In this video of an interview with Tony Robbins, he spoke about how you can break through your limits using 5 steps.
Here are the 5 steps:
- Plot your patterns
For this point, he spoke about finding and changing your bad patterns. The key is to “keep progressing” as change is never easy. - Find your purpose
He explained that instead of focusing on the outcome, ask yourself why you want the outcome. The reason behind the “why” would be more powerful than the outcome. - Feed your mind
It’s important to read and Tony said that you should take minimum 30 minutes to read everyday. Many have put decades of their experiences and knowledge, compressed into books, which you can read in a day or several days. Experiences might sometime be painful and take time. Reading allows us to learn from the good and bad experiences of other people.
I agree with this as we can learn a great deal just by reading a good book. Besides, we might not have the knowledge, time or resources to be able to experience what the authors have gone through. If the experiences have not been positive, we might not even want to go through them ourselves. Through the grace of the authors, who share with us their learnings, trials and tribulations, we the readers would have gained immense knowledge and insights. - Push yourself
Make it or break it. Early in his career, he committed himself into a “do or die situation”. He made it and this caused him to push forward. - Nourish your spirit
One of the best way is to practice gratitude everyday, as you cannot be grateful and experience negative emotions at the same time. He said he too has his bad days, but he only tolerate bad emotions for maximum 90 seconds. This allows him to build up his emotional muscles. Practice giving back or to someone personally everyday, and be ready and in the position to do that.
Besides the spirit, we should also take care of our body, as health is important and most people underestimate the mind-body connection.
I like the idea about how he only limits the amount of time for bad emotions to 90 seconds. I believe this allows him to train the mind to break free from negative thoughts, and not let the negative emotions fester. Small negative thoughts that gnaw at you will unknowingly grow into big monsters that would not only cause sickness but might even kill your body and soul.
To read more or to view the video, go to The Pursuit: Tony Robbins’ 5 Steps to Break Through Your Limits.
