The Tony Robbins Podcast

Tony and Sage Robbins are excited to share this practical and instructive excerpt from their recent Inner Circle members event as they guide a volunteer through inquiry and illustrate: OUR QUESTIONS are THE ANSWER.

Tony and Sage address the source of our human suffering -- the mind?s repetitive thoughts and limiting beliefs -- that shape our emotions and drive our behavior. They discuss ?The Work? of their dear friend, Byron Katie, renowned author, and teacher whose transformative method of inquiry has inspired countless individuals worldwide to achieve greater self-awareness and emotional freedom.

The purpose of this unique exercise is to demonstrate how questioning thoughts and beliefs leads to inner freedom and deeper connections to life and the people around us. In this video, watch Tony and Sage explain what they do and how they each meet their own thoughts and limiting beliefs with inquisitive curiosity and a genuine desire and willingness to see themselves.

When we choose to live as if our thoughts and beliefs are just that (and not actually absolute truths), we enter the self-inquiry process that leads to broader perspective, greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and inner liberation.

Through four impossibly simple yet powerfully profound questions, The Work of Byron Katie helps disrupt the painful thoughts we?re thinking and believing ultimately fostering our inner freedom and a more fulfilling life. In other words, our most powerful answers can come from simply asking ourselves a few questions!

The four simple questions of 'The Work' will help you uncover truths about yourself and the world around you. Please enjoy this exclusive clip from the Tony Robbins Inner Circle!

About Tony Robbins' Inner Circle: The ultimate personal growth training club, the Inner Circle provides members with access to Tony's world-class Results Coaches, exclusive content, a next-level global peer group, and over 120 hours of Tony's greatest audio training programs. Additionally, members receive live virtual training sessions from Tony himself two times a year. Designed to keep you engaged, focused, and help you master momentum! Learn more here: https://tonyr.co/49tbId8

Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and dynamic presentation of Mr. Robbins' corporate and personal development events. As the nation's #1 life and business strategist, he's called upon to consult and coach some of the world's finest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and even presidents of nations.

Is happiness a choice?  And if so, can it be engineered?  Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google X and founder of One Billion Happy, believes this is true.  In fact, he's used his three decades of success in the tech industry to engineer his very own "happiness algorithm" to help all of us achieve this mind frame.

Gawdat began his mission to conquer happiness after experiencing the ultimate tragedy.  In 2014, Mo suddenly lost his beloved son, Ali, which thrust him into depression and an existential reckoning with life's fragility. Rather than succumbing to this ultimate despair, Gawdat turned his grief into a catalyst for transformation. He soon embarked on a profound journey of self-discovery and healing, driven by a newfound mission to spread happiness and well-being to the world.

Drawing from his personal experience and extensive research, Mo has authored the international bestseller "Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy? and continues to champion his message of happiness to millions worldwide. Via his writing, speaking engagements, and podcast, Gawdat offers practical tools and strategies for finding joy in the face of adversity.

Mo's commitment to spreading happiness has touched millions of lives.  He continues to inspire people from all walks of life to embrace happiness as a fundamental choice, as well as empower them to engineer their own paths to fulfillment.

Tony and Sage Robbins are excited to share this special presentation from a 2022 private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. Let Mo Gawdat?s poignant insights help you create your own happiness journey today!

To watch this episode, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL7Cb2O6Lhk

Show Notes: 

[00:15] Sage Robbins Intro

[00:55] The luckiest man you?ll ever meet

[03:00] An ultimatum leads to a new path

[04:05] How the birth of Ali gave Mo purpose

[05:31] ?The more life gave me, the more unhappy I became?

[08:22] An engineering approach to creating happiness

[10:45] Mo details the  tragic passing of his son

[11:45] Be everywhere and part of everyone

[14:03] Create happiness by making others happy

[15:09] The wisdom of Supertramp

[21:10] Happiness is the absence of unhappiness

[22:30] Mo?s algorithm

[23:45] Happiness is not a result of the events of your life

[27:45] ?Happiness is a choice?

[28:43] The Happiness Equation

[32:45] The problem with dopamine

[35:45] Unhappiness is a survival mechanism

[39:18] Matthieu Ricard: The world?s happiest man?

[46:00] Accept the things you cannot change

[49:05] MIT Study

[51:00] Accept that pain never goes away

[53:56] Question #1 from audience: ?How long did it take you to train your brain?

[01:00:19] Question #2 from audience: How can I use meditation to get to the happiness state?

[01:04:48] Question #3 from audience: How can I help someone else be happy?

[01:07:56] Question #4 from audience: How Can I find happiness when I?m constantly focusing on what could go wrong?

[01:14:47] Question #5 from audience: How can I best utilize your teachings with my children?

[01:21:00] Sign off

 

How large is your capacity for forgiveness? Author and motivational speaker Immaculée Ilibagiza grew up in a small village in Rwanda, Africa. With her loving parents and three brothers, Immaculée excelled in school and eventually went on to study electrical and mechanical engineering at the National University of Rwanda. However, her life took a dramatic turn in 1994. 

On April 6 of that year, the assassination of the Rwandan President ignited months of massacres targeting Tutsi tribe members across the country. To protect his daughter from rape and murder, Immaculée's father instructed her to seek refuge at a local pastor's house. There, she hid with seven other women in a cramped 3 x 4-foot bathroom for the next 91 days. Amidst the genocide raging outside, Immaculée battled anger and resentment, which threatened to consume her mind, body, and spirit. It was in this desperate state that she turned to prayer, clutching a set of rosary beads her father had given her. Through prayer and faith, she found the strength to resist hate, even using this dark time to teach herself English using only a Bible and a dictionary. 

Emerging from her hiding place after 91 days, Immaculée faced a harrowing reality?her entire family, except for one brother studying abroad, had been brutally murdered. She also discovered the massacre of nearly one million extended family members, friends, neighbors, and fellow Rwandans. Despite unimaginable suffering, Immaculée shocked the world by forgiving the man who had killed her mother and brother. 

Immaculée Ilibagiza's story offers profound insights and actionable steps to strengthen emotional resilience, release burdens through forgiveness, and contribute to a greater shift in collective consciousness. To share Immaculée's message of healing and forgiveness, Sage and Tony Robbins are honored to present this powerful moment from a private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. Please enjoy! 

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOu2rE8Ljg&t=986s

SHOW NOTES:

[00:38] Tony?s Intro

[03:05] Disclaimer

[04:27] Lessons learned from the Genocide

[05:28] How the Genocide started

[07:18] Propaganda used to spread hatred

[09:00] Our Lady of Fatima?s warning

[10:00] Moment the killings started

[11:20] Last memory of her father

[13:45] Final message her father shared

[15:25] How life changed in just 3 days

[16:00] Hiding in a 3x4 space with 7 other women

[19:50] Learning to listen to the voice within

[21:45] The moment Immaculée met God

[24:50] Embrace hope/receive a sign

[26:05] A miracle happens

[28:22] Turning to the Bible for answers

[31:31] Not being ready to forgive

[31:55] The worst thing about anger

[35:50] A prayer from the heart can change you

[37:30] Learning to forgive through God

[42:24] Moment the anger went away

[44:11] Discovering that her family was among those killed

[45:55] Life's a gift and there are no guarantees

[46:56] Incredible examples of Immaculée?s prayers being answered

[50:27] Story behind her book being published

[53:52] Meeting the man who killed her family and forgiving him

[55:42] Immaculée?s message of hope

Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and dynamic presentation of Mr. Robbins' corporate and personal development events. As the nation's #1 life and business strategist, he's called upon to consult and coach some of the world's finest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and even presidents of nations. 

Mark your calendars for February 13, 2024, as Tony Robbins -- the unparalleled force in life/business strategy and financial insight -- is back with his eagerly anticipated new book "The Holy Grail of Investing." 

The final book in Tony's legendary financial freedom trilogy, Tony reveals the strategies and insights of some of the world's most successful investors. 

As a special bonus, Tony is sharing the audio version of Chapter One for free, which he's narrated himself. 

PRE-ORDER BOOK & Get a Free Gift Here: https://tonyr.co/47ZGr0O 

ABOUT TONY?S BOOK: Tony Robbins, alongside renowned investor Christopher Zook, delves into the realm of alternative investments, unlocking the doors to unprecedented financial success. The duo sat down with over a dozen of the world?s leading investment minds, each managing vast fortunes in private equity, private credit, private real estate, and venture capital. Combined, these visionaries oversee a staggering half a trillion dollars on behalf of investors. 

Some of the names include: 

-Robert F. Smith ? Founder of Vista Equity Partners, recognized as the most successful enterprise software investor in history.

-Vinod Khosla ? Founder of Khosla Ventures, a legendary figure in Venture Capital known for transforming a $4 million investment into a $7 billion windfall. 

-Michael B. Kim ? Revered as the "Godfather of Private Equity" in Asia, Kim has created the largest private equity firm on the continent, making him South Korea?s wealthiest man. 

And the list goes on! 

Tony and Zook share the favorite strategies and profound insights of these investment titans. Learn from the best, as they disclose their time-tested methods to achieve financial prosperity. 

IN THE HOLY GRAIL OF INVESTING, YOU?LL DISCOVER: 

How to take advantage of the trillions flowing into private equity by becoming an owner of firms that manage assets and share in generated revenue. 

How to leverage two to three times higher returns of private credit as an alternative (or complement) to bonds. 

How new rule changes allow individual investors to own a piece of major professional sports teams (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS) and benefit from this fanatically driven asset class. 

How to invest in the "energy evolution" and ride the wave of trillions in global investments. 

How investments in private real estate can work as an inflationary hedge and source of tax-efficient income. 

How many of the world?s greatest investors thrive in good times and bad. 

PRE-ORDER NOW FOR A SPECIAL REWARD: Once you've secured your copy today by pre-ordering from your favorite online retailers ? visit https://theholygrailofinvesting.com, enter your proof of purchase, and gain free access to Tony's exclusive ten-part video series on the "7 Pillars of Business Mastery." This is a great opportunity to level up your financial game. 

The journey to financial freedom begins on February 13, 2024! Please enjoy chapter one!

Welcome to another family edition of The Tony Robbins Podcast. In this intimate conversation, you'll hear from Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and their surrogate and family podcast host, Mary B., as they explore the profound POWER of OUR SPOKEN WORDS. In a world where words carry an invisible but undeniable currency, our emotions and therefore the quality of our lives are sculpted by the meanings embedded in the words we choose.

 

There's power and responsibility within the words we attach to our experience of life ? whether in the boardroom, family room, or across the airwaves. If you're feeling ?stuck?, ?anxiety,? ?enraged,? ?delighted,? ?curious,? or even ?depressed,? Tony shows us how to take inventory of the words we consistently use to describe our experience, and how we can consciously select our words to alter our experience of life.

 

This isn't your typical self-affirmation exercise; it's a powerful exploration of incantations, decrees, prayer, conversation, internal dialogue, and a practice that transformed Tony's life during the challenging times of his early years.

 

Listen to Tony's personal testimony as he shares -- during despair and uncertainty -- how he turned to incantations as a source of strength and transformation. From being broke and sleeping in a Volkswagen to who he is as a leader, husband, and father today, Tony's incantations have been a constant companion on his 46-year journey of growth, contribution, and impact. As a modern family constellation, Sage, Mary, and Tony also shed light on the transformational vocabulary and the language ratios they work to implement in their home, as well as the contemporary relevance of the power of spoken words, when it comes to the timely topic of freedom of speech and expression. It's an important reminder that our habitual words hold weight in contributing to the broader dialogue that?s shaping our world and our collective relationship with humanity.

 

Join us for more than just a chat ? it's a journey into the power of language. Every word carries the ability to shape, transform, and awaken something within you and NOW is the time to harness this power and use it as we move forward into a new year!

