Tony Robbins & Marie Forleo: What It Takes To Have an Extraordinary Life

Excellent interview with Tony Robbins.  It shows an unusual angle to Tony that you don't normally get to see.  Also a good plug for his film 'I am not your guru' which is well worth watching.  What are your favorite take-aways?

WARNING: This video contains some strong language.

How You Can Do Anything

Tom Bilyeu talks about how to create self-empowerment, and how to be able to learn to do anything you set your mind to.  There is some powerful stuff here.  Do this strike a chord with you?

7 Tips To Manifest Abundance With A Wealthy Mindset

Your mindset will determine your success in life. Studies show wealthy people think differently than poor people. It is crucial to pay attention to your mindset and change it to adopt the patterns of the successfully wealthy. In time, you will gravitate towards becoming a part of the 1% elite.

The 7 secrets of the greatest speakers in history

Richard Greene give a highly articulate talk on the techniques used by the greatest speakers in history - very useful if you've got a speech you need to give.  Have any of these techniques helped you?

2 Steps to Overcome Negative Thinking to Better Deal With Stress

Most of us have heard the saying: The optimist sees the glass half full, while the pessimist sees it half-empty.

In its simplest terms, positive thinking is optimism and negative thinking is pessimism. It is an attitude towards life, yourself and particular predicaments and events in life.

Negative thinkers, tend to see the negative in everything, even in the most positive situations, and they dwell in that negativity, so they are much less equipped to deal with stress that then has more of an impact on their health.

Overcoming Your Fear of Failure

Brian Tracy with a brief talk on how to overcome fear of failure and fear of rejection.  A short piece, but strong messages.  What do you think?

How To Build Your Confidence Fast

A lack of self-confidence can come from such a variety of different origins that it's almost impossible to track down.

Gaining self-confidence doesn't have a one size fits all solution.

Although people sometimes experience traumatic events that result in a catastrophic loss of self-confidence, often it's more a case of a continual buildup of experiences that erode a person's confidence. Even in the case of a traumatic event, the event is usually just the final straw.

Bob Proctor's Top 10 Rules For Success

Fantastic top 10 for Bob Proctor.  Bob has been at the forefront of personal development for decades and his popularity grew dramatically due to his input on The Secret.  He is one of the world's foremost Law of Attraction experts.  He is very inspirational and there are some excellent lessons in here.  Can you find anything that inspires you?

5 Questions That Will Transform Your Life

Have you ever felt completely stuck in life? Not knowing which direction to move in next? If you are human, chances are you have said yes! Most people will go through this feeling of being stuck at least once in their lives if not more. Mostly when we are feeling stuck what has happened is that our brain has gone into a complete frenzy and is throwing out contradictory thoughts at us at such a high speed that we simply freeze and stop dead in our tracks. And then all that comes out of our mouth is "nothing is right and I don't even know why?" Ever experienced that before? Well! Asking yourself the right questions is an excellent way to get out of the confusion and find the answers you need to take your life to the next level. The right questions will stimulate the mind and help you simplify the confusion! When you will ask yourself these questions, you will get the answers that you need to transform your life!

5 Indications That You're A Perfectionist

Perfectionism has to do with avoiding feelings of embarrassment and insufficiency. By being perfect, you have approval to not feel bad about yourself. However, you never really feel great about yourself either. Perfectionists aren't trying to accomplish something excellent. They're trying to prevent something unfavorable.

A perfectionist can take pleasure in a couple of advantages. Many individuals appreciate perfectionists. Nevertheless, the drawbacks typically aren't worth it.

Firing Your Middleman and Dissolving Limiting Beliefs

When it comes to receiving the signal of abundance there is one thing between you and the abundance you're seeking, and that's limiting beliefs.

Limiting beliefs act as the middleman between you and your rightful abundant life, and if there's a block (limiting belief) which is stopping you receiving your rightful abundance, then the best action you can take is firing your middleman for gross misconduct.

