10 BEST IDEAS | Unlimited Power | Tony Robbins | Book Summary

About this video

In this book review, Clark Kegley distils Tony Robbins’s Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement into ten ideas, crediting Robbins with getting him into personal development as a teenager struggling with depression and anxiety. Idea one is modeling: ‘success leaves clues,’ illustrated by the Beatles starting as a cover band and Kobe Bryant modelling heroes’ moves. Idea two is the success cycle — beliefs drive potential, which drives action, which produces results that reinforce beliefs — illustrated by Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile, after which many others did it. Idea three is raising standards: people get their ‘musts,’ not their ‘shoulds,’ and Kegley recounts quitting chewing tobacco after spilling a spittoon in his car, writing down future costs to make quitting a must. Idea four is massive action immediately after a decision, never leaving a goal without a step toward it. Later points collect Robbins quotes, argue life is growing or dying and progress equals happiness, say the secret to living is giving (with Wayne Dyer’s serotonin ‘1 plus 1 equals 3’ story), and say suffering comes from a ‘me’ focus, countered by gratitude and trading expectations for appreciation. He closes by stressing application, recommending his journaling course at mybestjournal.com to turn ideas into action.

Key takeaways

• Model successful people: dissect their formula and make it your own, as success leaves clues.
• The success cycle runs beliefs to potential to action to results, so changing beliefs is the starting point.
• Turn ‘shoulds’ into ‘musts’ by raising standards and writing down the future cost of not changing.
• Take massive action immediately after deciding, and never leave a new goal without a step toward it.
• Suffering comes from a self-focused mindset; giving, gratitude, and trading expectations for appreciation counter it.

Episode details: published October 28, 2016 · 26:36 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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