Anthony Robbins

1:The past doesn't equal the future. ~ Anthony Robbins,

2:The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
~ Anthony Robbins,

3:If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ~ Anthony Robbins,

4:The only way for us to have long-term happiness is to live by our highest ideals, to consistently act in acccordance with what we believe our life is truly about. ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, p. 345,

5:Raise Your Standards
Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming.
Think of the far-reaching consequences set in motion by men and women who raised their standards and acted in accordance with them, deciding they would tolerate no less. History chronicles the inspiring examples of people like Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Albeit Einstein, Cesar Chavez, Soichiro Honda, and many others who took the magnificently powerful step of raising their standards. The same power that was available to them is available to you, if you have the courage to claim it. Changing an organization, acompany, a country-or a world-begins with the simple step of changing yourself.

STEP TWO

Change Your Limiting Beliefs ~ Anthony Robbins, How to take Immediate Control of Your Mental Emotional Physical and Financial Destiny,

6:reading :::
Self-Help Reading List:
James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904)
Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2nd Century)
The Bhagavad-Gita
The Bible
Robert Bly Iron John (1990)
Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC)
Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes (1980)
David Brooks The Road to Character (2015)
Brené Brown Daring Greatly (2012)
David D Burns The New Mood Therapy (1980)
Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers) The Power of Myth (1988)
Richard Carlson Don't Sweat The Small Stuff (1997)
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994)
Clayton Christensen How Will You Measure Your Life? (2012)
Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988)
Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1991)
The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler The Art of Happiness (1999)
The Dhammapada (Buddha's teachings)
Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit (2011)
Wayne Dyer Real Magic (1992)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance (1841)
Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The Wolves (1996)
Viktor Frankl Man's Search For Meaning (1959)
Benjamin Franklin Autobiography (1790)
Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization (1982)
Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (1995)
John Gray Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1992)
Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life (1984)
James Hillman The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996)
Susan Jeffers Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987)
Richard Koch The 80/20 Principle (1998)
Marie Kondo The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014)
Ellen Langer Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989)
Lao-Tzu Tao-te Ching (The Way of Power)
Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)
Abraham Maslow Motivation and Personality (1954)
Thomas Moore Care of the Soul (1992)
Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963)
Norman Vincent Peale The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
M Scott Peck The Road Less Traveled (1990)
Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within (1991)
Florence Scovell-Shinn The Game of Life and How To Play It (1923)
Martin Seligman Learned Optimism (1991)
Samuel Smiles Self-Help (1859)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Phenomenon of Man (1955)
Henry David Thoreau Walden (1854)
Marianne Williamson A Return To Love (1993)
~ Tom Butler-Bowdon, 50 Self-Help,

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9:THE SECRET TO LIVING IS GIVING. ~ Anthony Robbins,

10:Don’t find fault, find a remedy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

11:I learned the joy of giving, and ~ Anthony Robbins,

12:Risk comes from not knowing what ~ Anthony Robbins,

13:how you are going to master money. ~ Anthony Robbins,

14:Live life fully while you’re here. ~ Anthony Robbins,

15:Money can’t change who we are. All ~ Anthony Robbins,

16:God’s delays are not God’s denials. ~ Anthony Robbins,

17:Life’s not about me; it’s about we. ~ Anthony Robbins,

18:The past does not equal the future. ~ Anthony Robbins,

19:The past doesn't equal the future. ~ Anthony Robbins,

20:We forget what we already have, don ~ Anthony Robbins,

21:Don’t do something—just stand there! ~ Anthony Robbins,

22:Every man dies. Not every man lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

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24:Everything we do, we do for a reason. ~ Anthony Robbins,

25:If everything's given, you won't hunger ~ Anthony Robbins,

26:What can you be grateful for today? Who ~ Anthony Robbins,

27:Belief in limits creates limited people. ~ Anthony Robbins,

28:If you want to be rich, start rich. What ~ Anthony Robbins,

29:Life supports what supports more of life ~ Anthony Robbins,

30:Man is what be believes.” —Anton Chekhov ~ Anthony Robbins,

31:You become what you do most of the time. ~ Anthony Robbins,

32:Information without execution is poverty. ~ Anthony Robbins,

33:There’s always a way, if I’m committed.”) ~ Anthony Robbins,

34:most fears in life rarely come to fruition. ~ Anthony Robbins,

35:Sharing enhances everything you experience. ~ Anthony Robbins,

36:When we love completely, we feel alive, but ~ Anthony Robbins,

37:Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. —AESOP ~ Anthony Robbins,

38:Man is only great when he acts from passion. ~ Anthony Robbins,

39:when you’re grateful, there is no anger. Sir ~ Anthony Robbins,

40:When you’re grateful, there is no fear; when ~ Anthony Robbins,

41:History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes. ~ Anthony Robbins,

42:Nothing tastes as good as looking good feels. ~ Anthony Robbins,

43:The race of life is a marathon, not a sprint. ~ Anthony Robbins,

44:If you can't you must, and if you must you can. ~ Anthony Robbins,

45:meaning equals emotion, and emotion equals life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

46:the top 10% of people who buy a nonfiction book. ~ Anthony Robbins,

47:Disappointment can drive us, or it can defeat us. ~ Anthony Robbins,

48:Success is buried on the other side of rejection. ~ Anthony Robbins,

49:wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others ~ Anthony Robbins,

50:We will either find a way, or make one.” —HANNIBAL ~ Anthony Robbins,

51:You can use your story, or your story can use you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

52:Success is buried on the other side of frustration. ~ Anthony Robbins,

53:Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear. ~ Anthony Robbins,

54:from the stage, I could see his eyes lighting up and ~ Anthony Robbins,

55:If you can't you must, and if you must
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56:If you’re not growing, you’re what? You’re dying. If ~ Anthony Robbins,

57:In life, you need either inspiration or desperation. ~ Anthony Robbins,

58:You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is. ~ Anthony Robbins,

59:Execution will trump knowledge every day of the week. ~ Anthony Robbins,

60:In order to succeed, you must have a long-term focus. ~ Anthony Robbins,

61:put yourself in a state where you can give to others, ~ Anthony Robbins,

62:there are no failures in life. There are only results ~ Anthony Robbins,

63:Corny as it may sound, the secret to living is giving. ~ Anthony Robbins,

64:The wealthiest person on earth is one who appreciates. ~ Anthony Robbins,

65:The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. ~ Anthony Robbins,

66:the quality of my life was the quality of my questions. ~ Anthony Robbins,

67:Every great dream begins with a dreamer. —HARRIET TUBMAN ~ Anthony Robbins,

68:Safety doesn’t happen by accident. —FLORIDA HIGHWAY SIGN ~ Anthony Robbins,

69:There is no friend as loyal as a book. —ERNEST HEMINGWAY ~ Anthony Robbins,

70:All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs. ~ Anthony Robbins,

71:Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

72:The best opportunities come in times of maximum pessimism. ~ Anthony Robbins,

73:The path to success is to take massive, determined action. ~ Anthony Robbins,

74:Wait! Wait! Listen to me!… we don’t have to be just sheep! ~ Anthony Robbins,

75:it’s not conditions but decisions that determine our lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

76:that people who produce outstanding results think this way. ~ Anthony Robbins,

77:The secret of getting ahead is getting started. —MARK TWAIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

78:Money is a good servant but a bad master. —SIR FRANCIS BACON ~ Anthony Robbins,

79:Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow. ~ Anthony Robbins,

80:IT IS IN THE MOMENT OF YOUR DECISION THAT YOU LIFE IS SHAPED. ~ Anthony Robbins,

81:The path to success is to take massive, determined action.
~ Anthony Robbins,

82:When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. ~ Anthony Robbins,

83:It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. ~ Anthony Robbins,

84:Nothing in life has any meaning except the meaning we give it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

85:Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing. —WARREN BUFFETT ~ Anthony Robbins,

86:self-effacing introvert. How do they get along? Terribly. They ~ Anthony Robbins,

87:The quality of your life is the quality of your communication. ~ Anthony Robbins,

88:The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships. ~ Anthony Robbins,

89:act differently in relationships, in business and finance, than ~ Anthony Robbins,

90:That’s the whole secret: earn more, spend less, and automate it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

91:The day you stop racing is the day you win the race. —BOB MARLEY ~ Anthony Robbins,

92:the number one fear of baby boomers was outliving their savings. ~ Anthony Robbins,

93:what matters is that you master money and it doesn’t master you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

94:I can’t afford to waste my time making money. —JEAN LOUIS AGASSIZ ~ Anthony Robbins,

95:Man is born to live and not to prepare to live.” —BORIS PASTERNAK ~ Anthony Robbins,

96:Never test the depth of the river with both feet. —WARREN BUFFETT ~ Anthony Robbins,

97:The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there. —VINCE LOMBARDI ~ Anthony Robbins,

98:And this real-world approach is called the dollar-weighted return. ~ Anthony Robbins,

99:Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions ~ Anthony Robbins,

100:Some very wealthy people gain significance by hiding their wealth. ~ Anthony Robbins,

101:Whether we let money control us, or whether we take control of it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

102:Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one. ~ Anthony Robbins,

103:To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. —ARISTOTLE ~ Anthony Robbins,

104:By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. —BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

105:We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” —JOHN DRYDEN ~ Anthony Robbins,

106:Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human. ~ Anthony Robbins,

107:Remember, it’s not conditions but decisions that determine our lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

108:Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. ~ Anthony Robbins,

109:synergistic relationship of these five elements exerts a force that’s ~ Anthony Robbins,

110:How am I going to live today to create the tomorrow I've committed to? ~ Anthony Robbins,

111:the purpose of business is to produce happiness, not to pile up money. ~ Anthony Robbins,

112:We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish. ~ Anthony Robbins,

113:An expert is an ordinary man away from home giving advice. —OSCAR WILDE ~ Anthony Robbins,

114:As Warren Buffett says, “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing. ~ Anthony Robbins,

115:Let’s start by admitting that human beings don’t always act rationally. ~ Anthony Robbins,

116:Often our resources are limited only by the questions we ask ourselves. ~ Anthony Robbins,

117:Remember: we’re drowning in information, but we’re starving for wisdom. ~ Anthony Robbins,

118:WHAT YOU LINK PAIN TO AND WHAT YOU LINK PLEASURE TO SHAPES YOUR DESTINY ~ Anthony Robbins,

119:You can be winning and feel like you’re losing if you don’t keep score. ~ Anthony Robbins,

120:You can’t have a plan for your day, ‘til you have a plan for your life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

121:He taught me that everything we create in our lives starts with thought. ~ Anthony Robbins,

122:If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ~ Anthony Robbins,

123:The great end of life is not knowledge but action.” —Thomas Henry Huxley ~ Anthony Robbins,

124:If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ~ Anthony Robbins,

125:If you do what you have always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. ~ Anthony Robbins,

126:Investing is 95% luck and 5% skill. And maybe if I’m wrong, it’s 98 and 2. ~ Anthony Robbins,

127:The Retirement Savings Drain: The Hidden & Excessive Costs of 401(k)s, ~ Anthony Robbins,

128:For most people, the fear of loss is much greater than the desire for gain. ~ Anthony Robbins,

129:It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny. ~ Anthony Robbins,

130:Sometimes coaches can teach you new information, new strategies and skills; ~ Anthony Robbins,

131:Do you tend to focus more on what you can control or what you can’t control? ~ Anthony Robbins,

132:Goals are like magnets. They'll attract the things that make them come true. ~ Anthony Robbins,

133:Tony said to me that the quality of my life was the quality of my questions. ~ Anthony Robbins,

134:The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. ~ Anthony Robbins,

135:For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent. ~ Anthony Robbins,

136:How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to? ~ Anthony Robbins,

137:Mark Twain said, “The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation. ~ Anthony Robbins,

138:You can be rich by having more than you need, or by needing less than you have. ~ Anthony Robbins,

139:If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough. —MARIO ANDRETTI ~ Anthony Robbins,

140:It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” —ANTHONY ROBBINS ~ Anthony Robbins,

141:For most people, the fear of loss is much greater than the desire for gain. Which ~ Anthony Robbins,

142:Rule 1: don’t lose money. Rule 2: see Rule 1. —WARREN BUFFETT’S RULES OF INVESTING ~ Anthony Robbins,

143:Which do you tend to focus on more—what you have or what’s missing from your life? ~ Anthony Robbins,

144:A mind out of control will play tricks on you. Directed, it’s your greatest friend. ~ Anthony Robbins,

145:in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. ~ Anthony Robbins,

146:Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be precisely determine what we can be ~ Anthony Robbins,

147:Surprise, the returns reported by mutual funds aren’t actually earned by investors. ~ Anthony Robbins,

148:There’s an awful lot of luck relative to skill. Investing is 95% luck and 5% skill. ~ Anthony Robbins,

149:Know that it’s your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny. ~ Anthony Robbins,

150:Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving. —ALBERT EINSTEIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

151:Nulla è buono o cattivo al mondo, se non il modo in cui lo presentiamo a noi stessi. ~ Anthony Robbins,

152:One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests. ~ Anthony Robbins,

153:Remember this: anticipation is the ultimate power. Losers react; leaders anticipate. ~ Anthony Robbins,

154:Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. —MARCUS AURELIUS ~ Anthony Robbins,

155:You can be young without money, but you can’t be old without it. —TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ~ Anthony Robbins,

156:A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes. —MAHATMA GANDHI ~ Anthony Robbins,

157:One of the key secrets if you really want to become wealthy: get in front of a trend. ~ Anthony Robbins,

158:A Course in Miracles: all communication is either a loving response or a cry for help. ~ Anthony Robbins,

159:Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. —DALAI LAMA XIV ~ Anthony Robbins,

160:In every area of life, you get what you tolerate. And it’s time to raise the standard. ~ Anthony Robbins,

161:Our beliefs about what we are and what we can be, precisely determine what we will be. ~ Anthony Robbins,

162:The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of your relationships. ~ Anthony Robbins,

163:The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the nonobvious. —MARCUS AURELIUS ~ Anthony Robbins,

164:If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere. —HENRY KISSINGER ~ Anthony Robbins,

165:It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently. ~ Anthony Robbins,

166:The bottom line is, if we feel like we’re losing something, we avoid it; we won’t do it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

167:Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Anthony Robbins,

168:You can be rich by having more than you need, or by needing less than you have. —JIM MOTT ~ Anthony Robbins,

169:I’ve found that 20 percent of any change is knowing how; but 80 percent is knowing why. If ~ Anthony Robbins,

170:No one ever achieved a goal by being interested in its achievement. One must be committed. ~ Anthony Robbins,

171:Warren Buffett’s top two rules of investing? Rule 1: don’t lose money! Rule 2: see rule 1. ~ Anthony Robbins,

172:Money is certainly one of the ways we can turn the dreams we have into the reality we live. ~ Anthony Robbins,

173:If you want to look for obstacles, what’s wrong is always available. But so is what’s right! ~ Anthony Robbins,

174:If no mistake have you made, yet losing you are . . . a different game you should play. —YODA ~ Anthony Robbins,

175:Its not about the goal. Its about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal. ~ Anthony Robbins,

176:It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean. ~ Anthony Robbins,

177:It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean. ~ Anthony Robbins,

178:No matter how difficult our situation may be, there are always people who are suffering more. ~ Anthony Robbins,

179:The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. —ANONYMOUS ~ Anthony Robbins,

180:To make profound changes in your life, you need either inspiration or desperation. —ANTHONY ROBBINS ~ Hal Elrod,

181:Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. —ALBERT EINSTEIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

182:People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them. ~ Anthony Robbins,

183:Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

184:How do you truly become more valuable? Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job. ~ Anthony Robbins,

185:future. Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. ~ Anthony Robbins,

186:I don’t worry about maintaining the quality of my life, because every day I work on improving it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

187:The most important lesson we learn in life is what creates pain for us and what creates pleasure. ~ Anthony Robbins,

188:Everything you and I do, we do either out of our need to avoid pain or our desire to gain pleasure. ~ Anthony Robbins,

189:It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.” —Edmund Spenser ~ Anthony Robbins,

190:Knowledge is power, but execution trumps knowledge, so it’s what you do from here that will matter. ~ Anthony Robbins,

191:The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.” —Anthony Robbins ~ Anthony Robbins,

192:The only reason we don't have what we want in life is the reasons we create why we can't have them. ~ Anthony Robbins,

193:Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. ~ Anthony Robbins,

194:It is not what we get. But who we become, what
we contribute ... that gives meaning to our lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

195:The quality of your life is a direct reflection of the quality of the questions you are asking yourself ~ Anthony Robbins,

196:The road to success is always under construction. It is a progressive course, not an end to be reached. ~ Anthony Robbins,

197:Under all that we think, lives all we believe, like the ultimate veil of our spirits.” —ANTONIO MACHADO ~ Anthony Robbins,

198:Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” —ALDOUS HUXLEY ~ Anthony Robbins,

199:Secret to success is learning how to use pain and pleasure, instead of having pain and pleasure use you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

200:If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real. ~ Anthony Robbins,

201:It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.” ― Anthony Robbins ~ Stephen Guise,

202:Life is always happening for you, not to you. Appreciate that gift, and you are wealthy, now and forever. ~ Anthony Robbins,

203:Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. —JACK KEROUAC ~ Anthony Robbins,

204:You must put aside the passing moments of terror and temptation, and focus on what’s most important in the ~ Anthony Robbins,

205:Changing an organization, a company, a country—or a world—begins with the simple step of changing yourself. ~ Anthony Robbins,

206:What is the one asset, the one benefit you have today over yesterday? The answer, of course, is experience. ~ Anthony Robbins,

