Expand Your Identity | Featuring Tony Robbins, Sage and Mary B.

In this special podcast episode of The Tony Robbins Podcast,
you’ll hear from Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and podcast
host Mary B., as they discuss the most important tool for
creating lasting change: IDENTITY.


Have you ever asked yourself, why did I try to make a change but
not succeed?  Often, it’s “how” we define ourselves that can
lead to either our success or stagnation. 


As Tony notes, “The most powerful force in the human personality
is the need to stay consistent with how we define
ourselves.”  In fact, after 45 years of working with people
in 195 countries – from the most successful to the most
challenged – Tony believes that the single most important element
in understanding what drives a person is to understand how they
identify themselves.  


Identity is simply the culmination of the beliefs that shape how
we perceive ourselves. These beliefs control how we think, feel
and interact with the world around us.  They also influence
what we decide to do (and not do) in our own lives. Therefore, as
Sage Robbins explains, what we put after “I am” is something we
must always be mindful of. 


By the end of this conversation, we hope you’ll have the tools
and inspiration to update – and upgrade – your own sense of
identity.  Maybe it’s time to expand it as you move toward a
life of growth.  Or perhaps remove some of those labels that
might be limiting you.  


Note: In case you’d rather watch the video
version of this conversation – which includes behind the scenes
footage with Tony, Sage and Mary B – click on the “Expand Your
Identity” video that’s on Tony’s YouTube Channel, found at
youtube.com/TonyRobbinsLive.


SHOW NOTES


[00:45]  Introduction by Tony Robbins – The Power of
Identity


[01:25] Definition of Identity


[3:32] The downside to identifying oneself


[4:04] How attaching the words "I am" to something can turn into
a belief


[6:28] People are not their behaviors


[9:23] Identity is the controlling force in life


[13:45]  Tony’s goal for this podcast


[17:23] Mary B. begins with Tony Robbins trivia: What is Tony's
teaching on identity?


[18:23] "The strongest force in the human personality is the need
to stay consistent with how we define ourselves." – Tony Robbins


[19:38] Our behavior is not our entire identity


[22:55]  Expanding your identity


[25:00] Sage discusses her experience in Dubai 


[29:09] Sage offers a political identity anecdote 


[32:41] Questioning our own labels


[36:24] Mary discusses the concept of "chunking"


[38:30] "Life is an unlearning of who I thought I was." - Sage
Robbins


[44:06] Albert Einstein and widening one's “circle of compassion”


[47:23] Who am I? Who am I really?


[51:23] The importance of looking into your own eyes


[53:01] Erik Erikson and Identity Crisis


[01:01:13] Summary of discussion 


[01:01:39] Sign off