A Book Review: Awaken The Giant Within

It is in your moments of decisions that your destiny is shaped.

Wake up and take hold of your life! From the bestselling author of Inner Strength, Unlimited Power, and Money Master the Game, Anthony "Tony" Robbins, one of the best leaders within the science of peak performance, shows in this book his best strategies and techniques for mastering emotions, body, relationships, finances, and life.

​The acknowledged expert within the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the elemental lessons of self-mastery which will enable you to get your true purpose, take hold of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.

Enjoy making decisions.
You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever: the very next person you stand behind in line or sit next to on an airplane, the very next phone call you make or receive,
the very next movie you see or book you read or page you turn could be the one single thing
that causes the floodgates to open,
and all of the things that
​you’ve been waiting for to fall into place.
If you really want your life to be passionate,
you need to live with this attitude of expectancy.

This book is divided into 4 parts and has 26 chapters. The first part is about unleashing your power. The second part is about taking control-the master system. The third part is about the seven days on how to shape your life. And the last part is a lesson in destiny.

This book includes several interesting concepts such as Transformational vocabulary, defining self, and our values and emotions, especially those related to pleasure and pain.

The greatest leverage you can create for yourself
​is the pain that comes from inside, not outside. Knowing that you have failed to live up to your own standards for your life is the ultimate pain

Some Takeaways!
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• ​Your decisions determine your destiny.
• You can create instant change in your life.
• We can use our beliefs to change our lives.
• Come up with rules for your life that promote your pleasure and reduce your pain.
• You can get exactly what you want in your life.
• Learn to use your emotions.
• You attract success by modelling the lives of successful people.
• To succeed, you must focus on the long-term.
• Focus on continuous improvement.

Every problem is a gift - without problems
​we would not grow.

Live life fully while you're here.
Experience everything.
​Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.