Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny

A truly inspiring book. So glad it is now on Kindle. I bought it the moment I saw it, even though I have read and re-read it in paperback, because it is so useful to make notes and book-mark this manual for life. I think some people in this country may view Anthony Robbins with suspicion because of his mass breakthrough presentations and his firewalking reputation, but there is good reason for his massive success. I couldn't possibly afford to attend his training events but the rich seam of self-discovery in this and his other classic 'Unlimited Power' which is also on Amazon Kindle now, contains profound and life-changing wisdom. As an example, working through exercises in this book caused me to successfully commit to a health and fitness programme that I maintained without fail for 2 years. I remain fit and healthy in a way I never would have thought possible. I can honestly say that it is because of his books that I myself am now a life-coach, hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner as well as a published author. Get this book, his other book, and probably Stephen Covey's 7 Habits, and you have all you need for you and your family to achieve personal and professional success.

The book is full of practical exercises, stories, examples and techniques that you can apply immediately to improve any area of your life. Robbins also shares his own personal journey of overcoming challenges and achieving his goals. He teaches you how to awaken the giant within you and unleash your full potential. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to transform their life and achieve their dreams. It is a classic in the field of personal development and one of the best books I have ever read. It will challenge you, motivate you and empower you to take action and make positive changes in your life.

This book is about making your life more successful by providing a deeper understanding of our psychology and how to harness it. Fundamentally our success is driven by our ability to focus our state of mind on the right areas in a disciplined fashion. The book is rather long (548 pages) and took me a very long time to read but despite my prior extensive reading of self-help books there were a number of ideas here that I hadn’t encountered before. The book is structured sensibly around some master topics with a number of sub-chapters and I will be using this easy reference system to refer back to the book in the coming months and years. I extracted most of the value from the book in the first half of the book and found limited value in the second half of the book. Here are the key learnings I took from the book • Most people never achieve anything because they major in minor things • To create lasting change you should raise your standards, change your limiting beliefs and change your strategy • There are 3 conditions that control your destiny: what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what to do to create results • Making a true decision means committing to a course of action and eliminating all other options • Everything we do is our need to avoid pain or gain pleasure. We can harness this information to change our behaviours and outcomes • For most people the fear of losing something is more important than the desire of gaining something • Our beliefs, often generalisations of painful/pleasurable experiences from our past, drive our behaviour • Personal breakthroughs always begin with a change in beliefs • You must believe that you can change things • To improve your chances of changing something you must link huge amounts of pleasure or pain to the old and new behaviours • Decide what you want, associate the pleasure/pain, interrupt the pattern, repeat until consistent • Your performance is based on your state of mind and not your ability • You must therefore master the ability to change your state of mind through exercise, body language etc • Practice this until you can change your state of mind at any time in any place • Asking the right questions leads you to the right answers to life • Successful people ask better questions • When faced with temporary setbacks ask things like What is great about this problem and how can I enjoy the process of change? • The words you use have the power to change your state of mind because words are the labels we use for our experiences • Make a joke of disempowering feelings before they take hold • When feeling nervous, label it excitement like Bruce Springsteen • Metaphors have the ability to transform the way you look at things and even your whole entire life. Life has its seasons as an example • Appreciate your feelings because they will help you understand and solve the problems that you’re facing. For example if angry with someone ask yourself how you can communicate better in the future • Once you’ve worked out what you want in life, set some goals, develop a plan and apply massive and consistent action towards its fulfilment • Go on a 10 day mental diet by not dwelling on negative thoughts or feelings . Part 2: Control the master system • You must control your evaluation system to achieve superior results • To be happy we must live in accordance with our values • If your values are clear then making decisions becomes much easier • Understand the difference between means (money, family, relationships) and ends (love, happiness, • Whether or not you feel as though you’re achieving your values depends upon the scorecard you’re keeping, your beliefs about what has to happen for you to feel happy • Don’t expect people to love by your rules if you don’t communicate them well • More reference points in life allow us to make better decisions. • Leaders are readers • Having a strong identity will stop you having a mid-life crisis

