Tony Robbins Shares 3 Steps To Creating A Life-Changing Breakthrough

Robbins has consulted with President Bill Clinton and hedgefunder Paul Tudor Jones.

Everyone wants to change something about his or her life.

Whether you want to find love or improve your relationship, master your finances, or finally get in shape, celebrity life coach Tony Robbins says it’s absolutely possible — if you have the right approach.

“There are three steps to creating a breakthrough: three forces that, together, can massively change any and every aspect of your life,” Robbins writes in his new book, “Money: Master the Game.”

They are:

1. Find the right strategy.

To make a lasting change, you have to start with a proven strategy, Robbins says. Planning to eat 500 calories a day to lose weight or trying to get rich off one hot stock tip will not be sustainable over the long term, he says.

How do you find a strategy that works? “I’ve always believed the best way to get a result, the fastest way, is to find someone who has already accomplished what you’re after, and model his or her behaviour.”

2. Understand the power of your story.

Even if you have the right strategy, you won’t get anywhere if you don’t follow through. It’s the stories we tell ourselves that make or break our best-laid plans, says Robbins. If you’re not taking action, he advises you consider the story you’re telling yourself.

Someone trying to save more might limit themselves by thinking deep down: “I don’t make enough,” “I can’t save more,” or “That’s only for rich people.” Is your story holding you back or empowering you? “I always say 80% of success in life is psychology and 20% is mechanics,” he writes.

3. Change your state of mind.

“Your mental and emotional state colours your perception and experience of everything in life,” Robbins says. If you feel afraid or insecure, it’s hard to make a big change, but if you feel like a million bucks, you’re ready to conquer the world.

To put yourself in a strong, determined, and empowered state, he suggests you change your physiology. Research by Harvard’s Amy Cuddy shows that adopting “power poses” alters your biochemistry, making you feel more confident and less stressed.

“That’s how you create a real breakthrough — a new state with a new story and a proven strategy,” Robbins says.

Source

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/tony-robbins-how-to-create-a-breakthrough-change-2015-1

Change Your Mindset to Overcome Your Fears

There’s a lot of fear out there when it comes to doing something new in your life.  Fear of the unknown.  Fear of failure.  Fear of what other people will think of you.  Most people start with the mindset that there’s a lot to lose, so they never take the plunge or even try to take the plunge.
Why is this so often the case?

Is it easier for those who start with little or nothing to succeed?

There are A LOT of blogs out there today focused on lifestyle design and creating the life you want.  I’ve noticed a trend with these sites.  Most are started either by young people (early to mid 20′s) or those who were forced into situations where they were required to make a change, such as an unexpected loss of a job.
For these people there’s a higher chance of success because the fear is not contemplated, it’s addressed and overcome.  So, what do I mean by this?
People who are young don’t have a lot of the responsibilities that their older peers might have, including:  large amounts of debt, a spouse and a steady job.  It doesn’t take a whole lot for someone just out of college to say ‘hey, screw getting a traditional job, I’m going to travel the world and see what’s out there.’  For someone who has a family and a steady job, it doesn’t even seem like a possibility.
I don’t want to be presumptuous and say that younger people don’t have any fears, it’s more that they have less responsibilities and financial obligations than what the typical 30 or 40-something has.  There’s less fear because there’s less to lose and young people smartly use this to their advantage.
What about those who lose their jobs?
Well, this is a little bit different.  There sure as hell is fear there, however, there’s no option to ignore it. If you have kids you need to support and a mortgage to pay, then you need to do something.  Sometimes those who had traditional jobs and worked their asses off don’t want to go back to another corporate job.  The business idea or dream that was once sitting in the back of their mind suddenly seems like a possibility.  Now that there is urgency, action is taken.
There is no contemplation, whining and thinking about what if scenarios.  It’s do or die time.  This is why the success rates are higher.  Failure is not an option.
What can we learn from the above?

