My name is Kris Krohn and I've had the privilege over the years to mentor with
a lot of different people. And my secret to success has been actually quite
simple. Go find people who have achieved things that I could only dream of and
then either pay or find a way to get into some kind of relationship with them
and then just suck that knowledge right out of their head and then just start
playing at a whole another level. I'm a huge believer in mentors. And today, I
felt inspired to make a video about Tony Robbins because if out of all the people
I've mentored with, I've probably paid other than one other individual, probably
paid more money to his organization multiple 6 figures to actually be able
to mentor and grow with him. And when you look at people that are as successful
and as iconic as Tony, there's a lot of skepticism out there and then there's
also a lot of raving fans. And today I wanted to share with you really at the
heart of who I think Tony Robbins is. Some people want to know is he legit?
Is he a scam? And for someone that's paid as much money as I have and who's had an
opportunity to dive into the deepest corners of his master minds I'm going to
share with you today my experience.
You know, despite having made a lot of money in real estate,
having done thousands of deals, many successful transactions. A lot of people
look at me and they assume, "Oh, Kris is a really successful business owner." But the
reality is any business owner really knows that even if you have a lot of
revenue coming in, that doesn't mean you're keeping it. In fact, for many years,
my business was really suffering and hemorrhaging and that's why I've sought
out mentors, looking for people that could help me out figure out how to fix
my business. And in walks Tony Robbins through a friend of mine Gerald who said,
"Kris, it's $10,000 to go to this business mastery event. And some of the
most successful people are there and for 5 or 6 days Tony Robbins is going to
be on stage. And he's really going to teach you for a man who's done hundreds of
millions in business might even be a billionaire. He's going to mentor you on how
to do business more successfully." And I always knew that I was eventually going to
get to Tony. I'd already spent a couple million dollars with some other mentors.
So, I decided to say, "OK." In fact, I asked my wife is like, "Hey, honey. I'm going to be
gone... We got four kids, right? So, like, "I'm going to be gone for a week. How do you feel
if I take off for we can do this business thing? By the way, it's 10 grand.
You know, compared to most other people out there, that's pretty expensive for a
week-long seminar. And my wife checked in and she's like you need to go have that
experience. So, I said, "Okay, I'm going to... I'll do it."
And I was at this event and from the first hour of the event, frankly, I was
blown away with the content, the training, the relevancy. I started taking notes
like crazy. I felt really inspired with everything that I was learning. And by
the end of the second day, they had told us that Tony actually has a year-long
you know platinum mentoring program. A mastermind. And called up my wife I said,
"Hey, honey. Between the cost of the thing and and all the travel expenses and this
whole next year I'm going to be gone for 30 or 40 days from the family. And it's
going to cost us 6 figures plus. What do you think?" And thinking that my wife
would probably just say, "You're going to be gone for 30 or 40 days of an entire year
and travel around and have all these expenses and you know this mastermind,
that's going to be a lot of money is that really what we want to do." But you know,
she checked in and she said, "You know, there's something that feels right
about that." So, I decided to join the mastermind. It's always nice when you
have your wife supporting you. You know, it's interesting being a public
speaker and also an investor but also owning many other businesses and also
putting on a lot of personal development events. I was like, "This is a great
opportunity to learn from one of the best masters in the world today who's at
his prime." And so, we really dove in and really join this mastermind. The very
first event that I went to as opposed to summit Tony's events that have 10
15 thousand people or business master as thousands of people. Now, I was
in this tiny little platinum group and there's 300 of us. Which means a
really small room which was very exciting to be actually... I actually have
a shot of getting called on now. And I was at this financial retreat where Tony
was bringing in these billionaires. There are people I met that said, "Oh, yeah.
I basically pay the entire membership fee almost a hundred thousand dollars
just to attend this one event." And I thought, "How can someone deliver enough
value over the course of you know an event like this to be worth that much
money? I was skeptical to be honest. And so I showed up and there's a lot of
excitement in the room and Tony walks in and the day gets started and we
immediately hop in the first exercise. And at the end of the exercise, he said,
"Oh, let's get a couple of hands to share what you learned." And I put my hand up
and boom! And the moment Tony locked eyes on me and started walking towards me, I
was like, "Wait a second I just wanted to make a comment. I was just going to share my
experience." And he had me stand up and I'm like, "Oh, my gosh. I'm... here I am
literally in the middle of the Tony Robbins intervention. And I'm the subject."