 

If you would like to view the VIDEO version of this podcast episode (and many others), please visit: https://www.youtube.com/tonyrobbinslive

 

SHOW NOTES:  

 

[00:00] Mary B. intro

[01:00] Words create and words destroy  

[02:35] Free speech, First Amendment, censorship  

[03:50] Tony: Meanings are shaped by the words we select  

[05:06] T.V. Transformational Vocabulary  

[06:44] Have to vs. Get to  

[07:20] Julie and John Gottman?s magic 5:1 ratio

[08:30] Take an inventory of your consistent words  

[09:25]  Awaken the Giant Within: Vocab of Ultimate Success  

[10:45] Sage: Self talk and internal dialogue  

[13:29] A 2-year-old?s speech  

[14:23] Your consistent words are producing your consistent emotions  

[15:24] In the beginning was word, and the word was God  

[15:49] A relationship is the sum total of its communication  

[16:45] Tony on incantations and The Magic of Believing  

[17:37] Words are a form of hypnosis  

[18:13] Tony & Sage?s wedding vows  

[20:48] A life?s purpose statement  

[21:33] Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Prayer of St. Francis  

[22:30] Sage: Romantic love & the humble position  

[23:40] Tony on the most important habits of all  

[25:32] If you want to create a new life, choose your words wisely  

[25:52] Words put us in trance (and every emotion is a trance)  

[26:58] Profound Knowledge: Your words require a habit  

[28:20] Tony?s new book: The Holy Grail of Investing  

[30:15] SEGMENT 2: Sage on the Language of Love  

[33:28] Schism or solution  

[36:46] The language of leadership

[38:38] Mary B. on the record/off the record  

[39:53] Sage: Don?t give your power away, seek a deeper truth  

[42:30] Mary B. on the juicy seduction of gossip  

[42:53] Mary B. story about Sage?s dad, ?Is that right.?  

[44:43] The Bambi principle  

[46:15] Where there is darkness, let there be light  

[48:02] Mary B. on the energy of our language  

[49:34] Sage and Mary B on the story of a flat tire

[51:00] Sage on TR?s ulcer  

[54:02] Be impeccable with your word ? or at least don?t lie  

[55:55] Isaiah

[56:41] Sign off  

 

Welcome to The Tony Robbins Podcast. It's a universal truth that no one escapes this life without experiencing moments of pain and stress. While we all face our own unique challenges, there are certain keys that we can ALL use to maintain a state of mental wellness.

In this intimate and at-home conversation, Tony Robbins, alongside his wife Sage Robbins and podcast host, Mary B., delve into a critical topic that touches us all: Mental Health. Together, they explore the many ways we can maintain emotional fitness and swiftly navigate out of that "stuck state?. They also uncover specific mindset practices that we can all use in those moments we feel hopeless and overwhelmed. In addition, the three explore the fascinating connection between our physiology and emotions.

Our hope is that this family conversation offers you valuable insights and inspiration to help guide you to a state of clarity and wellbeing . Please enjoy!

Watch the discussion here.

EPISODE NOTES 

[00:40] Intro by Sage Robbins - What do you do when you feel stuck?

[02:57] Clarity, flexibility and well-being

[04:00] Emotional fitness vs. emotional intelligence

[05:08] ?Nobody escapes this world without extreme stress at times.? -Tony Robbins

[05:56] How we deal with feeling stuck

[07:27] Mary B. asks Tony about the term "Internal Representations? and its current significance

[08:47] Same event, different experience

[10:24] How the body controls emotions

[12:18] Sage and Tony on their relationship's evolution

[17:59] A breakup caused by negative stacking

[19:02] Stack the good / change your physiology!

[22:32] Watch your language patterns

[24:18] When Mary gets stuck

[26:54] Dinner for GOATs

[29:11] Sage on getting unstuck

[31:44] Byron Katie?s Four Questions

[34:03] Pain, loss, death, disappointment

[34:24] Out of pain comes drive

[35:10] Tony on global solutions to pain and suffering

[36:40] Suicide / Lonliness / Where to start if you?re feeling on edge

[39:06] ?Vision is division? for the United States right now

[39:58] Creating meaningful futures, preventing suicide and fostering compassion

[41:41] Man?s Search For Meaning

[42:44] Sage on the intent of these conversations

[43:32] The Rabbit Listened, the power of silent presence

[44:46] Transformative power of love and presence

[46:10] This place called home

[47:03] Nurturing the essence of home, creating an environment of love

[47:39] What works for you? / Tony Robbins signs off

[49:53] Segment Two: Exploring the power of a single thought

[51:12] Navigating the labyrinth of thoughts

[53:00] Tune-in, the power of mindful attention

[54:00] Focus = Feelings

[55:42] Thoughts as energy, embracing their transience

[57:30] Waves of the human mind

[59:22] Sage on the importance of getting out in nature

[01:02:26] Mary on getting stuck stupid

[01:04:54] Something is coming up to the surface to be healed, stay with it

[01:14:00] Sage on surrendering control

[01:16:33] "Let your problems bring you closer to God" 01:18:54 Looking back on painful moments to find "life happening"

[01:21:50] Sign off ("We're on the same team.")

DR. JORDAN B. PETERSON is a renowned psychologist, globally acclaimed author, podcaster, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and one the most influential contemporary voices in our world today. For twenty years, Peterson has taught some of the most highly regarded courses at Harvard and Toronto, as well as authored books that have changed international discourse -- including "Maps of Meaning? and the bestsellers "12 Rules for Life? and "Beyond Order?. With a magnetic and brutally honest speaking style, and a fiercely devoted following, Peterson continues to leave his mark on the culture at large.

In April of 2023, Tony & Sage Robbins hosted an intimate gathering at their home for their Platinum Lions members.  The event featured an elite roster of speakers who delved into the pressing issues of our time: Foreign relations, how AI will reshape global order, the new economy in a post-pandemic world, the impact of Chat GPT, international politics, and cultural revolutions.

Closing the special event was this extraordinary lecture from Dr. Jordan Peterson. In this provocative presentation, Peterson explores the profound question of why we -- as individuals -- hold the beliefs we do, while teaching us how to intricately weave the concept of storytelling into our narrative. He also embarks on a discovery to uncover order amidst chaos, as well as touches on the importance of overcoming external predators by confronting them head-on.

Courtesy of Tony and Sage Robbins, prepare to be enlightened by the singular Dr. Jordan Peterson. Please enjoy!

Watch the discussion here.

EPISODE NOTES:

[00:23]  Tony Intro

[01:25]   See the world through a story

[03:06]   Consequences of a non-productive story

[03:46]   The debate leading us to chaos

[05:40]   Being the biggest devil in hell, doesn?t mean you?ve won the game

[06:36]   Why strategies based on power are not advisable 

[09:01]   Adventure story: the myth of the hero

[10:45]   Examples of the hero story

[12:08]   Overcome external predators

[14:55]  The oldest written story we know

[16:04]   Christianity, the crucifixion, and chaos

[18:35]   Confront problems before they make themselves known

[22:46]   The catastrophe of a vulnerable existence

[23:26]   Things worse than death

[25:37]   Become your best by facing the worst

[26:33]  Why you must confront chaos

[27:31]   Question from Audience Member:  How do we protect our children from outside negative influences?

[32:10]   Question from Audience Member: In your book you say ?tell the truth, or at least don?t tell a lie.?  What do you mean by that?

[39:31]   Question from Mary B:  How do we navigate overwhelming obstacles and confront unmanageable chaos when dealing with the unknown?

[45:32]  Question from Audience Member: With all the chaos in the world, how do we choose which cause to fight for?

[54:34]  Tony and Sage sign off

In this critical conversation, Tony sits down with his dear friend Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR), a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing victims of child sex trafficking, and Jordan Harmon, co-founder of faith-inspired production company Angel Studios. The three delve deep into their powerful new film ?Sound of Freedom? (opening this July 4th).

This extraordinary film ? on which Tony is one of the Executive Producers ? depicts the true story of Tim Ballard (played by actor Jim Caviezel), a Federal Agent who quits job with the Department of Homeland Security to start his own independent team of child rescuers.

Listen as Tim shares firsthand accounts of the harrowing experiences faced by victims of human trafficking and the relentless dedication of those fighting to dismantle these dark criminal networks, which continue to enslave millions of children globally each year.

Tony, Tim and Jordan discuss the crucial role ?Sound of Freedom? will play in raising awareness about this global epidemic, and how YOU can join this fight to end child trafficking.

?Sound of Freedom? is out in theaters on July 4th! To get your tickets, visit: Angel.com/freedom

About the Film:

?Sound of Freedom? is an action thriller starring Jim Caviezel and Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino. Directed by Alejandro Monteverde, the film tells the incredible true story of Tim Ballard, a US federal agent who, after rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, learns the boy?s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.

The film is produced by Angel Studios, a production company that creates faith-based and faith-inspired films and streaming TV shows, such as The Chosen. 

Watch the discussion here.

EPISODE NOTES:

[00:00] Show Intro

[01:35] Sound of Freedom Trailer

[04:24] Tim on his experiences leading to the film

[06:48] Why Jim Caviezel was cast

[08:54] Jim?s personal connection to the story

[10:25] Tim?s reaction to the script

[11:31] Filmmakers? mission

[12:40] Angel Studios? process in choosing a project

[13:23] How Mira Sorvino got involved

[14:49] What makes the film crucial today

[17:11] Tony on raising money for trafficked children

[18:24] Belief is a poor substitute for an experience

[18:47] An emotional experience in Haiti

[22:46] The film as a tool to liberate children

[24:36] Why a July 4th release date

[26:25] Build an audience through crowdfunding

[29:51] The Goal: Fill 2 million seats

[32:59] Get loud! How to end this epidemic

[34:48] Healing trafficked children

[36:00] Tim?s adopted children

[40:55] Survivors now saving lives

[43:32] A mission in Ukraine led to a major takedown

[45:29] The heartbreaking story of a young boy in Iraq

[47:20] Jordan?s important message

[48:50] Empowering every organization

[50:55] Sign off

In this special 3-PART MASTERCLASS, we drop you inside a Tony Robbins Business Mastery seminar to learn HOW TO BUILD A BRAND, SHOWCASE YOUR X FACTOR, and BRING YOUR UNIQUE PRODUCT or SERVICE to a COMPETITIVE MARKET.

In PART TWO, you'll hear Tony Robbins in a one-on-one interview with DAN CATHY, the dynamic Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., the iconic family-owned fast food chain specializing in chicken sandwiches.

Under Dan?s leadership, Chick-fil-A has become the 3rd largest fast food chain in America, behind McDonald?s and Starbucks. Since 2013, the company has expanded to over 2,600 restaurants in 47 states and the District of Columbia, as well as new ventures into the Asian market. However, it?s Dan's unwavering commitment to customer service that has been the real key element to the company's immense success. With an emphasis on family and community, and a tireless dedication to maintaining a positive workplace culture, Chick-fil-A is more than just a fast food dining experience ? it?s a model for how businesses should inspire their employees and treat their customers.

*Fun fact: Chick-fil-A has been closed on Sundays since 1946. While it?s estimated the chain loses over $1 billion in potential yearly revenue, the family continues to honor this tradition ? which encourages employees to rest, spend time with family and worship (if they choose).

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Business Mastery is the world?s premier business training event designed and hosted by the world?s #1 authority on personal growth, business transformation and peak performance ? Tony Robbins. This five-day event equips entrepreneurs, business owners and operators with cutting-edge systems, skills and strategies not found anywhere else to create an invincible advantage against competitors.

Business Mastery is designed to help participants thrive in any economic climate as they discover critical factors impacting their businesses currently, and design an action plan for the next phase of growth, whether they seek more profits or an exit strategy. This includes marketing tips, maximizing a business? digital presence to actually get seen and discovered online and how to anticipate and solve the biggest business problems.

During this comprehensive program, participants gain the same proprietary tools and methodologies Tony Robbins has used to make more than 70 businesses profitable. They?ll also unlock exclusive growth tips from industry giants from companies like Airbnb, OrangeTheory, Shake Shack, SoulCycle, Warby Parker and more.

Now available as an immersive virtual event, Tony Robbins?s Business Mastery is drawing even larger crowds and a new generation of business owners.

Learn more about Business Mastery: https://tonyr.co/bm-podcast

AUDIO SHOW NOTES 

[00:00] Mary B. intro

[01:45] Introduction to Dan Cathy

[02:07] Origins of Chick-fil-A

[04:12] Don?t be a victim of life?s circumstances

[05:37] Master. Mate. Mission

[06:15] Family recipe for success

[09:19] Customer service is employee service

[11:50] Do more than what?s expected

[12:32] Be a blessing and you will be blessed

[13:11] Prepping the next generation

[14:15] Business Mastery Information Ad

[16:42] It?s not the ?what,? it?s the ?who?

[17:00] Competence. Character. Chemistry

[17:24] Breaking down the numbers

[18:47] In business for themselves, not by themselves

[21:17] An engineers approach to innovation

[22:09] Anticipate the future

[23:33] Be a champion of change

[23:56] Always be ?in training?

[24:15] Own your mistakes

[26:25] End is near when accountants take over

[28:06] Success is all about succession

[30:45] Share the good and the bad

[32:35] Origins of ?Eat mor Chikin?