Most of us have heard of limiting beliefs, the catalyst which blocks our orders from the cosmos, but how deep do we have to delve in to our psyches to eradicate this spoil sport?

What are limiting beliefs?

In simple terms we request 'something' from the universe, and how fast that 'something' appears in our lives is dependent on our overall feelings and our belief about that 'something'. However that belief may be hidden in your subconscious!

For example, if you ask for more money to come into your life but you hold a belief that rich people are dishonest, greedy or in some way non spiritual, then that 'limiting belief' will obstruct more money coming into your life. Because even though you are asking for money, your limiting belief is sending out signals to contrary.

If you ask for success to come into your life, but somewhere deep inside you believe you're not worthy of success, this 'limiting belief' dutifully goes about its business and acts as your middleman, turning away any hope of success.

Your Belief System

Limiting beliefs might not be something you've heard of or buy into, so if you're not ready to accept you have limiting beliefs or that they play such a vital role in your happiness, you're at least aware of the existence of your own belief system right? Everyone knows their own belief system, it's what guides you and helps you make decisions.

You have honed and finely tuned this belief system over the years since birth, and for the most part you believe in your own beliefs, or why would you have them in the first place right? You're fully committed to your own belief system, and willingly argue your point if need be.

So we've established and agree you have a belief system, one which you stand by wholeheartedly I might add, now ask yourself this...Is there is any part of your life which isn't going well, or as well as you'd like it to?

It could be finances, relationships, career, health or any other aspect of your life, it doesn't matter which. If you find an aspect of your life which isn't going well, can you now ask yourself why it isn't going well?... Have an answer yet? No... okay I'll move on.

Your Limiting Belief System

Allow me to offer a few examples, it could be your health which isn't going that well for example, your answer might be, "well I've always been prone to illness, I was a sickly child and it's something I've become accustomed to", that's a LIMITING BELIEF!

It could be your career; you might answer "I just never get the breaks I need to get ahead" another LIMITING BELIEF.

In relationships, "I always meet people who are either married or exceptionally boring" another LIMITING BELIEF! Okay I'll stop shouting with the caps now, you get my point right?

Although your belief system can serve you well in certain situations, it can also do you an injustice at other times. Sometimes we need to do our own work and let our middleman step aside for a while.

People don't generally like to admit that the belief system they've used for so long is faulty, and I can relate to that, it's a big step admitting it, but the positive thing is you only have to admit it to yourself for changes to take effect, no one else!:)

It's a fair assumption to make, that if you've been asking for certain aspects of your life to change, and have taken the necessary action when needed, and still have no results, that it's your middleman that's causing the lack in that aspect of your life.

Firing the middleman

So now you may be wondering how best to fire your middleman, that's a good and relevant question! It's never easy firing someone and it may take a few steps to entirely rid yourself of this unwanted employee.

Step One

Identify where your middleman is doing most of his work. This means finding out which aspects of your life aren't going the way you wish them to go, and once you've discovered which parts of your life you're unhappy with, you're ready to move onto step two.

Step Two

Write down all the reasons you're unhappy with this aspect of your life and more importantly look within to reveal your most honest answers. To help you along ask yourself questions like:

Why has this been a recurring problem in my life?

What do I REALLY believe is the cause of this roadblock?

How can I change things for the better?

Have I noticed this problem in any other aspect of my life?

What's stopping me getting past this?

How can I resolve this problem?

I'll state this again for clarity, BE HONEST with yourself, it's only you reading it after all!:) It's also best to write without evaluating what you're writing.

Step Three

Go over what you've written and comprise a list of limiting beliefs. You may come up with revelations like, "I don't feel I'm good enough" or "I'm not deserving" or "I don't feel important enough" or "It's difficult to earn money" or "Success is out of my reach".

Whatever you come up with is fine, and it may be difficult doing this step, but soldier on because now you have fresh insight into your limiting belief system. And remember NONE of the limiting beliefs you come up are true, that's right NONE!

