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Tony Robbins ON: How To BRAINWASH Yourself For Success & Destroy NEGATIVE THOUGHTS! | Jay Shetty

Jay Shetty sits down with Tony Robbins to talk about what it truly means to take care of yourself and your body.

Tony RobbinsguestJay Shettyhost
Apr 18, 20221h 33mWatch on YouTube

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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Tony Robbins on Energy, Longevity, Mindset and Turning Pain into Purpose

  1. Tony Robbins recounts his brain tumor scare at 31, which came from a pituitary growth hormone issue, and says the experience taught him there is a price for certainty and that second opinions matter.
  2. He explains six human needs and says fear, which he calls uncertainty, keeps most people stuck until pain pushes them past a threshold.
  3. He describes emerging longevity and regenerative tools, including NMN, sirtuins, stem cells, cancer and heart screening tests, hormone and metal testing, and ultrasound-based treatments, and pairs them with daily habits like cold water, saunas and sleep.
  4. He argues that managing mind and emotions is the most important skill, citing placebo research, his childhood Thanksgiving story, and a Stanford depression study of his seminar.
  5. In the Final Five he credits Jim Rohn's advice on adding value, advises treating people as coaches rather than commanders, names love as the one law he would create, and says to get strong during the current 'winter' season of history.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Seeking certainty has a price

After consulting several doctors about his tumor, Robbins concluded that chasing certainty through drugs or surgery can cost too much, and that certainty must be found within yourself.

Unmet needs keep people from changing

Robbins says people who want to change but don't are meeting some needs through their current behavior, like comfort from smoking, so they usually move only when pain becomes great enough.

Focus, meaning and action drive experience

He says everyone decides what to focus on, what it means and what to do, and that his father and he reached opposite outcomes from the same Thanksgiving charity delivery.

Your worst day can become your best

Robbins says the childhood experience of being given food by a stranger led him to feed people for decades, with a goal of a billion meals.

Mind and body cannot be separated

He argues that low energy makes it hard to find empowering meanings, and that physical energy, emotional fitness and discipline such as doing the hardest task first reinforce each other.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

I think sometimes the suffering experiences of our life, if we don't let them crush us, we let them drive us, they actually become the best day in your life.

— Tony Robbins

You don't experience life, you experience the part of life you focus on, right? What's wrong is always available. So is what's right, right?

— Tony Robbins

I think it's our job to realize that life's happening for us, not to us.

— Tony Robbins

Disappointment either destroys you or drives you.

— Tony Robbins

Those are great. They might inspire you, but a transformation requires immersion.

— Tony Robbins

Read the available transcript
Brain tumor diagnosis and second opinionsSix human needs and fear of uncertaintyNMN, sirtuins and longevity scienceCold, sauna, sleep and daily energy habitsPlacebo effect and emotional fitnessThree decisions: focus, meaning, actionMedical testing and regenerative treatments

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SPEAKERS

  • Tony Robbins

    guest

    Performance coach and motivational speaker, author of "Life Force."

  • Jay Shetty

    host

    Host of the "On Purpose" podcast and author of "Think Like a Monk."

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