207:What we believe to be true, what we believe is possible, becomes what’s true, becomes what’s possible. This ~ Anthony Robbins,

208:That’s right: statistics show that fewer than 10% of people who buy a book ever read past the first chapter. ~ Anthony Robbins,

209:The real joy in life comes from finding your true purpose and aligning it with what you do every single day. ~ Anthony Robbins,

210:Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot. ~ Anthony Robbins,

211:You have to learn the rules of the game, and then you have to play better than anyone else. —ALBERT EINSTEIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

212:Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.” —LORD CHESTERFIELD ~ Anthony Robbins,

213:Success is doing what you want to do, when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want. ~ Anthony Robbins,

214:don’t look to jump over seven-foot bars: I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over. —WARREN BUFFETT ~ Anthony Robbins,

215:Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. —AYN RAND ~ Anthony Robbins,

216:The challenge for most of us is that we haven’t made a decision in so long we’ve forgotten what it feels like. ~ Anthony Robbins,

217:Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.” —BENJAMIN DISRAELI ~ Anthony Robbins,

218:How you deal with money reflects how you deal with power. Is it an affliction or a blessing? A game or a burden? ~ Anthony Robbins,

219:How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life—it is your interpretation of what is happening. ~ Anthony Robbins,

220:we already know that owning the market beats 96% of all the mutual fund “stock pickers” over a sustained period. ~ Anthony Robbins,

221:As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.” —THE BUDDHA ~ Anthony Robbins,

222:Information without execution is poverty. Remember: we’re drowning in information, but we’re starving for wisdom. ~ Anthony Robbins,

223:We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. —THORNTON WILDER ~ Anthony Robbins,

224:your brain can’t tell the difference between something you vividly imagine and something you actually experience. ~ Anthony Robbins,

225:401(k) industry “the largest dark pool of assets where nobody really knows how or whose hands are getting greased. ~ Anthony Robbins,

226:He committed to setting aside 50% of what he earned, and then he took his savings and put it to work in a big way. ~ Anthony Robbins,

227:The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities. ~ Anthony Robbins,

228:We are what we think. All that we are arises With our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world.” —THE BUDDHA ~ Anthony Robbins,

229:I do believe I am special. My special gift is my vision, my commitment, and my willingness to do whatever it takes. ~ Anthony Robbins,

230:By resenting others’ success, you condition yourself to avoid the very financial abundance that you need and desire. ~ Anthony Robbins,

231:If you lose 50%, it takes 100% to get back to where you started—and that takes something you can never get back: time. ~ Anthony Robbins,

232:it’s not our references, but our interpretations of them, the way we organize them—that clearly determine our beliefs. ~ Anthony Robbins,

233:Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. ~ Anthony Robbins,

234:Remember, it’s not conditions but decisions that determine our lives. Disappointment can drive us, or it can defeat us. ~ Anthony Robbins,

235:Achievers rarely, if ever, see a problem as permanent, while those who fail see even the smallest problems as permanent. ~ Anthony Robbins,

236:A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. ~ Anthony Robbins,

237:Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more. ~ Anthony Robbins,

238:Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility. ~ Anthony Robbins,

239:The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way, that you ~ Anthony Robbins,

240:It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” —W. Somerset Maugham ~ Anthony Robbins,

241:People who fail focus on what they will have to go through; people who succeed focus on what it will feel like at the end. ~ Anthony Robbins,

242:So live in an attitude of positive expectancy, knowing that everything that happens in your life benefits you in some way. ~ Anthony Robbins,

243:There’s an awful lot of luck relative to skill. Investing is 95% luck and 5% skill. And maybe if I’m wrong, it’s 98 and 2. ~ Anthony Robbins,

244:His story wasn’t “I’ll never read,” it was “I have dyslexia, so I have to work harder to make everything happen—and I will. ~ Anthony Robbins,

245:It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” —UPTON SINCLAIR ~ Anthony Robbins,

246:All too often, the security of a mediocre present is more comfortable than the adventure of trying to be more in the future. ~ Anthony Robbins,

247:Life is really about creating meaning. And meaning does not come from what you get, it comes from what you give. Ultimately, ~ Anthony Robbins,

248:One belief that I’ve developed to carry me through extremely tough times is simply this: God’s delays are not God’s denials. ~ Anthony Robbins,

249:The state that you’re in at any given moment determines your perceptions of reality and thus your decisions and behavior. In ~ Anthony Robbins,

250:Some men see things as they are, and say, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were, and say, ‘Why not?’” —GEORGE BERNARD SHAW ~ Anthony Robbins,

251:The next time you’re feeling uncertain, remind yourself that you’re the creator of your life, not a manager of circumstances. ~ Anthony Robbins,

252:Change your story, change your life. Divorce the story of limitation and marry the story of the truth, and everything changes. ~ Anthony Robbins,

253:forever. I decided to change virtually every aspect of my life. I decided I would never again settle for less than I could be. ~ Anthony Robbins,

254:What are our beliefs designed for? They’re the guiding force to tell us what will lead to pain and what will lead to pleasure. ~ Anthony Robbins,

255:I’m sick and tired of hearing from all these “experts” who tell us what to do, but haven’t produced results in their own lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

256:Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge in the field of truth and knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. ~ Anthony Robbins,

257:Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. ~ Anthony Robbins,

258:The future has many names. For the weak, it’s unattainable. For the fearful, it’s unknown. For the bold, it’s ideal. —VICTOR HUGO ~ Anthony Robbins,

259:Anytime you have difficulty making an important decision, you can be sure that it’s the result of being unclear about your values. ~ Anthony Robbins,

260:Understanding state is the key to understanding change and achieving excellence. Our behavior is the result of the state we’re in. ~ Anthony Robbins,

261:Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. ~ Anthony Robbins,

262:Money is nothing more than a reflection of your creativity, your capacity to focus, and your ability to add value and receive back. ~ Anthony Robbins,

263:My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. —STEVE JOBS ~ Anthony Robbins,

264:You shape your perceptions, or someone shapes them for you. You do what you want to do, or you respond to someone else’s plan for you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

265:The mystic poet William Blake once wrote, “The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water and breeds reptiles of the mind. ~ Anthony Robbins,

266:A pivot is what Silicon Valley calls it when you go from one business to another, usually after a colossal failure. If you’re reading this ~ Anthony Robbins,

267:As the saying goes, if what you learn leads to knowledge, you become a fool; but if what you learn leads to action, you can become wealthy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

268:Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime. ~ Anthony Robbins,

269:One of the most important decisions you can make to ensure your long-term happiness is to decide to use whatever life gives you in the moment ~ Anthony Robbins,

270:fund offered by Vanguard. So if you can implement your investment with low-cost, passively managed indexed funds, you’re going to be a winner. ~ Anthony Robbins,

271:People who consistently succeed are those who can commit all of their resources, mental and physical, to work together toward achieving a task. ~ Anthony Robbins,

272:Remember, the goal is to take emotion out of investing because emotion is what so often destroys investing success, whether it’s greed or fear. ~ Anthony Robbins,

273:It’s not the events that shape my life that determine how I feel and act, but, rather, it’s the way I interpret and evaluate my life experiences. ~ Anthony Robbins,

274:If an assemblage of words you’re using is creating states that disempower you, get rid of those words and replace them with those that empower you! ~ Anthony Robbins,

275:only way to become wealthy, and stay wealthy, is to find a way to do more for others than anyone else is doing in an area that people really value. ~ Anthony Robbins,

276:Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment. ~ Anthony Robbins,

277:Remember: Success truly is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is often the result of bad judgment! ~ Anthony Robbins,

278:The secret to wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others than anyone else does. Become more valuable. Do more. Give more. Be more. Serve more. ~ Anthony Robbins,

279:Whatever you focus on—whatever you tune in to—you will feel more intensely. So if you don’t like what you’re doing, maybe it’s time to change the channel. ~ Anthony Robbins,

280:If you’ve got a billion dollars and you’re ungrateful, you’re a poor man. If you have very little but you’re grateful for what you have, you’re truly rich. ~ Anthony Robbins,

281:In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. ~ Anthony Robbins,

282:If you’re prepared, and you know what it takes, it’s not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there. —MARK CUBAN ~ Anthony Robbins,

283:It's been said that there are only two pains in life, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret, and that discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons. ~ Anthony Robbins,

284:Yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. — ~ Anthony Robbins,

285:His best single rant: “maximum diversification, minimal cost, and maximum tax efficiency, low turnover [trading], and low turnover cost, and no sales loads.” How ~ Anthony Robbins,

286:Leaders are those individuals who live by empowering beliefs and teach others to tap their full capabilities by shifting the beliefs that have been limiting them. ~ Anthony Robbins,

287:Remember, don’t drive into the past using your rear-view mirror as a guide. You want to learn from your past, not live in it—focus on the things that empower you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

