Today I came across a short video of Tony Robbins talking about how his work has evolved over the decades.
Tony said that he started his career with the simple message that “action is the key to everything.” Even if you take the wrong action, he believes that you can succeed at anything, as long as you keep adjusting your approach.
However, most people live in their heads. They have goals and dreams that they are excited about, but they fail to execute a plan to reach them. That is why the need for massive action is still a big part of Tony’s message.
However, over the years, Tony has come to realize that 80% of success is psychological, and only 20% is about the mechanics of executing the plan.
Tony explains that we all have a mental blueprint of our beliefs. This blueprint was developed years ago. Sometimes our blueprint empowers us, but often it creates limitations that we are not even aware of. For example, we may subconsciously believe “I shouldn’t earn more than my parents,” or “I can’t be successful because people will judge me.”
These inner conflicts cause us to pull back from reaching our goals. We might come close to reaching an important goal, and then suddenly screw it up. It is as though we self-sabotage our own success. This is because our blueprint is creating limitations.
Tony now believes that psychology is the major driving force that leads to success in reaching big goals.
You can watch Tony Robbins’ video on the Inc. Magazine website by clicking here.