Talks abut many things that can improve one{s life and take people to the next level. Highly recommended.
May 20, 2018
This book tries to teach you some techniques to overcome bad habits. Scientifically speaking it tries to teach you how to override current neuro associations in your mind with better ones that help you with reaching your goals.
For a short read/listen, I recommend this book. But it can go into more depth. If you have the time you can read the original Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!.
For a short read/listen, I recommend this book. But it can go into more depth. If you have the time you can read the original Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!.
March 26, 2016
Grow stronger, smarter, more successful every day, this book provides tools you can utilize every day to benefit your life immensely. Ask better questions, be clear on your values and the person you want to be, take control of your emotional states, especially when lassitude sets in, contribute to others, most importantly improve every single day, and the results will follow :) Highly recommend this book, rich, but succinct vocabulary, great examples of the methods in action, truly inspiring man, one of my role models, since I read this :)
January 4, 2014
This is a pared-down version of Awaken the Giant Within, it covers much of the same material, but does so more quickly, leaving out a lot of the extras. It is a good introduction to Anthony Robbins ideas.
January 28, 2015
I have a huge amount of respect for Tony Robbins, he started out just the same as everyone else, but he took control of his life and the way he saw the world, and became massively successful because of it.
This book tells you how to make the changes in your life that you want to make. If you've been trying to lose weight and haven't been able to keep it off, or if you want to quit smoking - whatever it is, there are techniques in here to help you.
For me, the best idea he discusses is the idea of changing your pain/pleasure associations. If you want to quit smoking, but find that you are unable, it is probably because although you associate pain with smoking, you associate not smoking with far more pain.
In short, if you want to make a lasting change, you need to link pain to the old behaviour and pleasure to the new behaviour. I should also add that I quit smoking using this technique.
There's some gold in here, and it will help people that want to make a difference in their lives.
This book tells you how to make the changes in your life that you want to make. If you've been trying to lose weight and haven't been able to keep it off, or if you want to quit smoking - whatever it is, there are techniques in here to help you.
For me, the best idea he discusses is the idea of changing your pain/pleasure associations. If you want to quit smoking, but find that you are unable, it is probably because although you associate pain with smoking, you associate not smoking with far more pain.
In short, if you want to make a lasting change, you need to link pain to the old behaviour and pleasure to the new behaviour. I should also add that I quit smoking using this technique.
There's some gold in here, and it will help people that want to make a difference in their lives.
March 21, 2022
My biggest takeaways from this book:
It is not enough to just dream. You have to make the decision to fulfill your dreams. By deciding to fulfill your dreams, you have to cut out the possibility of you failing or not succeeding. Plant this in your head: There simply is no scenario or possibility that I will fail to reach my goals and dreams.
Then, you have to work constantly to achieving your dreams, and you do that by focusing on the things that really matter. Also, it is important to associate the actions and steps you need to take to achieve your dreams with pleasurable ideas or experiences, and conversely, associate the things you need to avoid (self-defeating ideas, beliefs, and habits) with painful ideas or experiences.
Then, write down your greatest dreams. Visualize them, and take concrete steps to realize them.
It is not enough to just dream. You have to make the decision to fulfill your dreams. By deciding to fulfill your dreams, you have to cut out the possibility of you failing or not succeeding. Plant this in your head: There simply is no scenario or possibility that I will fail to reach my goals and dreams.
Then, you have to work constantly to achieving your dreams, and you do that by focusing on the things that really matter. Also, it is important to associate the actions and steps you need to take to achieve your dreams with pleasurable ideas or experiences, and conversely, associate the things you need to avoid (self-defeating ideas, beliefs, and habits) with painful ideas or experiences.
Then, write down your greatest dreams. Visualize them, and take concrete steps to realize them.
November 28, 2014
I'd give this maybe a 4.5. This was my first Tony Robbins book/product. Until now the only thing I had heard was a previous employer who talked about how fake he was and how he ripped off his customers. I figured he was basically a gym jock that just tried to always pump you up. But a simple check into his clientele and experience and life story paints a very different picture. After reading this introduction to his system I have become a big fan. I think he is completely legitimate and sincere.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to rereading it and actually working through his activities. I also plan on getting his original, Awaken the Giant Within, to add to my library.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to rereading it and actually working through his activities. I also plan on getting his original, Awaken the Giant Within, to add to my library.
