Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
You might say what if I screw up? Then screw up big! Go for it! Do a big screw-up!
Interpretation
Embrace the possibility of failure and take bold risks.
In this quote, Tony Robbins encourages individuals to not be afraid of making mistakes but rather to take significant risks in pursuit of their goals. He suggests that if one is going to fail, they should do so spectacularly, as this approach can lead to greater opportunities for growth and success.
In practice
In a motivational speech to business students about entrepreneurship.
Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
There are no real successes without rejection. The more rejection you get, the better you are, the more you've learned, the closer you are to your outcome... If you can handle rejection, you'll learn to get everything you want.
What's the ultimate price I'll pay if I don't stop this indulgence now? By asking questions like this, they'll associate pain to overeating, and their behavior will change immediately.
Happiness and success in life are not the result of what we have, but rather of how we live. What we do with the things we have makes the biggest difference in the quality of life.
As a species, we're not only wired to choose today over tomorrow, but we hate to feel like we're losing out on something. The bottom line is, if we feel like we're losing something we avoid it, we won't do it. That's why so many people don't save and invest. Saving sounds like you're giving something up, you're losing something today. But you're not.
Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!
Most real failures are due to limitations which men set up in their own minds.
Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.
Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.
During the first few minutes in lift-off, the astronauts were strictly controlled and were powerfully buffeted by the forces of nature struggling to keep them on earth. This is somewhat comparable to the pull of the flesh when our alarm goes off early in the morning. Unless we put "mind over mattress" and carry out the resolves made the night before, we will experience our first defeat that day. Not sufficient to finish. Mission aborted.
He tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.
To persevere, I think, is important for everybody. Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything.
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