WHAT CONTROLS THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE?

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Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within https://www.tonyrobbins.com/events/unleash-the-power-within/ ↗

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Summary

Tony Robbins speaks to a large audience about the two factors that determine the quality of one's life: meaning and emotion. He explains how the meaning we assign to events dictates our emotional state and subsequent decision-making.

Structure

1Pose the question of what controls life quality
2Challenge the idea that money or relationships are the primary drivers
3Identify meaning and emotion as the two core controllers
4Explain the causal link between meaning, emotion, and decisions
5Conclude with the secret to life

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The video is a clip from a Tony Robbins event, promoting his personal development brand and seminars.

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MEANING = EMOTION = LIFE. #TonyRobbinsUPW #emotions #changeyourlife

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WHAT CONTROLS THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE? IS IT MONEY? CAN YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND STILL HAVE A HORRIBLE LIFE? YES OR NO? IS IT RELATIONSHIPS? CAN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO TOTALLY LOVES YOU AND STILL BE MISERABLE? SO THERE'S ONLY TWO THINGS THAT CONTROL THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE. THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE IS CONTROLLED BY TWO THINGS, MEANING AND EMOTION. MEANING AND EMOTION. THE MEANING YOU GIVE TO THINGS CONTROLS THE EMOTION THAT YOU FEEL. PEOPLE COME UP WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS AND THAT PRODUCES DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. AND THOSE EMOTIONS MAKE YOU MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS. WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY, YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE DIFFERENTLY THAN WHEN YOU'RE PLAYFUL OR GRATEFUL OR EXCITED. SO THE SECRET TO LIFE IS, CONTROLLING MEANING AND EMOTION.

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WHAT CONTROLS THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE? IS IT MONEY? CAN YOU HAVE A LOT OF MONEY AND STILL HAVE A HORRIBLE LIFE? YES OR NO? YES OR NO? IS IT RELATIONSHIPS? CAN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO TOTALLY LOVES YOU AND STILL BE MISERABLE? YES OR NO? YES OR NO? SO THERE'S ONLY TWO THINGS THAT CONTROL THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE. PLEASE JOT THEM DOWN, FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE YOU WANT TO REMEMBER, THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE IS CONTROLLED BY TWO THINGS, MEANING AND EMOTION. MEANING AND EMOTION. THE MEANING YOU GIVE TO THINGS CONTROLS THE EMOTION THAT YOU FEEL. PEOPLE COME UP WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS AND THAT PRODUCES DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. AND THOSE EMOTIONS MAKE YOU MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS. WHEN YOU'RE ANGRY, YOU'RE GOING TO DECIDE DIFFERENTLY THAN WHEN YOU'RE PLAYFUL OR GRATEFUL OR EXCITED. SO THE SECRET TO LIFE IS, CONTROLLING MEANING AND EMOTION.