Notes from a Friend: A Quick and Simple Guide to Taking Control of Your Life
By Tony Robbins
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Starting in 1991, a self-published version of this book has been handed out to thousands of people in need, as part of the Tony Robbins Foundation’s Thanksgiving “Basket Brigade.” The book helped so many individuals overcome the most challenging circumstances that people repeatedly asked to purchase it for themselves and for their friends. Now, for the first time, it is available to you in this special, updated edition containing new material.
Buy this book and you change a life. Read this book and you’ll change your own.
Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins is an international entrepreneur, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and philanthropist. Worth magazine recognized Robbins as one of the top 100 most influential people in global finance for two consecutive years. Accenture honored Robbins as one of the “Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World.” Robbins is a leader called upon by leaders: He’s consulted and coached some of the world’s greatest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and four US presidents.
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Notes from a Friend - Tony Robbins
Tony’s message comes straight from the heart: by doing simple acts of kindness for others, we can’t help but lift ourselves up, too’
—Ted Danson
‘Tony Robbins inspired me to take my career to the next level. Having attended all of his live courses, he definitely is the number one communicator in the world. He really knows how to bring out the best in you so that you consistently peak perform’
—Roger Black, World Olympic medallist,
BBC television presenter and motivational speaker
‘He has a great gift. He has the gift to inspire.’
—Bill Clinton,
former President of the United States
‘Tony thinks differently, and thank god he does, because he helps us to think differently about everything. Talk about value added leadership!’
Mike Basch, Federal Express
‘I am passionately attached to self-improvement books, and this year I have found the guru of gurus in this department’
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‘Robbins is a great public speaker, the best I have ever heard’
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Notes from a Friend is based on the concepts and stories in Tony Robbins’s New York Times #1 bestsellers Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power, and is designed to act as a guide to help transform the quality of your life.
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THANK YOU!
Because of your interest in improving your own life, you have already contributed to improving other people’s lives.
I wrote this book years ago in a very simple, down-home style as a part of our foundation’s annual Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. As you’ll read in the next few pages, this holiday means a lot to me: it’s not only a national tradition, but a personal one for me, too. It’s a time when, more than ever, a sense of gratitude for the blessings in my life overflows into a desire to reach out to others. So this book is exactly what it’s called: a note from a friend, to be read at any time of the year by anyone who just needs or wants a bit of inspiration from someone who cares. It offers some encouragement to those who need a reminder of life’s basic truths and the stimulation of a few good ideas about how to deal with whatever challenges face them.
Ironically, the simplicity of this little book has always appealed as much to the thousands of volunteers who hand it out as to the recipients. Many have wanted this book for themselves as a reminder of the fundamentals it takes to truly succeed in creating and enjoying a quality life. What’s more, a bit of informal research has shown me that many people never read my more comprehensive works, Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within, because they’re intimidated by the size of the books (more than 400 pages each).
As a result, I’ve decided to update and republish Notes from a Friend for the general public. If you’re already a student of my work, there may be little new here. Yet there seems to be a special effect on those who read it: they gain a new perspective as they review the material in this easy-to-read, accessible style. If you’re new to my work, I hope you’ll find that this is a fun introduction, and I encourage you to look into the resources from which Notes from a Friend is drawn.
We tend to forget that all of us come up against tough times, times when we feel as though events and circumstances have more control over our lives than we do. Sometimes we just feel down and out. Being dismissed from a job, for example—even if we still have our homes and loved ones—can cause us a great sense of loss. The challenges of our own lives can seem so immense that we also tend to forget the frustrations of people around us.
We are not alone. Part of a quality life, part of true success, is learning to appreciate and consider the emotional struggle of our neighbors. This gives us a greater sense of gratitude for our own lives, even for our own struggles. Ultimately, the only way to experience the richness of life is to live in an attitude of gratitude: to appreciate what you have and what you can give. The best way to ensure your happiness is to assist others in experiencing their own.
Thank you for helping. I hope not only that this book assists you in immeasurably improving the quality of your life, but that it may inspire you to help others as well.
CONTENTS
Introduction: One Man’s Story
Lesson One:
Feeling Overwhelmed . . .
How to Turn It Around
Lesson Two:
There Are No Failures
Lesson Three:
The Unstoppable You: Decision Maker
Lesson Four:
Build Your Beliefs and . . . Blast Off!
Lesson Five:
What You