Heroes of Healing: Tony Robbins
My friend Jenny Mannion has started a new project — Heroes of Healing. It’s a group writing project where people take the greatest minds in healing and give them a quick once over analysis.
“You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don’t think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully.”
~Anthony Robbins
Tony Robbins life consisted of many ups and downs. When he was a young boy his parents got divorced. During high school he experienced a 10 inch growth spurt in 1 year due to a medical condition known as acromegaly. On top of this Tony got into a huge argument with his beloved mother over his independence and was forced to live on his own while he was a high school student.
Tony later went on to break up with the mother of his first born son, and more recently to divorce from his wife of nearly 20 years. The one underlying theme that drove Tony Robbins throughout these adverse situations was his drive to want to help people.
These days Tony enjoys being at the helm of a company with net earnings in the hundreds of millions, and the satisfaction of knowing that he’s helped hundreds of thousands of people around the globe. Tony has had the opportunity to consult for a president, a princess, sports icons, celebrities and average Joes from all over the world.
Tony helps people from all walks of life reach success, be happy, improve their lives, their relationships, and their health. Tony has the power to persuade people to see the best in themselves, and is caught on camera preventing a man from committing suicide by showing him a different paradigm.
Throughout my personal growth I have been inspired time and time again by Tony Robbins. I’ve read several of his books, listened to his audio tapes and those of his mentors, and I’ve grown a lot as a person. People can’t believe the changes in my character, self-esteem, and demeanor since merely 5 years ago. Tony can definitely get a piece of the appreciation for this.
Resources by Tony Robbins
What I have learned from Tony Robbins
Tony is very capable of getting his message across and ingrained into people’s state of being. One important thing I learned from Tony is that decisions aren’t actual decisions while they’re still in your head. Decisions become decisions once action is taken towards them — that is when they become a reality — that is when you mean business.
Tony helped me to see that I’m capable of living my life right now, regardless of how I lived my life before. To be able to see a brand new future, from any moment that I choose, is definitely an invaluable lesson and gift. Thanks Tony!
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Hi Alex,
Love, Jenny
Thank you so much for participating and for writing about Tony Robbins. You have been so supportive and given me a WEALTH of information as I began my blogging adventure over a year ago. I am very grateful for your friendship and look forward to hearing of the MANY successes of Alex Shalman! I can be one of the people that say “I knew him way back when….”
Tony is definitely one of my heroes, too! I do want to add that if anyone out there is thinking about suicide as a way of giving your loved ones the proceeds from your life insurance policy (like the man in the YouTube video above) — first of all, don’t announce that intent in public like he did because the insurance company would never have paid that money out — but MOST IMPORTANTLY nothing is as bad as you think it is and YOU CAN HANDLE IT. People have endured the horror of the Holocaust and still fought to live as long as possible any way possible. Don’t let a loss of job, home, money, pride, deprive you from seeing what next year or the year after that holds for you. If nothing else, you will be an invaluable inspiration for others who will face what you are facing now down the road. You can help save their lives by being an inspiration to them. I know ’cause I was there. : )