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Unlimited Power: The New Science Of Personal Achievement

5 star:		(60)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Feeling down, stuck in a dead end job or just think you have more to give? Well you have found the right book.

Chapter 10 covers changing your diet to improve performance. I tell you it works. I started on it 18 months ago and I am a different person. I am brighter, sharper, more alive, better at my work....I could go on all day but I think you get the idea.

I have learnt over these last months that in order to succeed over a long period of time, you require superb energy levels and good mental health. The fuel for this comes from a good diet. Don't believe me, try it for yourself, what have you got to lose? I suspect that within 10 days you will notice a change in well being and performance levels.

You may be surprised at what he says is good and bad for you. It certainly goes against conventional attitudes you hear from most doctors, health professionals and food companies. Before I was blind and now I can see.

Another book worth buying is Fit for Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, which goes into more detail on the subject.

I am tempted to give this book fewer stars, but that would not be fair, as this book certainly contains dozens of interesting concepts, and a certain type of person apparently benefits greatly from the Tony Robbins approach to self-improvement. There is a danger, however, in believing that this book paves a sure-fire path to success.

People with poor self-esteem or psychiatric problems (the latter which Robbins thinks are generally the product of running defective mental programs) will find a way to fail within the framework set by Robbins. Competent therapy, the kind that Robbins labels as inefficient, would be much more appropriate for people in this category. Also, I believe that in order to get where you're going, you have to start from where you are, not from where you think you should be. Robbins's approach, although excellent for some, pretty much presupposes we all start at the same place.

Additionally, despite Robbins's great success coaching various high-profile people, some of what he says is flat-out wrong, particularly as it relates to diet. In his "Energy: The Fuel of Excellence" chapter, Robbins states that the body converts foods into energy in the following order: carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. (This is to support his low-protein diet theory.) A first-year course in biology informs us that the body actually uses proteins before fats. This portion was obviously not proofread by someone with a scientific background... and the this raises the question of how factually sound the rest of Tony's advice is. Also, Robbins's declaration that 30 grams of protein are quite sufficient for an adult is suspect, to say the least. Use personal experience and observation to decide for yourself whether good health can be maintained on such a low protein intake. Even most vegans try to get more than that. Remember, Robbins produces, by his own account, an abnormal amount of human growth hormone, so the "laboratory" of his body will likely not resemble yours. Similarly, the concept of food combining is based upon a limited understanding of how the digestive system works.

(An article in the Feb. 2004 issue of Discover Magazine contains an article entitled "What Does Science Say You Should Eat" that provides dietary advice based on the most comprehensive scientific study ever undertaken, overseen by Harvard's Walter Willet. This would be a better source for health information.)

Much of Tony's theories, although presented via complex explanations, just seem kind of bogus in actual practice. On the other hand, many others are unique, helpful insights that can easily be verified by common sense. And again, maybe something that brings no results whatsoever for me may be helpful to the right person.

If you're particularly drawn to this book, I'd recommend you buy a copy and read it with a critical mind. To anyone else I might suggest you talk with someone who's familiar with Robbins's work and see if it's right for you before buying. I genuinely like Tony Robbins and believe he is sincere. Still, I think a "buyer beware" approach to his teachings is certainly justified.

If your goal is to achieve maximum success then you can't go wrong with this groundbreaking book by Anthony Robbins.

In fact, if you were to buy just one book on personal success, this could be that one book. You will learn everything you need to know from being your best, overcoming fears and phobias to developing rapport and creating better relationships.

I also recommend Awaken The Giant which goes into even more detail the actuall techniques to use to develop personal power.

I read this book about ten years ago, probably after watching too many of his infomercials. Anthony Robbins seems to know how to really keep people's attention. He knows how to sell! He knows how to entertain! Yet, although the book did capture my attention and entertained me enough to complete the book, it never really did anything for me. I was not more successful or did my life improved at all after reading this book. IT did make me want to succeed, but that emotional adrenal faded after time. Perhaps, I was much too young or much too immature. But I find him to be more of a motivational speaker than anything else.

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This book is a great introduction to the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), without the jargon of NLP (OK, Tony has renamed it Neuro-Associative Conditioning, NAC). It uses simple language to help you access your inner power and as such is suitable for everyone. It is a practical manual that can help you to become greatly empowered. It is loaded with simple exercises and practices you can incorporate in your daily life to create dramatic changes - almost effortlessly.

When Unlimited Power came out in the 1980's, it was so revolutionary. Few had heard about NLP and those who did had no idea how to use it. Tony Robbins did not invent NLP but he does deserve the credit for being the man who popularized it.

Unlimited Power is a combination of conventional positive mind power techniques in concert with NLP. When used properly, the combination is powerful.

This one book can significantly enhance your life and what I like most about it, is that it is very complete. A real winner by Tony and must reading for anyone serious about success and better personal relationships.

I can't stop reading a book once I start, because if I do I feel that I've wasted my time. Well I decided to cut my losses and give up about a hundred pages shy on this one. It is completely outdated, in contrast to modern medicine, and otherwise fluff with a bit of commons sense thrown in. Imagine sitting through the worst class in school you've ever had and that is what reading this book is like. He admits right at the start that he threw this book together in a very short amount of time due to publishing deadlines and it shows in the content. Some of his "new science" is downright ridiculous to the point of being funny. It appears he wrote this book because someone offered him a book deal based on his reputation and his work is lazy and misleading. If I could rate this book a "no stars" I would. Save your money. Dr. Seuss is more helpful than Mr. Anthony Robbins. However, if you are stupid and gullible, you may enjoy this book.

I love this book! This book is a must for anyone who wants success. I believe that formula for achieving success is:

THINK BIG + WORK HARD + STAY FOCUSED = SUCCESS

for THINKING BIG read The Magic of Thinking Big, by David J. Schwartz

for WORKING HARD read this book

for STAYING FOCUSED, use The Motivational Blueprint (you can get it free from my website)

Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated &
Founder of www.CoachingWithResults.com

Tony Robbins is an absolute genius. While reading this book, I have achieved so much. He taught me how to live a healthy, happy life that is full of goals that I can achieve. I have now started a daily exercise routine that I can now enjoy and a low fat healthy diet that I love as well. I now enjoy every aspect of life like I never have before. This man is a God!!!!!! All of those negative people out there who can even say Tony is a crook should have never purcahsed the book in the first place because they must have been reading with a closed mind. How can he be a bad guy when I am living proof that he is a life saver. He taught me some things that I already knew, but never understood how to apply.
If ou have only fourteen dollars in your pocket, buy this book and I promise it will save your life as it has mine. I would empty out my entire bank account to go to one of his seminars.

Some books teach just to be positive. Certainly having a positive attitude is better than being negative, but positive thinking is not enough.

Anthony Robbins teaches positive thinking but goes beyond that to positive doing. That is what personal power is all about, it is the ability to ake action and get the results you want.

Unlimited Power is an excellent book to show you how to bring out that power. Robbins advice works. Try it you'll ove it.