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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075
    #1

    any Tony Robbins readers here?

    I've been working on a couple of his books here for quite a while now.... (like over a year)... i can usually read through a technical manual 3 inches thick in one day. but this Robbins stuff.... takes some absorbing and consideration.... he's either a genius or a complete nut. (no, it hasn't taken me a year to read a book.... i forget about it, then keep going back for another little slice).

    interesting note... one of the family here worked with him for a few years.... everywhere he went. has nothing but the best things to say about the guy.
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    • Randy West
      So Fucking Banned
      • Jan 2005
      • 1079
      #2
      Tony Robbins is like the Bible. It doesn't anything horrible to say, and it's full of shit... but if you live your life by it, you will at least believe you are happy

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075
          #3
          Originally posted by Randy West
          Tony Robbins is like the Bible. It doesn't anything horrible to say, and it's full of shit... but if you live your life by it, you will at least believe you are happy
          true.

          i don't live my life by any one book. maybe a compilation of specific books.... but tony robbins and the bible aren't in that lineup.
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            • The Porn Nerd
              Living The Dream
              • Jun 2009
              • 19787
              #4
              Tony is a personal friend of mine (believe it or not). Went to my 1st seminar of his - walking across fire - wayyyy back in '86. Worked for/with him for a couple years, at his seminars, even proof-read two of his books (Unlimited Power & Awaken The Giant Within).

              Anything you wanna know, hit me up on ICQ.

              The "key" to Tony - and any 'motivational speaker/Life Coach" - is to find what works FOR YOU and then run with it. Tony et al can throw 1001 things at you and ANY ONE can change/improve your life. Anyway, blah blah. Tony's great tho - and has sure gotten his shit together since when he first started out.
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                • Amputate Your Head
                  There can be only one
                  • Aug 2001
                  • 39075
                  #5
                  tony's just the latest addition here, i try to read a pretty wide variety of books... with the exception of the pointless ones like Stephen King or Anne Rice or whatever.

                  just from what i can see from where I'm sitting, i've got several books on everything from....

                  Mozart
                  Audio Systems
                  Tao Te Ching
                  Art of War
                  Home Improvement 1-2-3
                  Harley Davidson
                  Koi Pond Chemistry
                  Camera manuals
                  Adobe manuals
                  OSX manuals
                  etc
                  Michio Kaku
                  LSD
                  Thesaurus
                  Hawaiian Language
                  Vietnam War
                  Brain Dissection
                  Anatomy
                  Food
                  Tattooing
                  Addiction
                  Martial arts
                  Weaponry
                  Quotable Quotes
                  Einstein
                  God
                  and of course, Tony Robbins.

                  there's more, but those topics/authors are within arm length.


                  oops, and Sewing too. ;-)
                  Last edited by Amputate Your Head; 08-30-2010, 04:16 PM.
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                    • $tandaman
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                      • Jun 2001
                      • 3530
                      #6
                      I love his stuff.

                      Have you seen his new program primetime? http://www.breakthroughinsider.com/
                      It's on hulu.
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                        • dyna mo
                          just a fucking jerk
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 68184
                          #7
                          if you enjoyed "art of war", may i recommend carl von clausewitz' "theory of war"

                          i found it an even better read.

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                            • Amputate Your Head
                              There can be only one
                              • Aug 2001
                              • 39075
                              #8
                              Originally posted by MisterPeabody
                              Tony is a personal friend of mine (believe it or not). Went to my 1st seminar of his - walking across fire - wayyyy back in '86. Worked for/with him for a couple years, at his seminars, even proof-read two of his books (Unlimited Power & Awaken The Giant Within).

                              Anything you wanna know, hit me up on ICQ.

                              The "key" to Tony - and any 'motivational speaker/Life Coach" - is to find what works FOR YOU and then run with it. Tony et al can throw 1001 things at you and ANY ONE can change/improve your life. Anyway, blah blah. Tony's great tho - and has sure gotten his shit together since when he first started out.
                              yeah, that's kind of what I was meaning.... it really takes a while to give what he's saying some consideration and whether or not to find a way to apply it. not like absorbing a technical manual.... that's easy, it's just raw information.
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                                • dyna mo
                                  just a fucking jerk
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 68184
                                  #9
                                  on topic, i read robbins' original book and liked it, i couldn't/didn't apply the principles though. i find napolean hill's "think & grow rich" easier for me to embrace and run with the principles. now that robbins has written so many books, i wouldn't know where to start.

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                                    • Amputate Your Head
                                      There can be only one
                                      • Aug 2001
                                      • 39075
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                      if you enjoyed "art of war", may i recommend carl von clausewitz' "theory of war"

                                      i found it an even better read.
                                      i'll check that out

                                      have you read The Book of Five Rings?
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                                        • react
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                                          • Sep 2003
                                          • 673
                                          #11
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                                            • Amputate Your Head
                                              There can be only one
                                              • Aug 2001
                                              • 39075
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by $tandaman
                                              I love his stuff.