Ok, so your 40 something and you think there's nothing else to learn............You are so wrong. If you're in a rut, bored or just looking for something interesting to read try this, the book will really open up the realms of possibility. It helps you understand how 'you' work with some easy to grasp techniques and a bit of fun along the way. Tony discusses all sorts of topics which cover nearly every aspect of our lives and seems to have a very down to earth approach to solving every day problems we all have. It makes you ask yourself questions and you end up finding out things about yourself you never knew before. If you're open minded and at a stage in your life where you're beginning to wonder 'is this all there is?' try it. You'll come away refresh and a lot more informed and maybe with a few more ideas about the future. Enjoy x

Have bought this book in paperback form three times now as I have worn it out. It really is the bible for motivation and success. It has changed my life for the positive and in the way I approach life and I would and do recomend it to anyone seeking a way to ascend to a better life. The face that I can now listen to this whilst working out or taking a walk gives a new dimention to the publication. Anthony Robbins has a carachter in his voice and the with the delevery of the content that allows the words to transcend into absolute engagement. If you are an entreprenuer, a sports participant or a student strugling to learn, this publication will open the doors of the mind that have for so long been blocked for so many.

A book you can use over and over for meny reference options never stop reading it brilliant advice take from it what you need to suit your needs

I had heard some interviews with Tony Robbins and thought to explore more. The book definitely offers a complete spectrum of actions to take to improve each aspect of ones life. Some good principles that I will utilise but some samples are dated plus in places get very spiritual. Overall would recommend but you truly need to be ready to change if the book is to be beneficial.

I’m only on page 275 of this book , but I feel it’s far enough to write a review because I can pretty much guess the rest of it. Can you learn by reading this book ? As tony robbins says , “you bet !”. However keep in mind that it’s not going to happen just by reading it , you have to do the work and put the hours in. Get yourself a pen or two as you’ll need to highlight this book as you read. I highlighted so much that I needed two pens , almost needed three at one point. I bought myself a cheap notebook to write down the exercises contained within the book , sorry guys you have to work as you go along , but I had so much fun doing it. I’m not sure how much I’ll apply from the book but what I’ve written down so far is enough to change my ways. The price of the book is seriously like you are ripping tony off ! The one thing I like about tony robbins is he just seems to be genuinely happy and motivated to want to help you. Seriously just buy the book , do the work and hopefully your life as well as mine can change for the better...back to reading and highlighting I go!

It is changing my life and I’m starting to see the change in the patterns.

I worked in mental health/psychiatry as a mental health nurse for 15+ years and I have run a successful counselling practice for nearly 5 years now. Within the current climate with mental health being at the fore of everyday living there are several constants and one of those is 'Awaken the Giant Within'. I recommend this book to ALL my clients (and to everyone I talk to). It resonates deeply with the core of who we are as humans and helps to identify what’s really important and in helping to make clear distinctions of what our lives are about and our destiny. Personally, I read this book once/twice every year. In addition to this great work, I also recommend Victor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ and Richard Bach’s ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’. These books and others have shaped my life and they will potentially shape your life also.

The text is a little bit off but otherwise it’s good

Tony’s book and audios are very easy to read Listen too Decision are the path to success Actions = Results = power and happiness. Power of What? Questions helped me out of depression in 1995 when the government of Ontario eliminated my career position after 18 years of services. Tony Robbins first book I bought called Notes from a Friend that read 1000 + times , following his decision, what . Questions, and staying committed to self-improvement every day changed me out of depression into a positive state of mindset where I found a full time job with automotive industry for 24 years, then the worst happen my wife Sherry passed away from a heart leaving me as Widow after 42 years of happiness and married for 38 years. Tony’s giant Within helped me out of grieving process and now a full time Professional Photographer taken beautiful sunrise photography and started my professional printing services selling portrait prints , and calendars which Tony’s Pain and pleasure stories helped my publish my fourth book called “Get it Done “ coming out in December 31st which is all my 1800 negative real life stories plus my dedication section about my wife and father- in- law which made 9 beta readers cry over my wife’s pains , father-in- law pains with one-arm and one leg which made me cry 35 times when I published it in Digital Mindset 3. listen to his audio tapes every day and his motivational speeches and questions will help people make better decisions and build a better life.

I am not rating the content of the book but the size of the letters of this book. So small it is hard to read.