Step Four

You've done a lot of the hard work already and now it's time for the fun part. Replace your limiting beliefs with new TRUE beliefs. Sounds easy right? Well actually it is, for every negative limiting belief simply turn it on its head and reverse it.

If you have a limiting belief of "Success is out of my reach" replace it with "Success is my birth right" or "Success is already mine" or Success is making its way to me right now" whatever you feel more comfortable with.

Once you have come up with a new belief for each of your limiting beliefs, write them down and your ready for step five.

Step Five

This is the best step of all in firing your middleman, and it comes in the form of re-imprinting your subconscious! Sounds complicated and scientific right? Well it's not; although it's the most important and rewarding of the five steps.

Now you need to find evidence for your new beliefs, and believe me you'll find lots of it. Every time you find evidence that supports your new belief, write it down under the new belief.

You can come up with your own affirmations that include your new beliefs and say them to yourself every day, especially if you notice your middleman popping up and trying to give his two cents!

If you meditate you can incorporate your new affirmations into your meditation and use them as mantra's when starting or ending your meditation.

However you want to include your new beliefs into your daily life is great, whatever suits you best and what feels most comfortable. The important thing is to make sure your new beliefs become part of the new you, and over all part of your improved belief system.

Step Six


You've been putting it off, but now is the time to say those immortal words to your middleman...

You're FIRED

Now, didn't that feel good.






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Tony Robbins - Change Your Mindset About Taking Action

Up to 16:40, Tony Robbins talks about how to change your mindset about taking action, especially when you are 'comfortable' and not at rock bottom.  The feedback loop he talks about is very powerful and can either work for you or against you - you have to decide which it is going to be!  Does this help you to take more positive action?

7 Tips on Motivation to Gain Momentum

Sometimes because of situations people tend to worry but worry leads to fear and discouragement, but instead of putting your face to the ground, one must raise up in faith and find solutions to the things that worry them. Worrying serves no purpose it only gets us down and makes us lose focus. We need to get up and take action, by acting, we are taking control of our lives and circumstances. We are NEVER hopeless and anything is better than worrying.

Tip 1. Stop Listening to Negative Thoughts

Many times because of bad experiences, we tend to listen to that inner voice, the negative thoughts, the hurts and pains. These negativity discourages us from achieving anything in life. Make up your mind to be positive about life, envision yourself in the place and position you want to be in, like financially stability, establishing your business or even owning your dream home, whatever you choose to accomplish keep this in the forefront of your mind and work towards it.

Tip 2. Change Your Environment

Remove yourself from any negative environment or circumstances that do not encourage your success. You cannot do the same things over and over and expect different results. You must re-position yourself in order to move forward.

Tip 3. Prioritize Your Life

Ask yourself how important the situations are around you and set your priorities in order, this would help you to cope, then work on the most important ones first.

Tip 4. Associate Yourself with Like-Minded People

Find people who have the same or similar vision and share your vision with them get new ideas and encouragement. Also learn to encourage yourself by encouraging others and get excited about it.

Tip 5. Set Realistic Goals

Set goals that you know that you can accomplish within a specific time-frame, put a plan in place, envision your goal, see it, touch it, taste it in your heart and challenge yourself to meet those goals.

Tip 6.Gain Knowledge

There are a community of resources out there like internet, books, networking events, talking with others in your niche and more..that you can tap into to bring you encouragement and help you gain momentum to keep you moving forward. These resources would influence your motivation.

Tip 7. Take Risks

Learn to take risks you will never gain anything by doing nothing! Choose to live life to the fullest, it's up to you! Be willing to fail before you can even begin to succeed at anything. Failure should motive you to succeed and not to get you down. Never quit, there is a saying, "a quitter always loses", keep trying until something great happens. Never see yourself defeated, instead, see yourself with real potential and get busy moving forward!

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Jim Rohn Intense Motivation Speech

Jim Rohn delivers a great motivational speech.  Any ideas here you can use?