You need to change your mindset if you want to succeed

1. Address the fear.  Young people have little to no fear because there’s not much to lose.  Those who find themselves in unexpected, dire situations don’t have time to worry about their fears.  They have to overcome it.  So, try to find the middle ground.  Face your fears.  Write them down.  When you spend time to really address what you’re scared of you often realize that your fears are irrational or can be dealt with.
2. Start living uncomfortably. You might not like what you’re doing, but once your paycheck is automatically deposited every two weeks you sure feel comfortable.  It’s safe.  It feels good.  Get over this and do something that makes you feel uncomfortable.  Maybe it’s starting a blog.  Maybe it’s learning a new skill.  Maybe it’s talking to someone in the field you’re interested in to see how they got to where they’re at.  Whatever you do, start mixing it up.
3. Plan and set goals. While you might be in a difficult financial situation, don’t think you’re trapped because of it.  Cut back on expenses.  Carefully plan out how much income you need to bring in monthly to safely cover all of your expenses.  Figure out what it is you want out of life.  It’s crazy how many people don’t do this.  You might not be able to quit your job right this moment to travel around the world, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it at all.  Make this goal your priority.  Start cutting back on other stuff you don’t care about so you can save for travel.
4. Screw societal expectations. You’re never going to do anything if you’re always concerned about what other people think.  It’s very hard for people to get over this and I fully admit that this is a tough one for me as well.  The thing is, you have to stop thinking about what other people think.  If you look at the most successful people out there, they are doing what they want to do on their own terms.  Don’t wait for validation from someone else to do something.  That’s just a cop out.
5. Don’t set yourself up for failure when you haven’t even tried. Don’t think you can’t do it.  Don’t make excuses and tell yourself, ‘I’m not young, I can’t do what that person is doing.’  That’s just BS.  You were once young and you could have done the same thing then, but you didn’t, so take responsibility for it.  There may be some extra hurdles to get over now, but don’t spend a second thinking it’s not possible.  There are plenty of people out there making a go at it and doing great.
6. Act with a sense of urgency. People always think ‘I can start/do that later,’ ‘I’ll wait for next year,’ or even ‘I’ll start tomorrow.’  These are all just excuses to not do anything.  Start living each day with a sense of purpose.  Steve Jobs said it best at his commencement speech to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I’m about to do today?’
7. Take calculated risks. You might not be able to up and leave your current job to start your dream business if you have a family support.  That’s ok.  Start working on it on the side.  Make sure you’re generating some revenue.  Take risks, but make them calculated risks.  Above all, take action. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  You have to actually do something if you want to change.  Even if it’s starting with something small, that’s fine.  Get out there and take some sort of action, however small you think it is.

What are some of your fears?  Do you think it’s easier for those who start with nothing to succeed or is it the opposite?  I’d love to hear what you have to say.

Source
http://www.fearlessendeavors.com/change-your-mindset-to-overcome-your-fears/

The 3 Decisions That Will Change Your Financial Life

There’s nothing worse than a rich person who’s chronically angry or unhappy. There’s really no excuse for it, yet I see this phenomenon every day. It results from an extremely unbalanced life, one with too much expectation and not enough appreciation for what’s there.

Without gratitude and appreciation for what you already have, you’ll never know true fulfillment. But how do you cultivate balance in life? What’s the point of achievement if your life has no balance?

For nearly four decades, I’ve had the privilege of coaching people from every walk of life, including some of the most powerful men and women on the planet. I’ve worked with presidents of the United States as well as owners of small businesses.   

Across the board, I’ve found that virtually every moment people make three key decisions that dictate the quality of their lives.

If you make these decisions unconsciously, you'll end up like majority of people who tend to be out of shape physically, exhausted emotionally and often financially stressed. But if you make these decisions consciously, you can literally change the course of your life today. 

Decision 1: Carefully choose what to focus on.

At every moment, millions of things compete for your attention. You can focus on things that are happening right here and now or on what you want to create in the future. Or you can focus on the past.

Where focus goes, energy flows. What you focus on and your pattern for doing so shapes your entire life. 

Which area do you tend to focus on more: what you have or what’s missing from your life?

I’m sure you think about both sides of this coin. But if you examine your habitual thoughts, what do you tend to spend most of your time dwelling on? 

Rather than focusing on what you don’t have and begrudging those who are better off than you financially, perhaps you should acknowledge that you have much to be grateful for and some of it has nothing to do with money. You can be grateful for your health, family, friends, opportunities and mind.

Developing a habit of appreciating what you have can create a new level of emotional well-being and wealth. But the real question is, do you take time to deeply feel grateful with your mind, body, heart and soul? That’s where the joy, happiness and fulfillment can be found. 

Consider a second pattern of focus that affects the quality of your life: Do you tend to focus more on what you can control or what you can’t?

If you focus on what you can’t control, you’ll have more stress in life. You can influence many aspects of your life but you usually can’t control them. 

When you adopt this pattern of focus, your brain has to make another decision: 

Decision 2: Figure out, What does this all mean?

Ultimately, how you feel about your life has nothing to do with the events in it or with your financial condition or what has (or hasn't) happened to you. The quality of your life is controlled by the meaning you give these things.

Most of the time you may be unaware of the effect of your unconscious mind in assigning meaning to life’s events. 

When something happens that disrupts your life (a car accident, a health issue, a job loss), do you tend to think that this is the end or the beginning?

If someone confronts you, is that person insulting you, coaching you or truly caring for you?

Does a devastating problem mean that God is punishing you or challenging you? Or is it possible that this problem is a gift from God? 

Your life takes on whatever meaning you give it. With each meaning comes a unique feeling or emotion and the quality of your life involves where you live emotionally. 

