I have read a lot of store about leaders that have had to go through so much, but that is what made them who they are today. A good example of a great success story that I read last week is about a man by the name of Tony Robbins you may know of him, but have you ever heard his leadership starting point.
He lived in a small 400-square-foot apartment in Venice , Calif. It was there where he was reduced to washing dishes in the bathtub. He was 30 pounds overweight, had a dead – end job, and in relationships that weren’t working.
“I was extremely unhappy, and couldn’t stand who I was because I knew I had the potential to be so much more,” he says. “I think there are many people who can relate to what I was experiencing the pain of being in a rut and feeling like there’s no way out.”
“There are many people who live in what I call ‘No man’s land,’ a place where you’re not really happy, but you’re not unhappy enough to do anything about it,” he says.
He had to hit rock bottom, and that forced him to take action. That was his leadership starting point. He had to use the negative feelings to fuel him to do better. He had no choice. He had to change.
One day his car run out of gas, and it was not because he forgot to put gas in it. It was because he had no money. After walking home there was a note on his door that said that he had 30 days to get all of his stuff out. What a day that was for him. When he hit that threshold of pain he could no longer live the way he was living his life, he made the change.
He decided at that time that he was going to go for a run, and he run until he thought he was going to cough up blood. He picked up a journal there on the beach, drew a line in the middle of the page, and on one side wrote everything he would no longer stand for in his life. This was virtually everything he was living at the time. However, on the other side he wrote everything he was now committed to.
This is a great story. Sometimes you have to hit the wall of unhappiness before you make the change that you need to make before you will change. However, way wait your leadership starting point can start today.
That is what this blog is all about getting started!
That change has resulted in big business for Robbins, who serves as chairman of five companies all geared toward his creed of improving the quality of life for people around the world. Robbins Research International Inc., based in San Diego, stages more than 100 events a year, offers professional coaching services, and a variety of multimedia programs, including his best-selling the Ultimate Edge and Personal Power CD programs, which have sold more than 35 million units worldwide. He also created the award-winning Namale Resort and spa in Fiji , where he also spends a few months each year.
But none of the success he enjoys would ever have happened if he hadn’t been able to find a way to break through his own limitations. He had to get clear about what he really wanted, and harness the fuel of human emotion to force himself to consistently take action to make his dreams a reality.
You can read more about Tony Robbins in the Success magazine January 2009
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