10 Power Questions To Get You Motivated

There are times in life when we need to motivate ourselves. We often have big ambitions we want to achieve. Sometimes, however, the motivation and clarity we need evade us, and the limited timeframes we have mean we need to get busy when we simply lack the zest to do so.

The following are a set of simple questions we can ask ourselves to begin to create the direction, the clarity and above all the motivation for ourselves to act:

1. What is the highest vision for my career, my life and myself?

This is really a reminder question for us. A key element of a balanced life is to have a clear vision of who you want to be and where you want to take your career and your life. This question is an opportunity for you to create that vision (preferably on paper), or if you already have it, to remind yourself of it.

2. What's the bigger picture here?

This question follows on from the first. When you have your vision, your subconscious mind will start to think creatively about how you can begin to make that vision happen. What's the bigger picture here, allows you to keep your thinking at a higher level, rather than bringing it down to the detail of life too quickly.

3. What are the key activities I need to be engaged in to get me to where I want to be?

This is a great all-encompassing question that takes you down a level in terms of your thinking. The focus of this question is the key activities. These are the 20% activities that will give you 80% of your results (according to the Pareto Principle). Again, this keeps your thinking at a level that allows you to focus on just those things that will get you to your outcome in the best way possible. You are not down at the micro or detail level yet. A good way to approach this is to come up with a list of just 2-4 key activities. These will become your projects from which your key tasks will flow.

4. How can I leverage my time, energy and money?

Leverage means investing a small amount of your resources in such a way that you get results that are many, many times greater than that investment. It could be, for example, that you invest a given amount of your time, energy and money to acquire the time, energy and money of many others. This is a form of leverage that is used to very powerful effect, for example, in the business world, and is how many businesses grow from sole-entrepreneurship to global status. Therefore asking yourself this key question constantly, permits you to engage fully in those activities that will give you the greatest return on your time, energy and money.

5. Do I need outside help?

This question flows on logically from the previous. It opens up your thinking, and allows you to consider the fact that others may be able to help you in your quest. This question prevents you from getting caught up in believing that you have to do everything yourself. Often when we are in this mode we can easily become overwhelmed, and this can sabotage our results. It is therefore useful to be asking yourself this question constantly so that external resources regularly show up for you.

6. What is stopping me from moving forward?

Sometimes we don't consider this question, and simply try to achieve our aspirations in life. By considering what may be stopping you, you are giving yourself the chance to acknowledge what is going on for you at a deeper level. This can reveal blockages that go way back, that may even have begun in childhood and could still be affecting you today. By using key techniques such as Energy Therapy to clear psychological and emotional barriers, you can begin to move forward and work more effectively towards your outcomes.

7. Given who I am, where I am in life, who I want to be and where I want to be in life, how can I use the time I have to the greatest effect?

This question may be detailed, but it acknowledges that you may have a limited amount of time in which to act, and therefore recognises that you need to use that time wisely. It also acknowledges who you are and where you are in your life right now whilst recognising that you have aspirations to improve. This is a powerful question that encourages you to look beyond those activities that may seem urgent but may not at this moment in time be in the best interests of your overall vision.

8. What can I do?

The is another all-encompassing question that begins to bring your thinking down to the task level whilst allowing your subconscious to consider all the options open to you. It also focuses your mind on what you can do rather than what you feel you can't.

9. How can I get started?

Getting started is one of the most difficult parts of any project or vision accomplishment. Asking yourself how you can get started brings your focus back to the current moment, and allows you to decide what your first step is going to be. This point alone can open up numerous doors in your mind, and can begin to make what may have seemed overwhelming or impossible, possible.

10. How can I work smarter?

Once we've started on our journey towards our vision, we can often get caught up in the detail of the work, and risk losing both our focus and direction. The upshot is that we can become derailed and distracted, and the effectiveness of our work can suffer. Asking yourself at every stage of your journey How can I work smarter will help you to find better, more useful and more intelligent ways of achieving your aims.