[34:44] Four essentials to live by

[36:39] Why they?re closed on Sunday

[40:55] Be environmentally conscious

[42:02] Live a purpose driven life

[43:09] Sign off

In this special 3-PART MASTERCLASS, we drop you inside a Tony Robbins Business Mastery seminar to learn HOW TO BUILD A BRAND, SHOWCASE YOUR X FACTOR, and BRING YOUR UNIQUE PRODUCT or SERVICE to a COMPETITIVE MARKET.

In PART TWO, you'll hear Tony Robbins in a one-on-one interview with CHIP WILSON, the Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known for founding the athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica.

Wilson is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential entrepreneurs in the apparel industry. After working in the ski industry for several years, Wilson first founded Westbeach Snowboard in 1979, which eventually became one of the largest snowboarding apparel companies in the world.

In 1998, Wilson started Lululemon Athletica with the goal of creating high-quality yoga apparel that was both functional and fashionable. Thanks to Chip?s commitment to innovation and culture, Lululemon quickly gained a following among yoga enthusiasts, growing into a billion-dollar global brand. Wilson served as CEO of Lululemon from its inception until 2005, and he remained a board member until 2013.

Throughout his career, Wilson has been known for his unconventional approach to business and his willingness to take risks. He has also been an active philanthropist, supporting a variety of causes related to education, health, and the environment ? including his own non-profit imagine1day, which works to improve education in Ethiopia.

Special Note: Please stick around to the end of this interview for an exclusive Q&A with all three of our Business Mastery guests ? Gail Becker, Dan Cathy and Chip Wilson!

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Business Mastery is the world?s premier business training event designed and hosted by the world?s #1 authority on personal growth, business transformation and peak performance ? Tony Robbins. This five-day event equips entrepreneurs, business owners and operators with cutting-edge systems, skills and strategies not found anywhere else to create an invincible advantage against competitors.

Business Mastery is designed to help participants thrive in any economic climate as they discover critical factors impacting their businesses currently, and design an action plan for the next phase of growth, whether they seek more profits or an exit strategy. This includes marketing tips, maximizing a business? digital presence to actually get seen and discovered online and how to anticipate and solve the biggest business problems.

During this comprehensive program, participants gain the same proprietary tools and methodologies Tony Robbins has used to make more than 70 businesses profitable. They?ll also unlock exclusive growth tips from industry giants from companies like Airbnb, OrangeTheory, Shake Shack, SoulCycle, Warby Parker and more.

Now available as an immersive virtual event, Tony Robbins?s Business Mastery is drawing even larger crowds and a new generation of business owners.

Learn more about Business Mastery: https://tonyr.co/bm-podcast

AUDIO SHOW NOTES 

[00:00] Mary B. Intro

[01:37] Introduction to Chip Wilson

[02:44] The 7 year arch [04:04] Knowing when to sell

[05:15] Power through reinvention

[06:03] Three books that made an impact

[06:37] Embracing your inner ?risk taker?

[07:14] Muscular Dystrophy diagnosis led to Lululemon

[09:31] A mission to make lives better

[10:35] Bringing innovation (and style) to yoga

[14:00] Find your ideal customer

[14:40] Business Mastery Ad

[18:37] Disrupting the athletic leisure space

[22:17] Keeping up with trends

[24:43] Navigating challenges

[29:00] The hedgehog and the fox

[30:19] Lululemon?s manifesto

[32:03] Chip on seller's remorse

[34:57] Creating culture at Lululemon

[37:37] When accountants run the company

[41:06] Sharing lessons learned

[42:45] Audience question for Gail: Was there an employee you hired who really pushed your company forward?

[44:29] Audience question for panel: How do you choose the right project when you have several choices?

[49:33] Audience question for panel: How can we create family-life balance as entrepreneurs?

[01:02:38] Audience question for panel: How do you take a company with a loyal customer base and continue growing it?

[01:07:49] Question from Gail: Did you ever feel like giving up?

[01:10:06] Question from Chip: Did the struggles in your younger years make you the entrepreneurs you are today?

[01:12:00] Questions from Tony: What are you most proud of in your journey, and what is the best business advice ever received?

[01:18:22] Sign off

In this special 3-PART MASTERCLASS, we drop you inside a Tony Robbins Business Mastery seminar to learn HOW TO BUILD A BRAND, SHOWCASE YOUR X FACTOR, and BRING YOUR UNIQUE PRODUCT or SERVICE to a COMPETITIVE MARKET.

In PART ONE, you'll hear Tony Robbins in a one-on-one interview with GAIL BECKER, Founder and CEO of CAULIPOWER, a wildly successful brand that has revolutionized the frozen food market by introducing healthier and innovative alternatives.  And the best part ? Gail didn?t launch this company until the age of 52.

Becker started her career in public relations, working for prominent media companies such as Warner Bros. and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 2001, she co-founded "Strategic, Inc.," which specialized in providing strategic communications and media relations services to clients in the entertainment, media, and consumer sectors. 

However, following the death of her father in 2015, Gail needed a change. Emboldened by her two sons' diagnosis of Celiac Disease, Gail embarked on a mission to find both healthy and delicious alternatives to gluten-containing foods. She began experimenting with cauliflower as a substitute.  After countless trial and error, Gail succeeded in creating a recipe that her family actually adored. It was at this moment that CAULIPOWER was born.

Thanks to Gail's vision and perseverance, CAULIPOWER has become one of the fastest-growing food companies in the United States -- and a $500M brand.  Gail has also proven that it?s never too late to become a successful entrepreneur.

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Business Mastery is the world?s premier business training event designed and hosted by the world?s #1 authority on personal growth, business transformation and peak performance ? Tony Robbins. This five-day event equips entrepreneurs, business owners and operators with cutting-edge systems, skills and strategies not found anywhere else to create an invincible advantage against competitors.

Business Mastery is designed to help participants thrive in any economic climate as they discover critical factors impacting their businesses currently, and design an action plan for the next phase of growth, whether they seek more profits or an exit strategy. This includes marketing tips, maximizing a business? digital presence to actually get seen and discovered online and how to anticipate and solve the biggest business problems.

During this comprehensive program, participants gain the same proprietary tools and methodologies Tony Robbins has used to make more than 70 businesses profitable. They?ll also unlock exclusive growth tips from industry giants from companies like Airbnb, OrangeTheory, Shake Shack, SoulCycle, Warby Parker and more.

Now available as an immersive virtual event, Tony Robbins?s Business Mastery is drawing even larger crowds and a new generation of business owners.

Learn more about Business Mastery: https://tonyr.co/bm-podcast

SHOW NOTES:

[00:00]  Mary B. Intro 

[01:04]  Introduction to Gail Becker

[02:20]  Three factors that inspired change

[03:20]  The evolution of Caulipower

[05:39]  It?s never too late to bet on yourself

[07:41]  Recognize the moment it clicks

[10:15]  Move fast when first to market

[12:11] Consumers demand quality

[14:21]  Always connect with those using your product

[16:14]  Breaking rules for success

[18:20]  Hire people who know what you don?t

[19:48]  Reinvention sparks innovation 

[21:32]  Business Mastery Information Ad 

[22:28]  Pandemic shifting

[27:32]  A mission to help people lead healthier lives 

[28:00]  Double down on innovation

[28:35]  The future of CAULIPOWER

[29:53] Lessons for her sons

[31:21]  Sign off

MICHAEL A. SINGER is a spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Untethered Soul, The Surrender Experiment and the recent Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament. For over four decades, Michael has been passionately teaching spirituality and mindfulness.

Michael?s spiritual journey began in 1971. While working on his doctorate in economics, Michael decided to go into seclusion to focus on yoga and meditation. It was in 1975 that Michael founded the Temple of the Universe, a now long-established yoga and meditation center where people of any religion or set of beliefs can come together to experience inner peace.

Singer is also a successful entrepreneur that has made major contributions in the areas of business, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. He created a leading-edge software package that transformed the medical practice management industry, as well as the founding CEO of a billion-dollar public company whose achievements are archived in the Smithsonian Institution.

Tony and Sage Robbins are excited to share this special presentation from a 2022 private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. Here, Michael teaches us the importance of surrender and how to ?let go'' to remove the negative blocks inside us and allow positive emotions ? like joy and happiness ? to flow through us with grace and ease.

Watch the discussion here: https://youtu.be/E7TxEzMF3s8

EPISODE NOTES:
[00:15] Sage intro
[01:30] Tony Intro
[02:42] What is happiness?
[04:09] Michael?s Four Quadrant Truth Table
[07:47] The Law of Diminishing Returns
[09:34] How you?re programmed by your experiences
[12:17] The happiness inside us all
[13:36] We control little of what happens in life
[17:50] The more open you are, the more joy you feel
[19:16] Michael on ?objective observation?
[24:23] Oprah?s favorite quote from ?Living Untethered?
[25:41] Why we hold on to negative blockages
[29:27] How to deal with uncontrollable situations
[35:22] The meaning of ?low hanging fruit?
[40:50] Feeling resistance? Just relax
[43:34] Discover your true self
[46:49] Reach a pure state of happiness
[51:28] The key to relax and release
[55:43] Letting go of what is blocking your happiness
[01:03:08] The great way is not difficult for those who have no preferences
[01:06:54] Your path to pure joy
[01:13:14] Question from Tony regarding letting go when we have a hard time navigating what we can and cannot control
[01:15:51] Question from Tony: What is your trigger for going into a state of relaxation?
[01:17:51] Question from Sage: When dealing with trauma, do you have an internal voice guiding you?
[01:21:19] Question from Sage: Will letting go allow our consciousness to recognize more beauty?
[01:22:16] Tina asks for validation for those already far on their spiritual journey
[01:27:00] Question from Bernice: How do we interpret the ego when it comes to letting go?
[01:29:46] Question from Sage: What can parents do to help their children growup both open and spiritual?
[01:31:22] Nuria asks Michael to clarify the meaning of ?we are not creating our own life? (quoted in his book)
[01:37:58] Question from Shawn: How can meditation be used in the process?
[01:41:30] Question from Teresa: How do you experience the mind as you continue to progress?
[01:45:26] Question from Ishali: What tip can you give that helps us ?go with the flow? when negative things are happening?
[01:49:28] Sign Off

 

This intimate episode of The Tony Robbins Podcast was recorded at home in February of 2023 with Tony Robbins, his wife, Sage Robbins, and Mary B., friend and surrogate of their child. Listen as they discuss unconditional love and the modern family.

Tony begins with an introduction on our evolutionary advantage and the most powerful force on earth: LOVE. He riffs on why people become jaded and pessimistic after the loss of love, pain, past references, and cultural conditioning and implores the audience to keep their hearts open to the depths of the human heart we all crave. 

Tony and Sage share ?the explosion of love? that has come through their 23 years of marriage and starting a family together.

This extended conversation covers topics including: expectations of intimate relationships, media messages, parenting, prince and princess romantic ideals, oneness, mindfulness, modern love constellations and chosen family configurations, sobriety, human behavior, couples communication, emotional fitness, the trap of blame and judgement, the importance of self-love, and more.

This episode serves for all listening to be reminded that ?love defies the odds.? It invites us all to offer the love that is our highest and truest human essence to our beloved, our parents, friends, children, brothers, sisters, co-workers, and beyond.  Let?s love this world up.  Enjoy!

Watch the discussion here: https://youtu.be/two18YkJPAU

SHOW NOTES:

[02:28] An explosion of love

[05:40] Tony fell in love with his ?weirdo?

[11:00] Dr. Gottman can predict divorce in 15 mins

[12:12] Self-Love

[16:11] Story: Abu Dhabi dinner with crown prince

[20:06] Law of Familiarity

[23:02] The Making of a Modern Family

[28:30] Creativity, Caring, Growing

[34:35] 4 Levels of Love

[40:27] On break-ups and separation

[41:47] Conditioning, pain, loss

[44:40] Love inside out

[48:35] Alcohol and relationship

[55:29] ?Where we all meet?

[1:03:26] Opening and closing

[1:07:07] ?All are welcome here?

[1:11:44] Filters & Dating apps

[1:17:49] Story: Jordan Peterson meeting

[1:22:02] Love transcends IF we are open to it

[1:27:54] Life Skill: S.E.W.

[1:32:34] Life is precious; lean in

[1:33:32] Let?s love this world up

[1:34:53] Sign off

 

Tis? the season to assess the year gone by and reflect on our learnings and lessons. Want to take it a step further? This interview with Sister Shivani offers action steps and powerful incantations that go to work deep in our subconscious mind to help strengthen our emotional immune system, clear karmic accounts through forgiveness, and even help shift the collective consciousness.

