Our idea of a real problem is someone else's idea of an ultimate dream. Put the 'problem' in perspective
Tony RobbinsRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
People often prefer immediate gratification over future rewards, which can hinder their ability to save and invest.
Tony Robbins highlights a common psychological challenge faced by many individuals: the tendency to prioritize short-term gains over long-term benefits. He explains that the discomfort associated with the thought of losing something immediate prevents people from making wise financial decisions like saving and investing. By framing saving as a loss, individuals may miss out on the greater rewards it can bring in the future. Understanding this mindset is crucial for fostering better financial habits.
Themes
SavingInvestingImmediate GratificationLong-Term BenefitsFinancial Decisions
In practice
Example use cases
In a financial literacy workshop, to emphasize the importance of saving for future goals.
More from Tony Robbins
All quotes →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.
Tony RobbinsRead
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.
Tony RobbinsRead
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.
Tony RobbinsRead
Any Idiot can point out a problem .... A leader is willing to do something about it! Leaders solve problems!
Tony RobbinsRead
Nothing can drag you down if you're not holding on to it.
Tony RobbinsRead
Similar quotes
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.
Dolly PartonRead
Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.
Seth GodinRead
Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.
Jim ElliotRead
It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.
Zig ZiglarRead
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
Elbert HubbardRead
This is the greatest thing about sports - you play to win the game. Hello? You don't play to just play it. When you start telling me it doesn't matter, then retire, get out, because it matters.
Herman EdwardsRead