*Content warning* This episode includes discussions of sexual harassment, suicide, and familial abuse. 

We begin our journey into the world of motivational speaking with a full-episode case study on Tony Robbins, one of the most famous and financially successful speakers and life coaches of all time. 

Can you turn your life around by walking over coals? Are this gigantic, gravelly-voiced titan's seminars really worth the thousands of dollars they cost to attend??? 

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Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/

Our art is by Jennifer Walker. Find her at https://www.jenniferwalker.design/

Sources:

Podcasts

• Oh No Ross and Carrie. Parts  2, and 3, Get Rich Quick. 

Books

• National Speakers Association. Paid to Speak: Best Practices for Building a Successful Speaking Business. Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2011. 

Film

• Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru. Dir. Joe Berlinger. Netflix, 2016

Web

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Robbins

https://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tony-robbins-best-advice-executive-coach/

https://moneyinc.com/why-many-people-believe-tony-robbins-is-a-scam/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janebradley/tony-robbins-self-help-secrets

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelschein/2018/05/03/tony-robbins-is-a-major-jerk-and-other-reasons-you-should-follow-his-lead/?sh=7a8cf03f7be9

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2003/1110/070.html?sh=ce7019537075

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2019/06/30/so-you-want-to-be-a-motivational-speaker/?sh=53950c766a54

Tony Robbins and #metoo - what is wrong with this picture?