July 9, 2014
A free ebook with a mishmash of Robbins' books. The intention is clear: to sell his products. I wouldn't mind that if the content weren't so confusing, especially after the first middle. The book extracts exist to "give a taste" of his books and seminars, so you leave the book wanting more... His self-claimed urge to help people kind of sounds fake if everything comes with a tag price on it.
April 30, 2015
A condensed version of Awaken the Giant Within. Robbins gives some powerful tools and strategies for emotional mastery. An inquiry into your belief system, values, identity and how these shape who we are and what we do. Introspective, insightful and a powerful agent of change if you are willing to do the work.
July 28, 2015
Yep, crazy as it is, I like this silly big guy. The book is alright (for free on his web).
The main interest for me is how much of current cog-psychology of motivation he already anticipated in the 80ies. His language is completely outside my standard reading material, and there are quite a few points that are pushing it. Yet, I do like him even though I know he is only maybe 98.5% genuine.
The main interest for me is how much of current cog-psychology of motivation he already anticipated in the 80ies. His language is completely outside my standard reading material, and there are quite a few points that are pushing it. Yet, I do like him even though I know he is only maybe 98.5% genuine.
August 10, 2016
Ted Talks brought me here actually. And although this book presented some good ideas of self motivation and brain training, it had nothing new to offer and was a little bit boring at the end.
February 11, 2021
It is the first book I read in the self-development area. And I enjoyed it! It is helpful, and You have to get back to it.
I, myself just set a target to read it once again in ten years. Hoping to update my positive review at the time!
I, myself just set a target to read it once again in ten years. Hoping to update my positive review at the time!
February 8, 2019
Use this book to review what you have learned from Awaken the Giant Within. This book still shares the same information as the first version but shorter for reminding purpose. However, it's exciting with new stories and a bit new insights from Tony Robbins. And It's free to download.
For new reader it's still great because of the adequate information you read.
http://core.tonyrobbins.com/atgw-ebook
For new reader it's still great because of the adequate information you read.
http://core.tonyrobbins.com/atgw-ebook
March 26, 2017
I genuinely like Tony Robbins. I follow him on Instagram, watch his speeches and I read his books - I fantasize about going to his pricey seminars and workshops. I once wanted to find a list of books that influenced him the most and the list counted thousands. He is the motivational speeches' Master and Commander. So I understand why I couldn't find a lot of details in his big book. Because he will talk a lot, and explain a lot, and NLP a lot, and discuss a lot, but he won't give you detailed techniques. He will in a way. But mostly he won't do this with a book; the thing that I like the most - skills to study from A to B to C, he won't give it to you on a plate. He is going to give you the whole rainforest in his books, but he won't show you a singular tree.
But I still adore him. I genuinely adore Tony Robbins, because I don't feel bullshit coming out of him. He is intense, insanely rich and he moves millions and he really is the ultimate captain in this field. Just not a guru, he is not a guru, but a breathing walking eating human being who has mastered the game of, how to life a life knowing you are an authentic giant. Absolute admiration without infatuation for this man.
But I still adore him. I genuinely adore Tony Robbins, because I don't feel bullshit coming out of him. He is intense, insanely rich and he moves millions and he really is the ultimate captain in this field. Just not a guru, he is not a guru, but a breathing walking eating human being who has mastered the game of, how to life a life knowing you are an authentic giant. Absolute admiration without infatuation for this man.
October 2, 2017
What’s in it?
What makes the difference in the quality of peoples’ lives? How to change your life? How to take control of your life? How to shape your life?
Key take-outs
1. You decide what you focus on, what things mean to you and what to do to create the results you desire
2. Change can happen in an instant if we change our belief system
3. To change our belief system we must associate pain with our past belief and pleasure with our new belief
4. What we want in life really comes down to feelings, and we can instantly feel whatever feeling we want by changing our state
5. You are the source of all your emotions; emotions are action signals – emotions don’t control you, you decide what to do about it
6. All decision-making comes down to values clarification. Gain awareness of what your current values are and make conscious decisions about what values you want to live by in order to shape the quality of life and destiny you truly desire and deserve.
