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Tony Robbins

<p><b>Anthony</b> "<b>Tony</b>" <b>Robbins</b> (born February 29, 1960) is an American life coach, <a title="Self-help" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-help">self-help</a> author and <a title="Motivational speaker" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_speaker">motivational speaker</a>. He became well known through his infomercials and self-help books, <i><a title="Unlimited Power" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlimited_Power">Unlimited Power</a></i> and <i>Awaken the Giant Within</i>.

Robbins writes about subjects such as health and energy, overcoming fears, building wealth, persuasive communication, and enhancing relationships.

Robbins began his career learning from many different motivational speakers, and promoted seminars for his personal mentor, <a title="Jim Rohn" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Rohn">Jim Rohn</a>. He is deeply influenced by <a title="Neuro-linguistic programming" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming">neuro-linguistic programming</a>.

Robbins' work has been featured in major media including <i><a title="Time (magazine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time(magazine)">Time</a>, <a title="Newsweek" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsweek">Newsweek</a>, <a title="Fortune (magazine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune(magazine)">Fortune</a>, <a title="Forbes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes">Forbes</a>, <a title="Life (magazine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life(magazine)">Life</a>, <a title="GQ" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GQ">GQ</a>, <a title="Vanity Fair (magazine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_Fair(magazine)">Vanity Fair</a>, <a title="Businessweek" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Businessweek">Businessweek</a>, Tycoon,</i> the <a title="Oprah Winfrey" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> show, <i><a title="SUCCESS (magazine)" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUCCESS(magazine)">SUCCESS</a></i> magazines, the CBS Evening News, NBC News, ABC's <a title="Prime Time Live" class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Time_Live">Prime Time Live</a>, Fox News, CNN <a title="A&E (TV channel)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26E(TV_channel)">A&E</a>, as well as newspapers, radio programs, and Internet media worldwide.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-:0_3-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-:0-3">[3]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup>

Robbins' programs have reached over 4 million people from 100 countries around the world.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup>

In 2007, he was named to <i><a title="Forbes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes">Forbes</a></i> magazine's "Celebrity 100" list.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> Forbes estimated that Robbins earned approximately $30 million USD in that year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup>

In 2002, Robbins was ranked as the 45th "Top Business Intellectual in the World” by <a title="Accenture" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accenture">Accenture</a>’s Institute for Strategic Change.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> Robbins has spoken at Harvard Business School<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> and was ranked by the school among the “Top 200 Business Gurus” (Harvard Business School Press, 2003).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup>

He owns Namale, a resort in <a title="Fiji" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji">Fiji</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-:0_3-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins#cite_note-:0-3">[</a></sup></p>

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