I always ask during my seminars, “How many of you know someone who is on antidepressants and still depressed?” Typically 85 percent to 90 percent of those assembled raise their hands.

How is this possible? The drugs should make people feel better. It's true that antidepressants do come with labels warning that suicidal thoughts are a possible side effect.

But no matter how much a person drugs himself, if he constantly focuses on what he can’t control in life and what’s missing, he won't find it hard to despair. If he adds to that a meaning like “life is not worth living,” that's an emotional cocktail that no antidepressant can consistently overcome. 

Yet if that same person can arrive at a new meaning, a reason to live or a belief that all this was meant to be, then he will be stronger than anything that ever happened to him.

When people shift their habitual focus and meanings, there’s no limit on what life can become. A change of focus and a shift in meaning can literally alter someone's biochemistry in minutes. 

So take control and always remember: Meaning equals emotion and emotion equals life. Choose consciously and wisely. Find an empowering meaning in any event, and wealth in its deepest sense will be yours today. 

Once you create a meaning in your mind, it creates an emotion, and that emotion leads to a state for making your third decision:

Decision 3: What will you do?  

The actions you take are powerfully shaped by the emotional state you're in. If you're angry, you're going to behave quite differently than if you're feeling playful or outrageous. 

If you want to shape your actions, the fastest way is to change what you focus on and shift the meaning to be something more empowering.

Two people who are angry will behave differently. Some pull back. Others push through.

Some individuals express anger quietly. Others do so loudly or violently. Yet others suppress it only to look for a passive-aggressive opportunity to regain the upper hand or even exact revenge.  

Where do these patterns come from? People tend to model their behavior on those they respect, enjoy and love.

The people who frustrated or angered you? You often reject their approaches.

Yet far too often you may find yourself falling back into patterns you witnessed over and over again in your youth and were displeased by. 

It’s very useful for you to become aware of your patterns when you are frustrated, angry or sad or feel lonely. You can’t change your patterns if you’re not aware of them.

Now that you’re aware of the power of these three decisions, start looking for role models who are experiencing what you want out of life. I promise you that those who have passionate relationships have a totally different focus and arrive at totally different meanings for the challenges in relationships than people who are constantly bickering or fighting. 

It’s not rocket science. If you become aware of the differences in how people approach these three decisions, you’ll have a pathway to help you create a permanent positive change in any area of life. 

This piece was adapted from Tony Robbins' new book, Money Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom.  

Source

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239312

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Mid-Week Motivation

Setting clear goals + repeating them every single day + using powerful physiological movements while repeating your goals (I would suggest doing this in the morning) + Unshakeable belief + Taking absolute massive action = An integration of your goals into your nervous system and a coherence with the universe for your goals to become YOUR reality!!!

Every single result is being produced from your mind so once you a clear on what you want, make it the most compelling future so it pulls you towards it, then integrate the emotions of certainty and belief of having already achieved your goals into your nervous system, this will activate a part of your brain that will allow you to notice things that perhaps you didn't notice before and send you the circumstances, people and events for you to step up and achieve it. You have to think BIG!!!! Two different people can see the same building and someone who for example does not see themselves as successful might think 'oh they look like nice windows to clean I might ask them for a job' . While someone with a bigger mindset will see the same building and think 'Im am going to own that building one day..what can I do to own it?' and those two people will take completely different actions just simply based on their beliefs about who they are and what they are capable of. This creates a completely different destiny for those 2 people.

The quality of your life is based on the quality of questions you ask yourself. Instead of asking why does this always happen to me? Why did they do that to me? ask yourself better questions like what do I want? How can I make it how I want it? How can I solve this? What do I have to believe to solve this? What is the meaning I can choose from this to empower me to feel and experience what I want? We cannot always control what happens in our lives but what we CAN control is the meaning that we give those things that have happened. You must believe and have faith that there is ALWAYS a higher meaning for what happens if not in the present most certainly there is one for the future. So sometimes you just have to trust that there is a divine plan, there is a supreme destiny for us all and that life is happening for us. Could it be that it is for us to know, be and remember ourselves as unconditional love? For us to remember and experience the oneness that we share between us all? To reconcile any perceived separation between others that we may experience? Have an outstanding week! Peace, love and harmony

Anthony Robbins - "Take Action"

What changes our whole life is action! Why don't we take action? Fear.
What do we have to do to get ourselves to do it?
We have to make sure that we push ourselves through it by making a decision.

The point in which change happens is a decision. Every change you want in your life will come from something simple. That simple thing is a decision. The only thing it takes to change is decide. You have to put yourself into a state to decide. A real decision is not a preference or an interest or 'I'll try it and see'. Decision comes from the Latin 'incision' which means to cut off from. Decision is where you cut off any possibility except for the thing you are committed to.  Once you have made a real decision you have now made the step necessary to experience the change that you want in your life!