7. Nothing has to happen in order for you to feel good. Whether or not you feel like you're achieving your values is totally dependent upon your rules
8. Set up the rules of the game so you can win
9. Every upset is a rule upset: if you ever feel angry or upset at someone, it’s your rules that are upsetting you, not their behavior
10. Once you’ve mastered yourself, your own challenges will become a minor focus; you will find yourself redirecting your energies to improving what’s happening in your family, your community
Overall rating: 5/5
Quality of insights: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Life-changing: 5/5
Read on Oct 2017
I make one page powerpoint summaries of the books I read. If you want to get my full PPT, send me a message. I also just started my blog https://joongminkim.wordpress.com/.
What makes the difference in the quality of peoples’ lives? How to change your life? How to take control of your life? How to shape your life?
Key take-outs
1. You decide what you focus on, what things mean to you and what to do to create the results you desire
2. Change can happen in an instant if we change our belief system
3. To change our belief system we must associate pain with our past belief and pleasure with our new belief
4. What we want in life really comes down to feelings, and we can instantly feel whatever feeling we want by changing our state
5. You are the source of all your emotions; emotions are action signals – emotions don’t control you, you decide what to do about it
6. All decision-making comes down to values clarification. Gain awareness of what your current values are and make conscious decisions about what values you want to live by in order to shape the quality of life and destiny you truly desire and deserve.
7. Nothing has to happen in order for you to feel good. Whether or not you feel like you're achieving your values is totally dependent upon your rules
8. Set up the rules of the game so you can win
9. Every upset is a rule upset: if you ever feel angry or upset at someone, it’s your rules that are upsetting you, not their behavior
10. Once you’ve mastered yourself, your own challenges will become a minor focus; you will find yourself redirecting your energies to improving what’s happening in your family, your community
Overall rating: 5/5
Quality of insights: 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Life-changing: 5/5
Read on Oct 2017
I make one page powerpoint summaries of the books I read. If you want to get my full PPT, send me a message. I also just started my blog https://joongminkim.wordpress.com/.
January 16, 2018
it surely had a big impact on my life,i learned how to control my emotions,how to be positive,it was also an eye opened on my life's goals ,what do i relly wanated.
the before_me and after-me are magically incompatibe with eachother on the energy,mindset and determination level.
just reading this book won't make you BILL GATES by the day after,but, it will be an ey-opened point in your life if you interact with each of its lessons and applied it on your daily life.
...it's all a matter of routine/habbits wich you choose to fill the emptiess of your day with! (you'll tell me well i'm very busy person,simply ask yourself what are you busy doing? are these things you're doing right now(work,study,social media..) are really what you wanted to be doing ? if not !maybe you should read this book and go with TONNY deep in your inner beliefs and values to see what are you ment to be!)
the book contains so many useful excersices,at first i thought they are so ridiculous eventhough i did fill the blanke but right after i knew that such kind of brainstorming excercices aren't useless or silly as they look,i'm sure you'll enjoy reading it(if this is your first TONNY's book,you'll discover how simple and freindly his style is!and you'll fall in love with his stories!)such as you'll be enjoying life after reading it,if you aren't already, though.
these are one of my favorite quotes from this book:
*mastery takes as long as you want it to take.
*dedicated to the power that lies within yo.let it slumber no more.
*in life,lot of people know what to do but few do what they know.
*masterpieces take time.
*it's not where you start up but the desicions you make about where you're determined to that matters.
have a good read! :)
the before_me and after-me are magically incompatibe with eachother on the energy,mindset and determination level.
just reading this book won't make you BILL GATES by the day after,but, it will be an ey-opened point in your life if you interact with each of its lessons and applied it on your daily life.
...it's all a matter of routine/habbits wich you choose to fill the emptiess of your day with! (you'll tell me well i'm very busy person,simply ask yourself what are you busy doing? are these things you're doing right now(work,study,social media..) are really what you wanted to be doing ? if not !maybe you should read this book and go with TONNY deep in your inner beliefs and values to see what are you ment to be!)
the book contains so many useful excersices,at first i thought they are so ridiculous eventhough i did fill the blanke but right after i knew that such kind of brainstorming excercices aren't useless or silly as they look,i'm sure you'll enjoy reading it(if this is your first TONNY's book,you'll discover how simple and freindly his style is!and you'll fall in love with his stories!)such as you'll be enjoying life after reading it,if you aren't already, though.
these are one of my favorite quotes from this book:
*mastery takes as long as you want it to take.
*dedicated to the power that lies within yo.let it slumber no more.
*in life,lot of people know what to do but few do what they know.
*masterpieces take time.
