AwakenTheGiantWithin

Awaken the Giant within (Tony Robbins)

  • Average overall. Lots of duplication / useless examples.
  • Our belief are like unquestioned commands, telling us how things are, what is possible and impossible.
  • The best strategy in almost any case is to find a role model. Someone who's already getting the results you want and then tap into their knowledge. RoleModels Mental Models Rationality
  • Lots of people know what to do, but few actually do what they know. BeTheGood - Intelligent ACTION is power
  • Most people overestimate what they can do in a year, and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade.

  • 3 decisions that shape your destiny: What to focus on. / What things mean to you. / What to do. Questions

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Mental Models

  • Success truly is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is the result of experience, and experience is the result of bad judgment.
  • Success is the result of making small decisions.
  • A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. BeTheGood - Intelligent ACTION is power
  • Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach. (Cultivate the art of flexibility)
  • Become a hunter (aficionado) of excellence Rationality
  • Most important belief: In order to succeed and be happy we've got to be constantly improving the quality of our lives, constantly growing and expanding. PerfectionNotRequired
  • The only security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way. PerfectionNotRequired Rationality
  • Q: What did I learn today ? What did I enjoy today? How did I contribute/improve? Questions
  • Its not enough to have a good mind, the main thing is to use it well - Descartes BeTheGood - Intelligent ACTION is power
  • 20% of any change is knowing how, 80% is knowing why. Munger
  • Emotion is created by motion.
  • The real key to life is being able to make yourself feel good when you dont feel good, or dont want to. You can do this instantly by using your body to change state. SystemsNotGoals
  • Q: What am I happy about now? What could I be happy about if I wanted to be? Questions
  • Model the habitual questions of people you respect. RoleModels
  • When angry: what can I learn from this so this never happens again? Questions Mental Models
  • Words you habitually choose affect how you communicate with yourself and therefore what you experience.
  • If you get upset, you loose control RespondDontReact
  • All perception of truth is a detection of an analogy.
  • Emotions are like an internal compass which points to your goals. RespondDontReact
  • Cultivate the appreciation for all emotions RespondDontReact
  • The direction were heading in is more important that individual results. SystemsNotGoals
  • Only way for long-term happiness is to live by our highest ideals. Happiness
  • Any difficulty in decision making ultimately comes from being unclear in our values. SystemsNotGoals Reliability
  • Be more concerned about your character than your reputation. Character is what you really are, reputation is what others think you are Reliability
  • Only way to master your time is to organize your schedule each day to spend the majority of it doing things that are important. SystemsNotGoals
  • Strive for balance, not perfection. PerfectionNotRequired

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