 

For over 25 years, BK Shivani has been a practitioner and a teacher of Rajyoga Meditation -- the heart of the teachings of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization. In 2019, Sister Shivani was awarded the highest civilian honor for women in India, the prestigious Nari Shakti Puraskaar, for her role in transforming human behaviors. 

 

To share in the power of Sister Shivani?s global message of love, healing, personal responsibility, and transformation, Sage and Tony Robbins would like to gift you this special moment shared from a 2022 private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. We hope this message is one you?ll share with your family and friends this season. And one you'll carry with you into the New Year and beyond.

 

Blessings & Happy Holidays from Tony, Sage & Team Tony

Watch the discussion here:
https://youtu.be/-LrUbUB6kAg

 

SHOW NOTES:  

 

[00:15]  Sage Intro 

[01:35] Tony Intro

[02:44]  Creating a shift from within

[05:24] Moment of silence / Guided affirmations

[12:16] Shift from a life of blame to a life of personal responsibility

[14:53] Shifting your language

[16:40]  Stress = Pressure / Resilience

[18:47]  Happiness means emotional independence 

[20:05]  Sister Shivani recounts a story of an emotional breakthrough / healing

[24:01]  Sister Shivani on forgiveness

[28:17]  Be the master of your mind

[31:10]  Understanding the journey of the soul

[35:58]  Everything is predestined 

[37:04]  Happiness means to be a giver

[38:33]  Forgiveness means changing present karma 

[39:56]  Affirmations for simple healing and releasing 

[45:31]  Clean the clutter of the mind everyday 

[47:28]  Question from Tony: Would you share with us how you came to these truths?

[49:27]  Question from Sage: With regards to affirmations, what do you recommend if someone is stuck in a state of emotion?

[58:32]  Question from Sage: How can we connect in oneness with those we lost?

[01:04:36]  Question from Emma: What are your thoughts on enlightenment?

[01:06:34]  Question from  Berenice: How do you deal with family members with negative energy?

[01:10:04]  Question from Guest: How do I know when I am purifying my energy instead of just being numb to emotion?

[01:18:31]  Question from Adam:  When it comes to addiction, how do you break people from denial?

[01:28:02]  Question from Jack:  Can you elaborate on the experience of death for the one that passes?

[01:32:38]  Question from Christian: Do you recommend some form of pre-framing for parents? And when in a child's life would you introduce it? 

[01:40:32]  Sign off

In this special podcast episode of The Tony Robbins Podcast, you?ll hear from Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and podcast host Mary B., as they discuss the most important tool for creating lasting change: IDENTITY.

Have you ever asked yourself, why did I try to make a change but not succeed?  Often, it?s ?how? we define ourselves that can lead to either our success or stagnation. 

As Tony notes, ?The most powerful force in the human personality is the need to stay consistent with how we define ourselves.?  In fact, after 45 years of working with people in 195 countries ? from the most successful to the most challenged ? Tony believes that the single most important element in understanding what drives a person is to understand how they identify themselves.  

Identity is simply the culmination of the beliefs that shape how we perceive ourselves. These beliefs control how we think, feel and interact with the world around us.  They also influence what we decide to do (and not do) in our own lives. Therefore, as Sage Robbins explains, what we put after ?I am? is something we must always be mindful of. 

By the end of this conversation, we hope you?ll have the tools and inspiration to update ? and upgrade ? your own sense of identity.  Maybe it?s time to expand it as you move toward a life of growth.  Or perhaps remove some of those labels that might be limiting you.  

Note: In case you?d rather watch the video version of this conversation ? which includes behind the scenes footage with Tony, Sage and Mary B ? click on the ?Expand Your Identity? video that?s on Tony?s YouTube Channel, found at youtube.com/TonyRobbinsLive.

SHOW NOTES

[00:45]  Introduction by Tony Robbins ? The Power of Identity

[01:25] Definition of Identity

[3:32] The downside to identifying oneself

[4:04] How attaching the words "I am" to something can turn into a belief

[6:28] People are not their behaviors

[9:23] Identity is the controlling force in life

[13:45]  Tony?s goal for this podcast

[17:23] Mary B. begins with Tony Robbins trivia: What is Tony's teaching on identity?

[18:23] "The strongest force in the human personality is the need to stay consistent with how we define ourselves." ? Tony Robbins

[19:38] Our behavior is not our entire identity

[22:55]  Expanding your identity

[25:00] Sage discusses her experience in Dubai 

[29:09] Sage offers a political identity anecdote 

[32:41] Questioning our own labels

[36:24] Mary discusses the concept of "chunking"

[38:30] "Life is an unlearning of who I thought I was." - Sage Robbins

[44:06] Albert Einstein and widening one's ?circle of compassion?

[47:23] Who am I? Who am I really?

[51:23] The importance of looking into your own eyes

[53:01] Erik Erikson and Identity Crisis

[01:01:13] Summary of discussion 

[01:01:39] Sign off

In this podcast, we drop you inside a Tony Robbins Business Mastery seminar for a 1-hour masterclass in how to build a brand that not only changes the game but empowers your customer base.

You?ll hear Tony Robbins in a dynamic interview with the co-founders of BOOMCHICKAPOP, a wildly successful natural and organic popcorn brand that completely disrupted the snack industry.  

Angie and Dan Bastian were looking to put aside some money for their kids' college fund when they started a small kettle corn business out of their garage.  Initially selling popcorn at outdoor events, including Minnesota Vikings games, the couple soon took their popcorn to Trader Joe's, Target, and Costco ? gaining a crash course in how to operate a business along the way.  The real game changer took place when the then-named Angie's Kettle Corn embraced a bold new identity: BOOMCHICKAPOP. 

Angie retired from being a nurse practitioner and Dan from a history teacher and baseball coach to run their company full time.  And after years of commitment and sacrifice, the Bastian's sold their business in 2017 to Chicago-based Conagra Brands for $250 million.

In this candid conversation, the couple reveals how facing their fears and connecting to their customer base in a fresh and empowering way led to their ultimate success.

Show Notes:

[1:47] Introduction to Angie and Dan Bastian

[3:42] How Angie and Dan met

[6:48] Angie and Dan attend Tony?s Unleash The Power Within 

[7:41] Facing your fears

[10:14] Starting a business as a couple

[14:37] Being thought of as crazy

[16:07] Gaining proximity to the Minnesota Vikings

[17:13] Importance of building bonds

[20:20] To gain a seat at the table, you must commit everything

[21:35] Say yes to every opportunity

[26:07] There?s always a solution

[30:22] Raising private equity

[32:32] Only 2.5 seconds to capture a consumer?s attention

[33:35] Coming from a position of empowerment

[37:04] Origin of the BoomChickaPop name

[40:39] Talking directly to consumers

[42:56] Dividing labor as a couple

[45:08] Maintaining a relationship despite stress

[47:20] Selling the company

[49:22] How it felt to distribute funds to colleagues

[51:59] Committing to business relationships

[57:33] Audience question from Javier:  What was the process of selling your company?

[1:00:29] Audience question from Aaron:  What was your goal for the company?

[1:03:56] Audience question from Kaley: How did you feel when you sold the business?

[1:06:11] Audience question from Annabelle:  What kept you going through the tough times?

[1:12:33] Audience question from Ryan: If you (Chris) were to develop Shazam again today, what would you do differently?

[1:15:16] Audience question from Anjelica: How many times did your brand evolve?

[1:21:40] Final question from Tony: What?s the single best piece of advice that you?ve gotten in business?

[1:26:30] Sign off

Chris Barton founded the app Shazam twenty years ago in 2002, years before the iPod and iTunes had even been created.  In fact, the flip phone had just come out.

With an unwavering vision for what?s possible ? and a core principle of creating from the heart and building with the mind ? Barton built one of the most popular apps of all time.

Shazam has surpassed 1 billion downloads, and has hundreds of millions of active users daily. It was acquired by Apple in 2018 for $400 million, making it Apple?s fifth largest acquisition.

In this lively and inspiring conversation with Tony Robbins, Barton shares how his own perseverance made the impossible possible, and reveals how personal limitations can in fact be your superpower.

Watch the discussion here.

[2:30] Introduction to Chris Barton

[4:39] Overcoming dyslexia and ADHD

[5:31]  How limitations can be a Superpower

[6:49] Defining your own path

[8:24] Choosing co-founders before the business

[11:09] Breakthrough idea for Shazaam

[12:18]  Two businesses all entrepreneurs must run

[13:54]  Being told an idea is impossible

[16:11]  Meeting co-founder/ inventor Avery Wang

[19:06]  Getting turned down by over 100 VC?s

[20:48]  Building a music database by hand

[22:22]  Launch expectations and reality

[24:46] Early struggles

[26:25] Lessons from Google and Dropbox

[29:41] Earning revenue via a parallel to core business

[31:14] Coming up with the name Shazam

[33:23] Apple showcases Shazam

[35:44] Monetization of the app over time

[37:07] Apple acquires Shazam

[41:46] Life after selling Shazam

[42:47] Incubating a new startup (Guard)

[46:04]  Audience question from Becky:  What are three things to focus on when creating an app?

[47:55] Audience question from Miles:  What was your ideation process behind Guard?

[55:05] Audience question from Barbara: Did you buy every CD to get Shazam started?

[58:03] Audience question from Hannah: How do I get over fear and become a musician?

[01:00:04] Tony explains how ?proximity is power?

[01:03:42]  Sign off 

"Power comes to those that can recognize patterns" Tony Robbins

We are living in historic times. It's no wonder that as disruptions to life as we know it occur on a global scale, people are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety. While you may want to turn off the news and cover your eyes, the truth is: there?s power in being able to recognize the underlying patterns and anticipate what's coming so that we can prepare and respond.

Ray Dalio is the founder and co-Chairman of Bridgewater Associates, as well as a #1 NY Times bestselling author.

Ray conducts his business and lives his life based on key PRINCIPLES. His latest book, Principles for Dealing with The Changing World Order points out why nations rise and fall and shares information you need to recognize the times we are living through are part of a larger cycle that has taken place many times before.

In this 2022 interview with his friend Tony Robbins, Ray shares what we can do on a personal level and on the collective to navigate these unique times.

To watch the interview, go here: https://youtu.be/q3hdisdjBjQ

SHOW NOTES

[1:39]  Tony on the Power Patterns

[8:51]  The Cycle Explained: What's a New World Order?

[16:00]  What's a populist?

[18:50]  The 8 Measures of Power

[23:52]  The 3 Big Events that lead to a Changing World Order

[28:40]  Why did Donald Trump get elected in 2016?

[31:02]  The 5 Types of War

[35:20]  Ray's methodology of studying history

[40:17]  The collective experience is all about how we are with each other

[41:29]  Education, and disparity in the state of Connecticut

[46:49]  They call them revolutions but they're civil wars

[54:03]  Ukraine, Russia, and China

[1:03:02] Inflation: What got us here and what do we do now?

[1:10:00]  Taking away buying power to fight inflation = period of stagflation

[1:14:47] The Holy Grail of Investing = diversified uncorrelated assets

[1:18:28] More on China

[1:24:25] Ray's 3 Tips: How You Can  Avoid the Decline

[1:28:47]  "Whatever success I've had has come more from MEDITATION than any other influence."- Ray Dalio

[1:33:44]  At 72, what's next for Ray Dalio

There?s no denying that we are part of a significant inflection point in human history. We are truly living in interesting times... 

In this episode, Tony speaks with historian and demographer Neil Howe about the fascinating patterns of human history, as he and co-author William Strauss explained more than two decades ago in Generations (1991) and The Fourth Turning (1997). 

If you?re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or uncertain about all that?s happening in the world, this episode will give you a much-needed shift in perspective. You will understand how cycles of crisis catalyze massive economic, cultural, political, and institutional disruption ? and how as a society, we solve problems we never thought we could before. 

No storm lasts forever, and this too shall pass. Listen to this episode for Neil?s predictions on how much longer this crisis period will last and what we can look forward to in our beautiful, shared future. 

To watch the interview, which took place in 2022 in front of a small audience, go here: https://youtu.be/lX1Csk2vn5A

SHOW NOTES 

[0:05] Tony was working with President Bill Clinton when he was first told about the book Generations 

[2:46] The stages of our lives: childhood, young adult, mid-life, elder 

[6:31] The seasons of history and how they overlap with generations 

[8:15] Tony welcomes Neil Howe, co-author of Generations, and The Fourth Turning 

[10:25] Generations are distinct and always have been 

[10:45] How old you are during a big event shapes your experience of it 

[12:50] Knife-age division vs. zones of transition (EX. X-ennials) 

[13:45] History shapes generations, but (later on) generations shape history  

[16:09] The cyclical nature of crises and how they spur ?a total remake? 