*it's not where you start up but the desicions you make about where you're determined to that matters.
have a good read! :)
September 26, 2016
You can find a summary of this book at
http://brajadulal.blogspot.in/2016/01...
I felt that this book would be useful to folks who have already read and understood Tony Robbin’s philosophy. Although there is nothing new that he prescribes, I felt he has a way of presenting that is powerful and unique. There were some quotes that I really liked in this book. The book is also filled with exercises that are easy and fun to do. However I am not quite impressed with the manner this particular book it structured. I felt it could have been more cohesive. In some ways, there is too much material and information cramped in too less pages. It definitely needs more elaboration. Hence, I felt the focus missing.
http://brajadulal.blogspot.in/2016/01...
I felt that this book would be useful to folks who have already read and understood Tony Robbin’s philosophy. Although there is nothing new that he prescribes, I felt he has a way of presenting that is powerful and unique. There were some quotes that I really liked in this book. The book is also filled with exercises that are easy and fun to do. However I am not quite impressed with the manner this particular book it structured. I felt it could have been more cohesive. In some ways, there is too much material and information cramped in too less pages. It definitely needs more elaboration. Hence, I felt the focus missing.
January 8, 2018
Tony Robbins delivers a no nonsense, practical guide to transform your life at the foundation. As with all of Tony's content, he makes complex concepts easy to understand and communicates it in a fun and enjoyable way.
The book is an easy read that gives great insight into your own behaviour and the, often conflicting, system behind it. If you do the excersizes in the book you will encounter some major shifts for the better. Even if you don't, you will pick up some great knowledge on the constructs of our lives.
The book is an easy read that gives great insight into your own behaviour and the, often conflicting, system behind it. If you do the excersizes in the book you will encounter some major shifts for the better. Even if you don't, you will pick up some great knowledge on the constructs of our lives.
March 22, 2025
I give this book 5 stars not because it's particularly original or well written, but because unlike many other self-help/self-improvement books it actually made me put into practice some of its advice immediately, while reading. And it worked. I feel better overall, more confident and in control of my reactions/emotions. Now the challenge is not to lose it over the next days/weeks...
June 21, 2018
This book was recommended by an old friend.
Overall I felt like I was in the presence of a Christian evangelist as the techniques seemed the same.
I think this would help someone feel good about being able to better control their destiny. And while I like the idea of erasing past memories, it was really quite shallow.
Personally I'd recommended not reading it.
Overall I felt like I was in the presence of a Christian evangelist as the techniques seemed the same.
I think this would help someone feel good about being able to better control their destiny. And while I like the idea of erasing past memories, it was really quite shallow.
Personally I'd recommended not reading it.
September 14, 2019
Shame he believed so much in himself. The true sign of real knowledge is knowing how little you know - the more you learn, the more you realise how much there is to learn, so (ironically) the more you know, the more you feel like you know so little. Anyway...
To be honest, I read only about half the book, and I have no intention of reading the rest. Here's why:
1. Many famous people that we admire today lived a very hard life. Some were even killed. So, if you want to be like them, please take that into consideration.
2. Apparently the same power that was available to Alber Einstein is available to any of us, myself included. Yeah, okay.
3. Let's just for a moment consider some other people - the author seems to have a tenancy to know things, but he uses only that knowledge which promotes his final goal - Malala: Who made her famous and why? What she was doing was amazing, but she was not the only girl doing it. If you check, there are some girls killed doing what Malala did. Just to clarify, I support Malala, in fact, I support all girls and women like her. But she has sprung up much further than her colleagues. Why? How about Nikola Tesla? Do we feel he could have done more to show us his talents? How about Vehid Subotic? If you don't know who that is, that's the point. I know him. But how many people like him do I not know because no one ever told me about them and no one can meet everyone in person? We can only talk about people we do know about. That's not to say that people we do not talk about did not exist and we do not need to take them into consideration. And the author of such a book should NOT ask: How do you take someone you don't know about into consideration? An author of a book like this should know the answer to that question. If not, TAKE YOUR TIME AND THINK IT OVER :)
4. The author needs to invest more time with people on their deathbed. Ask them what they think about 'beliefs'. Beliefs are important, but nowhere near the type and style that the author represents. His views are shallow and onesided. Take for example the survivors of the holocaust who believed they survived so that they tell their stories and so that what happened to them does not happen to anyone else. And then it did happen to someone else. Long story short, I am so sorry to see them go through that pain, but I hope to God they will never change their beliefs. If survivors do no continue to see it as their obligation to stop atrocities against humanity, WTH are we?
