Quote from snooptrader:
bm - do you have an opinion on the work from Tony Robbins? (this is a serious question, btw - I have had many people tell me they benefitted greatly, and others tell me he is not worth the time).
Thanks
Snoop,
This is a great question I"m fighting with now, myself. Do I invest in additional training or not? Some times I've spent money on a, oh say, seminar, and it truly sucked. But you know what, I always take something away that's profoundly useful. I gave Mark Cook $3,500 earlier this year to find out that he basically can't trade. That hurt.
On the other hand, some experiences almost cannot be put into words. I have invested A LOT with Tony. I have spent over $10,000. Some people call me crazy. What about people of spend $50.000 on an mba and flip hamburgers? I honestly believe the people who "complain" about Tony either have never even read his book (like a previous poster who suggested that Tony is new age) or simply is not ready to change.
A foundational principal of change is a 3 step process, IMHO, a virtual absolute. Step 1, interupt your current "pattern". Step 2, get leverage on yourself to change, in other words, convince yourself thast change is necessary. Step 3, install a new and useful belief in place of what used to be there. The complainers never "interupt" themselves. In other words they are stuck in a certain mental geography. Often times (most times?) they are convinced, and will argue to the death, that the problem is all outside themselves and beyond theire independant control. You need to get beyond that. It's all about process, not content. Tony, Bandler, and others that are true greats at this, understand that the "what" is irrelevant, it's the "why" and the "how" that creates change. That gives you the power.
To answer your question flat out, without hyperbole, let me make this offer publically: Go to Uleash the Power Within. That's the seminar where you WILL walk across 15' or so of red hot coals. You will do this approximately 6 hours into the seminar. The whole weekend is only about $500. If you go, and come back to this forum, and have even a single negative thing to say about it, I"ll cut you a check for the cost of the seminar. This offer is specifically for you, I'm trying to make a point, for you. I think you get my impressions of Tony. Now, I don't think Tony is some kind of infallible super hero, I've acutally had a frustrating experience with his company and been "mad " at him. But, I still think he is the most effective teacher on the face of the planet.