[18:29] Institutions we rely on today were created post-WWII 

[20:01] Why do we wait until there is a crisis to solve problems? 

[22:10] 1780s economic depression: We created the Constitution in our darkest hour  

[24:18] What comes next: The High, collective, feeling more than the sum of our parts 

[26:38] The Awakening releases the individual  

[27:57] Gen X was left alone and raised themselves = pragmatism & cynicism 

[30:08] Silent Generation had to adjust themselves to meet others? expectations 

[31:08] We are in a time of growing tribalism in America 

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As we approach Father?s Day, join Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and host Mary B. as they discuss their fathers, their modern family, a 14-month-old daughter, and the distinction Tony draws between a father and a dad.

An archetype is just a fancy word for pattern and the universal father energy is within us and around us all, regardless of your relationship with your own father, whether you have children, or your gender. Our experience of father(s) shapes our life and influences who we become.

Fathers, brothers, grandpas, godfathers, uncles, and father figures hold the powerful possibility to affect us in meaningful ways. By also recognizing these energies within us and calling upon them in different circumstances and contexts, we are able to live life fully, with access to a multitude of gifts, abilities, experiences, and emotions. 

We invite you to notice, honor, and appreciate the father figures in your life as we commemorate Father?s Day with this exclusive conversation.

"A father is love and strength. It's an absolute unconditional love beyond imagination and a strength to call to the highest part of them." ? Tony Robbins

SHOW NOTES

[0:10] Introduction

[1:07] What does it mean to Tony to be a father?

[2:03] Father?s role has 2 sides: Father and Dad

[3:05] Every child has different gifts

[4:07] Tony?s unique upbringing

[4:57] Sage?s mom?s narrative: Dad is in service to the family

[5:54] Mothers shape children?s view of fathers

[7:03] Tony had no relationship with his biological father

[8:26] Tony?s second father

[8:49] The man Tony?s mom married before Tony was born

[9:11] Jim Robbins, Tony?s adoptive father

[10:57] Tony learned to manage conflict as a child

[11:14] Tony?s definition of an outstanding father

[12:00] Individuals not always related can affect us in most meaningful ways

[12:48] Be more than a dad, call them to the highest version of themselves

[13:45] Tony?s two-word on-stage reminder

[14:38] Father is a role of leadership, service even when it?s hard

[16:00] Tony?s fifth father, the ultimate father figure: Sage?s dad

[18:03] Brotherhood and father figures in Tony?s life

[19:24] Tony?s instant fatherhood at 24 years old

[21:22] Tony?s baby daughter: I delight in witnessing her gifts

[22:26] Dr. Carol Dweck?s growth mindset research

[24:56] Teaching Tony?s daughter her responsibility to life

[26:57] Men are hard on themselves

[28:14] There are no professional parents, go easy on yourselves

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Mindfulness and meditation aren?t just about spirituality or stress relief.

In today?s world of constant demands and digital distractions, mindfulness is about making your moments truly matter and living up to your full potential. It?s about your power to put your attention where you want it to be and not on what someone else dangles on a screen in front of you.

This is just one reason why Tony Robbins incorporates a gratitude meditation into his daily morning routine to prime his mind every single day.

If you?re familiar with any of Tony Robbins peak performance strategies, you know that your ability to maintain a peak state is a key component of living the life you desire. Your state is affected by the way you use your physical body, your ability to direct your mind?s focus, and the language or meaning you give to your experiences.

Knowing this, it?s no wonder that we aren?t able to be the best version of ourselves when we are in a stressed state. The incoherence of our head and heart, the jitters in our nervous system and body makes us less effective and less resourceful.

In this 1-hour episode you?ll hear from Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and podcast host Mary B. as they discuss one of the most valuable skills to maximize your mindset and prime yourself for power, clarity, concentration, and focused attention.

 

SHOW NOTES

[0:00] Hi it?s Tony Robbins?

[1:15] I used to think meditation was a waste of time

[2:00] We don?t experience life, we experience the life we pay attention to

[2:39] Tony and wife Sage and traveled the globe together for 22 years

[3:30] A podcast on meditation? I?d be outta here. But?

[4:03] Twin hearts Sage and Tony Robbins

[5:30] Why does time go so fast?

[6:20] One of us is a meditator and one of us is not

[7:12] Meditation definition | What is meditation, really?

[8:20] Styles of meditation

[9:57] What?s your outcome?

[10:30] The science of meditation

[11:24] Be here now and notice

[12:24] Our attention is the most important commodity

[13:15] Self-judgement and imposter syndrome

[15:50] Ellen Langer Harvard mindfulness

[16:37] Just close your eyes for a minute

[17:28] I?m thinking about a grilled cheese sandwich

[18:23] Meditation is not something to achieve, it?s something to experience

[19:04] The throughline is gratitude

[19:30] Thoughts are like clouds floating by

[20:22] How do I stop the thoughts in my mind?

[21:25] There?s an entire universe inside of us

[22:22] Collective mind

[23:19] Sage and her baby in the rain

[24:25] In the busy-ness we miss the nuances

[25:00] Mary B: Meditation has gotten really trendy

[26:25] Story: Full Moon Meditation with Tony, Sage, Billy Beck and Mary B.

[29:13] We will never experience this moment of life again

[29:43] Profound knowledge

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Original Music by Abhinav and Sage Robbins

We?re all here together in this Earth School learning, doing the best we can, making mistakes, picking ourselves back up. The soothing balm that keeps us going is often another?s kindness, caring, connection, and love. Its power is truly transformational.

If you think of any great mother, real or archetypal, they have a capacity to love unconditionally ? to accept, to allow, to give, to understand, to listen, to nurture. A mother?s love brims with compassion and mercy. Even when their beloved has behavior that may be less desirable, there's still a universal knowingness and a loving essence for the human heart before them.

That unconditional aspect of love is what is discussed in this one hour special edition episode. Hear Tony, Sage, and Mary B converse on what it means to sponsor life.

There's a beauty to life. The mess of it, and the sweetness of it, and the pain of it. And so, it's not to say that there aren?t challenges and that there isn't pain in moments like right now with what's happening on the world stage. But we can contribute to the schism, or we can be a balm. We can be a balm of kindness, and goodness, and look to bring love, light, illumination, presence, connectedness, to be an ear to listen. It's amazing how that can shift another's world. I know what it feels like for me to receive that. I know what it feels like to offer that. And I think that?s a beautiful reality that sometimes in the busyness of life, we can forget how impactful in a moment we can touch another. That we can reach another. That we can move another. That we can remind each other because we're mirroring each other and as we're offering that we're experiencing that. Everything that I'm saying to you in this moment, it's really all selfishly for myself. Life is such a beautiful house of mirrors. We're all reflecting each other.

- Sage Robbins

LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST TO LEARN: How you can ?sponsor? life How to tap into the powerful divine energies that flow through us all What life lessons two new moms have learned already  

SHOW NOTES

[2:00] Sage Robbins on ?sponsoring life?

[7:38] Mary B. & Sage on masculine and feminine energies and archetypes

[13:58] On a mother?s unconditional love

[14:56] In birth as in death

[17:49] The teacher becomes the student

[18:11] Tony pops in studio

[23:10] Nurturing/Mothering of self

[28:45] ?You have influence over your children but you don?t have control? - Tony Robbins

[31:37] The Serenity Prayer

[35:08] Hello, I'm alive! We?re spinning on this planet, and my heart is beating!

[36:10] Social media shifts when

[37:22] As Ken Wilber would say, it?s ?grit and grace?

[38:28] Be a balm in this world

[39:31] Sage and Mary B?s personal journey to motherhood

[44:51] Kahlil Gibran on children

[46:40] What?s the meaning of life? And other big questions

[47:16] Modern families and unique constellations

[50:42] Divine energies

[52:28] A newborn?s innate intelligence

[55:25] Magda Gerber and the RIE school of thought

[58:20] The label vs. the experience

[1:03:03] Happy Mother?s Day to all

This year, Tony is doing his third and final free challenge online: The Ultimate Breakthrough Challenge. These challenges, created in 2020 when millions around the world were stuck at home, have made Tony?s work accessible to more than 1 million people, changing lives around the world.

By spending just a few hours a day for a week with Tony, we have seen people shed weight, create passionate relationships and take their businesses to the next level. 

In this episode, we share some of the most impactful audience questions and Tony?s answers from last year?s challenge that shifted the way our participants? viewed the world and their lives, creating breakthroughs immediately for both them and the entire audience.

Listen or watch below to the full conversation.

EPISODE NOTES

[0:11] The Ultimate Breakthrough Challenge

[1:40] How do I let go of the things that I cannot control and react with a positive mindset?

[2:02] The Idea of control is an illusion. What is real is influence.

[3:04] Expectations lead to suffering

[3:35] Focus, physiology and language

[4:50] Focus on what you can control

[7:28] How do I find a purpose that will pay me?

[9:35] The difference between soul and economics.

[13:03] Work hard, keep improving yourself and your gifts will make room for you.

[15:50] How long does the celebration of reaching a goal last for you?

[16:45] Goal is not to achieve your goal, the goal is for you to grow.

[16:57] Progress=happiness

[17:41] The biggest mistake in people?s businesses.

[18:40] How do you stop self-sabotage

[20:44] Masculine and feminine energy

[21:44] Mature v. immature

[23:08] How to change your conditioning

[25:11] Cold plunge example

[27:15] The Ultimate Breakthrough Challenge

 

5 years ago, Tony Robbins gave behind the scenes access of his annual life changing event, Date With Destiny to Netflix and filmmaker Joe Berlinger, and the movie I Am Not Your Guru was born. Today, Tony and his wife Sage sit down with Joe and discuss how the film came to be, as well as check in with some of the people highlighted in the documentary and what their life looks like today, years after this transformative event. If interested in attending yourself, visit DWDVirtual.com

Filmmaker Joe Berlinger is known for making mostly dark documentaries about rock singers & serial killers. However, when Joe attended Tony Robbins? Date With Destiny event and moved from the dark to the light in his own life, he knew he had to make a movie about this transformative event. After months and months of convincing Tony and Sage to say yes, he agreed to their terms of not letting his crew get in the way of the event or experience of the people in the room in any way, and  I Am Not Your Guru was born. 

As we celebrate the 5th anniversary of this ground-breaking film, Joe sits down with Tony and Sage to share moving stories, behind the scenes anecdotes and life updates from several people followed in the documentary. This is a candid conversation you don?t want to miss.

Watch the full conversation HERE.

SHOW NOTES (video and audio)

[1:58] Intro Joe Berlinger

[3:50] Joe?s experience at Date With Destiny

[8:00] Joe wanted to make a movie about Date With Destiny

[9:01] 2 stumbling blocks

[9:58] A deal is made

[10:51] Sage hesitant to make a movie

[12:02] Joe?s favorite moment in the film

[13:13] Tony?s reflections on Joe?s favorite moment

[14:29] Joe is the king of Netflix

[15:42] Skeptical Filming Crew

[16:47] Where are they now? Dawn

[23:22] Dawn?s path post Date With Destiny

[24:12] Dawn?s ?uncle? Joaquin joins the conversation

[27:27] Dawn?s relationship with men

[29:11] Joe?s most impactful experience

[29:28] The greatest gift of Date With Destiny

[31:43] Does this last?

[32:00] The unique community of friends

[32:45] Where are they now? Tammy and Lance

[37:04] Lance?s cracks his shell

[37:37] Tammy can do anything with Lance

[39:02] A reflection of the human experience

[39:49] Lance and Tammy?s advice on an extraordinary life

[41:55] Creating a compelling life

[43:28] Date With Destiny: Mastering what?s inside

[43:38] Interested for yourself? DWDVirtual.com

ClassPass users around the world have logged more than 100 million hours of workouts, while Dave?s Killer Bread is flying off shelves at a record pace. What do their founders attribute the success of their brands to?

At a recent Business Mastery event, Tony Robbins hosts an in-depth conversation with both Payal Kadakia, the founder and CEO of ClassPass, and Dave Dahl, the founder of Dave?s Killer Bread. 

ClassPass is this decade?s first unicorn, a start-up that reached a billion dollar valuation. But it is Kadakia?s passion for and dedication to her company?s mission of providing soul nourishing experiences to its community that drives her daily. 

After spending 15 years in prison, Dahl seized his second chance by creating healthy, great-tasting bread recipes that became Dave?s Killer bread. He sold his company a few years ago to the second-largest bakery in the nation for $275M.