288:success is simple. First, you decide what you want specifically; and second, you decide you’re willing to pay the price to make it happen—and then pay that price. ~ Anthony Robbins,

289:Although we’d like to believe it’s our intellect that really drives us, in most cases our emotions—the sensations that we link to our thoughts—are what truly drive us. ~ Anthony Robbins,

290:The difference between those who succeed and those who fail isn’t what they have—it’s what they choose to see and do with their resources and their experience of life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

291:The path to success consists of knowing your outcome, taking action, knowing what results you’re getting, and having the flexibility to change until you’re successful. ~ Anthony Robbins,

292:I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures.” —MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE ~ Anthony Robbins,

293:Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human. ~ Anthony Robbins,

294:three decisions that we all control each moment of our lives: what to focus on, what things mean, and what to do in spite of the challenges that may appear to limit us. ~ Anthony Robbins,

295:Success is processional. It’s the result of a series of small disciplines that lead us into habitual patterns of success that no longer require consistent will or effort. ~ Anthony Robbins,

296:The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. If we choose bliss, that’s what we get. If we choose misery, we get that, too. ~ Anthony Robbins,

297:Any pattern of emotion or behavior that is continually reinforced will become an automatic and conditioned response. Anything we fail to reinforce will eventually dissipate. ~ Anthony Robbins,

298:I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. —NELSON MANDELA ~ Anthony Robbins,

299:Contrary to popular wisdom, knowledge is not power—it’s potential power. Knowledge is not mastery. Execution is mastery. Execution will trump knowledge every day of the week. ~ Anthony Robbins,

300:It is not realistic to finance a 30-year retirement with 30 years of work. You can’t expect to put 10% of your income aside and then finance a retirement that’s just as long. ~ Anthony Robbins,

301:To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. ~ Anthony Robbins,

302:In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. —THEODORE ROOSEVELT ~ Anthony Robbins,

303:The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, whether consciously or unconsciously. If we choose bliss, that’s what we get. If we choose misery, we get that, too. As ~ Anthony Robbins,

304:To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all diff erent in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. ~ Anthony Robbins,

305:Then you need long-term government bonds. Fifteen percent in intermediate term [seven- to ten-year Treasuries] and forty percent in long-term bonds [20- to 25-year Treasuries]. ~ Anthony Robbins,

306:If we want to change our lives and shape our destiny, we need to consciously select the words we’re going to use, and we need to constantly strive to expand our level of choice. ~ Anthony Robbins,

307:They think that everything happens for a reason, and it serves them. They believe that every adversity contains the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. I can guarantee you ~ Anthony Robbins,

308:Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” —JOHN WOODEN ~ Anthony Robbins,

309:In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. ~ Anthony Robbins,

310:In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. ~ Anthony Robbins,

311:meaning does not come from what you get, it comes from what you give. Ultimately, what you get will never make you happy long term. But who you become and what you contribute will. ~ Anthony Robbins,

312:Sir John Templeton said, “If you’ve got a billion dollars and you’re ungrateful, you’re a poor man. If you have very little but you’re grateful for what you have, you’re truly rich. ~ Anthony Robbins,

313:I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying
the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I
now enjoy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

314:Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. It’s about removing the fear in this area of your life so you can focus on what matters most. ~ Anthony Robbins,

315:Much of our life is guided by the beliefs we develop over the course of time; the story we create about what life’s about, how we’re supposed to be, what we’re supposed to do or give. ~ Anthony Robbins,

316:If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviours and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve. ~ Anthony Robbins,

317:20% Wilshire 5000 Total Mkt TR USD 20% FTSE NAREIT All REITs TR 20% MSCI ACWI Ex USA GR USD 15% Barclays US Long Credit TR USD 15% Barclays US Treasury US TIPS TR USD 10% MSCI EM PR USD ~ Anthony Robbins,

318:When I talked with David Swensen, Yale’s chief investment officer, he told me that “unconventional wisdom is the only way you can succeed.” Follow the herd, and you don’t have a chance. ~ Anthony Robbins,

319:If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” —MARCUS AURELIUS ~ Anthony Robbins,

320:In his report, titled The Retirement Savings Drain: The Hidden & Excessive Costs of 401(k)s, he calculated that the average worker will lose $154,794 to 401(k) fees over his lifetime ~ Anthony Robbins,

321:The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t life controls you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

322:If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in your life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that’s far below what you deserve. ~ Anthony Robbins,

323:The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you. ~ Anthony Robbins,

324:every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed. ~ Anthony Robbins,

325:225,000 people have died “iatrogenic deaths” in the past year. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), it’s the third largest cause of death in the United States. ~ Anthony Robbins,

326:There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.” —MARK TWAIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

327:When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with the experience ends up with the money, and the man with the money ends up with the experience.” Now that you’ve decided to become ~ Anthony Robbins,

328:changing our belief systems is central to making any real and lasting change in our lives. We must develop a sense of certainty that we can and will meet the new standards before we actually do. ~ Anthony Robbins,

329:No matter how long a wall has stood, none has the power to withstand the continued force of human beings who have decided to persist until it has fallen. The human spirit truly is unconquerable. ~ Anthony Robbins,

330:The future has many names. For the weak, it’s unattainable. For the fearful, it’s unknown. For the bold, it’s ideal. —VICTOR HUGO To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. —ARISTOTLE ~ Anthony Robbins,

331:The only way for us to have long-term happiness is to live by our highest ideals, to consistently act in acccordance with what we believe our life is truly about. ~ Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, p. 345,

332:1) Decide what you want, 2) Take action, 3) Notice what’s working or not, and 4) Change your approach until you achieve what you want. Deciding to produce a result causes events to be set in motion. ~ Anthony Robbins,

333:If you’ve ever felt stress—and who hasn’t?—chances are excellent that it’s because you felt you just didn’t have enough time to do what you wanted to at the level of quality to which you were committed. ~ Anthony Robbins,

334:we all have different dreams and ideas of what we want to create for our lives. In addition, I’m very clear that who you know, where you go and what you own are not the true measure of personal success. ~ Anthony Robbins,

335:We had just finished the world’s greatest depression and there were many bankrupt companies. But a war causes a demand for almost every product, so during a war almost every company will prosper again. So ~ Anthony Robbins,

336:If you don’t make decisions about how you’re going to live, then you’ve already made a decision, haven’t you? You’re making a decision to be directed by the environment instead of shaping your own destiny. ~ Anthony Robbins,

337:The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you’re in control of your life. If you don’t life controls you.” —ANTHONY ROBBINS ~ Anthony Robbins,

338:The secret to wealth is simple: Find a way to do more for others than anyone else does. Become more valuable. Do more. Give more. Be more. Serve more. And you will have the opportunity to earn more—whether ~ Anthony Robbins,

339:The ultimate significance in life comes not from something external but from something internal. It comes from a sense of esteem for ourselves, which is not something we can ever get from someone else. People ~ Anthony Robbins,

340:Anthony Robbins says, “You are the source of all your emotions; you are the one who creates them. Plant these emotions daily, and watch your whole life grow with vitality that you’ve never dreamed of before.” The ~ Kevin Horsley,

341:Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.” —ORISON SWETT MARDEN ~ Anthony Robbins,

342:The three decisions that control your destiny are: 1. Your decisions about what to focus on. 2. Your decisions about what things mean to you. 3. Your decisions about what to do to create the results you desire. ~ Anthony Robbins,

343:In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don’t sweat the small stuff… and remember, it’s all small stuff! ~ Anthony Robbins,

344:Money can’t change who we are. All it does is magnify our true natures. If you’re mean and selfish, you have more to be mean and selfish with. If you’re grateful and loving, you have more to appreciate and give. ~ Anthony Robbins,

345:One of the most important global beliefs that you and I can adopt is a belief that in order to succeed and be happy, we’ve got to be constantly improving the quality of our lives, constantly growing and expanding. ~ Anthony Robbins,

346:Or maybe in school you didn’t learn as quickly as you thought other kids did, and rather than considering the idea that you had a different learning strategy, you may have decided that you were “learning-disabled. ~ Anthony Robbins,

347:There is power in the pressure of dissatisfaction, in the tension of temporary discomfort. This is the kind of pain you want in your life, the kind of pain that you immediately transform into positive new actions. ~ Anthony Robbins,

348:Ray then revealed the most simple and important distinction of all. There are only four things that move the price of assets: 1. inflation, 2. deflation, 3. rising economic growth, and 4. declining economic growth. ~ Anthony Robbins,

349:1. What do I really want? (Vision.) 2. What is important about it? (Values.) 3. How will I get it? (Methods.) 4. What is preventing me from having it? (Obstacles.) 5. How will I know I am successful? (Measurements.) ~ Anthony Robbins,

350:Why not make cheerfulness, outrageousness, playfulness a new priority for yourself? Make feeling good your expectation. You don’t have to have a reason to feel good—you’re alive; you can feel good for no reason at all! ~ Anthony Robbins,

351:Yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. —KĀLIDĀSA, Sanskrit dramatist and poet, ca. fifth century CE ~ Anthony Robbins,

352:Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives. ~ Anthony Robbins,

353:happiness, and trust he needed. “He who knows much about others may be learned, but be who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but be who has mastered himself is mightier still. ~ Anthony Robbins,

354:Life is really about creating meaning. And meaning does not come from what you get, it comes from what you give. Ultimately, what you get will never make you happy long term. But who you become and what you contribute will. ~ Anthony Robbins,

355:it’s not actual pain that drives us, but our fear that something will lead to pain. And it’s not actual pleasure that drives us, but our belief—our sense of certainty—that somehow taking a certain action will lead to pleasure. ~ Anthony Robbins,

356:There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want. ~ Anthony Robbins,

357:The key is to get lots of reasons, or better yet, strong enough reasons, why the change should take place immediately, not someday in the future. If you are not driven to make the change now, then you don’t really have leverage. ~ Anthony Robbins,

358:Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. ~ Anthony Robbins,

359:So we know the four potential seasons, but which type of investment will perform well in each of these environments?” Ray responded by categorizing them into each season. Below is a chart that makes it easy to break down visually. ~ Anthony Robbins,

360:Realize that you may have misinterpreted the situation completely, that your anger about this person breaking your rules may be based on the fact that they don’t know what’s most important to you (even though you believe they should). ~ Anthony Robbins,

361:The fastest way to feel connection, a sense of how significant your life is, a deep sense of certainty and variety, and put yourself in a state where you can give to others, is to find a way each day to appreciate more and expect less. ~ Anthony Robbins,

362:The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great cable and binds us irrevocably, thought and act.” —ORISON SWETT MARDEN ~ Anthony Robbins,

363:My teacher Jim Rohn taught me a simple principle: every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed. ~ Anthony Robbins,

364:The person who is motivated by necessity is interested in what’s known and what’s secure. The person who is motivated by possibility is equally interested in what’s not known. He wants to know what can evolve, what opportunities might develop. ~ Anthony Robbins,

365:when you seek Significance, you’re always comparing yourself with someone else. And there’s always someone bigger, taller, stronger, faster, richer, funnier, younger, more handsome, more beautiful, with a bigger yacht, a nicer car, a nicer home. ~ Anthony Robbins,

366:Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. —WILLIAM A. WARD ~ Anthony Robbins,

367:There are six that I think are really important and they are US stocks, US Treasury bonds, US Treasury inflation-protected securities [TIPS], foreign developed equities, foreign emerging-market equities, and real estate investment trusts [REITs]. ~ Anthony Robbins,

368:Belief in limits creates limited people. The key is to let go of those limitations and operate from a higher set of resources. The leaders in our culture are the people who see the possibilities, who can go into a desert and see a garden. Impossible? ~ Anthony Robbins,

369:When we create an environment inside our minds that has too many intense and simultaneous demands upon us, of course we’ll feel overloaded. But we also have the power to change this by focusing on what we can control and dealing with it a step at a time. ~ Anthony Robbins,

370:The most powerful and effective managers, coaches, parents, and motivators are those who can represent the circumstances of life to themselves and to others in a way that signals success to the nervous system in spite of seemingly hopeless external stimuli. ~ Anthony Robbins,

371:Most people who constantly say, “Let’s be realistic,” are really just living in fear, deathly afraid of being disappointed again. Out of that fear, they develop beliefs that cause them to hesitate, to not give their all—consequently they get limited results. ~ Anthony Robbins,

372:It's not what's happening to you now or what's happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny. ~ Anthony Robbins,

373:What’s the point of massive achievement if your life has no balance? And what’s the point of winning the game if you never take the time to celebrate and appreciate the life you have? There’s nothing worse than a rich person who’s chronically angry or unhappy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

374:You’re already a financial trader. You might not think of it in just this way, but if you work for a living, you’re trading your time for money. Frankly, it’s just about the worst trade you can make. Why? You can always get more money, but you can’t get more time. ~ Anthony Robbins,

375:If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in your life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve. You need to set and live by these standards no matter what happens in your life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

376:The difference between those who fail to achieve their goals in life and those who succeed is the difference between those who cannot put themselves in a supportive state and those who can consistently put themselves in a state that supports them in their achievements. ~ Anthony Robbins,

377:most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they’re trying to find someone who’s going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take. ~ Anthony Robbins,

378:Zig Ziglar may be the master motivator, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the master story tellers; Anthony Robbins may be the guru of personal development, but Bob Proctor is a master thinker. When it comes to systemizing life, no one can touch him. ~ Doug Wead,

379:many of the most famous people in our culture have achieved their dreams but have still not found a way to enjoy them. They often turn to drugs because they feel unfulfilled. This is because they are missing the distinction between achieving one’s goals and living one’s values, ~ Anthony Robbins,

380:Action is what unites every great success. Action is what produces results. Knowledge is only potential power until it comes into the hands of someone who knows how to get himself to take effective action. In fact, the literal definition of the word “power” is “the ability to act. ~ Anthony Robbins,

381:Practise feeling these emotions because you become good at what you practise. Anthony Robbins says, “You are the source of all your emotions; you are the one who creates them. Plant these emotions daily, and watch your whole life grow with vitality that you’ve never dreamed of before. ~ Kevin Horsley,

382:And this speaks to the importance of taking advantage of every tax-advantaged investment opportunity that you can. You should maximize your contributions if you’ve got a 401(k), or a 403(b) if you work for a nonprofit. You should take every opportunity to invest in a tax-deferred way. ~ Anthony Robbins,

383:How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life—it is your interpretation of what is happening. Successful people’s lives have shown us over and over again that the quality of our lives is determined not by what happens to us, but rather by what we do about what happens. ~ Anthony Robbins,

384:The average plan administrator charges 1.3% to 1.5% annually (according to the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office). That’s $1,300 for every $100,000 just to participate in the 401(k). So when you add this 1.3% for the plan administration to the total mutual fund costs of 3.17%, it ~ Anthony Robbins,

385:Asset allocation, where to park your money and how to divide it up, is the single most important skill of a successful investor. And as we will learn from the masters, it’s not that complicated! Low-cost TDFs might be great for the average investor, but you are not average if you are reading this book! ~ Anthony Robbins,

386:The goal of the nonprofessional should not be to pick winners—neither he nor his “helpers” can do that—but should rather be to own a cross section of businesses that in aggregate are bound to do well. A low-cost S&P 500 index fund will achieve this goal. —WARREN BUFFETT, 2013 letter to shareholders ~ Anthony Robbins,

387:OPTIMISTS’ CLUB CREED Promise yourself… To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something of value in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. ~ Anthony Robbins,

388:The problem is that the managers of the mutual funds make more money when they gather huge piles of assets and charge high fees. The high fees are in direct conflict with the goal of producing high returns. And so what happens over and over again is the profits win and the investor seeking returns loses. There ~ Anthony Robbins,

389:Marketing and graphic-design experts alike will tell you that corporate image is a huge filter through which consumers process buying information—they must know who you are, what you stand for, and when they’re investing large sums of money, they usually want to buy from a company that exemplifies their product. ~ Anthony Robbins,

390:THE PROBLEM-SOLVING QUESTIONS 1. What is great about this problem? 2. What is not perfect yet? 3. What am I willing to do to make it the way I want it? 4. What am I willing to no longer do in order to make it the way I want it? 5. How can I enjoy the process while I do what is necessary to make it the way I want it? ~ Anthony Robbins,

391:Belief #6: Work is play. Do you know any person who has achieved massive success by doing what he hates? I don’t. One of the keys to success is making a successful marriage between what you do and what you love. Pablo Picasso once said, “When I work, I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired.” Maybe ~ Anthony Robbins,

392:Well, it’s not the amount of money you spend, but how you decide to spend it that matters. “Every day spending choices unleash a cascade of biological and emotional effects that are detectable right down to saliva,” reports Harvard’s Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton in their brilliant 2013 book, Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending. ~ Anthony Robbins,

393:The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.” —ALBERT EINSTEIN ~ Anthony Robbins,

394:Some of the biggest challenges in relationships come from the fact that most people enter a relationship in order to get something: they're trying to find someone who's going to make them feel good. In reality, the only way a relationship will last is if you see your relationship as a place that you go to give, and not a place that you go to take. ~ Anthony Robbins,

395:No matter how well they’ve done or how well they’ve continued to do, they never lose their hunger—the force that unleashes human genius. Most people would think, “If I had all this money, I would just stop. Why keep working?” Because each believes, somewhere in his or her soul, that “to whom much is given, much is expected.” Their labor is their love. ~ Anthony Robbins,

396:The truth of the matter is that there’s nothing you can’t accomplish if: 1) You clearly decide what it is that you’re absolutely committed to achieving, 2) You are willing to take massive action, 3) You notice what’s working or not, and 4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way. ~ Anthony Robbins,

