In this episode of the Tony Robbins Podcast we’re continuing our Business Mastery Panelist series with an exclusive interview between Tony and Iqram Magdon-Ismail, the co-founder of the digital payment platform, Venmo. In case you’re not familiar with Venmo, the premise is simple: you connect the app to your checking account and you can send and receive payments to anyone with just a tap and a swipe of your smartphone. It’s the ideal solution for splitting bills and paying your friends back - especially for anyone who doesn’t like carrying around cash. Venmo makes exchanging money incredibly simple, and it takes the awkwardness out of asking someone to pay you back. Paying for everything from cab rides to dinners to rent and utilities is streamlined. Venmo was acquired by Braintree in 2012 for $26.2 million, which in turn sold to PayPal for $800 million. And now, Venmo processes more than $6.8 billion in payments per quarter. Yet as ubiquitous as Venmo is today, it wasn’t an easy path to success. Iqram and his co-founder Andrew Kortina endured countless obstacles in their early years, struggling to raise capital and almost closing their doors at one point. In this episode, Tony talks to Iqram about the evolution of Venmo, from idea to fruition to acquisition, and how they were able to persevere through the darkest periods. They discuss the importance of learning to embrace criticism, creating your company’s story, and using the no’s to refine your approach to find that pivotal yes.

Payback for Venmo | Tony Robbins and Venmo co-founder on finding your own story and getting to “yes”

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Tony and Sage Robbins are excited to share this practical and instructive excerpt from their recent Inner Circle members event as they guide a volunteer through inquiry and illustrate: OUR QUESTIONS are THE ANSWER. Tony and Sage address the source of our human suffering -- the mind’s repetitive thoughts and limiting beliefs -- that shape our emotions and drive our behavior. They discuss “The Work” of their dear friend, Byron Katie, renowned author, and teacher whose transformative method of inquiry has inspired countless individuals worldwide to achieve greater self-awareness and emotional freedom. The purpose of this unique exercise is to demonstrate how questioning thoughts and beliefs leads to inner freedom and deeper connections to life and the people around us. In this video, watch Tony and Sage explain what they do and how they each meet their own thoughts and limiting beliefs with inquisitive curiosity and a genuine desire and willingness to see themselves. When we choose to live as if our thoughts and beliefs are just that (and not actually absolute truths), we enter the self-inquiry process that leads to broader perspective, greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and inner liberation. Through four impossibly simple yet powerfully profound questions, The Work of Byron Katie helps disrupt the painful thoughts we’re thinking and believing ultimately fostering our inner freedom and a more fulfilling life. In other words, our most powerful answers can come from simply asking ourselves a few questions! The four simple questions of 'The Work' will help you uncover truths about yourself and the world around you. Please enjoy this exclusive clip from the Tony Robbins Inner Circle! About Tony Robbins' Inner Circle: The ultimate personal growth training club, the Inner Circle provides members with access to Tony's world-class Results Coaches, exclusive content, a next-level global peer group, and over 120 hours of Tony's greatest audio training programs. Additionally, members receive live virtual training sessions from Tony himself two times a year. Designed to keep you engaged, focused, and help you master momentum! Learn more here: https://tonyr.co/49tbId8 Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and dynamic presentation of Mr. Robbins' corporate and personal development events. As the nation's #1 life and business strategist, he's called upon to consult and coach some of the world's finest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and even presidents of nations.

