I was a devotee some 20 years ago
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Tony Robbins
sirsalon — 15 years ago(August 05, 2010 01:43 PM)
I read his books and listened to his tapes. I must say that he had a knack for presenting self-development concepts, theories, and applications in an understandable and attractive manner. For me, this was more true 15-20 years ago than today. I think I became somewhat jaded.
I was listening to one particular tape (before cds became popular in the self-development world) and Tony described an incident with a bellhop in which he was, in my opinion, very arrogant and bullying. He acted like he was entitled to prima donna treatment. And since he was the one describing the incident, he had no clue of his behavior. First red flag.
Then I saw him begin to present himself as some sort of messiah on stage, where people fervently cheered him. It seemed that he was becoming bigger than his message and that suggests a cult of personality. Red flag two.
Finally, his divorce from his first wife suggests to me that his advice is good for everyone but him. I don't know the circumstances but let's face it. He traded in an older model for a younger one. That was the final straw for me.
Tony Robbins had (not sure what he's saying now) a great message and some very ingenious techniques for changing behavior. But he has an ego that seems dangerous and I prefer the message over the messenger. -
bamboopandacat — 15 years ago(August 14, 2010 04:15 PM)
That's tough you got confronted by his character.
I feel the same way about drill sargents and most supervisors. It's like their advice is good for everyone but them.
Face it though, Tony provides a services which is causing people to want to do things that produce results. It's not like reading all the books in the world or attempting all the tasks in existance can make you succeed at them. Some way of getting you to want to do it is the only way.
Most, like 70% of people usually just don't want to do what ever it is that causes the most amazing results. -
Itsamoomoo — 13 years ago(July 21, 2012 09:39 PM)
Thanks sirsalon for posting your thoughts on your experience. Once in a great while I'll come across him while channel surfing and for a second I'll consider buying what he's selling. But what always turns me off from doing it is the price. I can't afford any of his prices and I think if you're genuine about helping others you won't stick such a high price tag on what you believe in. Again thanks.
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Writer01603 — 12 years ago(May 16, 2013 11:19 AM)
I find this statement a bit ridiculous. People build cars and their passionate about putting people in them, but they also charge a high mark-up. A psychiatrist will charge 1,000s an hour. A surgeon wants to help people live but still requires his pay in the thousands, plus the cost of running machines, and the staff.
Because it comes out of his mind and he believes it can change your life, he's supposed to make it cheap, in which case, no one buys it because they think it's useless. -
Bourbon_King — 13 years ago(February 27, 2013 11:30 PM)
He seems to me nothing more than a dynamic salesman of selling self-disciplinary conditioning. The world is a busy and confusing place, so listening or reading his material gives people the impression that he knows the secret for corralling the world into a fixed and orderly environment. It's common sense basically wrapped into a $300 self-help kit.
"Where's your spark now?" -
tbirdman-1 — 12 years ago(June 10, 2013 12:00 PM)
I have checked out some of Tony Robbins programs on cd from my library
as well as rented the books on audio cd from online cd rental
businesses. Though I refuse to spend my money on his so called
"positive messages and advice" on cd. Plus I find that his programs
are too pricey overall with these costing upwards of $300.00 per
program. And keep in mind that all of those Hollywood and sports
world celebrities who've appeared on camera claiming that his
programs changed their lives for the better were all paid upfront
for their appearances. And yet the majority of them are not personal
friends of Tony Robbins though we the viewers would like to assume
how that is the case.
Lorenzo Sunny Florida
Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid! -
Bourbon_King — 11 years ago(August 23, 2014 12:14 PM)
No doubt, about the celebrity endorsements, because all of them achieved success BEFORE they met Tony Robbins. Andre Agassi was great when he was younger but in a TR ad he states that by listening to Tony's tapes he was able to find success (early 2000s) even though he was already out of the professional tennis circuit. I guess TR's PR team missed that little factoid. LOL
Anyways, like I said, everything he preaches in his program is basically common sense 101. Many professionals find their lives and schedules too much to handle, so all Tony does is how them how to compartmentalize all of it into an orderly program.
My advice for most people is to buy a Time Management book for $2.99 at a used bookstore or on E-books/Amazon. You'll save so much more money.
"Where's your spark now?" -
carlie1964 — 12 years ago(April 14, 2013 07:22 PM)
When I was in college, my friends daughter said she had sex with him in 1985. Whats so sad, is the daughter was hooking back then.Hias taste in "women" was scary!
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