Anthony Robbins is world famous for being a master motivator and a top performance coach. He has worked with individuals, professional athletes, and companies both large and small.

Tony has shared his personal story of rags to riches with the world through his seminars, as well as his audio and video learning series and books. He is well known for producing results with quick turnarounds, and his sensational style. Tony's ability to help people quickly turn around any area of their lives is legendary.

The 2001 comedy movie, Shallow Hal, made fun of Tony's ability to change people's lives. Tony plays himself, as he hypnotizes Jack Black's character into thinking differently about the world.

Famous for his infomercials with ex-football star Fran Tarkenton, he has offered his Personal Power home audio course to the public for years. A complete approach to personal change in audio format, Personal Power was a breakthrough in course content, methods, and marketing.

With Personal Power, Tony's program brings together a number of different systems and techniques that people can use to change anything they want about their lives. It is packaged up in an audio course, which he personally recorded. This definitely gives it a personal touch and a flavor all its own.

During each day of the course, you get to hear Tony describe not only his techniques, but also his personal story. I had great results with this course. Tony tends to be very animated, and it's an entertaining and results oriented program. Be prepared, however, as it is also very demanding.

Motivational speakers and personal development gurus had been around for many years, but when Tony appeared on the scene, he took motivation to a more personal level. His system emphasized speed and results over the traditional, slower therapy methods. At the same time, he also brought his program to the masses.

What used to be reserved for corporations, high powered executives, and the rich, Tony brought to you and me. By tailoring a system that could work for all, yet was individualized to fit each person's circumstances, we were introduced to the concept of a personal life coach, without really even knowing what it was.

Prior to the Anthony Robbins home course, Personal Power, and its updated version Personal Power 2, we learned Tony's techniques from his books. In his book, Unlimited Power, Tony describes neuro linguistic programming, or NLP, upon which a lot of his techniques are based.

NLP is used to create quick and dramatic life change. It is results focused, highly flexible, as well as a highly individual system for personal change.

Tony's NLP based techniques empower us, so that we take control of our lives and shape our futures. Tony explains that if you master an understanding of how your brain works, you actually go beyond any conventional therapy. You become your own therapist and personal consultant, and are able to change any emotion or behavior in only moments.

If you're looking for both quick and lasting change, I recommend you look into these methods and see if they fit. I found the convenience of an audio series that you can use at home to become your very own coach a valuable tool.

Anthony Robbins has a legion of followers, and probably as many detractors. His methods are powerful, but his most powerful methods are most successful if you are good at visualizing. If you are not, then you may have to work a little harder in order to get good results. But, if you are looking to make sweeping changes that lead to what Tony calls massive action, then Anthony Robbins and his personal power techniques are for you.

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Author Kurt Schmitt uses motivational techniques taught by Anthony Robbins and others to create lasting personal change. To keep up with what he's up to, subscribe to his online newsletter, Ideas into Action.