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What I Learned from Anthony Robbins
If you've ever read a book or watched a late night info-mercial
by Anthony Robbins, you know how motivating he can be. It's hard
to argue with his success, whether his personal achievements
or the success other's have had using his methods. But then,
why argue, when we can learn? Here's a little review of his basic
plan for self improvement.
Tony Robbins' 4 Steps to Getting What You Want
1. Make a decision. This is where it all begins, and
where I personally have the most problems. It may honestly be
better to make many bad decisions than to suffer through a life
of indecisiveness. If you want to be a writer, for example, don't
grow old and bitter thinking about it. Decide once and for all
that you'll do what it takes.
2. Take massive action. My understanding of this step,
is that you need more than just "I tried." To be a
writer, you don't just write something. You write every day,
you sign up for a writing seminar, you start submitting to publishers,
you ask writers for advice, you model yourself after your favorite
writer, you read books on writing, subscribe to Writer's Digest,
and do anything else that might help.
3. Note what works or doesn't work. Can you get articles
published? Are writer's magazines too distracting? Do famous
writers answer your phone calls? Will they respond to your letters?
4. Change your approach continually until you find success.
If you can't write well in the morning, try writing at night.
If you can't get a book published, try articles first. If writing
at home doesn't work, try the coffee shop. If you have better
luck selling non-fiction, write more of that, or see what successful
elements can be brought over to your fiction works.
I learned a lot more from Anthony Robbins, and highly recommend
his books, tapes and other resources to anyone who hasn't tried
them. I first saw him on late night television fifteen years
ago, and to this day, I still take out my hand-written notes
occasionally, to remind myself about such things as useful versus
limiting beliefs, and how to model successful people.
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