Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
As we develop new beliefs about who we are, our behavior will change to support the new identity.
Interpretation
Changing your beliefs about yourself can lead to changes in your actions.
Tony Robbins emphasizes the powerful impact of self-identity on behavior. As individuals reassess and develop new beliefs about their identity, they naturally begin to act in ways that align with this new self-perception, which can lead to transformative changes in their lives.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire personal growth.
Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.
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Happiness and success in life are not the result of what we have, but rather of how we live. What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.
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The abolition and suffrage movements progressed when united and were damaged by division; we should remember that.
When the world is predictable you need smart people. _x000D_ When the world is unpredictable you need adaptable people.
If the world is upside down the way it is now, wouldn't we have to turn it over to get it to stand up straight?
The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.
I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.
We think we can't become a minimalist until our lives have settled down. But it's actually the other way around; we won't be able to settle down until we're living a minimalist life.
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