4 Incredibly Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day

 Is happiness a choice?  And if so, can it be engineered?  Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google X and founder of One Billion Happy, believes this is true.  In fact, he's used his three decades of success in the tech industry to engineer his very own "happiness algorithm" to help all of us achieve this mind frame.  Gawdat began his mission to conquer happiness after experiencing the ultimate tragedy.  In 2014, Mo suddenly lost his beloved son, Ali, which thrust him into depression and an existential reckoning with life's fragility. Rather than succumbing to this ultimate despair, Gawdat turned his grief into a catalyst for transformation. He soon embarked on a profound journey of self-discovery and healing, driven by a newfound mission to spread happiness and well-being to the world.  Drawing from his personal experience and extensive research, Mo has authored the international bestseller "Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy” and continues to champion his message of happiness to millions worldwide. Via his writing, speaking engagements, and podcast, Gawdat offers practical tools and strategies for finding joy in the face of adversity.  Mo's commitment to spreading happiness has touched millions of lives.  He continues to inspire people from all walks of life to embrace happiness as a fundamental choice, as well as empower them to engineer their own paths to fulfillment.  Tony and Sage Robbins are excited to share this special presentation from a 2022 private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. Let Mo Gawdat’s poignant insights help you create your own happiness journey today!  To watch this episode, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL7Cb2O6Lhk  Show Notes:  [00:15] Sage Robbins Intro [00:55] The luckiest man you’ll ever meet [03:00] An ultimatum leads to a new path [04:05] How the birth of Ali gave Mo purpose [05:31] “The more life gave me, the more unhappy I became” [08:22] An engineering approach to creating happiness [10:45] Mo details the  tragic passing of his son [11:45] Be everywhere and part of everyone [14:03] Create happiness by making others happy [15:09] The wisdom of Supertramp [21:10] Happiness is the absence of unhappiness [22:30] Mo’s algorithm [23:45] Happiness is not a result of the events of your life [27:45] “Happiness is a choice” [28:43] The Happiness Equation [32:45] The problem with dopamine [35:45] Unhappiness is a survival mechanism [39:18] Matthieu Ricard: The world’s happiest man? [46:00] Accept the things you cannot change [49:05] MIT Study [51:00] Accept that pain never goes away [53:56] Question #1 from audience: “How long did it take you to train your brain? [01:00:19] Question #2 from audience: How can I use meditation to get to the happiness state? [01:04:48] Question #3 from audience: How can I help someone else be happy? [01:07:56] Question #4 from audience: How Can I find happiness when I’m constantly focusing on what could go wrong? [01:14:47] Question #5 from audience: How can I best utilize your teachings with my children? [01:21:00] Sign off  

The Happiness Formula: Retrain Your Brain to Be Happy with Mo Gawdat

 How large is your capacity for forgiveness? Author and motivational speaker Immaculée Ilibagiza grew up in a small village in Rwanda, Africa. With her loving parents and three brothers, Immaculée excelled in school and eventually went on to study electrical and mechanical engineering at the National University of Rwanda. However, her life took a dramatic turn in 1994.   On April 6 of that year, the assassination of the Rwandan President ignited months of massacres targeting Tutsi tribe members across the country. To protect his daughter from rape and murder, Immaculée's father instructed her to seek refuge at a local pastor's house. There, she hid with seven other women in a cramped 3 x 4-foot bathroom for the next 91 days. Amidst the genocide raging outside, Immaculée battled anger and resentment, which threatened to consume her mind, body, and spirit. It was in this desperate state that she turned to prayer, clutching a set of rosary beads her father had given her. Through prayer and faith, she found the strength to resist hate, even using this dark time to teach herself English using only a Bible and a dictionary.   Emerging from her hiding place after 91 days, Immaculée faced a harrowing reality—her entire family, except for one brother studying abroad, had been brutally murdered. She also discovered the massacre of nearly one million extended family members, friends, neighbors, and fellow Rwandans. Despite unimaginable suffering, Immaculée shocked the world by forgiving the man who had killed her mother and brother.   Immaculée Ilibagiza's story offers profound insights and actionable steps to strengthen emotional resilience, release burdens through forgiveness, and contribute to a greater shift in collective consciousness. To share Immaculée's message of healing and forgiveness, Sage and Tony Robbins are honored to present this powerful moment from a private event with their Platinum Partners in Mexico. Please enjoy!   Watch this episode on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBOu2rE8Ljg&t;=986s  SHOW NOTES:  [00:38] Tony’s Intro  [03:05] Disclaimer  [04:27] Lessons learned from the Genocide  [05:28] How the Genocide started  [07:18] Propaganda used to spread hatred  [09:00] Our Lady of Fatima’s warning  [10:00] Moment the killings started  [11:20] Last memory of her father  [13:45] Final message her father shared  [15:25] How life changed in just 3 days  [16:00] Hiding in a 3x4 space with 7 other women  [19:50] Learning to listen to the voice within  [21:45] The moment Immaculée met God  [24:50] Embrace hope/receive a sign  [26:05] A miracle happens  [28:22] Turning to the Bible for answers  [31:31] Not being ready to forgive  [31:55] The worst thing about anger  [35:50] A prayer from the heart can change you  [37:30] Learning to forgive through God  [42:24] Moment the anger went away  [44:11] Discovering that her family was among those killed  [45:55] Life's a gift and there are no guarantees  [46:56] Incredible examples of Immaculée’s prayers being answered  [50:27] Story behind her book being published  [53:52] Meeting the man who killed her family and forgiving him  [55:42] Immaculée’s message of hope  Tony Robbins is a #1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and dynamic presentation of Mr. Robbins' corporate and personal development events. As the nation's #1 life and business strategist, he's called upon to consult and coach some of the world's finest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs, and even presidents of nations. 

