75 Inspiring Tony Robbins Quotes To Keep You Moving Forward
Growing up, Tony Robbins had a difficult family life and just having enough food to eat was a struggle. Through the kindness of others giving to him and his family, Robbins learned that the secret to living is giving. Driven by this thought and a passion for giving back, he has dedicated his life to helping others. With over seven million Instagram followers, he is now a #1 New York Times best-selling author who has impacted millions to become the best versions of themselves. If you are feeling stuck in whatever situation you are in, these Tony Robbins quotes will offer solid encouragement.
The key to moving forward is action. As Robbins says, “If you do what you have always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.” So, if you want change, then something in your life needs to be done differently. That can be hard to figure out—especially if you are feeling defeated or discouraged. Learn how to get past these feelings and find motivation and success with these quotes by Tony Robbins that will help you make a change.
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75 Tony Robbins Quotes
1. "When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears."
2. "Your past does not equal your future."
3. "Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions."
4. "Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards."
5. "The path to success is to take massive, determined action."
6. "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
7. “People who fail focus on what they have to go through; people who succeed focus on what it will feel like at the end.”
8. “Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.”
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9. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
10. “It’s what you practice in private that you’ll be rewarded for in public.”
11. “In life you need either inspiration or desperation.”
12. “Every problem is a gift – without problems, we would not grow.”
13. “It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
14. “You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.”
15. “You don’t have to have a reason to feel good. You’re alive! You can feel good for no reason at all!”
16. “I've come to believe that all my past failures and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy."
17. “It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.”
18. “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.”
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19. “People are not lazy, they simply have impotent goals..that is..goals that do not inspire them.”
20. “Success in life is the result of good judgment. Good judgment is usually the result of experience. Experience is usually the result of bad judgment.”
21. “Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one.”
22. “It's not about the goal. It's about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal.”
23. “Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
24. “You become what you do most of the time.”
25. “To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.”
26. “Success is buried on the other side of rejection.”
27. “How am I going to live today to create the tomorrow I've committed to?”
28. “You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is.”
29. “A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.”
30. “It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute ... that gives meaning to our lives.”
31. “It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.”
32. “One belief that I’ve developed to carry me through extremely tough times is simply this: God’s delays are not God’s denials.”
33. “For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent.”
34. “Every man dies. Not every man lives.”
35. “Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
36. “Remember: we’re drowning in information, but we’re starving for wisdom.”
37. “For most people, the fear of loss is much greater than the desire for gain.”
38. “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain. It’s about removing the fear in this area of your life so you can focus on what matters most.”
39. “Achievers rarely, if ever, see a problem as permanent, while those who fail see even the smallest problems as permanent.”
40. “Anytime you have difficulty making an important decision, you can be sure that it’s the result of being unclear about your values.”
41. “My teacher Jim Rohn taught me a simple principle: every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed.”
42. “Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to eat a lot.”
43. “All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs.”
44. “Action is what unites every great success. Action is what produces results. Knowledge is only potential power until it comes into the hands of someone who knows how to get himself to take effective action. In fact, the literal definition of the word “power” is “the ability to act.”
45. “Most fears in life rarely come to fruition.”
46. “The road to success is always under construction. It is a progressive course, not an end to be reached.”
47. “No one ever achieved a goal by being interested in its achievement. One must be committed.”
48. “Any pattern of emotion or behavior that is continually reinforced will become an automatic and conditioned response. Anything we fail to reinforce will eventually dissipate.”
49. “Deciding to commit yourself to long-term results rather than short-term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime.”
50. “Changing an organization, a company, a country—or a world—begins with the simple step of changing yourself.”
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51. “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.”
52. “It's been said that there are only two pains in life, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret, and that discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
53. “The best opportunities come in times of maximum pessimism.”
54. “You can be rich by having more than you need, or by needing less than you have.”
55. “Remember, don’t drive into the past using your rear-view mirror as a guide. You want to learn from your past, not live in it—focus on the things that empower you.”
56. “How you feel is not the result of what is happening in your life—it is your interpretation of what is happening.”
57. “Money can’t change who we are. All it does is magnify our true natures. If you’re mean and selfish, you have more to be mean and selfish with. If you’re grateful and loving, you have more to appreciate and give.”
58. “Life is always happening for you, not to you. Appreciate that gift, and you are wealthy, now and forever.”
59. “A mind out of control will play tricks on you. Directed, it’s your greatest friend.”
60. “All too often, the security of a mediocre present is more comfortable than the adventure of trying to be more in the future.”
61. “Yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope. —”
62. “it’s not actual pain that drives us, but our fear that something will lead to pain. And it’s not actual pleasure that drives us, but our belief—our sense of certainty—that somehow taking a certain action will lead to pleasure.”
63. “You can use your story, or your story can use you.”
64. “One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.”
65. “I am the source of all my emotions. Nothing and no one can change how I feel except me. If I find myself in reaction to anything, I can change it in a moment.”
66. “If you want to look for obstacles, what’s wrong is always available. But so is what’s right!”
67. “as long as we structure our lives in a way where our happiness is dependent upon something we cannot control, then we will experience pain.”
68. “The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.”
69. “But it’s not enough to know a principle. You have to practice it. Execution is everything.”
70. “Disappointment can drive us, or it can defeat us.”
71. “That’s the whole secret: earn more, spend less, and automate it.”
72. “The key is to get lots of reasons, or better yet, strong enough reasons, why the change should take place immediately, not someday in the future. If you are not driven to make the change now, then you don’t really have leverage.”
73. “It’s critical that we look at any pattern of communication and ask ourselves regularly, “If I continue to represent things to myself this way, what will likely be the final result in my life?”
74. “Although we’d like to believe it’s our intellect that really drives us, in most cases our emotions—the sensations that we link to our thoughts—are what truly drive us.”
75. “If you don’t make decisions about how you’re going to live, then you’ve already made a decision, haven’t you? You’re making a decision to be directed by the environment instead of shaping your own destiny.”
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