You know, what really came out was this frustration that I was feeling in my
business between me and my employees. Frustration of how they were showing up
versus how I was showing up and they weren't always meeting my expectations
and at the heart of it, you know, Tony starts diving into my childhood, my past,
turns out that my father had a really perfectionistic model of the world that
I wasn't living up to so I had adopted it. And was trying to force it upon
myself and my employees and other people. And long story short, an hour later, I had
made the decision I am firing myself. It's time for me to go from being a
this operator to it being a business owner. It's time to empower my people and
help them grow. And long story short by the end of the year, my business grew 400
percent which is growth I had never seen before in my life. And that meant that we
were on shaky ground moving into crazy profitable levels that I had never
experienced before. That experience was indicative of my entire experience for
the year. Having the year to travel around the world with Tony and try on
just about every event that the man produces. My experience has been nothing
short of profound and most certainly life-changing. After I concluded my year,
got to celebrate all of these great results. Loved who I was becoming on the
inside finding deeper fulfillment. My wife and I starting our charity. I got
invited to be part of a very small group of people called the platinum lions. And
there's only 40 lions which is basically the smallest mastermind that Tony
Robbins runs. I want to share this final thing with you to really help you
understand who this man is because when BuzzFeed is on the attack or the meeting
movement or a lot of people misunderstand Tony. it's because his
methods aren't always the most tactful. bBcause the man loves you enough to be
directing Candida and say what needs to be said. And that's been my experience of
Tony. I think you can take anything out of context and say, "What's going on here
and why would that be an appropriate statement?" And out of context like most
things in life the things just don't make sense. You got to be there and
that's part of the magic of being a transformational artist like Tony is. To
produce life-changing experiences. And as a lion, I had a chance to go to Tony
Robbins house in Florida for a weekend. And during that weekend, Tony not only
provided like just the most amazing intimate space for interaction and
training and questions but he brought in Mike Tyson to do some talking and
training with us. And Conor McGregor, one of the best fighters of all time in the
UFC. Also had a chance of bringing Kevin Hart who I wish he would have even
cracked a joke while he was there but it was all business on how he's become this
you know comedian superstar. These are experiences that you can buy but
probably for a whole lot more money. It's amazing, I feel privileged that I had
that opportunity. I would have to say though
that my my appreciation and gratitude for Tony Robbins probably comes down to
one principal that has had more impact on me than anything else.
And he calls it the power of proximity. And Tony has taught me that if I will
take the time and effort to connect with people meaningfully, because that's what
he taught me in my intervention. If I'll take the time to see the value in people
and then reach up and find the most successful people and connect with them,
that amazing nearly unthinkable things can then happen. The possible. The
impossible actually becomes possible. Through that organization, just that
last event I met three business partners that we are all engaged in multiple
businesses with.Ppeople that I love and Myer and respect and I wouldn't have met
those people if it hadn't been for Tony Robbins. Tony has gathered with his
sz worldwide seminar some of the most amazing entrepreneurs people on the
planet that are committed to the spiritual journey of growth in their
personal development. And even though we come from different ways of life and
different religions and different backgrounds, we're all united in this
journey of wanting to become better people. And I think that's the real
testament of who Tony Robbins is. So. normally at the end of my videos .I say,
"Hey, click a link in and get one of my books or join me at an event but on this
video, I just want to end it by letting the world know and and all of my fans
and followers and friends that Tony Robbins has been the most impactful
mentor I've ever had in my life. My life has leveled up and upgraded in
ways beyond what I thought were possible. I made my money back so many times over
but more importantly I just love Who I am becoming
I love the rapid progress that I've been able to integrate in my life. I loved his
immersive experience as I love his big heart the man's not perfect . There's some
parts of his ideology I don't necessarily even believe in but the
reality is what I've had the gain in my overall experience with Tony has been
like learning 98% everything that's helping me grow and maybe 2 percent the
things that help me define my own character my own purpose in life where
we differentiate from each other. Which means it's all been you
full and it's all been beautiful. So. Tony Robbins, thank you so much. I know that
this video that I am just one of millions of people that could make a
video and share these kind of words or other profound experiences with you so
just know that we support you and no matter what you're ever going to go
through when you become that successful there's always gonna be a target on your
back but people who have had their lives changed will always stand up and we got
your back. Take care.