5. "Sense of certainty is the only force behind any great success throughout history" - Like Hitler? Milosevic? Any dictator?
6. Copy successful people - might work, MIGHT being the operative word. Their success might depend on someone giving them a shot. Imagine JKR never found a publisher...
7. "Because we have the good fortune to live in a capitalist society, each of us has the capability to carry out our dreams." - NO! Capitalism is... Read about it. No. And then, to make it worse he says: "The more money you have the more pressure you'll feel" - this is to people who can't pay their bills? Who watch their kids starve? Seriously?
8. 'Life is a river' - I think he missed the point, usually happens when you 'flick' rather than 'read'. Life is a river, true, been said many times, but you do not float on it, you are the river. I'll explain in my book ;) IF I ever write get round to writing one advising people. I doubt I will. But I might get to this in one of my other books.
9. Opinions, beliefs and Convictions are three different things. Maybe some people confuse them, but this author is the first person I have ever come across who is confused about them.
10. "Emotion is created by motion" - hahaha... I couldn't suffer page after page after this. I did look over a few more paragraphs; same old, same old.
My advice to the author which he is aware of 1. Use your knowledge, all of it. Do NOT pick and mix to prove a point you think is right because you were lucky here and there. 2. Rushing is your biggest fault. Patience is a 'saintly virtue' - a bit of a cliche but it is needed. 3. Some people will not question, others will question. Questions are good, IMO. You should question more, much more.
To be honest, I read only about half the book, and I have no intention of reading the rest. Here's why:
1. Many famous people that we admire today lived a very hard life. Some were even killed. So, if you want to be like them, please take that into consideration.
2. Apparently the same power that was available to Alber Einstein is available to any of us, myself included. Yeah, okay.
3. Let's just for a moment consider some other people - the author seems to have a tenancy to know things, but he uses only that knowledge which promotes his final goal - Malala: Who made her famous and why? What she was doing was amazing, but she was not the only girl doing it. If you check, there are some girls killed doing what Malala did. Just to clarify, I support Malala, in fact, I support all girls and women like her. But she has sprung up much further than her colleagues. Why? How about Nikola Tesla? Do we feel he could have done more to show us his talents? How about Vehid Subotic? If you don't know who that is, that's the point. I know him. But how many people like him do I not know because no one ever told me about them and no one can meet everyone in person? We can only talk about people we do know about. That's not to say that people we do not talk about did not exist and we do not need to take them into consideration. And the author of such a book should NOT ask: How do you take someone you don't know about into consideration? An author of a book like this should know the answer to that question. If not, TAKE YOUR TIME AND THINK IT OVER :)
4. The author needs to invest more time with people on their deathbed. Ask them what they think about 'beliefs'. Beliefs are important, but nowhere near the type and style that the author represents. His views are shallow and onesided. Take for example the survivors of the holocaust who believed they survived so that they tell their stories and so that what happened to them does not happen to anyone else. And then it did happen to someone else. Long story short, I am so sorry to see them go through that pain, but I hope to God they will never change their beliefs. If survivors do no continue to see it as their obligation to stop atrocities against humanity, WTH are we?
5. "Sense of certainty is the only force behind any great success throughout history" - Like Hitler? Milosevic? Any dictator?
6. Copy successful people - might work, MIGHT being the operative word. Their success might depend on someone giving them a shot. Imagine JKR never found a publisher...
7. "Because we have the good fortune to live in a capitalist society, each of us has the capability to carry out our dreams." - NO! Capitalism is... Read about it. No. And then, to make it worse he says: "The more money you have the more pressure you'll feel" - this is to people who can't pay their bills? Who watch their kids starve? Seriously?
8. 'Life is a river' - I think he missed the point, usually happens when you 'flick' rather than 'read'. Life is a river, true, been said many times, but you do not float on it, you are the river. I'll explain in my book ;) IF I ever write get round to writing one advising people. I doubt I will. But I might get to this in one of my other books.
9. Opinions, beliefs and Convictions are three different things. Maybe some people confuse them, but this author is the first person I have ever come across who is confused about them.
10. "Emotion is created by motion" - hahaha... I couldn't suffer page after page after this. I did look over a few more paragraphs; same old, same old.
