Tony Robbins’ biography

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While growing up and adolescent, Tony suffered from strong conflicts and self-esteem issues due to the poor structure and family environment surrounding him. However, this same pain would be what would inspire him to eradicate other people’s suffering, as his belief system began to revolve around the idea of teaching other people how to overcome their past, just as he did.

With time, Tony Robbins had to learn to grow up quickly because he had to keep his mother stable and protect his brothers from her at the same time. It didn’t take long for him to become obsessed with learning, as he realized that this was what enabled him to not only change himself, but also others.

High school was attended by our protagonist at Glendora High School. When he was elected president of the student group during his last year of study, his leadership skills had already begun to express themselves naturally in his life. As Tony Robbins developed his people skills, he drew heavily on ideas put forward by Dale Carnegie in his book:  How to Win Friends and Influence People.

The extraordinary life of Tony Robbins

To help his family financially, our main character would begin working at a very young age for a maintenance company. At the age of 17, our protagonist lost a legal battle with his mother, which caused him to leave his house through the front door, never to return.

In this time of difficulty, our entrepreneur found himself working as a janitor with no inkling that he could change the course of his life, until a friend told him about a famous speaker at the time: Jim Rohn.

Tony’s friend assured him by then that the speaker could offer in a few hours of seminar knowledge that would take years of experience to acquire; he was eager to confirm the information, so he attended one of his seminars, and his life would never be the same again.

He approached Jim Rohn after the seminar in order to continue learning from the great speaker, and because Jim Rohn saw something in our entrepreneur’s eyes, he ended up working for him. This was his first mentor, and he would be the one who would help him realize his professional goals.

Tony’s life begins to take a 180 degree turn at this moment. As he begins selling Jim Rohn’s seminars, he learns all his strategies and principles for excellence and success. After a while, after developing a solid knowledge base, he decided it was time to start selling his own seminars.

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In spite of the fact that Tony Robbins did not attend university, he always sought out good training and skills, since during his journey to success, he developed tools such as neuro-linguistic programming, Ericksonian hypnosis, and executive coaching.

Building something great from the ground up

His little seminars were recorded and he travelled all over the United States with his van. Initially, he did them for free, because he wanted to establish himself and start to resonate with people.

As time went on, he began charging his audience only if his sessions had resulted in changes in their lives. In that moment, success began knocking on Tony’s door, enabling him to build a personal brand that slowly gained traction and scale. Our entrepreneur had a clear vision for his life, and he was working hard to achieve it. 

With Tony’s experience gained during his travels, he produced his first book, which would be a resounding success and open many doors for him; making him a very well-known American figure. People’s lives were starting to change thanks to our protagonist. 

During the 1980s and 1990s, Anthony Robbins’ name would begin to resonate on audiotapes, television and conferences, reaching more than 100 million people worldwide, not just in the United States. A partner took all the money from his business during the creation of his empire, leaving him deeply in debt and with many problems to solve. However, our entrepreneur improved and reformulated his ventures despite the difficulties he faced.

Tony Robbins has founded and invested in more than a dozen companies, ranging from those that develop virtual reality technology to foundations dedicated to eradicating hunger worldwide. In recent years, has helped more than 50 million people in 100 countries around the world with his audio and video programs, while another four million have attended his live seminars, despite his price being over $4,000.