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Anthony Robbins Self-Help Guru Vs. House Music
This is a little long winded, but bear with me.
Last weekend I attended the famous self-help guru Anthony Robbin's The Power Within series.
I'm not a big "rah rah come to Jesus" kind of guy, but I've always believed in taking the positive and optimistic road when tackling problems, whether they be business or personal issues. It always helps to keep yourself in check by reading these kind of books, listening to audio tapes or attending courses like this. That being said, I'm always a bit of a dissenter to 'fake' positivity. I think it lacks integrity and sets up people for ultimate failure and true disappointment.
It was with this kind of attitude I hit up Anthony Robbin's course. It was INTENSE. I sat down Friday at 1pm to start the course, and didn't leave the Metro Convention Centre until 2 am. The following three days were no less intense. The first night ended with the vast majority of attendees (some 3000 people) doing a "Firewalk" -- walking across hot burning coals in bare feet (apparently using the power of self-determination and focus. Google firewalking for the science behind it).
I can tell you, regardless of the science, it still takes a lot of ballz to get your ass across those coals. Especially when they heap a fresh burning pile onto the walk right before your turn.
What I found very interesting about the sessions specifically was how Athony Robbins CONSTANTLY hyped up the crowd. every 30 or 40 minutes, he would turn the room into a dance club, complete with intelligent lighting, and get the crowd up to dance and cheer as loud as possible. The energy and the adrenaline in the room was very high. The feeling was VERY familiar. It was the feeling that I experienced any time I went out to a club and heard that killer drop that made me scream "yeaaaaaah!" at the DJ. It was also the feeling I got throwing that favourite set on in my car. Or listening to some killer beats at work and getting pumped up.
The funny thing is, we house music lovers experience this rush, this energizing feeling, every single day. That energy transfers to our bodies. Without chemical enhancement, there is increased blood flow, higher oxygen levels, more serotonin, increased oxygen and dopamine levels in the brain. Our overall presence and productivity increases.
Tony Robbins was using this same sort of feeling to emotionally charge up his audience to teach them to be more empowered and more productive. Smarter, more energetic, more motivated and thus (of course!) more successful.
We already found the secret! We do it all the time!
Nothing pumps me up like the music in this scene does, and I guarantee you that by listening to the music on a daily basis we are happier, more charged and more productive people because of our passion in the music.
Now let's bottle this all up and sell it for $1500 a ticket. 
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