Tony Robbins -Re-Awaken_the_Giant_Within

notice two other interesting things: 1.) Some people went to therapists I didn’t think were particularly
skilled, and still managed to make their desired change in a very short period of time in spite of the
therapist, and 2.) Some people who went to therapists I considered excellent, yet were not helped to
produce the results they wanted in the short term.
After a few years of witnessing thousands of transformations and looking for the common denominator,
finally it hit me: We can analyze our problems for years, but nothing changes until we change the
sensations we link to an experience in our nervous system, and we have the capacity to do this quickly
and powerfully if we understand . . .
HOW TO GET WHAT YOU REALLY WANT
Ask yourself what you truly want in life. Do you want a loving marriage, the respect of your children?
Do you want plenty of money, fast cars, a thriving business, a house on the hill? Do you want to travel
the world, visit exotic ports of call, see historical landmarks firsthand? Do you want to be idolized by
millions as a rock musician or as a celebrity with your star on Hollywood Boulevard? Do you want to
leave your mark for posterity as the inventor of a time-travel machine? Do you want to work with the
Mother Teresa Foundation to save the world, or take a proactive role in making a measurable impact
environmentally?
Whatever you desire or crave, perhaps you should ask yourself, “Why do I want these things?” Don’t
you want fine cars, for example, because you really desire the feelings of accomplishment and prestige
you think they would bring? Why do you want a great family life? Is it because you think it will give
you feelings of love, intimacy, connection, or warmth? Do you want to save the world because of the
feelings of contribution and making a difference you believe this will give you? In short, then, isn’t it true
that what you really want is simply to change the way you feel? What it all comes down to is the fact
that you want these things or results because you see them as a means to achieving certain feelings,
emotions, or states that you desire.
When somebody kisses you, what makes you feel good in that moment? Is it wet tissue touching wet
tissue that really triggers the feeling? Of course not! If that’s true, kissing your dog would turn you on!
All of our emotions are nothing but a flurry of biochemical storms in our brains—and we can spark
them at any moment. But first we must learn how to take control of them consciously instead of living in
reaction. Most of our emotional responses are learned responses to the environment. We’ve deliberately
modeled some of them, and stumbled across others.
Simply being aware of these factors is the foundation for understanding the power of state. Without a
doubt, everything you and I do, we do to avoid pain or gain pleasure, but we can instantly change what
we believe will lead to pain or pleasure by redirecting our focus and changing our mental/emotional-
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