While Kadakia and Dahl have very diverse backgrounds and entrepreneurial stories, they both harnessed challenges, obstacles and disappointments to drive them, rather than destroy them. They became servant leaders, dedicated to the needs of their raving fans, which translated into incredible opportunities to change the world through innovation and inspiration.

Watch the discussion here.

 

[01:25] Introduction of Payal Kadakia

[02:45] Facing adversity

[5:35] What creating ClassPass was about

[6:12] Don?t lose your connection to your why

[6:26] False signals of success

[6:50] MVP: Minimum Viable Product

[7:20] Their biggest customer behavior challenge

[8:15] ClassPass evolution, 3 versions

[12:30] Be mission obsessed, not product obsessed

[13:00] COVID and ClassPass

[17:05] ClassPass?s Mission

[18:46] Focusing through iterations.

[20:55] ClassPass Capital raises

[21:58] Culture at ClassPass

[26:10] Being a woman of color is a strength.

[27:29] Failure is a data point. It is part of the journey.

[28:17] Introduction of Dave Dahl of Dave?s Killer Bread

[30:28] Dave?s first transformation.

[31:15] Dave?s rock bottom.

[34:10] What changed Dave?s life.

[34:53] Dave?s relationship with his brother.

[36:22] Idea born: Dave?s Killer Bread.

[38:57] Branding evolution of Dave?s Killer Bread

[41:50] Expansion through risk taking.

[44:53] Giving felons a second chance through employment.

[48:05] When old patterns reemerge

[53:15] The sale of Dave?s Killer Bread

[55:20] After Dave?s Killer Bread

[56:33] Dave?s Philanthropy: Constructing Hope

[58:50] Audience question from Brian: what was the moment that you felt the biggest turnaround?

[01:07:47] Audience question from Sarah: how do I make my idea happen? What are the steps?

[01:13:27] Audience question from Daniel: how do you create balance between your personal expansion and your business expansion?

[01:21:27] Sign off

Did you know that over 1 million people train on a Peloton every day? How was this phenomenon created and maintained?

Tony had the pleasure of speaking with John Foley, Co-founder and CEO of Peloton at a recent Business Mastery event. Foley has led Peloton to geometric growth, after more than 400 rejections from potential investors, it is now valued at over $32B dollars!

With 3.6 million raving fans, Foley has created an online community that both supports and challenges people to live better lives through convenient fitness in your home. His dedication to principles like ?stay hungry and humble? and ?don?t use hope as a method? are part of the secret to his success.

It is Foley?s continued focus on aspirational goals combined with his ability to inspire his employees to act like owners in solving problems and staying hungry that ensures Peloton will continue to accelerate and thrive as a business.

Watch the full conversation here.

[01:03] Intro of John Foley, CEO and co-founder of Peloton

[03:32] Foley background, including working at a Skittles Factory 

[05:25] Hunger and humility most important to success

[06:44] Foley?s mentor

[08:01] Digital media disruption

[09:52] 400 nos before a single yes

[11:06] Funding Peloton

[11:39] Surround yourself with people who see the vision

[13:22] Consistency and perseverance created traction

[14:41] Goal of growing business 100% and making your life better

[17:55] Don?t let perfect be the enemy of good and minimum viable product

[19:23] Communal motivation in group fitness to make it fun

[21:15] How willing are your customers to recommend your business? - Peloton is in low 90?s on 1-100 scale

[23:12] Foley?s competitive nature

[25:23] The instructor, the human factor, matters. Scaling via digital media

[28:22] Don?t use hope as a method

[28:47] Don?t plan for failure, plan for success because it becomes self-fulfilling

[30:13] Partnership with Beyonce

[33:59] 8,000 employees globally

[34:06]Marc Benioff is an inspiration. Champion of social change and team culture

[34:57] Internal culture permeates into the brand

[36:32] Audience question from Karina: How have your margins increased with COVID?

[37:24] COVID was tailwind for Peloton

[38:23] Had to spend $100M to satisfy the demand but margin structure has increased

[40:14] Audience question from Michelle: How did you build a team with great people AND establish a culture?

[42:30] Audience question from Brett: What did it feel like to see something you created finally succeed?

[43:15] We are not doing a victory dance. Hungry and humble with fire in our belly to get to our goals

[44:45] Audience question from Ann: What was your journey as you began putting Peloton together as a company?

[45:33] Bought parts of our business. Decided needed to be good at software, hardware and content. Focus on what will make your business special

[47:12] Find partners that share your work ethic, that you like being around

[48:32] Sign off

Sadhguru, a beloved friend of Tony and Sage, sits down to discuss identity, consciousness, inner freedom, human evolution, and his book Karma, A Yogi?s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny.

Watch the discussion HERE.

Sadhguru is a true luminary of our time and offers in this interview a fresh understanding of Karma and its common misperceptions. Removing  the stigma of ?good Karma? or ?bad Karma,? Sadhguru explains that our karma actually has the ability to enhance our lives if only we choose to use our past, and our memories of it, in ways that serve our perception of life, personal evolution, and spiritual growth.

 

[00:47] Sadhguru ID/Intro

[01:18] What is Karma?

[04.02] Karma is about liberation, not control

[07:44] Karma is how to move from an unconscious to a conscious existence.

[08:12] Responding (choice) v. reacting

[11:53] One consciousness

[12:59] Consciousness is not something we do

[16:19] To be free, understand what ropes are holding you

[17:06] What is Vasana?

[19:07] Sadhguru working with prisoners in India and US

[21:13] Large part of karma being created unconsciously

[22:44] Sadhguru?s goal to make the whole world ecstatic

[24:51] People have a fear of freedom

[26:51] We die in installments.

[28:37] Your attention needs to be with living.

[29:26] How can you create a new destiny consciously?

[30:17] Your experience of life is manufactured within you.

[34:50] Why is intention so important?

[36:42] Your intent is based on your identity

[37:20] Fix your identity

[39:14] What does Sadhguru mean?

[41:44] How do you liberate Karma?

[42:30] Awareness and abandon

[43:22] The story of Gautama

[50:32] Genetic compulsions are within all of us.

[52:32] How will you use what is within you?

[54:10] How do you coach people to pause?

[54:52] Managing instincts consciously

[57:10] What is the practice of just being and looking?

[01:00:40] Not looking through the kaleidoscope of karma

[01:02:38] Shifting perception from suffering to pain

[01:03:29] Creating space between you and your body

[01:07:23] What life throws at you is not your choice. What you make out of it is 100% yours

[01:08:28] The gift of this existence

[01:11:39] All human experience happens from within.

[01:13:57] Sign off

Known as America?s Best Preacher, Bishop T.D. Jakes shares with Tony how you can become a great orator. Combining passion with power, instinct and intellect, Jakes creates a recipe that you can follow to have your message touch hearts and souls and change the world. This dynamic conversation with Tony and T.D. will touch your heart, make you laugh, and teach you wisdom you can use in your daily life. Interested in hearing more from Bishop T.D. Jakes? Listen to past episodes where he took part on the Tony Robbins podcast here.

Previous Episode featuring T.D. Jakes:

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcasts/a-historic-conversation-for-healing-and-unity/)

Care to watch this episode? Click here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzuEGCZlf4&ab_channel=TonyRobbins

Show Notes:

1:17       Tony welcomes T.D. Jakes

2:17      TR: Why this book, why now, why Frank Thomas?

3:30      Don?t drop the mic: the power of communication

4:13      TR: Tell us the story of you watching the news with your father

4:54      A man of color speaking on the TV was very, very rare

5:30      Dr. King grabbed the mic

6:17      Talk to people outside your bubble

7:20      Dr. Thomas challenges me to explain how I do what I do

8:20      ?Great communication isn?t just tangible?

9:38      TR: What part of Martin Luther King have you embodied or has become a part of you?

10:27    Church was about more than just faith for the African American community

12:52    What you don?t know can be expensive

14:11    TR tells story about being abroad

15:20    Different types of poor

16:20    If we can share blood, we can share conversation

17:31    TR: What do you see is the purpose of communication?

18:45    Respect and communication

19:20    Whatever we respect, we give time to

20:40    The book is just as much about listening as it is about speaking

22:00    Some of the greatest breakthroughs come from the bellman

23:00    Aligned interests = trust, but not respect

24:05    TR: What is presence to you?    

25:24    It?s difficult to trust people who want power without investment

27:45    T.D. Jakes on his ancestors

30:14    TR: What is the value of suffering?

32:30    ?When they march, they should sing?

33:50    TR: The unification of suffering

35:30    TR: Psychological immunity

37:16     TR: What?s a situation when you fell flat?

40:00    TR: How have you had to adapt to be more effective without an audience there?

41:48    The pandemic created a vortex, and so faith became tangible

44:30    On avoiding criticism

45:30    TR: How can you deal with the fear of public speaking?

46:48    T.D. Jakes: Talk to yourself

48:20    We label to file people away

51:35    TR: Where is love in the magic of your power?

52:30    Nike?s synergism

54:25    Car wreck, do you want me to call the police or the ambulance?

59:22    When I don?t have the ability to articulate what I need, I can only be angry

1:01:55  "We don't treat the successful because we believe success cures personal pain and it doesn't always do that."

1:04:38 TR: How important is drama for someone to be effective as a communicator?

1:06:10  Example: Floyd cried out for his mother. Every woman identified

1:08:50  Adornment        

1:10:40  Sweeping dirt floors

1:11:50  TR: What makes someone a great storyteller?

1:12:30  Bible story: Bartimaeus

1:15:30  TR: How do you know when to go off script?

1:18:38  ?You have to engage intellect and instinct?

1:24:30  We were chosen to have this conversation while the clock is ticking

1:25:53  TR: What are the most important things to guide someone to not drop the mic?

1:28:18  "Diversity invites me to the party. Inclusion asks me to dance."

1:34:20  "If I didn't change the world, I changed somebody's world. If I can change somebody's world, then to them, I changed the world."

 

 

American neurosurgeon, medical reporter and writer Sanjay Gupta joins Tony for an engaging conversation about brain health and its effects on your life. From movement to nourishment to rest, Tony and Sanjay share life hacks that have been proven to improve both the quality and longevity of your life from Sanjay Gupta?s newest book, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age. Learn and laugh with these experts as they take you on a journey through cutting-edge information and inspiration about brain health and exciting developments for the future of this field. 

WATCH HERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxZkwX4i-14

 

Show Notes:

1:00 TR introduces today?s guest, a renaissance man

1:30 Sanjay?s new book, Keep Sharp

2:00 TR: How did that journey begin and what influenced you?

2:58 The first female engineer hired by Ford

3:20 Sanjay?s mom: ?if you don?t hire me, you never will.?

4:30 Sacrifice

5:25 Medical marijuana and being able to shift

7:00 Sanjay during Covid-19

7:30 Sanjay did not see the merits of medical marijuana originally

8:00 94% of the studies were designed to look for harm, only 6% looking for a benefit

8:35 I different picture started to emerge      

9:05 TR: You did such a good job bringing the human emotion to it

10:08 Total transparency

10:20 TR: What made you decide to write Keep Sharp?

11:20 Sanjay wrote his book before Covid-19

12:05 The mental impact of Covid-19

13:09 You can build new brain cells at any age

15:20 Defining a healthy brain

16:40 We use 10% of our brain 90% of the time

17:20 Neurogenesis

18:40 Practice makes perfect, but it is change that builds resilience

18:50 TR: Are there skills that you?ve never tried, learning a language, singing?

20:15 TR: Is there dopamine that comes from creating these new pathways?

23:17 TR: Pattern recognition, pattern utilization, pattern creation is what makes people masterful

23:35 Fundamentally, people know the right things to do

25:00 A healthy brain is tied to a wider circle

27:25 Sanjay uses his daughters as a sounding board

29:00 Brisk walking is far better than intensely exercising for the brain

29:50 Get vulnerable

34:12 The brain is exquisitely sensitive to sugar

34:40 You may be overly indulging your body and starving your brain.

35:14 TR: Tell people what the long-term impact of starving the brain is

35:40 Changes in your brain that sets you up for dementia potentially

36:28 TR: Where is the link between side effects of covid and obesity?

39:50 TR: We seem to be outsourcing our health to the pharmaceutical industry, but they can only do so much.

42:00 Medical AI and being the CEO of your own health

42:37 The two words no one wants to talk about

43:45 We can now visualize the inside of the brain

44:33 The process began decades earlier

46:10 Injecting AI behaviors for health

48:10 Technology will continue to add to our lives

49:00 There might be a better use of our time and energy

50:00 The Vatican and stem cells

55:00 We have the capacity to heal ourselves

57:01 Optimizing our life so it is frictionless

57:30 Sanjay: Three teenage girls in the house

57:57 TR: What did you learn from the super-brainers project?

