Tony Robbins – Personal Power II – Day 1
Deb Bauer asked:
Day I
Tony basically outlined the next 30 days. How to use the system was explained, as well as going over the main points of the course. There was nothing really earth-shatteringly new to me, but hearing the basics and understanding the importance of discovering why we do what we do. Ah, that, I believe is the crux of developing the power and the momentum to be able to make better choices.
The idea is to make simple, small daily changes and thereby absolutely transform the quality of life.
Most people focus on small things and that’s what they manifest. BUT, if you focus on the big things and ask more of yourself, you end up getting the small things covered by default.
Inspiration or desperation can be motivating forces. The point is to rejoice in being uncomfortable. Why? Because if we are comfortable, there’s no reason to change. It’s so easy to just watch one more program, or look at one more website. However, realizing that we’re uncomfortable helps give the push to make changes.
I have been uncomfortable. Today, I am less so. Why? Because I see this as a way to make a different choice; to decide to not accept where I’ve been any longer.
Repetition is the mother of skill and I’m inspired to tap into the power I knew I had (or at least suspected I had – in spite of what other people told me. ) They were wrong.
Power is the ability to act. It’s not reading more and more self-help books (as in finding another guru or another system to learn about as being the solution for the problem). It’s about taking action on the things we already know. Read later – after the thirty days.
That builds momentum, which in turn builds confidence, which enables even more action to be taken, leading to a quicker learning curve.
Well, what about mistakes? There will be plenty: far more than successes, but it is a learning process. Each mistake is really another lesson learned. What can be gathered from each one? What can be improved for the next time?
The Success Formula is Simple:
1). Know your desired outcome.
2). Take action by deciding.
3). Notice what results those actions produce.
4). Change your approach and keep going until you get there.
Tony went into depth about each of these components and I found that just reading them over a few times really helped solidify them in my brain.
Well, there are daily exercises to do and today’s had to do with doing two things that we had been putting off. Initially, I couldn’t decide what to do, since my list of procrastinating things was rather long. After about a minute (another skill I’m learning is to decide quickly… no more than 60 seconds), I chose the two things I would do today. Neither was terribly difficult, but I completed them this afternoon and I feel better. Making quick decisions is a valuable habit to develop as it helps one increase and maintain momentum.
And we all know how cool momentum is.
So, how was your day? What points struck you? Ready for Day 2?
Onward.
[Tony Robbins Divorce]
Day I
Tony basically outlined the next 30 days. How to use the system was explained, as well as going over the main points of the course. There was nothing really earth-shatteringly new to me, but hearing the basics and understanding the importance of discovering why we do what we do. Ah, that, I believe is the crux of developing the power and the momentum to be able to make better choices.
The idea is to make simple, small daily changes and thereby absolutely transform the quality of life.
Most people focus on small things and that’s what they manifest. BUT, if you focus on the big things and ask more of yourself, you end up getting the small things covered by default.
Inspiration or desperation can be motivating forces. The point is to rejoice in being uncomfortable. Why? Because if we are comfortable, there’s no reason to change. It’s so easy to just watch one more program, or look at one more website. However, realizing that we’re uncomfortable helps give the push to make changes.
I have been uncomfortable. Today, I am less so. Why? Because I see this as a way to make a different choice; to decide to not accept where I’ve been any longer.
Repetition is the mother of skill and I’m inspired to tap into the power I knew I had (or at least suspected I had – in spite of what other people told me. ) They were wrong.
Power is the ability to act. It’s not reading more and more self-help books (as in finding another guru or another system to learn about as being the solution for the problem). It’s about taking action on the things we already know. Read later – after the thirty days.
That builds momentum, which in turn builds confidence, which enables even more action to be taken, leading to a quicker learning curve.
Well, what about mistakes? There will be plenty: far more than successes, but it is a learning process. Each mistake is really another lesson learned. What can be gathered from each one? What can be improved for the next time?
The Success Formula is Simple:
1). Know your desired outcome.
2). Take action by deciding.
3). Notice what results those actions produce.
4). Change your approach and keep going until you get there.
Tony went into depth about each of these components and I found that just reading them over a few times really helped solidify them in my brain.
Well, there are daily exercises to do and today’s had to do with doing two things that we had been putting off. Initially, I couldn’t decide what to do, since my list of procrastinating things was rather long. After about a minute (another skill I’m learning is to decide quickly… no more than 60 seconds), I chose the two things I would do today. Neither was terribly difficult, but I completed them this afternoon and I feel better. Making quick decisions is a valuable habit to develop as it helps one increase and maintain momentum.
And we all know how cool momentum is.
So, how was your day? What points struck you? Ready for Day 2?
Onward.
[Tony Robbins Divorce]