"Forgiveness Is Not for Them, It's for You" - Immaculée Ilibagiza

 Mark your calendars for February 13, 2024, as Tony Robbins -- the unparalleled force in life/business strategy and financial insight -- is back with his eagerly anticipated new book "The Holy Grail of Investing."   The final book in Tony's legendary financial freedom trilogy, Tony reveals the strategies and insights of some of the world's most successful investors.   As a special bonus, Tony is sharing the audio version of Chapter One for free, which he's narrated himself.   PRE-ORDER BOOK & Get a Free Gift Here:  https://tonyr.co/47ZGr0O   ABOUT TONY’S BOOK: Tony Robbins, alongside renowned investor Christopher Zook, delves into the realm of alternative investments, unlocking the doors to unprecedented financial success. The duo sat down with over a dozen of the world’s leading investment minds, each managing vast fortunes in private equity, private credit, private real estate, and venture capital. Combined, these visionaries oversee a staggering half a trillion dollars on behalf of investors.   Some of the names include:   -Robert F. Smith – Founder of Vista Equity Partners, recognized as the most successful enterprise software investor in history.  -Vinod Khosla – Founder of Khosla Ventures, a legendary figure in Venture Capital known for transforming a $4 million investment into a $7 billion windfall.   -Michael B. Kim – Revered as the "Godfather of Private Equity" in Asia, Kim has created the largest private equity firm on the continent, making him South Korea’s wealthiest man.   And the list goes on!   Tony and Zook share the favorite strategies and profound insights of these investment titans. Learn from the best, as they disclose their time-tested methods to achieve financial prosperity.   IN THE HOLY GRAIL OF INVESTING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:   How to take advantage of the trillions flowing into private equity by becoming an owner of firms that manage assets and share in generated revenue.   How to leverage two to three times higher returns of private credit as an alternative (or complement) to bonds.   How new rule changes allow individual investors to own a piece of major professional sports teams (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS) and benefit from this fanatically driven asset class.   How to invest in the "energy evolution" and ride the wave of trillions in global investments.   How investments in private real estate can work as an inflationary hedge and source of tax-efficient income.   How many of the world’s greatest investors thrive in good times and bad.   PRE-ORDER NOW FOR A SPECIAL REWARD: Once you've secured your copy today by pre-ordering from your favorite online retailers – visit  https://theholygrailofinvesting.com, enter your proof of purchase, and gain free access to Tony's exclusive ten-part video series on the "7 Pillars of Business Mastery." This is a great opportunity to level up your financial game.   The journey to financial freedom begins on February 13, 2024! Please enjoy chapter one!