My advice to the author which he is aware of 1. Use your knowledge, all of it. Do NOT pick and mix to prove a point you think is right because you were lucky here and there. 2. Rushing is your biggest fault. Patience is a 'saintly virtue' - a bit of a cliche but it is needed. 3. Some people will not question, others will question. Questions are good, IMO. You should question more, much more.
December 22, 2023
Creo que este es un libro de autoayuda bastante estándar. Algunas de las cosas que contiene ya las había asimilado, y en algunas pocas no coincido. Pero me limité a reflexionar sobre lo que podría ayudarme.
Esta versión me parece para comprender los conceptos. No veo necesario leer el libro original que está mucho más grande y el autor divaga aún más sobre las anécdotas. De por sí se nota que esa es la forma en la que justifica sus puntos.
En fin, creo que es una teoría interesante eso de atribuirle un dolor "masivo" al comportamiento que queremos dejar de hacer y un placer masivo a aquello que queremos comenzar a hacer.
Coincido que la voluntad propia no es suficiente en muchas ocasiones. Quizá me hubiese gustado leer más sobre esas técnicas de programación neurolingüística que menciona el autor. Interpreto que de esa forma puedes hacerte un auto lavado de cerebro para lograr ese efecto.
Me agradó que se enfoca en la parte emocional, y realmente creo que es importante tomarla en cuenta y reflexionar sobre ella. Me sentí identificado cuando narra que muchos hacemos menos nuestras emociones, sin embargo, son claves para un mejor autoconocimiento. Y más aún el control sobre las mismas sería la cúspide de la superación personal, de acuerdo con el autor.
Si tuviéramos el completo control sobre nuestras emociones seriamos tendríamos resiliencia infinita, estoicismo infinito. Pero la verdad no creo que sea posible, siempre va a haber cosas de las que no controlemos nuestra reacción. Y reflexionar y cambiar nuestra emoción ante los sucesos ocurre de manera asíncrona.
Me gustó el ejercicio de ordenar aquellas emociones que valoras más y las que más evitas. Así como sus reglas. Creo que tiene bastante sentido y aportaron a mi propio autoconocimiento.
Lo disfrute hasta cierto punto. Pero creo que no le dio la importancia que se merece a los sucesos del entorno, me recordó al tema de la expectativa humana, si reducimos nuestras expectativas lo suficiente podríamos ser felices sin tener ninguna posesión, literalmente un Diógenes en la época moderna, sin embargo, en mi opinión deberíamos apuntar hacia una perspectiva más equilibrada.
Esta versión me parece para comprender los conceptos. No veo necesario leer el libro original que está mucho más grande y el autor divaga aún más sobre las anécdotas. De por sí se nota que esa es la forma en la que justifica sus puntos.
En fin, creo que es una teoría interesante eso de atribuirle un dolor "masivo" al comportamiento que queremos dejar de hacer y un placer masivo a aquello que queremos comenzar a hacer.
Coincido que la voluntad propia no es suficiente en muchas ocasiones. Quizá me hubiese gustado leer más sobre esas técnicas de programación neurolingüística que menciona el autor. Interpreto que de esa forma puedes hacerte un auto lavado de cerebro para lograr ese efecto.
Me agradó que se enfoca en la parte emocional, y realmente creo que es importante tomarla en cuenta y reflexionar sobre ella. Me sentí identificado cuando narra que muchos hacemos menos nuestras emociones, sin embargo, son claves para un mejor autoconocimiento. Y más aún el control sobre las mismas sería la cúspide de la superación personal, de acuerdo con el autor.
Si tuviéramos el completo control sobre nuestras emociones seriamos tendríamos resiliencia infinita, estoicismo infinito. Pero la verdad no creo que sea posible, siempre va a haber cosas de las que no controlemos nuestra reacción. Y reflexionar y cambiar nuestra emoción ante los sucesos ocurre de manera asíncrona.
Me gustó el ejercicio de ordenar aquellas emociones que valoras más y las que más evitas. Así como sus reglas. Creo que tiene bastante sentido y aportaron a mi propio autoconocimiento.