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How to Stop Procrastinating

Procrastination is the enemy of achievement and success.  This is a good collection of ideas on how to stop procrastinating and take action.  Ultimately, action is the only thing that can move you forward.  Do any of these ideas work for you?

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

Excellent, engaging and humorous talk by Tim Urban on procrastination and its effects, especially where there are no deadlines.  Do you recognise any of these behaviors?

How to Transform Self-Limiting Beliefs to Achieve Success

We all have self-limiting beliefs in one way or another. However, if we want to be successful we need to learn to let go of these beliefs; beliefs like denial and resistances. Many of these self-limiting beliefs result from stories that we have created in our mind. When bad things happens we tend to defend, over rationalized or protect ourselves as part of our survival instinct. Unfortunately these kinds of behaviors keep us from moving forward.

Do you make excuses for procrastinating? Do you blame others for your lower performance at work? Are you blaming your excessive weight on your genetics? If so, it's time to learn how to make some mental adjustments so that you can really enjoy your life and experience a much more abundant and fulfilling life.

Abundant and prosperous people face the same difficulties and discomforts that the rest of us do but they have learned how to take appropriate actions to avoid negative consequences.

The basic principle to learn is to take responsibility for your life. It is up to us to be successful, overcome challenges and deal with drawbacks. Sometimes there are things out of our control, but we can choose to acknowledge this situation, understand the red flags, find a detour, keep moving and take positive action. This sometimes implies that we have to take risks.

Why denial is the number one self-limiting obstacle?

Denial means to hide or ignore that we are facing a problem or dealing with challenges. Denial provides a set of myths and excuses to keep us from progressing. When we are in denial we use lots of excuses and blame to justify lack of action or passive interpretation of things. If you are in denial you most commonly use these terms:

• I don't want to be the center of attention.
• I prefer to keep my mouth shut.
• This is just temporary.
• I will not be fired; I am indispensable.
• I am waiting for the storm to pass.

These passive phrases provide us with justification or rationalization for something that is not working out and let us maintain the status quo. We are able to comfortably maintain the same state of mind and stay in our comfort zone. Self-limiting beliefs have also to do with poor self-esteem. Thoughts that accompany self-limiting beliefs include:

• I am not good enough for that job.
• I have not the right personality for that job.
• Nothing I do is ever noticed by others.
• Only good-looking people are successful.
• Maybe next year I can try that.
• I don't have a voice in this company. No one every listens to me.
• My family have been in poverty forever and I don't expect this to change.

When these types of thought occur it is necessary to turn them around. Rather than thinking thoughts like those above, turn them around:

• I am good enough and I deserve that job.
• My needs are as important as everyone else's needs.
• I may not look like a movie star but I have talent and personality and these qualities are more important for success.
• I can handle pressure I am a great multitasker.
• Poverty is not a fate. I am resourceful and dynamic and I am working towards change.

Our thoughts about ourselves, or our physical traits or talents and skills reflect how we act in front of others. Are we proud of our skills or we try to keep them to ourselves in the hopes that we will be seen as being humble? Humble, by the way, mean "teachable" and not shy, retiring and unassuming. Successful people, on the other hand, are more committed and determined to make sure everybody knows that they are the most qualified person for the job, promotion, business deal or transaction. There is no room for humility or passivity in their lives.

People who know how to overcome self-limiting beliefs find other ways to deal with change and the unknown. Don't think that you can't do it just because you have told yourself so many times that you don't have the right personality or talent that you actually believe yourself. Some times the worst thing that we can do is to believe our own thoughts. To enjoy a successful and more exciting life, a place of possibilities and dreams, we have to learn how to transform our self-limiting beliefs into self-empowering beliefs.

