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April 21, 2025 | Issue Archive | View Online

COMING UP

One decision can shape your entire future. Will you look back with pride—or regret the chances you didn’t take?

In the last issue, Tony shared how not making his baseball team felt like the end—but was really the beginning of something greater. This week, we’re building on that lesson with one of his simplest yet most powerful tools: The Rocking Chair Test.

Read on to:

🏆 Watch: A heart-to-heart with Pitbull

🚀 Learn: The ultimate decision-making tool

🔍 Discover: Tony’s early days—raw, real, and defining

👀 See: More moments from the vault

Let’s dive in ⬇️

DEEP DIVE

Regret-proof your life with rocking chair test

Watch time: 1 min | Tony and Pitbull | What we leave behind

In the last issue, Tony shared how missing the baseball team felt like the end—but was really the catalyst that led him to a new vision. Life’s curveballs can redirect us to what truly drives us. Now we want to give you one of Tony’s simplest strategies for making decisions that matter most: the rocking chair test.

Here’s how it works:

Identify the decision you’re unsure about. Maybe it’s a new project, a career change, or something personal you’ve been putting off. Get clear about what’s at stake.
Imagine your future self. Picture yourself much older, cozy in a rocking chair, looking back on your life. Ask yourself: “What am I most proud of? Which dreams did I chase? Which ones did I let slip away?” If you sense a dream slipping away or a feeling of regret, use this exercise to jolt yourself into action.
Take immediate action. Just like Tony says, never leave the site of setting a goal—or making a decision—without doing something that will get you to follow through. Maybe this means sending that email right now, scheduling that meeting, or enrolling in that class today—do something while you’re still in state to lock it in before distractions creep in.

By implementing the rocking chair test, you’ll tap into the future you truly desire—free of regret and full of heartfelt magic moments. And moments like this are what create our legacy.

What’s one step you can take—today—to pass the rocking chair test with no regrets?

Journal Prompt

📝Grab your pen and paper

Your legacy in the making – Imagine yourself at 80, looking back with pride. What decisions did you make that shaped the life you truly wanted? How are you creating that legacy right now?

Turning setbacks into setups – Think of a time when life threw you a curveball. How did it push you toward growth? What strengths did you uncover in the process?

GUEST POST

Tony’s early days: Bold moves & big lessons with Scott Harris

"He wasn’t just teaching. He was living it—with us, in real time."

When I first encountered Tony Robbins, I didn’t show up as a fan.

I wasn’t a follower. I called myself a “Doubting Thomas.”

I hadn’t read Awaken the Giant Within. I was just curious—my mom had gone to Tony’s first-ever event in Australia, and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

I took a seat near the front row and watched this tall man in a three-piece suit and bright red tie command the room with an impossible mix of passion, humor, intellect, and intensity.

Somewhere around Day 3, the skeptic in me was replaced with curiosity. And I thought… this guy might actually be the real deal.

That moment turned into a decades-long journey. Today, I’m one of Tony’s senior trainers, and I’ve had the honor of speaking to hundreds of thousands of people across more than 150 countries. Tony’s work didn’t just change my life—it completely transformed it: my finances, my relationships, my health, and my sense of purpose.

I remember one early event where Tony was talking about human behavior, walking around the room, riffing on the emotional patterns that run people’s lives. Suddenly, in the middle of a sentence, he stopped.

I could see it in his eyes. He was discovering something in real time—this now-famous pattern he later called “The Crazy Eight.” He wasn’t reading it off a slide. He was living it, experiencing it in the moment. And then he said: “Excuse me. I love you all—but I have to go capture this right now.”

He walked off stage with his creative team and recorded what he had just uncovered—an insight that would go on to change the emotional lives of millions.

That was one of many moments where I realized Tony didn’t just talk about personal transformation—he embodied it. He was constantly evolving, refining, and handing out the gold he’d just pulled from the fire.

You’re not watching a seminar with Tony. You’re watching someone metabolize their life in real time—and giving you the breakthroughs as they’re born.

Looking back, there’s one lesson that’s never left me:

Never leave the site of a decision without taking action.

Tony didn’t just teach that—he lived it. And that’s why, decades later, the world is still listening.

TEAM TONY RECOMMENDS

Our top 2 picks:

🥹 From the vault: See baby Tony and a rare throwback video that will inspire you!

💥 Up-level: Go back to where it all began—Tony’s original cassette teachings are now at your fingertips in the Breakthrough App. Tap into decades of wisdom anytime, anywhere, and ignite your next level.

TONY’S NEWEST TECHNOLOGY

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