397:Sir John Templeton, not only the world’s greatest investor but also one of the greatest human beings, shared something with me almost 30 years ago: he said that he’s never known anyone who tithed—meaning the person gave 8% or 10% of what he earned to religious or charitable organizations over a ten-year period—who didn’t massively grow his financial wealth. ~ Anthony Robbins,

398: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 ~ Anthony Robbins,

399:Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process! Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of ~ Anthony Robbins,

400:When it comes to the areas of your life that matter most—your family, your faith, your health, your finances—you can’t rely on anybody else to tell you what to do. It’s great to get coaching from experts in the field, but you can’t outsource the final decision. You can’t give another person control over your destiny, no matter how sincere or skilled he or she may be. ~ Anthony Robbins,

401:The birth of excellence begins with our awareness that our beliefs are a choice. We usually don’t think of it that way, but belief can be a conscious choice. You can choose beliefs that limit you, or you can choose beliefs that support you. The trick is to choose the beliefs that are conducive to success and the results you want and to discard the ones that hold you back. ~ Anthony Robbins,

402:Why do people persist in an unsatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It’s because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they’re already experiencing. It’s like the old proverbs say: “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know, ~ Anthony Robbins,

403:Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human. ~ Anthony Robbins,

404:Better yet, go out for a skip instead of a jog. Skipping is such a powerful way to change your state because it does four things: 1) It’s great exercise; 2) you’ll have less stress on your body than running; 3) you won’t be able to keep a serious look on your face; and 4) you’ll entertain everybody who’s driving by! So you’ll be changing other people’s states, too, by making them laugh. ~ Anthony Robbins,

405:I will tell you, though, if you won’t give a dime out of a dollar, you won’t give $1 million out of $10 million. The time to give is now! When I had nothing, I began this process. The reward is that if you give, even at the times when you think you have very little, you’ll teach your brain that there is more than enough. You can leave scarcity behind and move toward a world of abundance. ~ Anthony Robbins,

406:No season lasts forever because all of life is a cycle of planting, reaping, resting, and renewal. Winter is not infinite: even if you’re having challenges today, you can never give up on the coming of spring. For some people, winter means hibernation; for others, it means bobsledding and downhill skiing! You can always just wait out the season, but why not make it into a time to remember? ~ Anthony Robbins,

407:Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human. —TONY ROBBINS ~ Anthony Robbins,

408:Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.” -Anthony Robbins ~ Colin Wright,

409:The financial crisis caused tremendous pain, but it also made us reevaluate what’s most important in our lives—things that have nothing to do with money. It was a time to get back to basics, to the values that have sustained us through troubled times before. For me, it made me remember the days when I was sleeping in my car homeless and searching for a way to change my life. How did I do it? Books! ~ Anthony Robbins,

410:If you are self-motivated, wow, this world is tailored for you. The boundaries are all gone. But if you’re not self-motivated, this world will be a challenge because the walls, ceilings and floors that protected people are also disappearing. . . . There will be fewer limits, but also fewer guarantees. Your specific contribution will define your specific benefits much more. Just showing up will not cut it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

411:Every great, successful person I know shares the capacity to remain centered, clear and powerful in the midst of emotional “storms.” How do they accomplish this? Most of them have a fundamental rule: In life, never spend more than 10 percent of your time on the problem, and spend at least 90 percent of your time on the solution. Most important, don’t sweat the small stuff… and remember, it’s all small stuff! ~ Anthony Robbins,

412:Not only will the vast majority (96%) of actively managed mutual funds not beat the market, they are going to charge us an arm and leg, and extract up to two-thirds of our potential nest egg in fees. But here is the kicker: they are going to have the nerve to look you in the eye and tell you that they truly have your best interests at heart while simultaneously lobbying Congress to make sure that is never the case. ~ Anthony Robbins,

413:We have made thee neither of heaven nor of earth, Neither mortal nor immortal, So that with freedom of choice and with honor, As though the maker and molder of thyself, Thou mayest fashion thyself in whatever shape thou shalt prefer. Thou shalt have the power out of thy soul’s judgment, To be reborn into the higher forms, which are divine.” —GOD’S SPEECH TO ADAM FROM PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA’S ORATION ON THE DIGNITY OF MAN ~ Anthony Robbins,

414:I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's
greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending
commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may
sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their
dreams from those who live in regret. ~ Anthony Robbins,

415:It’s fascinating and quite sad that we live in a time where the media is salivating to take down anyone considered to be “best in class.” Culture seems to lift them onto a pedestal of perfection only to hope they come crashing down. Whether it’s an athlete, a CEO, or a money manager, any false move or seemingly slight crack in the armor is exploited to the fullest. Stone them in the town square of television and the internet. ~ Anthony Robbins,

416:Prove to yourself that you’ve decided now. Make one or two decisions that you’ve been putting off: one easy decision and one that’s a bit more difficult. Show yourself what you can do. Right now, stop. Make at least one clear-cut decision that you’ve been putting off—take the first action toward fulfilling it—and stick to it! By doing this, you’ll be building that muscle that will give you the will to change your entire life. ~ Anthony Robbins,

417:Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process! Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human. Constantly find ways to improve yourself. Practice ~ Anthony Robbins,

418:To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. ~ Anthony Robbins,

419:So let’s recap. Not only will the vast majority (96%) of actively managed mutual funds not beat the market, they are going to charge us an arm and leg, and extract up to two-thirds of our potential nest egg in fees. But here is the kicker: they are going to have the nerve to look you in the eye and tell you that they truly have your best interests at heart while simultaneously lobbying Congress to make sure that is never the case. ~ Anthony Robbins,

420:You're in the midst of a war: a battle between the limits of a crowd seeking the surrender of your dreams, and the power of your true vision to create and contribute. It is a fight between those who will tell you what you cannot do, and that part of you that knows / and has always known / that we are more than our environment; and that a dream, backed by an unrelenting will to attain it, is truly a reality with an imminent arrival ~ Anthony Robbins,

421:If you don’t plant the mental and physiological seeds of the results you want, weeds will grow automatically. If we don’t consciously direct our own minds and states, our environment may produce undesirable haphazard states. The results can be disastrous. Thus it’s critical that—on a daily basis—we stand guard at the door of our mind, that we know how we are consistently representing things to ourselves. We must daily weed our garden. ~ Anthony Robbins,

422:I think one of the greatest gifts our Creator has given us is the gift of anticipation and suspense. How boring life would be if we knew how it would all turn out in advance! The truth is that in life, we never know what’s going to happen next! In the next few moments, something could happen that could change the entire direction and quality of your life in an instant. We must learn to love change, for it is the only thing that is certain. ~ Anthony Robbins,

423:I’m here to tell you that it’s not important initially to know how you’re going to create a result. What’s important is to decide you will find a way, no matter what. In Unlimited Power, I outlined what I call “The Ultimate Success Formula,” which is an elementary process for getting you where you want to go: 1) Decide what you want, 2) Take action, 3) Notice what’s working or not, and 4) Change your approach until you achieve what you want. ~ Anthony Robbins,

424:To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded. —Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Anthony Robbins,

425:real power is the ability to create the results you desire while simultaneously adding value to the lives of others. Ultimate power is the ability to shape and control your own life. It’s the ability to define human needs and fulfill them—both your needs and the needs of people you care about. It’s the ability to direct your own thought processes, your own behavior, so you take hold of the steering mechanism of your life and determine your own destiny. ~ Anthony Robbins,

426:Making a true decision, unlike saying, “I’d like to quit smoking,” is cutting off any other possibility. In fact, the word “decision” comes from the Latin roots de, which means “from,” and caedere, which means “to cut.” Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility. When you truly decide you’ll never smoke cigarettes again, that’s it. It’s over! You no longer even consider the possibility of smoking. ~ Anthony Robbins,

427:Remember: we all get what we tolerate. So stop tolerating excuses within yourself, limiting beliefs of the past, or half-assed or fearful states. Use your body as a tool to snap yourself into a place of sheer will, determination, and commitment. Face your challenges head on with the core belief that problems are just speed bumps on the road to your dreams. And from that place, when you take massive action—with an effective and proven strategy—you will rewrite your history. ~ Anthony Robbins,

428:Thomas Friedman, the New York Times columnist and bestselling author, wrote, “If you are self-motivated, wow, this world is tailored for you. The boundaries are all gone. But if you’re not self-motivated, this world will be a challenge because the walls, ceilings and floors that protected people are also disappearing. . . . There will be fewer limits, but also fewer guarantees. Your specific contribution will define your specific benefits much more. Just showing up will not cut it. ~ Anthony Robbins,

429:Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. It can change your relationships, your working environment, your level of physical fitness, your income, and your emotional states. It can determine whether you’re happy or sad, whether you’re frustrated or excited, enslaved by circumstances, or expressing your freedom. It’s the source of change within an individual, a family, a community, a society, our world. ~ Anthony Robbins,