                                              Have you seen his new program primetime? http://www.breakthroughinsider.com/
                                              It's on hulu.
                                              thanks for the link, checking it out
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                                                • dyna mo
                                                  just a fucking jerk
                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 68184
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                  i'll check that out

                                                  have you read The Book of Five Rings?
                                                  for some reason it rings a bell (yuk yuk) but i can't place it. i took several military history courses in college (that's how i ended up reading clausewitz) and it might of been required reading but i am not sure.

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                                                    • Amputate Your Head
                                                      There can be only one
                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                      • 39075
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                      for some reason it rings a bell (yuk yuk) but i can't place it. i took several military history courses in college (that's how i ended up reading clausewitz) and it might of been required reading but i am not sure.
                                                      it's right up there with sun tzu's... good stuff
                                                      i've lost my copy and it's been probably 15 years since i last read it
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                                                        • The Porn Nerd
                                                          Living The Dream
                                                          • Jun 2009
                                                          • 19787
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                          yeah, that's kind of what I was meaning.... it really takes a while to give what he's saying some consideration and whether or not to find a way to apply it. not like absorbing a technical manual.... that's easy, it's just raw information.
                                                          Basically, what Tony does is 'dumb down' Heuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) for the masses. So sometimes it's better to read the actual source material, or the guys who taught Tony as it were. Richard Bandler and John Grinder are the founders of NLP, and I've been to both of their seminars. VERY technical stuff, more geared towards clinicians and therapists than avaerage people. But if you do better with tech stuff then read Bandler & Grinder.

                                                          Tony, to me nowadays, is better as a once a year-type kick-in-the-ass motivater than any practical 'techniques' he may teach. Because I believe, now, that putting yourself in the right 'state' (of mind) and perhaps physically putting yourself in motion is all one truly needs - unless that person is lacking actual skills/techniques. But once you learn & absorb the differant techiques Tony teaches it's just putting yourself in the right mental 'state' that can allow your brain, your unconscious mind, to 'choose' the best course of action for you. Make sense? God, now I sound like Tony...

                                                          Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                          on topic, i read robbins' original book and liked it, i couldn't/didn't apply the principles though. i find napolean hill's "think & grow rich" easier for me to embrace and run with the principles. now that robbins has written so many books, i wouldn't know where to start.
                                                          Still his best and easiest to absorb/apply is 'Unlimited Power'. His other books are more technique-heavy, or workbook-centric (lots of exercises). Besides, 'Unlimited Power' is just the Reader's Digest version of NLP anyway (see above).
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                                                            • CaptainHowdy
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Dec 2004
                                                              • 94735
                                                              #16
                                                              For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.
                                                              Tony Robbins
                                                              Sounds like another "master of the obvious", I'd avoid it like the plague...

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                                                                • Mock NyaMout
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                                                                  • Sep 2009
                                                                  • 514
                                                                  #17
                                                                  He has a great back story.

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                                                                    • Amputate Your Head
                                                                      There can be only one
                                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                                      • 39075
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by CaptainHowdy
                                                                      Sounds like another "master of the obvious", I'd avoid it like the plague...
                                                                      that was my initial assessment too.... but then it occurred to me, sometimes we need someone to point out the obvious.

                                                                      no finer example than when someone freaks out because they can't find their sunglasses, and someone points out that they are on top of your head.
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                                                                        • DateDoc
                                                                          Outside looking in.
                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                          • 14243
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Master of the obvious may be true but you have to realize everyone can lose his/her way in life and something as simple as listening to a tape or reading a book can help get you back on track.

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                                                                            • quiet
                                                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP
                                                                              • Sep 2001
                                                                              • 25115
                                                                              #20
                                                                              the guy used to make me laugh with his infomercials, while i was slaving away at a computer 18 hours a day. i no longer slave away, and i no longer watch his infomercials (though i'm not sure if they even exist anymore). thanks tony!!
                                                                              we'll miss you our friend. RIP

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                                                                                • dyna mo
                                                                                  just a fucking jerk
                                                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                                                  • 68184
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                  that was my initial assessment too.... but then it occurred to me, sometimes we need someone to point out the obvious.

                                                                                  no finer example than when someone freaks out because they can't find their sunglasses, and someone points out that they are on top of your head.
                                                                                  speaking of, i can't find the fucking remote! any ideas?

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                                                                                    • The Porn Nerd
                                                                                      Living The Dream
                                                                                      • Jun 2009
                                                                                      • 19787
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                                                      speaking of, i can't find the fucking remote! any ideas?

                                                                                      On the coffee table, underneath the mags.
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                                                                                        • Amputate Your Head
                                                                                          There can be only one
                                                                                          • Aug 2001
                                                                                          • 39075
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          Originally posted by MisterPeabody
                                                                                          On the coffee table, underneath the mags.
                                                                                          and piles of *ahem* "soiled" kleenix
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                                                                                            • dyna mo
                                                                                              just a fucking jerk
                                                                                              • Dec 2008
                                                                                              • 68184
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              actually, that's not far off from where it was, under the ottoman.

                                                                                              anyhoo, i have a theory on these self-help books. the fact is, they do tend to work if you do the exercises, etc. that said, the exercises, if done correctly, are hard work. so really what you (we) learn is that hard work pays off, not the *principle* learned from the exercise.

