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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My generation was the turning point. Women older than us didn't expect to have jobs or careers; those younger did. But we were where it was changing - which is interesting but uncomfortable.
When I was 15 years old in the tenth grade, I heard Martin Luther King, Jr. Three years later, when I was 18, I met Dr. King and we became friends. Two years after that I became very involved in the civil rights movement. I was in college at the time. As I got more and more involved, I saw politics as a means of bringing about change
Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s the smart thing to do.
So, tomorrow, I’m leaving. And I’m not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is.
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I am for lifting everyone off the social bottom. In fact, I am for doing away with the social bottom altogether.
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