430:Many people say, "Well, I'd love to make a decision like that, but I'm not sure how I could change my life." They're paralyzed by the fear that they don't know exactly how to turn their dreams
into reality. And as a result, they never make the decisions that could make their lives into the masterpieces they deserve to be. I'm here to tell you that it's not important initially to know how
you're going to create a result. What's important is to decide you will find a way, no matter what. ~ Anthony Robbins,

431:Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it’s who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment. So maybe the key question you and I need to ask is, “What kind of person will I have to become in order to achieve all that I want?” This may be the most important question that you can ask yourself, for its answer will determine the direction you need to head personally. ~ Anthony Robbins,

432:Arianna Huffington cites studies in her brilliant book Thrive that show how the act of giving actually improves your physical and mental health. One example I love in particular is the 2013 study from Britain’s University of Exeter Medical School that reveals how volunteering is associated with lower rates of depression, higher reports of well-being, and a 22% reduction in death rates! She also writes, “Volunteering at least once a week yields improvements to well-being tantamount to your salary increasing from $20,000 to $75,000! ~ Anthony Robbins,

433:Enjoy making decisions. You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever: the very next person you stand behind in line or sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or receive, the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing that causes the floodgates to open, and all of the things that you’ve been waiting for to fall into place. If you really want your life to be passionate, you need to live with this attitude of expectancy. ~ Anthony Robbins,

434:Why are so many people afraid to take such small steps to help others? One of the most common reasons is that they are just embarrassed to be doing something they’re uncertain about. They’re afraid of being rejected or appearing foolish. But you know what? If you want to play the game and win, you’ve got to play “full out.” You’ve got to be willing to feel stupid, and you’ve got to be willing to try things that might not work—and if they don’t work, be willing to change your approach. Otherwise, how could you innovate, how could you grow, how could you discover who you really are? ~ Anthony Robbins,

435:Fuller uses the metaphor of a ship's rudder. He says when the rudder of a ship is angled to one side or another, the ship tends to keep rotating beyond the helmsman's intention. He has to correct the rotation, moving it back toward the original direction in a never-ending process of action and reaction, adjustment and correction. Picture that in your mind - a helmsman on a quiet sea, gently guiding his boat toward its destination by coping with thousands of inevitable deviations from its course. It's a lovely image, and it's a wonderful model for the process of living successfully. ~ Anthony Robbins,

436:Beliefs even have the capacity to override the impact of drugs on the body. While most people believe that drugs heal, studies in the new science of psychoneuroimmunology (the mind-body relationship) have begun to bear out what many others have suspected for centuries: our beliefs about the illness and its treatment play as significant a role, maybe an even more significant role, than the treatment itself. Dr. Henry Beecher from Harvard University has done extensive research that clearly demonstrates that we often give credit to a drug, when in reality it’s the patient’s belief that makes the difference. ~ Anthony Robbins,

437:In reality, at the time I was being incredibly negative and seeing things worse than they were. I was using my pessimism as a shield. It was my feeble attempt at protecting myself from the pain of failed expectations: I’d do anything to keep from being disappointed once again. But in adopting this pattern, this same barrier that kept me out of pain also kept me out of pleasure. It barred me from solutions and sealed me in a tomb of emotional death where one never experiences too much pain or too much pleasure, and where one continuously justifies one’s limited actions by stating they’re “just being realistic. ~ Anthony Robbins,

438:Some people begin to feel that things are pointless, that they’re helpless or worthless, or that no matter what they try they’ll lose anyway. These are a set of beliefs that must never be indulged in if we ever expect to succeed and achieve in our lives. These beliefs strip us of our personal power and destroy our ability to act. In psychology, there is a name for this destructive mindset: learned helplessness. When people experience enough failure at something—and you’d be surprised how few times this is for some people—they perceive their efforts as futile and develop the terminal discouragement of learned helplessness. ~ Anthony Robbins,

439:whether your home costs $500,000 or $2 million. A 30-year loan on $270,000 at 6% requires an initial monthly payment of $1,618. With this technique, you would also write a second check for an extra $270—next month’s principal balance—a very small number, relatively speaking. That second check of $270 is money you’ll never pay interest on. To be clear, you’re not paying extra money; you’re simply prepaying next month’s principal a touch sooner. Hold yourself to this pay-it-forward strategy each month, and, again, you’ll be able to pay off a 30-year mortgage in just 15 years—cutting the total cost of your home by close to 50%. ~ Anthony Robbins,

440:We've all heard about people who've exploded beyond the limitations of their conditions to become examples of the unlimited power of the human spirit.
You and I can make our lives one of these legendary inspirations, as well, simply by having courage and the awareness that we can control whatever happens in our lives. Although we cannot always control the events in our lives, we can always control our response to them, and the actions we take as a result.
If there's anything you're not happy about--in your relationships, in your health, in your career--make a decision right now about how you're going to change it immediately. ~ Anthony Robbins,

441:What I’ve known from the beginning is that success leaves clues. People who succeed at the highest level are not lucky; they’re doing something differently than everyone else does. I’m interested in those people: those who have a relentless hunger to learn and grow and achieve. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not deluded. I’m aware there are very few people in the world who are fit and healthy and who sustain it. Most people don’t have decades of sustained love and passion in their intimate relationships, nor do they experience ongoing gratitude and joy. There are very few people who maximize their business opportunities. And there are even fewer who start with little or nothing and become financially free. ~ Anthony Robbins,

442:Well, getting all the education and the practical experience. And then having the patience to do it day in and day out. Day in and day out. It’s not easy, let me tell you that. It’s like the restaurateur serving great food every meal. It’s not easy. But that’s how you make a great restaurant. That’s how you make a great car dealership. Service every day. You can’t miss the ball. You’ve gotta hit the ball out of the park every day. With service. And the same with technology. In our lifetime, we’ve seen many companies go in the tank because they weren’t able to innovate. Or actually, they didn’t figure out a product or service that really served the customer well. They lost their customers. Never lose a customer. Figure that one out. ~ Anthony Robbins,

443:A long, fruitful retirement is a concept that’s only a few generations old. If you recall from our discussion earlier, when President Franklin Roosevelt created Social Security in 1935, the average life expectancy was just 62. And the payments wouldn’t kick in until age 65, so only a small percentage would actually receive Social Security benefits to begin with. At the time, the Social Security system made financial sense because there were 40 workers (contributors) for every retiree collecting benefits. That means there were 40 people pulling the wagon, with only 1 sitting in the back. By 2010, the ratio had dropped to only 2.9 wagon pullers for every retiree. The math doesn’t pencil out, but since when has that stopped Washington? ~ Anthony Robbins,

444:THE BUTCHER AND THE DIETITIAN A good friend of mine recently forwarded me a YouTube video entitled The Butcher vs. the Dietitian, a two-minute cartoon that effectively and succinctly highlighted the major difference between a broker and a legal fiduciary. The video made the glaringly obvious point that when you walk into a butcher shop, you are always encouraged to buy meat. Ask a butcher what’s for dinner, and the answer is always “Meat!” But a dietitian, on the other hand, will advise you to eat what’s best for your health. She has no interest in selling you meat if fish is better for you. Brokers are butchers, while fiduciaries are dietitians. They have no “dog in the race” to sell you a specific product or fund. This simple distinction gives you a position of power! Insiders know the difference. ~ Anthony Robbins,

445:Can sıkıntısı gibi hissi olayların kendiliğinden olmadığını bilmek çok önemlidir. Sıkıntıya yakalanmıyorsunuz. Hayatınızdaki tüm diğer sonuçlar gibi, kendinize has zihinsel ve fiziksel faaliyetlerle, onu da kendiniz yaratıyorsunuz. Kederli olmak için hayatınızı değişik yönlerden görüntülemelisiniz. Kendi kendinize belirli şeyleri doğru bir ses tonuyla söylemek zorundasınız. Kendinizi özel bir durum ve nefes alıp verme sürecine uyarlamak zorundasınız. Örneğin, sıkıntılı olmak istiyorsanız; omuzlarınızı çökertip, sürekli yere bakmanızın size korkunç yararı olacaktır. Ayrıca sesinizi üzüntülü bir tonda kullanmak ve hayatınızda olabilecek en kötü senaryoları düşünmek de size yardımcı olur. Biyokimyanızı yetersiz beslenme, aşırı alkol ve uyuşturucu kullanma yoluyla karmaşaya sokarsanız; vücudunuzdaki kan şekerini düşürür, böylece de kendinizi bunaltma sokmayı garantilersiniz! ~ Anthony Robbins,

