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Lewis HowesThese DAILY HABITS Will Prime Your Brain To Get ANYTHING YOU WANT | Tony Robbins
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Tony's Morning Routine: Cold Water and Priming
Tony Robbins describes starting each day in freezing water to train his brain to act when he says "now." He then explains his ten-minute priming process and the Harvard hot-versus-iced coffee study showing how the environment shapes thoughts.
- •Cold water trains the brain to act on command, even on things he doesn't want to do
- •Priming is the idea that thoughts often come from the environment, shown by the hot and iced coffee study
- •He says fear is the second biggest factor in COVID deaths after obesity
- •Social network algorithms condition the brain continuously unless you take control
Gratitude, Sincere Compliments and Tackling the Hardest Task
Tony lays out the three parts of his ten-minute priming process, then the other two daily habits: sending a specific compliment and handling the most challenging task first. Lewis asks why the compliments matter, and Tony talks about emotions, relationships and habit.
- •Priming has three parts: gratitude, a short blessing, and "three to thrive"
- •You can't be angry or fearful while grateful
- •Specific, sincere compliments deepen relationships
- •Roughly 45 to 55 percent of what we do is habitual, and good habits free the mind
Winter Is Coming: The Seasons of Life and History
Lewis recalls Tony's "winter is coming" prediction and asks how people can take back control. Tony explains the skills of pattern recognition and utilization, the seasons of a person's life, and how history cycles through generations.
- •Humanity changed when it recognized the pattern of the seasons
- •Life has seasons: spring, summer, a reaping stage, and a final season as mentor
- •Jeff Bezos recognized and used the pattern of internet growth and convenience
- •Good times create weak people, weak people create bad times, and so on
- •Tony recommends The Fourth Turning and Ray Dalio's The Changing World Order
Using Winter to Build: Anticipate, Don't React
Tony says we are about halfway through winter and that leaders anticipate while losers react. He points out that many major companies were started in downturns.
- •We are about halfway through winter, which often starts with a financial downturn
- •Leaders anticipate and losers react
- •68% of the Fortune 1000 were started in a recession or depression
- •You can freeze in winter or ski and snowboard and build
Staying Ready: Mastering Key Areas of Life
Lewis asks what keeps peak performers prepared. Tony says the real things are simple and lists the areas worth mastering: body, emotion, finances, relationships, career or mission, and spirit. He adds that you should learn from the genius in each area.
- •Most people major in minor things
- •Low energy means you don't use your full intelligence
- •Emotions are something you can learn to direct
- •Constantly improve in at least one of six life areas
- •Tony wrote Life Force because health matters so much
Why People Fall Short: Problems, Mission and the Tyranny of How
Asked about the root cause of people lacking what they want, Tony says people think they shouldn't have problems, chase happiness through getting, and lack a mission beyond themselves. He argues you should start with what and why, not how, and learn from the best.
- •Problems are the fuel for growth
- •The issue is lack of mission rather than lack of confidence
- •Starting with "how" triggers the fear brain
- •Strong enough reasons make you figure out how
- •Jim Rohn's story of paying off a finance company shows a gritty reason
Building Confidence Through Action and Serving Others
Tony says confidence comes from repeated action and from focusing on serving the audience rather than yourself. Lewis shares his own experience overcoming a fear of public speaking, and Tony criticizes social media comparison.
- •Confidence comes from repetition, as with Michael Jordan's practice
- •Focusing on how to serve others removes self-consciousness when speaking
- •Lewis used Toastmasters and a coach's advice to shift focus to the audience
- •Social media comparison to staged images fuels frustration and depression
Fear, Experience and Identity as a Comfort Zone
Tony compares avoiding fear to an unused muscle and says belief is a poor substitute for experience, citing the fire walk. He explains identity as a thermostat-like comfort zone that pulls people back unless they expand who they think they are.
- •A belief is a poor substitute for an experience
- •The fire walk shows people what they can do and shifts identity
- •Identity works like a thermostat set at a comfort zone
- •Change is temporary unless identity expands
- •Lance Armstrong's champion identity helped him survive cancer
Purpose Larger Than Yourself and Adapting During COVID
Asked how to keep from sliding back after success, Tony says a purpose larger than yourself is key. He describes how COVID pushed him to reach far more people online and how his young daughter raised his drive to stay healthy.
- •A purpose larger than yourself keeps you from dropping back into your comfort zone
- •COVID forced adaptation, growing his largest seminar to 900,000 people
- •He now runs hybrid events
- •Having a young daughter gave him even more drive for health tools
Life Force: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Tony tells the story of healing his shoulder and back with stem cells and how that led him to research the new book Life Force. He describes breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, new heart scans, and his father-in-law's results.
- •Tony healed a torn shoulder and 14 years of back pain with stem cell treatment
- •He interviewed 168 Nobel laureates, scientists and doctors for the book
- •Stem cell treatments helped a burned fireman, Jack Nicklaus and Cristiano Ronaldo
- •A new AI-assisted CCTA scan can predict heart attacks 7 to 10 years in advance
- •The book is all science rather than his opinion
Lewis on Money Master the Game and Genes, Organ Regeneration and Code
Lewis shares how Money: Master the Game helped his investments double and says he is excited for Life Force. Tony explains that genes aren't destiny and describes regeneration of body parts, pig heart implants, falling genome costs, CRISPR and aging reversal.
- •Lewis followed the index fund advice and more than doubled his investment
- •Genes are like the piano, and the process directing them is the player
- •Pig heart implants happened the same day, with growing organs from stem cells coming
- •Genome sequencing fell from $2.7 billion to about $600
- •CRISPR, gene therapy and Yamanaka factors are reversing disease and aging
The Free Breakthrough 2022 Challenge
Tony explains why he created the free five-day challenge and how it covers energy, emotions, relationships, finances and career. He shares Matt Intinzi's story and gives the sign-up details, and finishes with his biggest lessons of 2021.
- •The challenge began in 2020 as a free immersive event delivered at home
- •Each of the five days focuses on a different life area, starting with energy
- •Matt Intinzi recovered from bedridden isolation and lost 258 pounds
- •The challenge runs January 25-29 and registration is at breakthrough2022.com
- •Tony's 2021 lesson: more impact without constant travel, and the gift of his daughter
Self-Love, Stacking the Good and Dropping Blame
Lewis asks whether Tony ever failed to love himself. Tony talks about earning love through over-delivering, stacking good experiences, and finding love for others first. On toxic people, he says blame never builds pride and shares his childhood with his mother.
- •Tony felt he hadn't done enough until around his 40th birthday
- •Stacking good memories creates lasting biochemical change
- •Unconditional love for others makes it easier to find for yourself
- •Blame is not a strategy for pride, and self-esteem comes from what you experience about yourself
- •He says the difficulties with his mother gave him early practical psychology skills
Where to Start When Everything Is Breaking Down
Lewis asks what one area to focus on first when health, relationships and finances are all struggling. Tony says to stop blaming, work on one business and one personal area, start with the body, and model successful people.
- •Don't blame circumstances such as the pandemic or lost jobs
- •Focus on whichever area gives you the most pain, ideally one business and one personal area
- •Change physiology first, since body changes emotions and emotions change decisions
- •Depression shows in posture, breathing and speech
- •Model people who have what you want because success leaves clues
