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Lewis HowesAFTER THIS You'll Change How You DO EVERYTHING | Tony Robbins & Lewis Howes
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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Tony Robbins on Giving, Hunger, Fees, and Choosing Happiness
- Robbins says the secret to living is giving, and recounts how he handed his last few dollars to a boy in a restaurant and got a repayment letter the next day, after which he never returned to scarcity.
- He names hunger as the common denominator among the most successful people, followed by modeling, since success leaves clues and reading or learning from others saves years of trial and error.
- On money, he argues it magnifies who you are, the system is rigged but still winnable, and people should control fees, use fiduciaries and beware dual registration, which he learned about from Peter Mallouk.
- He describes his upbringing with an abusive, addicted mother, mentors like Jim Rohn and John Grinder, and his partnership with his wife as a balance of an earner and a cost-conscious negotiator.
- He concludes that suffering is obsession with self, and that deciding to be happy no matter what, using a 90-second rule and gratitude, is the most important decision of life.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasGive before you feel you have enough
Robbins says you never get beyond scarcity, you have to start beyond it, and that someone who won't give a dime of a dollar won't give 10 million of 100 million.
Hunger is the ultimate driver
Robbins says the most successful people he knows never lose their hunger, and that with hunger you can find the strategy or model it from others.
Money magnifies who you already are
He says money doesn't change people; it is a symbol people project onto, so a mean person has more to be mean with and a generous one more to give.
Control the fees you can control
Robbins says you can't control markets but you can control fees, which compound over time, and he urges going to a fiduciary rather than a broker acting as a salesman.
Dual registration can undermine advice
Robbins says Peter Mallouk told him some advisors claim to be fiduciaries but can switch to acting as brokers mid-conversation, so he removed everyone from his platform and partnered with Mallouk's firm.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesMoney does not change people. Money makes you more of what you are. It's a magnifying tool.
— Tony Robbins
Whenever we have our highest experiences of life, two things are involved. Some form of growth within ourself and some form of contribution beyond ourself.
— Tony Robbins
You never get beyond scarcity, you gotta start beyond it.
— Tony Robbins
The purpose of a goal is not getting it anyway. The purpose of a goal, you know, is what, who you become.
— Tony Robbins
Happiness is your job, and happiness is a decision, and it's a daily set of practices.
— Tony Robbins
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SPEAKERS
Lewis Howes
hostHost of the School of Greatness podcast and author/entrepreneur known for interviewing leaders in personal development and business.
Tony Robbins
guestPersonal development coach, speaker, and entrepreneur known for motivational seminars, coaching, and philanthropy.
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