Anthony Robbins

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Anthony Robbins

Anthony "Tony" Robbins , actually Anthony J. Mahavorick , (born February 29, 1960 in Azusa ) is an American bestselling author and NLP trainer. He is also known as an instructor for coaches .

Life

Robbins is the author of three bestsellers on Success and Neuro-Linguistic Programming and is the founder of Neuroassociative Conditioning . He learned neurolinguistic programming under NLP co-founder John Grinder .

Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavorick on February 29, 1960 and grew up in Azusa , California. When he was seven, his parents' marriage ended in divorce and Tony took the surname of his second stepfather, Jim Robbins.

At the beginning of his career, Robbins dealt with health and fitness. Robbins' diet and health teachings were influenced by Harvey and Marilyn Diamonds Fit for Life and also Robert Young. Robbins offers numerous seminars on these topics.

Robbins has advised celebrities like President Bill Clinton and professional athletes like Greg Norman , Mike Tyson , Chuck Liddell , Diego Sanchez and Andre Agassi, and teams like the Los Angeles Kings .

In 1993, Toastmasters International recognized him as one of the top five speakers in the world.

He played himself in a guest role in the 2001 comedy film Schwer in love .

criticism

Critics accuse Robbins of promoting scientifically unproven techniques. These include u. a. the intake of wheatgrass juices as well as the magnetic field theory, which evaluates food based on its energy frequency, and is based on the Fit for Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, which is considered to be scientifically unsound .

Publications

See also

literature

  • Uwe Kanning: Anthony Robbins. In: ders .: How you are guaranteed not to be successful! On the trail of the phenomenon of the success gurus. Pabst Science Publishers, Lengerich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89967-388-3 , pp. 12-17.

Web links

Commons : Tony Robbins  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. Who is Anthony Robbins? In: anthonyrobbins.de .
  2. Capitalizing on self-fulfilling prophecies: The vernacular dimensions of Anthony Robbins' self-empowerment enterprise . University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. Uwe P. Kanning: How you are guaranteed not to be successful! On the trail of the phenomenon of the success gurus. UP, 2007, ISBN 978-3-89967-388-3 .
  4. ^ Fit For Life: Some Notes on the Book and Its Roots . Quackwatch. 1999. Accessed December 31, 2009.
  5. ^ A critique of Mr. Clinton's self-help guru. ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. National Council for Reliable Health Information. (Jan / Feb 1995, NCAHF Newsletter. Vol. 18 Issue 1, pp. 1–2.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ncahf.com