Lo disfrute hasta cierto punto. Pero creo que no le dio la importancia que se merece a los sucesos del entorno, me recordó al tema de la expectativa humana, si reducimos nuestras expectativas lo suficiente podríamos ser felices sin tener ninguna posesión, literalmente un Diógenes en la época moderna, sin embargo, en mi opinión deberíamos apuntar hacia una perspectiva más equilibrada.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 12, 2018
My first book from TR that was brief and easy to progress to the underlying mentality of his objective. I am glad i saw other TR book reviews on this website to see reference was made to this version. Also in another book iam skimming TF's tools of the titans, was mentioned by some as worth a read (note the Tools of Titan book is not a favorite of mine).
in this summary version, I noticed there was some concepts that could be applied to enhance my setting of personal goals, values and identity. But also as a manager to assist in better understanding, leading and adapting to the needs of staff. Tailoring to staff needs while juggling commercial objectives, i can see the common theme in that we all need to understand what we can control/influence. I believe some of the fundamental or common sense approaches of this book are already in play in performance management literature or "coaching" vs mentoring attributes. I think emotions are always at play that can really disrupt our goals/values. I do like some of the links to case studies or life stories but couldnt help but feel the tone of the book or as was especailly mentioned in the later books from TR as being an upsell or marketing strategy. Either way found the free version of this from the TR/ozbargin links worth the time to gain some tips to use in my life journey.
in this summary version, I noticed there was some concepts that could be applied to enhance my setting of personal goals, values and identity. But also as a manager to assist in better understanding, leading and adapting to the needs of staff. Tailoring to staff needs while juggling commercial objectives, i can see the common theme in that we all need to understand what we can control/influence. I believe some of the fundamental or common sense approaches of this book are already in play in performance management literature or "coaching" vs mentoring attributes. I think emotions are always at play that can really disrupt our goals/values. I do like some of the links to case studies or life stories but couldnt help but feel the tone of the book or as was especailly mentioned in the later books from TR as being an upsell or marketing strategy. Either way found the free version of this from the TR/ozbargin links worth the time to gain some tips to use in my life journey.
October 8, 2017
(This book can be found for free on his website)
It was a good read. I have deep respect for Tony Robbins but in my opinion he is a better public speaker. I mean, his charm, his NLP, his movements can't be captured in a book and I believe all of these are a big part of his success too. This book is like a rain forest, filled with beautiful insights and nuggets but if you don't know your way in the jungle, it can be overwhelming. Where to start? How to continue? He doesn't talk about that... he simply drops the nuggets on your lap. Which can be great too, but not for beginners. I had some trouble taking it all in, until I saw a review with notes. (the top voted review here)...I suggest, while reading the book, you take notes or make a list and take everything which resonates. (and leave the rest) It's also a good idea to watch some of his seminars at Youtube, so you can see/hear how he, as an successful person, behaves.
It was a good read. I have deep respect for Tony Robbins but in my opinion he is a better public speaker. I mean, his charm, his NLP, his movements can't be captured in a book and I believe all of these are a big part of his success too. This book is like a rain forest, filled with beautiful insights and nuggets but if you don't know your way in the jungle, it can be overwhelming. Where to start? How to continue? He doesn't talk about that... he simply drops the nuggets on your lap. Which can be great too, but not for beginners. I had some trouble taking it all in, until I saw a review with notes. (the top voted review here)...I suggest, while reading the book, you take notes or make a list and take everything which resonates. (and leave the rest) It's also a good idea to watch some of his seminars at Youtube, so you can see/hear how he, as an successful person, behaves.
November 13, 2018
The master writes with passion & heartfelt care that comes across very naturally, coaching countless fellow souls, kings & makers to not only live well but to be set free & thrive. This book provides essential & insightful foundation to the building blocks to living life well. Untangling thought processes & values we hold
and how they quicken or slow us. Tony, you have no idea how you have effected my life from this "practical & effective" handle. No hidden psychobabble, just concentrated life giving oxygen. I didn't just finish reading this, I just started my first reference to an
adventure.
and how they quicken or slow us. Tony, you have no idea how you have effected my life from this "practical & effective" handle. No hidden psychobabble, just concentrated life giving oxygen. I didn't just finish reading this, I just started my first reference to an
adventure.
November 13, 2020
I'm not totally convinced about these methods, which seems to be to fake it until you believe it yourself. There are a few interesting topics to think about though and he also talks about values and how we should define those to start with and keep them reasonable and in line with each other.
Otherwise it sounds very American which is no surprise and of course you will see publicity for his seminars multiple times. I was not expecting much about this book but was pleasantly surprised all things considered.
Otherwise it sounds very American which is no surprise and of course you will see publicity for his seminars multiple times. I was not expecting much about this book but was pleasantly surprised all things considered.
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