446:One of the constants in life is that results are always being produced. If you don't consciously decide what results you want to produce and represent things accordingly, then some external trigger-a conversation, a TV show, whatever-may create states that create behaviors that do not support you. Life is like a river. It's moving, and you can be at the mercy of the river if you don't take deliberate, conscious action to steer yourself in a direction you have predetermined. If you don't plant the mental and physiological seeds of the results you want, weeds will grow automatically. If we don't consciously direct our own minds and states, our environment may produce undesirable haphazard states. The results can be disastrous. Thus it's critical that-on a daily basis-we stand guard at the door of our mind, that we know how we are consistently representing things to ourselves. We must daily weed our garden. ~ Anthony Robbins,

447:Some call it luck, coincidence, fate, or God’s hand. I call it grace: the acknowledgment that there’s more in this world than just ourselves, and that perhaps a higher power gives us both the privilege of this life as well as the gifts of insight and guidance when we’re open to them. It’s amazing how, when you take care of the first two steps, God or the universe or grace—whatever you like to call it—tends to step in and support what you’re doing. Things flow to you when you do your part first. We’ve all experienced the phenomenon of serendipity. Something happens that defies explanation, so we call it a coincidence. We miss a train and meet the person we end up marrying. We fill in for a friend, and it leads us to the job of our dreams. We didn’t figure it out in advance, didn’t earn it—it just happened. To me, that’s grace. And the more you acknowledge and appreciate the grace that’s already in your life, the more you experience the gifts that are beyond what you’ve created. ~ Anthony Robbins,

448:Here’s a great test. Take a moment and give me your best answer to this question: Suppose you’re putting $1,000 a year into an index fund for five years. Which of these two indexes do you think would be better for you? Example 1 • The index stays at $100 per share for the first year. • It goes down to $60 the next year. • It stays at $60 the third year. • Then in the fourth year, it shoots up to $140. • In the fifth year, it ends up at $100, the same place where you started. Example 2 • The market is at $100 the first year. • $110 the second year. • $120 the third. • $130 the fourth, and • $140 the fifth year. So, which index do you think ends up making you the most money after five years? Your instincts might tell you that you’d do better in the second scenario, with steady gains, but you’d be wrong. You can actually make higher returns by investing regularly in a volatile stock market. Think about it for a moment: in example 1, by investing the same amount of dollars, you actually get to buy more shares when the index was cheaper at $60, so you owned more of the market when the price went back up! Here’s Burt Malkiel’s ~ Anthony Robbins,

449:Raise Your Standards
Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming.
Think of the far-reaching consequences set in motion by men and women who raised their standards and acted in accordance with them, deciding they would tolerate no less. History chronicles the inspiring examples of people like Leonardo da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Albeit Einstein, Cesar Chavez, Soichiro Honda, and many others who took the magnificently powerful step of raising their standards. The same power that was available to them is available to you, if you have the courage to claim it. Changing an organization, acompany, a country-or a world-begins with the simple step of changing yourself.

STEP TWO

Change Your Limiting Beliefs ~ Anthony Robbins, How to take Immediate Control of Your Mental Emotional Physical and Financial Destiny,

450:Her grandma Hilda was my grandma. I loved her dearly. After being married for 58 years, her husband died, and we all watched as she suffered. For ten years, Hilda cried herself to sleep at night. She was living on her own, proud and independent, but heart-achingly lonely, missing her life partner. We didn’t have the heart to put her in a home, yet with Hilda’s dementia worsening, Bonnie Pearl’s mom, Sharon, was determined to find her a home with the best possible care. We had heard that some retirement communities were pretty spectacular, and after weeks of looking, Sharon finally found a community that gave the Four Seasons a run for its money—this place is amazing. I always said I’d stay there, and I don’t say that about many places. So guess what happened to Grandmom after moving into her new digs? Forget that she traded up to a beautiful new apartment with modern amenities and 24-hour care. That was just the tip of the iceberg. More amazing than that, she began a second life! At 88 years old, she transformed into a new woman and fell in love again. A 92-year-old Italian captured her heart. (“I don’t let him under my shirt yet, but he tries all the time,” she said with a grin.) They had four beautiful years together before he passed away, and I kid you not, at his funeral, she met her next beau. Her last decade was filled with a quality of life she never could have envisioned. She found happiness, joy, love, and friendship again. It was an unexpected last chapter of her life and a reminder that love is the ultimate wealth. It can show up unexpected anytime, anywhere—and it is never too late. ~ Anthony Robbins,

451:Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist at Stanford University, warned about the dangers of stress for a full decade before she realized that maybe it was her advice, rather than stress itself, that was sending people to their graves faster. “I’m converting a stimulus [stress] that could be strengthening people into a source of disease.” With a breakthrough in her thinking, and some powerful new research, McGonigal made a complete turnaround. Turns out, stress might just be our friend. Just as you put stress on a muscle to make it stronger (by lifting weights or running), emotional stress can make us physically and psychologically stronger too. McGonigal now highlights new research showing that when you change your mind about stress, you can literally change your body’s physical reaction to it. In an eight-year study, adults who experienced a “lot of stress” and who believed stress was harmful to their health had a 43% increase in their risk of dying. (That sure stressed me out.) However, people who experienced an equal amount of stress but did not view stress as harmful were no more likely to die! McGonigal says that physical signs of stress (a pounding heart, faster breathing, breaking out in a sweat) aren’t necessarily physical evidence of anxiety or signs that we aren’t coping well with pressure. Instead, we can interpret them as indications that our body is energized and preparing us to meet the next challenge. The bottom line is, science has now proven that how you think about stress matters—the story you attach to stress. Telling yourself it’s good for you instead of harmful could mean the difference between a stress-induced heart attack at 50 or living well into your 90s. ~ Anthony Robbins,

452:If you’re going to make an error in life, err on the side of overestimating your capabilities (obviously, as long as it doesn’t jeopardize your life). By the way, this is something that’s hard to do, since the human capacity is so much greater than most of us would ever dream. In fact, many studies have focused on the differences between people who are depressed and people who are extremely optimistic. After attempting to learn a new skill, the pessimists are always more accurate about how they did, while the optimists see their behavior as being more effective than it actually was. Yet this unrealistic evaluation of their own performance is the secret of their future success. Invariably the optimists eventually end up mastering the skill while the pessimists fail. Why? Optimists are those who, despite having no references for success, or even references of failure, manage to ignore those references, leaving unassembled such cognitive tabletops as “I failed” or “I can’t succeed.” Instead, optimists produce faith references, summoning forth their imagination to picture themselves doing something different next time and succeeding. It is this special ability, this unique focus, which allows them to persist until eventually they gain the distinctions that put them over the top. The reason success eludes most people is that they have insufficient references of succeeding in the past. But an optimist operates with beliefs such as, “The past doesn’t equal the future.” All great leaders, all people who have achieved success in any area of life, know the power of continuously pursuing their vision, even if all the details of how to achieve it aren’t yet available. If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible. ~ Anthony Robbins,

453:reading :::
Self-Help Reading List:
James Allen As a Man Thinketh (1904)
Marcus Aurelius Meditations (2nd Century)
The Bhagavad-Gita
The Bible
Robert Bly Iron John (1990)
Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy (6thC)
Alain de Botton How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997)
William Bridges Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes (1980)
David Brooks The Road to Character (2015)
Brené Brown Daring Greatly (2012)
David D Burns The New Mood Therapy (1980)
Joseph Campbell (with Bill Moyers) The Power of Myth (1988)
Richard Carlson Don't Sweat The Small Stuff (1997)
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936)
Deepak Chopra The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (1994)
Clayton Christensen How Will You Measure Your Life? (2012)
Paulo Coelho The Alchemist (1988)
Stephen Covey The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
Mihaly Cziksentmihalyi Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1991)
The Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler The Art of Happiness (1999)
The Dhammapada (Buddha's teachings)
Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit (2011)
Wayne Dyer Real Magic (1992)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance (1841)
Clarissa Pinkola Estes Women Who Run With The Wolves (1996)
Viktor Frankl Man's Search For Meaning (1959)
Benjamin Franklin Autobiography (1790)
Shakti Gawain Creative Visualization (1982)
Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence (1995)
John Gray Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (1992)
Louise Hay You Can Heal Your Life (1984)
James Hillman The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling (1996)
Susan Jeffers Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway (1987)
Richard Koch The 80/20 Principle (1998)
Marie Kondo The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014)
Ellen Langer Mindfulness: Choice and Control in Everyday Life (1989)
Lao-Tzu Tao-te Ching (The Way of Power)
Maxwell Maltz Psycho-Cybernetics (1960)
Abraham Maslow Motivation and Personality (1954)
Thomas Moore Care of the Soul (1992)
Joseph Murphy The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (1963)
Norman Vincent Peale The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
M Scott Peck The Road Less Traveled (1990)
Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within (1991)
Florence Scovell-Shinn The Game of Life and How To Play It (1923)
Martin Seligman Learned Optimism (1991)
Samuel Smiles Self-Help (1859)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin The Phenomenon of Man (1955)
Henry David Thoreau Walden (1854)
Marianne Williamson A Return To Love (1993)
~ Tom Butler-Bowdon, 50 Self-Help,

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