59:04 Confirmation that the brain can get sharper over time

59:20 TR: The more meaningful connections you make, the more you remember.

1:01:00 Blood pressure drugs to prevent destructive memories forming

1:01:55 Dementia Village

1:08:02 1.65-billion-person experiment  

1:09:20 Sleep is essential to memory

1:11:00 ?As your friend, you should get more sleep Tony?

1:12:05 Tony comes to mind when Sanjay writes

1:13:00 Habit stacking

1:15:00 Polishing memories

1:16:00 TR: What is your Ikigai?

1:18:05 The difference in data interpretation

1:21:20 Childhood hunger

1:23:05 Experiencing this world fully

1:24:20 TR: You?re a gift to us

 

 

Bond-trader extraordinaire, investor, and billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach joins Tony at a recent Platinum Financial event for a candid conversation about the current markets and the upcoming political and financial landscape. Gundlach is known for his bold calls, having correctly predicted the housing crash in 2007, and brings his candor to this discussion on inflation, taxes, the US Department of Treasury, and more. In this exclusive interview, founder of DoubleLine Capital, Gundlach also covers a potential asset allocation breakdown you won't want to miss.

Dr. Mark Hyman joins us to discuss his new book, The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World. Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing family physician, a thirteen-time New York Times best-selling author, Board President for Clinical Affairs for the Institute for Functional Medicine, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine. He noticed that Paleo and Vegan diets are both plant rich diets that focus on eating good fats and whole, unprocessed foods. The only difference is where they get their protein. In combining the best of both worlds, The Pegan Diet cuts through the noise so you can biohack your biology and save the planet in the process through regenerative agriculture, eating the rainbow, and the 75% rule.

Tony has had the privilege of working with some of the most amazing athletes in history. Today he sits down ring-side with 4-time Heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield. In this exclusive interview, Holyfield talks about what it was like growing up, his peak career moments, the notorious fight with Mike Tyson, and the possibility of stepping back into the ring all these years later. Tony guides Holyfield through an epic retelling and reveal of what it means to be a part of a comeback story and how boxing is so much more than just a physical battle. It?s about marrying the physical body, psychology, spirit, and soul for the ultimate combination of skills.

Holyfield recounts the moment that changed his life at The Boys Club, the three best pieces of advice his mother gave him that guide him through his life, and what he learned from losing almost half a billion dollars. At 58 years old, Holyfield is still training as hard as ever, and hoping for a third match up against Tyson to finish out their trilogy. In the video version of this interview, Holyfield invites Tony into his personal training ring for some punching practice. To see this extended interview, check out our YouTube page.

Welcome to today?s bonus episode. In the previous episode, The Future of Food, Energy and Space, you heard Tony introduce a group of groundbreaking entrepreneurs who are turning the status quo upside down for how we operate as humans. They shared what amazing technology we have to look forward to, not tomorrow, but today. This is technology that will improve the lives of people all over the world and for generations to come. 

Here Tony continues the conversation with Bill, Jason, Mikhail, and Dakin, but with a focus on the business side to bettering the lives of people everywhere. Bill speaks to his desire to do for energy what Elon Musk did for cars. Jason talks about the power of distribution, comparing Netflix to the food market. And Mikhail opens our eyes to the newest space race and how being business-minded with technology produces incredible results. 

In this episode Tony calls each of us to be an owner, not just a consumer. Entrepreneurship and investing is something he?s worked throughout his career to make accessible for all people. Enjoy this exciting episode and discover how you can get involved. 

This past year was a trying one for all of us, and this new year has started off with challenges, too. It would be easy to believe that we as a society are headed in a negative direction, to be fearful of the future ? but as Tony says, Fear is simply imagination undirected. What happens when you give direction to your imagination? That?s what we call faith.

Faith is not learned, it?s something we are born with. Faith is what fuels us through times of fear and uncertainty. It is more powerful than any emotion, even fear. When all hell is breaking loose, it gives us the ability to find our center, to help ourselves and others to find answers, to find a higher meaning in the midst of our pain and in spite of our fear. And if you?re a leader, you take that certainty and transfer it into others, because human conviction has a viral effect and will spread. Faith is knowing that at our core we're more than anything we will ever face, and we can handle whatever life brings us. We always have and we always will. That is the power of the human race.

In this episode, Tony sits down with four extraordinary human beings that are working to solve major global issues, who believe so strongly in their solutions and have so much certainty that it?s almost contagious! 

These four leaders are not only world changing technology experts, but the founders and CEOs of companies that are bringing the stuff of science-fiction novels to life. And faster than anyone thought possible. They're doing things that will change the lives of billions of people all across the globe. Their ultimate outcome is to increase that quality of life for everyone in existence and for generations to come. 

In this episode, you will learn about: 

The future of food. Hear from CEO and co-founder of Upward Farms, Jason Green. (Yes, you read that right ? he may indeed have a green thumb!) Upward Farms is a Brooklyn-based indoor aquaponic farm sustainably growing leafy greens and fish with the highest ecological and quality standards. Jason is changing the way we grow food and challenging the environmentally devastating practices we?ve been using for so long. 

The future of energy. Learn from the genius mind behind the monetization of search words, Bill Gross, whose company, Idealab, is the longest running technology incubator in the history of the world. He?s taking on sustainable energy like no human on earth has done before. 

The future of space. Hear from Mikhail Kokorich, CEO of Momentus, a space transportation company. Mikhail?s commercial and private space travel is the stuff of every sci-fi lover's dreams. But he?s taking it from beyond the pages of books and movies and making it real with special water propulsion technology. And he?s not just stopping at transportation. 

The future of business. Tony pulls insights from founder and general partner of Prime Movers Lab, Dakin Sloss. His company is all about seeing the value in people?s visions for starting new companies, and providing the funding and guidance to get them off the ground. But these aren?t your average entrepreneurial startups, these are companies that will change the way we experience life. 

Most of you know that Tony is incredibly passionate about anything that can increase the quality of people's lives. He?s obsessed with finding answers and solutions. He?s also obsessed with finding entrepreneurs and companies that are on the brink of changing the world and being a part of that in any way he can. For Tony, this usually means more than just investing with them financially, but going on a journey with them, and investing on a soul-level. We hope you enjoy this episode!

"I'm obsessed with entrepreneurs and companies that are about to change the world." - Tony Robbins

Despite a universally challenging year for all, there have been so many blessings ? if we take the time to stop and look. In this third and final Fireside Chat of 2020, Tony and Sage share the simple rituals they do together with their family at this time each year.  

Listen to hear their own new year traditions, and they?ll encourage you to put together a few photos, too. Note your big accomplishments (and the little ones!), remember the magic moments, reconnect to the joy and laughter that can easily be forgotten but recreated just as quickly as you ground yourself in gratitude and appreciate those moments all over again. 

Consider the challenges of the past year, too, through a different lens ? the circumstances or situations that may have caused pain at the time but pushed you to evolve and grow, built resilience, forged progress, and, as a result, ultimately blessed your life. Find the blessing, be the blessing, and your life will be blessed.

And, as you?ll hear in this episode, as we head into the New Year and this entirely new world we all find ourselves in, Tony wants to give you the opportunity to grow even more, and create whatever it is you truly desire ? the life you were made for.  

Watch below to take part in the gift he is offering, free of charge, so that you can make 2021 not just better than the last, but your best year ever.

?When you?re resolved, you?ve cut off anything other than what you?re committed to ? every ounce of your soul is there.? ? Tony Robbins

About The Fireside Chat Series: In the 1930s and 40s, a time when the country was struggling even more than it is today, we had an amazing leader named FDR. He began doing evening radio programs called ?fireside chats,? designed to communicate directly with the American people. 

At that time, 90% of people in the U.S at that time had a radio. Today, 96% of people have a cell phone and nearly all have internet access. Instead of being unified and watching all the same things, and having a collective experience, now we're all kind of separated. And we can see division in our culture. We desperately need a form of unity, a form of connection, more humanity and more kindness in the world.

Tony and Sage thought to bring back this time-honored tradition of a fireside chat as a means of unity and compassion. We?re entering the winter season, drawing inward into our homes and into ourselves, reflecting on the hardships and blessings alike this unique year has brought. In this three-part series, you will hear them dispel their hopes and dreams for you this holiday season, as well as share some of Tony?s powerful tools and strategies to not only survive the coming months, but to step up and thrive.

For over 25 years, XPRIZE has convened the brightest minds from around the globe to tackle the world?s greatest challenges. One of the most pressing problems facing humanity today is food insecurity, and the need for nutritious, affordable, and sustainably-sourced food has reached critical status.

In this exciting interview with XPRIZE Founder and Executive Chairman, Peter H. Diamandis, Tony talks about the inspiration behind the latest competition, the $15M XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion. This episode is from XPRIZE's own Future Positive podcast and released with their permission here.

By 2050, Earth?s population will have reached 9.7 billion. The demand for high protein products is increasing while the impact from current meat production practices is devastating our planet. The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity, food safety, and access for many communities around the world. Furthermore, cities projected to face rapid population growth and wealth increase are experiencing surges in demand for poultry and fish as opposed to red meat.

While there is increasing activity in utilizing plant-based and cultivated approaches to create meat alternatives, more work is needed to make it widespread. XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion is a $15M competition incentivizing teams to produce chicken and fish alternatives that replicate or outperform conventional protein in structure, versatility, sensory properties, and nutritional profile, while having a lower comparable environmental footprint.

Tony has made it one of his life's missions to help feed as many people as possible. His family struggled to put food on the table growing up, and it was one stranger?s kindness that inspired Tony to give back as an adult. As a philanthropist, through his partnership with Feeding America, Tony has provided over 500 million meals in the last 5 years to those in need. He?s on track to provide 1 billion meals over the next 5 years.

Peter H. Diamandis is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions. He is also the executive founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies.

As an entrepreneur, Diamandis has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is cofounder of BOLD Capital Partners, a venture fund with $250M investing in exponential technologies, and co-founder and Vice Chairman of Celularity, Inc., a cellular therapeutics company. He earned degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering from MIT and holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School.

Diamandis is a New York Times best-selling author, and his newest book in this series of exponential technologies ? The Future is Faster Than You Think ? was released on January 28, 2020. His favorite saying is ?the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.?

Tony and Sage sit down for an intimate fireside chat to unpack the stress many of us feel around the holidays. We all have rules and beliefs about how things are supposed to be or how people are supposed to be. And when they do not meet our expectations, we suffer. The holidays can hold a magnifying glass over these expectations, whether that be family dynamics, budgets, or how well the turkey turned out.  

Listen as Tony and Sage suggest a new approach: To replace expectation with appreciation, to lead with gratitude and thanksgiving instead of worry, fear or anger. Sage eloquently calls us to take pause on the list-making and to-do?s associated with getting ready for the holidays. And Tony provides us with an invaluable tool for how to get more joy out of each individual moment and experience. It?s time to make a decision about what kind of holiday you want to have, to bring a new level of enjoyment for yourself and to be a blessing to those you love most. 

?What?s wrong is always available, so is what?s right.? - Tony Robbins 

About The Fireside Chat Series: In the 1930s and 40s, a time when the country was struggling even more than it is today, we had an amazing leader named FDR. He began doing evening radio programs called ?fireside chats,? designed to communicate directly with the American people. 

At that time, 90% of people in the U.S at that time had a radio. Today, 96% of people have a cell phone and nearly all have internet access. Instead of being unified and watching all the same things, and having a collective experience, now we're all kind of separated. And we can see division in our culture. We desperately need a form of unity, a form of connection, more humanity and more kindness in the world.

Tony and Sage thought to bring back this time-honored tradition of a fireside chat as a means of unity and compassion. We?re entering the winter season, drawing inward into our homes and into ourselves, reflecting on the hardships and blessings alike this unique year has brought. In this three-part series, you will hear them dispel their hopes and dreams for you this holiday season, as well as share some of Tony?s powerful tools and strategies to not only survive the coming months, but to step up and thrive. 

Tony and Sage sit down for an intimate fireside chat to personally share what their own experience has been during this time, and also share a message of hope and unity during this unique holiday season. Together they tell us how this is a time to move forward, to create, to be able to step into another dimension of who we are. Because what we get will never make us happy; it?s who we become and what we contribute.