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You can identify beliefs that are self-limiting, beliefs that are not serving you or that are limiting your success, and replace them with positive ones that support your success. Here are some ideas to help you on this exciting quest:

• Make a list of what isn't working in your life.
• Determined the most important areas of your life that need attention (family, career, love, finances).
• Review your goals, focus on a successful future.
• Ask a trusted friend or colleague what beliefs you seem to be manifesting that are not helping you move forward.
• Ask yourself insightful questions, do some inner work: write a journal, create your ideal day.
• Face what isn't working first, create a strategy plan.
• Make a list of positive things you wish to happen to increase your chances of success.
• Acknowledge your successes and achievements, remember you are greater than you think.
• Seek competent professional coaching; an NLP coach can help you developed effective intra-person and inter-personal communication skills.
• Seek a trained hypnotist to help you eliminate self-sabotaging beliefs and self-criticism that are not serving you and help you create a new set of self-talk words and mental programming for success.

Everything starts with your thoughts and mental processes. Words have power and it is important that you learn to use them correctly in your advantage. Believing that you are worthy of love and respect creates an aura of appreciation around you. You deserve to be successful and you are worthy of everything you want to achieve. Don't settle for less that what you deserve. Once you understand that, your confidence will soar.

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Tony Robbins's Top 10 Rules For Success

This is very powerful - Tony Robbins' top 10 tips.  He's a very compelling speaker and there are some golden nuggets in here.  Longer than I usually post, but well worth watching.  Anything you can apply?

Reasons Why Waiting Around For The Ideal Moment Is Typically A Mistake

Are you awaiting the perfect time to introduce your grand plan? We do not prefer to wait in line, however we're more than okay with waiting for some other things. Diets are typically begun on a Monday, or the very first of the month, or the first of the year. It's unusual that someone chooses to start a diet right this very minute.

The same mindset applies to starting a business, returning to school, learning how to play guitar, writing a book, or having a challenging discussion. We believe that difficult goals need ideal conditions.

But all that's actually required is the nerve to just get started. Waiting is typically a reason we give when we feel fearful or unsure.

The idea that ideal conditions are needed is flawed:

1. Life is much too short. Ultimately, all of us run out of time. Nobody can wait forever. That doesn't mean to be impulsive and toss all caution to the wind. It does indicate, however, that it would benefit you to act soon.

2. Life will always get in the way. Waiting on the best moment is like conserving the cash you have left over at the end of the month. You'll never have any time to spare, just as you'll never ever have any money left over.

Make time for the important things you want to do or achieve. The longer you wait, the more difficult it can be to get started.

3. Waiting is passive. Each day is filled with unique moments. It's not necessary to wait until the ideal storm of opportunity, benefit, and inspiration finally occurs. You can develop special moments whenever you choose. A lot of wonderful moments are taking place each day, but you're not making the most of them.

4. You don't discover anything while you're just waiting around. You're not improving your abilities or getting any experience when you're inactive. Take advantage of today and you'll be better prepared for the future.

5. Avoid remorse. Do you really have the time to spare? Those that wait too long are filled with regret at the end of life. Do you wish to review your life and think, "If only I would have... "

Very few things are worse than regret, particularly when you're no longer in the position to do anything about it. You may still be able to climb a mountain or learn how to play the guitar at the age of 80, but it might be easier when you're 40. You'll also have more time to enjoy it!

6. Doing something about it leads to a more amazing and fulfilled life. Doing something about it and failing is better than doing nothing at all. Even in failure, you're discovering, taking risks, and living life to the fullest. You're much better prepared for the future and gain a new point of view.

Make your life fascinating and fulfilling by deciding that today is a sufficient time to start.


7. Waiting results in a lack of control. While you're passively waiting for the ideal circumstances to happen, you're giving away control of your life. One typical symptom amongst those with anxiety is the belief that they do not have control over their lives. Why wait? Do something about it now to produce the life you desire and take back your control.

Valuing yourself will lead to valuing your time.

When you value your time, you'll start to make the most of it. Every minute is necessary because you are essential. Prevent waiting any longer for the perfect time to arrive. Begin today and create your own moments.

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