Tony Robbins is a popular life coach, speaker, businessman, best-selling author, and self-development coach. His name is known in almost every country, and many of those who have been interested in self-development at least once are familiar with the biography. Tony Robbins' life is a bright path. And each action of a motivational trainer must be considered as a detailed instruction that will help to achieve success.
February 29, 1960 is the date of birth of Tony Robbins. Born in California in a poor family. There was not enough money for anything, so from the earliest years Tony worked.
Our hero didn’t even dream about becoming a life coach. At first he wanted to be a fireman. He liked to think that in the future he would save people. Then came the dream of a career as an artist in law enforcement. After some time, Tony began to dream about the life of a rock star. He wanted to light thousands of halls, to please people. To some extent, his dreams came true.
Back in school, Tony tried to discover something in common in his dreams. As it turned out, he wanted to help people.
Parents filed for divorce when the guy was 5 years old. Initially, our hero was called Anthony Jay Mahavorik. However, then he took his surname from his stepfather and became Tony Robbins.
As a teenager, Tony became interested in neuro-linguistic programming. He read a huge amount of specialized literature, which played a role in the choice of the work of a lifetime.
It is worth noting that Anthony never received a higher education. After leaving school, he abandoned the idea of going to college. As Anthony has repeatedly noted in his many interviews, success can be achieved through self-development and self-education. If a person wants to get knowledge, then he will receive it.
But there is an exception. Tony himself has repeatedly said that this path to success is not suitable for doctors, teachers and all those who need university knowledge in their professional activities.
Tony did not want to get a higher education. But it was necessary to live on something. Therefore, after graduation, our hero got a job as a doorman.
Why did Tony Robbins start charity work?
After the parents divorced, mom and Anthony were left almost without money. Father refused to support them financially. And it was at this time that the incident occurred that affected the child.
It happened on Thanksgiving. Mom and stepfather of the popular life coach simply did not have money either for the holiday table or for a modest dinner. And then a miracle happened: a stranger rang at their door and handed over several bags of food and a basket of turkey.
The stepfather refused food, having decided that in this way they want to humiliate him, but the situation turned Anthony's whole life upside down. He was simply shocked by the fact that someone decided to take care of his family. When Tony grew up, gained fame and began to earn millions, he created a charity fund that helps those in need even at the present stage.
Way to success
Tony Robbins began his career in the 80s. At first he got a job at a publishing house. Then he worked as an assistant with the popular motivator Jim Ron. The speaker became the first teacher of Tony Robbins.
As the popular life coach said later, you need to choose a mentor who is already successful. In this case, even minor orders can bring enormous experience. In addition, do not be afraid to ask questions. Usually, successful people tend to share their knowledge.
At 20, Tony dreamed of a big country house. In those days, he lived in a small apartment. It took him only 4 years to achieve what he wanted. Already at 24, he acquired an expensive mansion. In those days, he was already quite famous. Popular publications called him a child prodigy, the youngest millionaire. And such a rapid takeoff played a bad joke.
Tony began to sink into depression, stopped doing anything, began to gain excess weight. All the time he spent sitting on the couch in front of the TV. He even tried not to go outside. And if not for the help of one of his friends, Tony might not have achieved worldwide fame.
The popular motivator was literally forced to pull himself together. A friend came to him daily and talked for hours about how one should not live like that. And at one point, Tony heard him. After that, his life changed dramatically. Tony spent several years studying NLP and hypnosis. He took lessons only from the best.
Once, speaking on the radio, Anthony decided on a rash step. He said that in an hour he could rid any person of fears. Naturally, no one believed him. Then our hero offered to arrange a check. As a result, a psychiatrist called him and offered to meet with his patient, whom he could not rid of the fear of snakes for several years.
The session was held at the hotel in front of a huge number of spectators. After an hour of talking with Tony Robbins, the girl sat quietly and watched the snakes that crawled around her. After this incident, Tony's popularity only grew. His books were instantly sold out, becoming bestsellers.
In 1997, he opened the Leadership Academy and began conducting seminars in different countries. In 2018, he came to Russia. Tickets were sold out instantly.
Books written by brilliant motivator
In 1987, a work entitled "The Book of Self-Power" was published. A few years later, on the shelves of bookstores appeared the work "Wake up a giant in yourself." These books brought fame to Tony Robbins. They are read at the present stage.
Subsequently, Tony released several more books that became quite popular. On top of that, he often gives out audio lectures in which he tells how to overcome his own fears, find a calling and succeed.
Success in personal life
As a teenager, Tony was overweight. The reason for this was malnutrition. As Anthony himself said, he was a little plump boy. Today, he no longer resembles the former. Anthony Robbins is a tall, athletic man. It serves as a vivid proof that his ideas are effective.
Tony was married twice. First married at 24. The chosen one was a girl named Becky. She was 10 years older. A son was born in marriage. In addition, before meeting with Tony, Becky raised three children. Anthony accepted them, raised and raised them. He considers them his children. The relationship lasted 15 years. Divorce was a blow to most Anthony Robbins fans.
The second wife is Bonnie Humphrey. At the present stage, she is known by fans of the popular motivator as Sage Robbins. A girl 12 years younger than Tony. She met at one of the trainings. The second time Tony got married at age 40. As he later said, for the sake of meeting with Sage I would give all the knowledge and skills.
Interesting facts about Tony Robbins
- Bill Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, George W. Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela. What unites all these people? All of them were clients of a brilliant motivator. At Tony Robbins, the best of the best has always been interested.
- Tony Robbins had a chance to speak at TED. His training is one of the most popular.
- Tony Robbins is not only a motivator, but also a beginner actor. He starred in the movie Love of Evil. Got a cameo. She also starred in a documentary titled "Tony Robbins: I'm Not Your Guru."
- In the life of a famous speaker, there was room for betrayal. He was let down by a friend who undertook to run the entire business so that Tony could do coaching. As a result, the manager stole more than 200 thousand dollars and brought the organization of a famous speaker to bankruptcy.
- Tony had a pituitary tumor that was caused by adenoma necrosis. But the symptoms did not make themselves known, so Tony decided to abandon the removal of the adenoma.
