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

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.  </span></p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">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 <a href="http://youtube.com/TonyRobbinsLive">youtube.com/TonyRobbinsLive</a>.</span></p> <p><strong><em>SHOW NOTES</em></strong></p> <p>[00:45]<span style="font-weight: 400;">  Introduction by Tony Robbins –</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Power of Identity</span></em></p> <p>[01:25] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Definition of Identity</span></p> <p>[3:32] <span style="font-weight: 400;">The downside to identifying oneself</span></p> <p>[4:04] <span style="font-weight: 400;">How attaching the words "I am" to something can turn into a belief</span></p> <p>[6:28] <span style="font-weight: 400;">People are not their behaviors</span></p> <p>[9:23] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Identity is the controlling force in life</span></p> <p>[13:45] <span style="font-weight: 400;"> Tony's goal for this podcast</span></p> <p>[17:23] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Mary B. begins with Tony Robbins trivia: What is Tony's teaching on identity?</span></p> <p>[18:23] <span style="font-weight: 400;">"The strongest force in the human personality is the need to stay consistent with how we define ourselves." – Tony Robbins</span></p> <p>[19:38] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our behavior is not our entire identity</span></p> <p>[22:55] <span style="font-weight: 400;"> Expanding your identity</span></p> <p>[25:00] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sage discusses her experience in Dubai </span></p> <p>[29:09] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sage offers a political identity anecdote </span></p> <p>[32:41] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Questioning our own labels</span></p> <p>[36:24] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Mary discusses the concept of "chunking"</span></p> <p>[38:30] <span style="font-weight: 400;">"Life is an unlearning of who I thought I was." - Sage Robbins</span></p> <p>[44:06] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Albert Einstein and widening one's "circle of compassion"</span></p> <p>[47:23] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Who am I? Who am I really?</span></p> <p>[51:23] <span style="font-weight: 400;">The importance of looking into your own eyes</span></p> <p>[53:01] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Erik Erikson and Identity Crisis</span></p> <p>[01:01:13] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Summary of discussion </span></p> <p>[01:01:39] <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sign off</span></p>