?We are not the manager of our circumstances, we are the creator of our life experience.?  ? Tony Robbins

About The Fireside Chat Series: In the 1930s and 40s, a time when the country was struggling even more than it is today, we had an amazing leader named FDR. He began doing evening radio programs called ?fireside chats,? designed to communicate directly with the American people. 

At that time, 90% of people in the U.S at that time had a radio. Today, 96% of people have a cell phone and nearly all have internet access. Instead of being unified and watching all the same things, and having a collective experience, now we're all kind of separated. And we can see division in our culture. We desperately need a form of unity, a form of connection, more humanity and more kindness in the world.

Tony and Sage thought to bring back this time-honored tradition of a fireside chat as a means of unity and compassion. We?re entering the winter season, drawing inward into our homes and into ourselves, reflecting on the hardships and blessings alike this unique year has brought. In this three-part series, you will hear them dispel their hopes and dreams for you this holiday season, as well as share some of Tony?s powerful tools and strategies to not only survive the coming months, but to step up and thrive.

?Let?s create not only some healing here but some real change. ? Change is automatic, but progress is not. And so this is a conversation today to see if we can create some progress. ? What this is really about is getting to what we can do to tap into unity, and love, and compassion, and connection to one another. What can we do to move forward?? ? Tony Robbins

 

It?s been over three months since the death of George Floyd, the unarmed, 46-year-old black man, who was unconscionably killed by police in broad daylight during an arrest in Minneapolis. Captured on cell-phone video and amplified in the media, the whole world witnessed his horrific death, and it has reignited a centuries-long conversation around race supremacy in the United States and the injustice that African Americans can face.

The aftermath of George Floyd?s death ? and combined stacking of others like Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and most recently the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis.  ? has brought this nation to a threshold. With thousands of people around the world in grief, humanity is speaking loud and clear: enough is enough, the time is now to create real change rooted in our nation?s foundation of ?justice for all.? Beyond change, we need progress. As Tony said in the first episode of this special two-part podcast series, change is automatic ? but progress is not.

The conversation continues. In this 2-hour episode, Tony hosts a panel of five unique, multi-generational leaders who share their experience of what it is to be Black in America and lend their voice to what we, as a unified society, need to listen to and hear, to unite, to make progress, and ultimately to tap into love, compassion, and our deep connection to one another.

?If love is not yet won, the battle is not yet over.?

? Martin Luther King III

Part 2 Guests:   

Charlamagne tha God (Radio show host, author, influencer)

Rev. Jesse Jackson (Civil rights activist, former aide to Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Barbara Becnel (Journalist, film producer, prison reform advocate)

Van Jones (Author, television host)

Derrick Johnson (President and CEO of the NAACP)

?Our hope is to have you panelists share your experiences of what this is all about. What do you want all of us ? maybe who have not had these experiences ? to know, but also to appreciate. And most importantly, what can we do to make real progress?

It?s really not about pointing fingers here.

What this is really about is getting to what we can do to tap into unity, and love, and compassion, and connection to one another. What can we do to move forward??

? Tony Robbins

On May 25, George Floyd, an unarmed, 46 year old black man, was unconscionably killed by police in broad daylight during an arrest in Minneapolis. Captured on cell-phone video and amplified in the media, the whole world witnessed his horrific death and it has reignited a centuries-long conversation around racism in the United States and the injustice that African Americans can face at the hands of police and law enforcement. 

The aftermath of George Floyd?s death ? on top of the stacking of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, and Eric Garner just to name a few other horrific losses ? has brought this nation to a threshold. As thousands of people have come together around the world with heavy hearts, humanity is speaking loud and clear: Enough is enough, the time is now to create real, lasting change. Beyond change, we need progress. As you?ll hear Tony say in this episode, change is automatic ? but progress is not.

In this 3-hour episode, Tony hosts a historic conversation with ten unique leaders who share their experience of what it is to be black America and lend their voice to what we ? as a unified society ? need to do at this pivotal moment to collectively unite, make progress, and ultimately tap into love, compassion, and connection to one another. 

Podcast guests include: Martin Luther King III (Global human rights leader), Benjamin Crump (George Floyd?s family lawyer), Lora King (Founder & Executive Director, The Rodney King Foundation), Officer Gomez (11-year veteran of the police force), Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin?s mother), Doc Rivers (Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers), Bishop T.D. Jakes (Founder, The Potter?s House), Daryl Davis (R&B Musician and activist), Scott Shepherd (Reformed KKK leader), Dr. Michael Beckwith (Founder, Agape International Spiritual Center)

To learn more, visit https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcasts/a-historic-conversation-for-healing-and-unity 

On March 11, 2020, people all over the world were thrust into a new reality when the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic. It was as if the globe had ground to a halt as businesses closed, schools shuttered, and stay-at-home orders emptied city streets. Thousands of lives have been lost; all lives have been changed. 

Over the past two months, despite these uncertain and unprecedented circumstances, there have been shining examples of goodness and triumphs of the human spirit solidifying the fact that we as a species are both adaptable and resilient. Scientists around the globe have aligned their focus to find solutions to this challenge of historic proportions, and groundbreaking discoveries have been made. Everyday, we continue to make progress in quelling the impact of this virus and protecting our loved ones at risk. 

Unfortunately, much of the COVID-19 news comes to us clouded by the business of mass media which built momentum selling us a narrative of fear. 

In this episode, Tony goes on a journey to uncover the truth about coronavirus with a 7-person panel of highly qualified researchers, an experienced epidemiologist, a Nobel Laureate, and M.D.s testing and treating patients on the frontlines. Together, they reveal the evidence-based research that has come to light and the emerging facts that you?re not hearing in the headlines that are absolutely crucial in shaping decisions about how to move forward. 

This is one of the most important interviews that Tony has conducted in his 40+ year career. It reminds us to stand guard at the door of our mind, practice discernment when determining trustworthy sources, and think critically for ourselves in order to stay flexible and maintain the ability to pivot in light of new information ? especially when lives depend on it. 

Podcast panelists in this episode include: 

Dr. Michael Levitt, PhD, Nobel Prize ? Chemistry; Professor of Structural Biology, Stanford University  Dr. Eran Bendavid, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University  Dr. Michael Roizen, M.D., Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus, Cleveland Clinic Dr. Alan Preston, Sc.D, Former Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Texas A&M University Senator Scott Jensen, M.D., Family Physician; Senator (R-Minnesota)  Dr. Dan Erickson, M.D., Co-Owner, Accelerated Urgent Care Dr. Artin Massihi, M.D., Co-Owner, Accelerated Urgent Care

EPISODE NOTES:

[00:00:00] Introduction from Tony Robbins [00:08:30] Interview with Dr. Michael Levitt [00:27:00] Interview with Senator Scott Jensen, M.D. [00:39:00] Interview with Dr. Eran Bendavid, M.D [00:49:30] Interview with Dr. Alan Preston, Sc.D [01:17:30] Interview with Dr. Michael Roizen, M.D. [01:38:00] Interview with Dr. Dan Erickson, M.D. [01:45:30] Interview with Dr. Artin Massihi, M.D. [01:55:25] Round-Robin discussion [02:34:20] Tony?s closing comments

Business owners are a special breed ? determined, resolved. The embodiment of self-reliance and self-determination. But it takes more than just these traits to be successful, especially right now. 

In this special bonus episode, you?ll hear the six things that Tony is doing to take charge of his own businesses to defy the odds and emerge from this challenge with certainty and strength.

Have you taken advantage of the stimulus funding that?s available to your small business?

In this episode, Tony and Tyler McBroom ? CEO and Managing Partner of CPA firm Measured Results ? explains which loan program you should be looking into based on your specific type of business. 

And if you?re still wondering how to apply, and what you may be eligible to receive, you?re about to hear everything you need to know, including answers to many common  ?what if? scenarios. 

Note: This episode was originally recorded when the first round of funding was released by the government, but the process still applies to the second round.

In part 2 of this special edition episode, Tony ? along with his friend Dr. Peter Diamandis, the Harvard Medical School trained M.D. and executive founder of Singularity University ? explore the present and future of COVID-19. 

If you haven?t heard Part 1, be sure to listen to it, as Dr. Bob Hariri joined the conversation to provide additional context and clarification of the COVID-19 numbers we?re seeing around the clock in the news.

Today, Tony and Peter speak with Mei Mei Hu and Lou Reese, Co-CEOs of United Biomedical, a company that is now offering an affordable and accurate diagnostic test for COVID-19 through its subsidiary, COVAXX

Their antibody test is different from others, as it can detect not only if you currently have the virus, but also it signals if you?ve ever had the virus, which is crucial in determining the true rate of mortality associated with COVID-19 ? and whether people are immune and therefore able to stop isolating, and go back to work. 

Lou and Mei Mei?s team at COVAXX is also working on a breakthrough alternative option to a traditional vaccine for coronavirus, which you?ll hear discussed in the last half of the episode. 

 

If you are like many people, you?re trying to make sense of all the information about coronavirus that is being shared 24 hours a day on television, headline news, and across social media channels around the world.

It?s a lot to keep up with and comprehend as new numbers and statistics about COVID-19 are being broadcast around the clock. In this episode, we?re bringing you two long-time, leading physicians to provide context and clarification of the facts.

Dr. Peter Diamandis and Dr. Bob Hariri will break down the coronavirus data you?re seeing and hearing from the media. Dr. Hariri, a surgeon, biomedical scientist and serial entrepreneur in biomedical technology will also share some of his team?s breakthroughs in a stem cell treatment that could prove to be an effective solution for COVID-19.

This interview was recorded Thursday, April 9.

There?s a lot that?s unknown in this economic climate. Fear and panic are taking over, and it?s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel ? especially for small business owners, who are being faced with many tough decisions. 

But instead of letting fear consume you, now is the time to draw upon your conviction and leadership ? to draw upon your training and preparation. When this is over, there will be those who squandered it, and there will be those who seized the opportunity present in this challenge ? who stepped up with creativity and innovation, seeking to add as much value as possible to their clients. 

In this episode, we are bringing you interviews from Tony?s top business partners and speakers from his Business Mastery event, who will be sharing their advice on how small business owners can not just survive in this climate, but thrive ? now and in the future.

You?ll also hear from Tony on how you, as a leader, can manage your mindset and create momentum in your business ? so when this comes to an end ? which it will ? your business succeeds like never before.

In these times of uncertainty, we need to think critically for ourselves. If we don?t, we?re letting someone else dictate our focus. As Tony likes to quote his mentor, Jim Rohn, we need to STAND GUARD at the door of our own minds. 

Whatever information you're feeding your mind on a daily basis and you focus upon consistently, you're going to experience as being what life is really about ? and if we don't discipline our fears and control our focus, the world will gladly do it for us. It?s your choice what to focus on.

In this episode, we are bringing you exclusive content from Tony, recorded years ago as part of his PowerTalk series. And while this is from some time ago, his message is timeless ? and extremely relevant in times like these.

Sara Blakely founded SPANX with just $5,000 of personal savings and has grown it to a company that revolutionized an industry. She was selected as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world, and at age 41, was the youngest woman to join FORBES' World's Billionaires list.

In this exclusive interview from #BusinessMastery, Sara shares with Tony the strategies she implemented that helped her bootstrap her billion-dollar business.

Human trafficking is the worst part of humanity, and it?s hiding in plain sight. It?s hard not to ignore it, because it?s so unbearable to think about. When you hear about it on the news, or see it in a movie, most people turn it off, because it?s simply too hard to imagine a child of your own, a sibling, a niece or nephew, godchild, in such a situation. It?s difficult, and it?s dark ? and most people don?t want to face the darkness. 

But one organization, Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), is looking darkness directly in the eye. In the past six years of their existence, they have rescued 3,500 victims and assisted in the arrests of more than 1,500 traffickers around the world through coordinated rescue operations and recovery programs. Their work, and mission, is one that Tony and Sage Robbins are deeply passionate about. 

In this episode, you'll hear an interview with O.U.R. founder, Tim Ballard, on how they?re working to eradicate human trafficking ? and incredible stories of survival and healing.

Do you stress about money? For most people, money is a huge source of stress. In fact, 85% of Americans say that they worry about their financial situation ? whether it?s mounting debt, not having money set aside for unexpected expenses, or enough to retire. 

But even when we feel financially comfortable ? we have enough money to meet our needs, pay our bills, save for the future, and even accumulate wealth, one thing remains true: having more money doesn?t guarantee happiness.

In this episode, you?ll hear from Tony on the meaning of true wealth ? and why it?s important to consider its meaning as you build it. You?ll also hear from Liz Weston, a financial planner and columnist at NerdWallet, who gives practical tips about how to save more money, pay off debt, and get ahead ? so you can focus on making progress in other areas of your life.