Today's video looks at Tony Robbins' morning routine, a system he uses to help condition
him for the best possible day! We all want to have a phenomenal start to
our day to ensure we make the most of our day! After all, you don't wake up with the
intent of your day being a disappointment, but the truth is for many of us we take actions,
such as checking our phones for messages or likes on Social Media to immediately start
our day with a dopamine boost, when the reality is it's actually forcing us to habitually
look for things out of our control to feel happy.
So today's video instead focuses on Tony Robbins' 15 Minutes of Fulfilment. Anyone who watches
Tony Robbins will be aware that the man seemingly has endless energy and is the happiest man
on earth, something we'd all love. He attributes this to his morning habits and
routines, or rituals as he calls them. In his morning routine, Tony sets himself up
both physically and mentally for the best day ahead of him through some exercises.
So what are these? Well, let's get straight into it.
Now before you begin, understand what you want to achieve in life, what's your purpose
and why are you doing this to begin with? The fact is, without knowing this, priming
yourself serves little purpose, because you won't have a purpose for going through this
process. Now I've done a mini-series on the channel
about finding purpose, so if you haven't watched that, I'd suggest starting with that before
you watch the rest of this video. A playlist for that series will be linked in the description
below. So, with that said, let's get into the exercises
for your 15 minutes of fulfilment. Now the process is broken down into 3 steps:
1) 5 minutes of moving and breathing 2) 5 minutes of an Emotional State of Enormous
Gratitude 3) 5 minutes of Incantations, or affirmations
if you prefer
So the first exercise is to do moving and breathing exercises. In this step, you change
the way you move to change the way you feel, also known as "breath walking.'
What you do is use breath walking to stimulate your lymph nodes to energize your body. At
the same time, you will also link your body to a feeling of confidence and certainty.
So how do you do this? - First you should shake your body a little
to loosen up - Next you need to inhale 4 times through
your nose, and exhale 4 times through your mouth, as you make strong, purposeful strides.
It's 4 short breaths in, one after the other, and then 4 short breaths out, one after the
other: in-in-in-in and out-out-out-out. This will fully use your sinuses and oxygenate
your body. - In terms of walking, walk with authority
so that you feel more in control. Walk strong, with confidence. This will teach your body
confidence and certainty, so that it becomes second nature, something Tony Robbins has
gone into more depth about in his seminars. - Once you get the breathing and walking rhythm
down, you can add "tapping' to stimulate your meridians, or energy channels in your body.
To do this, simply tap each finger to your thumb. Do this in conjunction with your breathing,
so tap a finger each time you take in a breath, and each time you breathe out.
- Finally, if you can coordinate you, add a phrase to say as you walk, to reinforce
your mind and body. These will be positive affirmations about you and what you can do.
To make it easier to do, repeat the same statements.
However, here is where we go back to our point about purpose. When you walk, breathe and
speak you have to fully embrace the actions you are taking to fully believe in its effect.
Not doing so will mean you hesitate and doubt it's benefits, making them all the less effective.
Remember, there's scientific evidence to show the benefits of exercise, breathing exercises
and the link between your physiology and your emotional states. Therefore, these are exercises
with known benefits, just as if you were to lift weights.
So with moving and breathing done for 5 minutes, we go into a process of showing gratitude.
You show gratitude by acknowledging and appreciating both people and situations that you are grateful
for. Why do this? Simply put by focusing on what
you're grateful for will prepare you to be in your peak emotional state. So how do we
do this? There are two parts, first work on your immediate
or current state, which you do by focusing on what you are grateful for that already
exists for a couple of minutes. Then you shift focus on your future state.
Here, you visualise what you want to create in your life. During this time, you focus
on the future and envision what you will be grateful for, but you state it as though it
already exists. This is the equivalent of saying affirmations in your life, stating
a life as though it is already real, because doing so primes the mind to actively focus
on this in your life. Biologically, it activates the reticular activating system, or the part
of us that focus on specific sensory stimuli, so we aren't overwhelmed with sensory activity
during the day. Having gratitude is vital in life, as Tony
Robbins has identified that people that don't feel grateful end up unfulfilled, fearful,
and stressed. This is actually a common practice for many Hindus in the world, who wake up
and say a short prayer of gratitude for life itself, the Gayatri Mantra.
Now when you are practicing your gratefulness, you ideally want to feel it in your body,
and say it out loud. You see the idea is to go beyond your thoughts, and literally feel
grateful for living the life you lead or will lead.
Tony Robbins also provides several prompts to help you start thinking of what you might
be grateful for, including: Who do you love?
Who loves you? What is the wealth you have currently in your
life? These might be money, technology, choices, friends, ideas and opportunities.
What's right in your life? What's beautiful?
What's magical? Now we move to the final 5 minutes exercise,
which are saying incantations. Here you chant out loud, use your body and
fully express yourself. As you walk, use your body and mind to reinforce your mantras. It's
about fully and wholly embracing the meaning of the mantra and having the complete belief
in its truth. Walk around with a sense of excitement and
link it to a sense of certainty as you state your incantations.
Tony Robbins shares some mantras you can use, including:
All I need is within me now. All the joy I need is within me now.
All the love I need is within me now. Speak what you want to become. Speak with
certainty and intensity. Now you might be thinking this act might seem
silly, but like affirmations it's about fully embracing and believing in yourself to live
life on your terms. Think of boxers and their actions before a fight. What do they do?
They move around, maybe throw a few light air punches and keep affirming to themselves
they will win the upcoming fight. It's the same act, just as a boxer is mentally preparing
for a fight, people can prepare for their day.
And there we have it, your 15 minutes of fulfilment! However, we're not quite done yet, as the
final step is to imagine how you want your day to be.
Tony Robbins also says that you can extend your 15 Minutes of Fulfillment into 30 Minutes
to Thrive or an Hour in Power. All you do is add on exercise. So if you add 15 minutes
of exercise to your 15 Minutes of Fulfillment, then you have 30 Minutes to Thrive, gaining
the additional benefits. So there you have it, start your day like
Tony Robbins and like the great man himself, live the life you want to live!
Thanks for watching. So my question is will you be doing 15 minutes, 30 minutes or the
full hour? Let me know in the comments section below.
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