bivonic
02-19-2003, 12:30 PM
One of the books I\'m reading is \"Unlimited Power\" by
Anthony Robbins, a pretty inspirational read for anyone
that enjoys reading the \"self-help\" category of books,
here are a few Tony Robbins snippets I thought I\'d
share:
It\'s important to remember that emotions like
depression do not happen to you. You don\'t \"catch\"
depression. You create it, like every other result in
your life, through specific mental and physical
actions. In order to be depressed, you have to
view your life in specific ways. You have to say
certain things to yourself in just the right tones of
voice. You have to adopt a specific posture and
breathing pattern. For example, if you wish to
be depressed, it helps tremendously if you
collapse your shoulders and look down a lot.
Speaking in a sad-sounding tone of voice and
thinking of the worst-possible scenarios for your
life also helps. If you throw biochemistry into
turmoil through poor diet or excessive alcohol or
drug use, you assist your body in creating low
blood sugar and thus virtually guarantee
depression.
..less then 3% of the nation is financially
independent, less than 10% have written goals,
only 35% of American women - and even
fewer men - feel they are in good physical
shape, and in many states one out of every
two marriages ends in divorce. Only a small
percentage of people really live the life of their
dreams. Why? It takes effort. It takes
consistent action.
[b]Bunker Hunt, the Texas oil billionaire, was
asked once if he had any one piece of advice
he could give people on how to succeed. He
said that success is simple. First, you decide
what you want specifically; and second, you
decide you\'re willing to pay the price to make
it happen - and then pay that price. If you
don\'t take that second step, you\'ll never have
what you want in the long term. I like to call
the people who know what they want and are
willing to pay the price to get it \"the few who do\"
versus \"the many who talk\".[b]
Anthony Robbins, a pretty inspirational read for anyone
that enjoys reading the \"self-help\" category of books,
here are a few Tony Robbins snippets I thought I\'d
share:
It\'s important to remember that emotions like
depression do not happen to you. You don\'t \"catch\"
depression. You create it, like every other result in
your life, through specific mental and physical
actions. In order to be depressed, you have to
view your life in specific ways. You have to say
certain things to yourself in just the right tones of
voice. You have to adopt a specific posture and
breathing pattern. For example, if you wish to
be depressed, it helps tremendously if you
collapse your shoulders and look down a lot.
Speaking in a sad-sounding tone of voice and
thinking of the worst-possible scenarios for your
life also helps. If you throw biochemistry into
turmoil through poor diet or excessive alcohol or
drug use, you assist your body in creating low
blood sugar and thus virtually guarantee
depression.
..less then 3% of the nation is financially
independent, less than 10% have written goals,
only 35% of American women - and even
fewer men - feel they are in good physical
shape, and in many states one out of every
two marriages ends in divorce. Only a small
percentage of people really live the life of their
dreams. Why? It takes effort. It takes
consistent action.
[b]Bunker Hunt, the Texas oil billionaire, was
asked once if he had any one piece of advice
he could give people on how to succeed. He
said that success is simple. First, you decide
what you want specifically; and second, you
decide you\'re willing to pay the price to make
it happen - and then pay that price. If you
don\'t take that second step, you\'ll never have
what you want in the long term. I like to call
the people who know what they want and are
willing to pay the price to get it \"the few who do\"
versus \"the many who talk\".[b]