From a rough childhood to a near-death experience, Tony Rodrigues had every reason to quit. But instead of accepting the lies, he was told, he became a business owner and decided to grow through the negative experiences. As a Certified High-Performance Life and Business Strategist Trainer, Tony has helped thousands of people experience transformations in all aspects of their lives; emotional, personal, business, relationships, and health. His whole philosophy is that you can grow through what you go through.

There is a ton of value here. So let’s jump right into the episode and learn from Tony how we can Get Up n’ Grow!

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 04:49] Opening Segment

• I welcome and introduce my guest, Tony Rodrigues
• • #GetUpNGrow
• Tony gives us a bit of background 
• • Married with kids 
  • Born in Portugal and moved to the U.S. at 6
  • Rough transition and childhood
  • Suicidal at 16 
  • Near-death experience 

[04:50 – 10:32] Don’t Die Without Having Lived

• Tony talks about what he learned from his near-death experience
• • I would’ve died without having lived
  • Doing things that scare you
  • Life is to be lived not feared 
• Going into business 
• • Venturing into real estate 
  • Bet against by his father 
  • Finding success 
• Meeting a mentor 
• • Learning from Tony Robbins 
  • Learning what not to do 
  • Traveling the world 

[10:33 – 22:42] You Are the CEO of Your Life

• Combating the negative voices from creeping back in 
• • What are you feeding your mind?
  • Who are you surrounding yourself with? 
  • • We become the average of the people we are with
    • Challenging you to think bigger
  • You are the CEO of your life
  • Speaking life and love into yourself
• The importance of the words you speak to yourself
• • What you allow in your temple 
  • The words you use are the house you live in
  • “I am...”
  • Being kind to yourself
• The importance of failing
• • Fail fast 
  • Essential part of Success 
  • The analogy of a baby 
  • Fall forward 

[22:43 – 31:24] Get Up N Grow

• Grow not just go 
• • Learn from mistakes 
  • Example from Tony’s life 
  • Helping others through things 
  • Strengthening through the things that break you
• Tony gives helpful resources and advice to grow
• • Links below 
  • The journey inwards 
  • The importance of making peace with yourself
  • Loving yourself 

[31:25 – 46:15] Closing Segment

• Tony’s advice to people going through the hard things 
• • The words we use - Action steps to do at home
  • Eliminating the negativity -
  • Stop trying and start doing 
  • Reduce the size of your ‘But’ 
  • Knowing the people to cut from your life 
• How to reach out to Tony
• • Links below 
• The importance of sharing your story 
• • Opening a window into a dark place
  • Healing for yourself and others
• Final Words 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

"I would have died without having lived… I decided that if I was going to die tomorrow, then I’m going to live today” - Tony Rodrigues

“If you look around your circle and the people in your circle aren’t inspiring you, aren’t challenging you… then you don’t have a circle, you have a cage.” - Tony Rodrigues

“Everything that’s tried to break me has strengthened me… and everything that’s tried to drown me has taught me how to swim.” - Tony Rodrigues

 

Resources Mentioned: 

• Awakening the Giant Within
• The Alchemist

 

Reach out and connect with Tony on Instagram, YouTube, Clubhouse(tonyrodrigues), or email [email protected]. Visit his website, https://getupngrow.com/, to learn even more.

 

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