AWAKEN THE GIANT WITHIN : HOW TO TAKE IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF YOUR MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL

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Summary: Awaken the Giant Within...YOU!
Review: Anthony Robbin's book is a timeless classic that will benefit your more for the rest of your life than "Moby Dick", "Old Yeller", "Little Women" or any other "classic" they require us to read in school. Awaken the Giant Within should be the standard book required for anyone about to graduate from school! It teaches you how to become an empowered, functioning, and effective human--that is an education that will create a successful life.
I met Anthony Robbins 9 years ago at QVC, he took me aside and generously gave me 15 minutes of his time. He encouraged me to continue following my dream and told me that I was doing great. In tribute to him and what he as meant to my life, I titled my first book, "Awaken the Diet Within". It was a thrill to give him an autographed copy of it and to see the great smile on his face.
Let Tony help you to amaze yourself; do it! Awaken the Giant Within YOU!

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Summary: Take a deep breath - and then go for a ride with Tony
Review: Tony is somewhat demagogic and having heard about his materialistic achievements 200 times it is sometimes too much.
But but but but: Tony is very gifted and has done research in many both academic and non-academic areas and he presents the material in a great way. This book covers some basic NLP techniques but Tony applies them in a very practical and useful manner. I also bought the audio book - because the second CD is great to use for a wake-up call from the daily routine. Tony scares me because he is so well performing his "show" that he seems sometimes too good to be true. I think I would cherish him more if he sold his estate in Fiji and gave the money to charity. I think he would seem more trustworthy if everything was not measured in materialistic stuff. Being European he is maybe sometimes a bit over the edge - But he is great to listen to, very inspiring. Truly a one in a million guy - but watch your wallet. He will try to pick your pockets if you let him ;)


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Summary: books vs. tapes
Review: I'm neither a lover nor hater of Tony Robbins. If you find his material helpful, use it. If you don't, use other stuff. That's okay!

But I have tried both his book (Awaken..) and some of his tapes (Personal Power), and want to contrast them for those of you wondering which to do.

Awaken the Giant IS dense. It takes time to get through and won't be terribly helpful unless you stop and do the exercises and apply the material to your life. It has TONS of information in it, more than you'll possibly get from one read, but you have to like reading, be willing to work through though parts, and be a self starter to apply it.

His tape series don't generally cover the material in as much depth. It's easy to listen to and he insists you apply the concepts then and there. They can often be done in a car. If you are an auditory learner, want a more basic course, or aren't inclined to take action, the audio series is a better bet.

Overall, I appreciate the incredible amount of information in the book, and the greater flexibility a book format offers. Awaken the Giant Within packs a great bang for the buck, being much, much cheaper than the tapes or CDs of Personal Power.

Hope this helps!

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Summary: ***** MAN OF THE MILLENIUM *****
Review: Dear Anthony,

A legacy of power,
A legacy of love,
A legacy of change,
A legacy of glory,
You have transformed my life and made it a wonderful story.

You give me hope that will never die, you give me the power to reach the sky.

You are my teacher and my guide in the house of succes where I now abide.

So I sow so I reap, you give me the vision to look trough the deep.

Like the morning sun shining in the air, so are you my mentor watching after me with care.

Wisdom and love are your celestial tools to reach within me my undiscovered pools.

You learned me there is more in life than hate, you are fantastic that is wich I state.

Warm regards and wishes,

Dave

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Summary: Words cannot describe the effect it has on you
Review: I read this book in 1999. I was without a job for 6 months. But having read this book at the start of the 6 months helped me to pull through the difficult phase of being jobless. Never once did I feel that I will not get a job. Also, by applying CANI I was able to cut down my driving time from 1 hour 30 min to 45 minutes, other factors remaining constant. It is difficult to express the improvements in my life here after reading this book.

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Summary: One of the best books on the subject
Review: This book is intended to improve Your Self -Steem, -Knoledge and -Confidence to its very roots. As you realize those as keys factor to success, it will become mandatory as a reading.