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                                                                                                • Blackamooka
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                                                                                                  • Nov 2008
                                                                                                  • 495
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Milton Erickson is the guy that inspired all of those guys. Bandler, Grinder, Robbins and many many others. "My Voice Will Go With You" is an interesting read on Erickson.

                                                                                                  Some other books you might like, based on your reading list:

                                                                                                  "The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge"
                                                                                                  "A Brief History of Time"
                                                                                                  "Ethics" by Baruch Spinoza

                                                                                                  If you really want to get into some dense reading material, pick up anything by Carl Jung.
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                                                                                                    • seer
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                                                                      • 280
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      he is a good guy,just has the stigma of the infomercials of the 80's

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                                                                                                        • SleazyDream
                                                                                                          I'm here for SPORT
                                                                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                                                                          • 41470
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          i love tony
                                                                                                          This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                                                                                                          Now read without the word dog.

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                                                                                                            • bbobby86
                                                                                                              partners.sexier.com
                                                                                                              • Jan 2007
                                                                                                              • 11926
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              i love him too... but so little time...

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                                                                                                                • DamianJ
                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                                                                                  • 15808
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Snake Oil seller verging on a cult leader.

                                                                                                                  A friend of mine went to lots of his retreats and seminars etc. Spent tens of thousands of dollars.

                                                                                                                  Crock of shit.

                                                                                                                  IMHO.

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                                                                                                                    • Grapesoda
                                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                      • 46238
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                                                                                      on topic, i read robbins' original book and liked it, i couldn't/didn't apply the principles though. i find napolean hill's "think & grow rich" easier for me to embrace and run with the principles. now that robbins has written so many books, i wouldn't know where to start.
                                                                                                                      think and grow rich is my least fav Napoleon Hill release. I have 'your right to be rich' which is a series of lectures recorded in the 50's that pretty much rocks.

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                                                                                                                        • Grapesoda
                                                                                                                          So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                          • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                          • 46238
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by MisterPeabody
                                                                                                                          Basically, what Tony does is 'dumb down' Heuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) for the masses. So sometimes it's better to read the actual source material, or the guys who taught Tony as it were. Richard Bandler and John Grinder are the founders of NLP, and I've been to both of their seminars. VERY technical stuff, more geared towards clinicians and therapists than avaerage people. But if you do better with tech stuff then read Bandler & Grinder.

                                                                                                                          Tony, to me nowadays, is better as a once a year-type kick-in-the-ass motivater than any practical 'techniques' he may teach. Because I believe, now, that putting yourself in the right 'state' (of mind) and perhaps physically putting yourself in motion is all one truly needs - unless that person is lacking actual skills/techniques. But once you learn & absorb the differant techiques Tony teaches it's just putting yourself in the right mental 'state' that can allow your brain, your unconscious mind, to 'choose' the best course of action for you. Make sense? God, now I sound like Tony...



                                                                                                                          Still his best and easiest to absorb/apply is 'Unlimited Power'. His other books are more technique-heavy, or workbook-centric (lots of exercises). Besides, 'Unlimited Power' is just the Reader's Digest version of NLP anyway (see above).
                                                                                                                          Joel Osteen rocks as well

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                                                                                                                            • gmr324
                                                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                                                              • Aug 2006
                                                                                                                              • 1199
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              I thought he had a recent show on TV helping out a couple where the husband got paralyzed during their honeymoon. Not sure if they cancelled the show or if it was just a pilot show.

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                                                                                                                                • Scotty Mac
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                                                                                                                                  • Aug 2010
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                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  reading hurts.
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                                                                                                                                    • Agent 488
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                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2006
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                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      he's corny and self-help cult leader.

                                                                                                                                      cut out the middleman and read Richard Bandler and robert anton wilson and do the exercises while on shrooms.

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                                                                                                                                        • dyna mo
                                                                                                                                          just a fucking jerk
                                                                                                                                          • Dec 2008
                                                                                                                                          • 68184
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by bm bradley
                                                                                                                                          think and grow rich is my least fav Napoleon Hill release. I have 'your right to be rich' which is a series of lectures recorded in the 50's that pretty much rocks.
                                                                                                                                          i'm sure those lectures are good. i find the original book provides me all the info i need to get busy, otherwise i find i get bogged down with the "how to" and neglect the actual "to do".

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                                                                                                                                            • DWB
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                                                                                                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 31779
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                                                                              but then it occurred to me, sometimes we need someone to point out the obvious.
                                                                                                                                              Sometimes you need someone else, who is good at saying it, to say the stuff you already know.

                                                                                                                                              Funny how that works.

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                                                                                                                                                • dicksman42
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                                                                                                                                                  • Jan 2007
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                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
                                                                                                                                                  Sometimes you need someone else, who is good at saying it, to say the stuff you already know.

                                                                                                                                                  Funny how that works.
                                                                                                                                                  Exactly
                                                                                                                                                  Tony is the man! He is the reincarnate of Napolean Hill.

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