Tony Robbins Exclusive: Holy Grail of Investing – Chapter 1

 Welcome to another family edition of The Tony Robbins Podcast. In this intimate conversation, you'll hear from Tony Robbins, his wife Sage Robbins, and their surrogate and family podcast host, Mary B., as they explore the profound POWER of OUR SPOKEN WORDS. In a world where words carry an invisible but undeniable currency, our emotions and therefore the quality of our lives are sculpted by the meanings embedded in the words we choose.     There's power and responsibility within the words we attach to our experience of life – whether in the boardroom, family room, or across the airwaves. If you're feeling “stuck”, “anxiety,” “enraged,” “delighted,” “curious,” or even “depressed,” Tony shows us how to take inventory of the words we consistently use to describe our experience, and how we can consciously select our words to alter our experience of life.     This isn't your typical self-affirmation exercise; it's a powerful exploration of incantations, decrees, prayer, conversation, internal dialogue, and a practice that transformed Tony's life during the challenging times of his early years.     Listen to Tony's personal testimony as he shares -- during despair and uncertainty -- how he turned to incantations as a source of strength and transformation. From being broke and sleeping in a Volkswagen to who he is as a leader, husband, and father today, Tony's incantations have been a constant companion on his 46-year journey of growth, contribution, and impact. As a modern family constellation, Sage, Mary, and Tony also shed light on the transformational vocabulary and the language ratios they work to implement in their home, as well as the contemporary relevance of the power of spoken words, when it comes to the timely topic of freedom of speech and expression. It's an important reminder that our habitual words hold weight in contributing to the broader dialogue that’s shaping our world and our collective relationship with humanity.     Join us for more than just a chat – it's a journey into the power of language. Every word carries the ability to shape, transform, and awaken something within you and NOW is the time to harness this power and use it as we move forward into a new year!     If you would like to view the VIDEO version of this podcast episode (and many others), please visit: https://www.youtube.com/tonyrobbinslive     SHOW NOTES:       [00:00] Mary B. intro  [01:00] Words create and words destroy    [02:35] Free speech, First Amendment, censorship    [03:50] Tony: Meanings are shaped by the words we select    [05:06] T.V. Transformational Vocabulary    [06:44] Have to vs. Get to    [07:20] Julie and John Gottman’s magic 5:1 ratio  [08:30] Take an inventory of your consistent words    [09:25]  Awaken the Giant Within: Vocab of Ultimate Success    [10:45] Sage: Self talk and internal dialogue    [13:29] A 2-year-old’s speech    [14:23] Your consistent words are producing your consistent emotions    [15:24] In the beginning was word, and the word was God    [15:49] A relationship is the sum total of its communication    [16:45] Tony on incantations and The Magic of Believing    [17:37] Words are a form of hypnosis    [18:13] Tony & Sage’s wedding vows    [20:48] A life’s purpose statement    [21:33] Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Prayer of St. Francis    [22:30] Sage: Romantic love & the humble position    [23:40] Tony on the most important habits of all    [25:32] If you want to create a new life, choose your words wisely    [25:52] Words put us in trance (and every emotion is a trance)    [26:58] Profound Knowledge: Your words require a habit    [28:20] Tony’s new book: The Holy Grail of Investing    [30:15] SEGMENT 2: Sage on the Language of Love    [33:28] Schism or solution    [36:46] The language of leadership  [38:38] Mary B. on the record/off the record    [39:53] Sage: Don’t give your power away, seek a deeper truth    [42:30] Mary B. on the juicy seduction of gossip    [42:53] Mary B. story about Sage’s dad, “Is that right.”    [44:43] The Bambi principle    [46:15] Where there is darkness, let there be light    [48:02] Mary B. on the energy of our language    [49:34] Sage and Mary B on the story of a flat tire  [51:00] Sage on TR’s ulcer    [54:02] Be impeccable with your word … or at least don’t lie    [55:55] Isaiah  [56:41] Sign off     

Payback for Venmo | Tony Robbins and Venmo co-founder on finding your own story and getting to “yes”

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