Clarity & Purpose By Anthony Robbins

My great experience at the "Unleash the Power Within" seminar with Anthony Robbins

          Greatness is in all of us, not in just some of us. This is a concept that Tony Robbins instills in all that attend his "Unleash the Power Within" seminar.

          As many already know and for those who don't know, a little less over a year ago, I began to search answers which I questioned many times for years on why I wasn't living the life I constantly dreamed of and even though I knew there was no difference in me to those who were already living a life of abundance, I wanted to know how it was all done.

          My good friend, business partner and mentor Carlos Marin began living yet another one of his dreams last year in June when he started having his personal empowerment seminars. He convinced me that if I wasn't getting out of life what I wanted, then I had to attend his seminar. And that I did, and there was where I learned about Anthony Robbins. After listening to Carlos talk so highly about Anthony Robbins and how he had taught him to live the great life that he now lives, my interest for knowing more about Tony Robbins grew and grew. I looked him up on the internet and went to my local library to read some of his materials. Just a few weeks after that, I admired Anthony Robbins and knew that I had to make it upon myself to go to one of his seminars.

          I focused and envisioned myself truly attending one of his seminars everyday that I knew I would attract it somehow and I did! Being at this seminar was a dream come true. I was not able to buy my ticket just a day before the seminar but I constantly told everyone that I was going. And even though I hadn't even bought my flight yet, I kept believing and envisioning myself at the seminar meeting Anthony Robbins and on March 11, 2010, there I was, making one of my dreams a reality!

          The first day was the most impacting for me. I wondered where Anthony got all his energy from?! He started the seminar at about 9:30 in the morning and it was 12:30 am that night and I think I saw him take a sip of water once and there was no lunch break, and the amazing thing about that was that I didn't even feel hungry because he got us so hyped up with all his positive messages that nearly 16 hours went by and I wanted to continue jumping and screaming to the music and his enthusiastic personality.He is an amazing, very energetic human being! Being at his seminar felt like being at a rock concert only feeling more and more energetic as time goes by. Then the expected came....it was time to walk on fire! Yes, you guys heard right, I was ready to walk on burning coals 1,200 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit! You see, by the time we were ready to walk on fire, there was no doubt in all of 3,500 people that attended this seminar that we could not do it. Anthony worked us all those hours and programed us in such a positive mindset that everyone was ready to do the unthinkable! And that we did! That was the most inspiring, daring and amazing experience I have ever experienced in my whole life. After I went through it and realized what I had just done, the tears in my eyes fell as if a water pipe had broken and there was no repair. It felt as if I had just woken from a dream that I didn't want to wake from yet at the same time felt so real because I knew that there was nothing in this world that I could not do, therefore; nothing or no one was going to get in my way from claiming what belonged to me, from living my purpose and the life of my dreams!

          The remaining 3 days of the seminar were just as intense. There isn't any words ever invented to describe the connection and oneness you feel with Anthony Robbins while he distributes his messages of encouragement, motivation and love, oh yes, you can actually feel so much love in this seminar that it actually brought me to tears so many times during the day. I started to feel embarrassed around people because I'm sure they wondered why I cried so much all the time. It was such an incredible experience that I know that I'm not the same person, if I was a good person before, I know that I'm a much better and loving human being because of the experience I had at the Unleash the Power Within Seminar with Anthony Robbins. I got to visit my parents, friends and family after the seminar and I felt so good being able to spread the message and feel very thankful to my family and friends for talking the time to listen to me and hopefully they too will make the decision to reinvent themselves also, I know they can do it and I will be there to help them!

          Anthony Robbins makes us aware on how important it is to think positive and makes us focus on why we should do the things that we have to do to live our dreams and makes us meditate on what will it cost us if we don't take action. He teaches us how to create lasting change by reinforcing a new empowering pattern until it becomes a habit, how we should always put ourselves in a peak state by focusing on what you love and the most important one of all, he teaches us how powerful love is. The most enduring, satisfactory and empowering love is the love you give unconditionally without expecting anything in return. That alone gave me so much to think about. Just the thought of being able to love that way gave me a sense of such true fulfillment that I literally saw my life as an abundant one because of this great love I saw myself feeling and experiencing.

There is so much more that I experienced at this seminar but it would take me weeks to finish it but I advise anyone who is looking for the true meaning of  life and how you can live the life you deserve, you need to make it upon yourself to attend a personal empowerment seminar, it is a must. Picture yourself living a life of abundance, health, wealth and prosperity and you shall live it. Keep your dreams alive, nourish it and protect it as I did mine and you too will find yourself making it a reality as I found myself going to this seminar when the odds were against me and all that I envisioned, resulted as I imagined it, meeting and talking to Anthony Robbins personally and giving him a great big hug and feel the love, compassion and caring that only can be felt with the one and only Anthony Robbins. And not only did I make that dream a reality, I also found myself making another dream come true by visiting the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa Florida with my daughter Melinda and my nephew and niece, Jonathan and Jesika, something I dreamed about because I've always been fascinated by the beauty of these amazing creatures. Now I can check two goals off my list and determined to cross out a million more if possible for years to come!

           Please feel free to leave me your comments and start today by living the life that you deserve!

    

My meaning of celebration (posted on facebook Feb. 12, 2010)

As I started the day today with daily routines, with the first being to give thanks to our God for all that I have and all the great things that will be, I couldn't give enough thanks to the friends and family that wished me the best and remembered me on my special day.

Being in that state of thankfulness made me remember something that my daughter Emily (the 4th of my 5 children) asked me yesterday. Emily asked me, "Mom, what are you doing for your birthday tomorrow" I answered, "nothing really" and as I paused, a surprised expression emerged from Emily's face but I continued and said, "I really don't feel like doing anything, honestly" I added. Without me being finished with my reply, Emily let out a burst of laughter and yelled, "Oh my God, she really is getting old," as she looked towards Kimberly (my youngest) as Kimberly also laughed.

I laughed with them and then I began giving thought to what Emily had said. You see, for many years I thought celebrating was all about going out to dinner, having some drinks or going to any local club where I could "party hardy" But as years went by, I realized that doing those things did not bring fulfillment to my life, in fact, every time I would go out in the search of something I had no clarity on, I came home even emptier than how I left in the beginning. I must admit that I did in fact enjoy myself but those events never fulfilled my inner being; it didnt nourish the person that lacked knowledge to becoming a person that will leave a legacy on this earth. And with this, I'm not saying that I'm the only person that has the ability to achieve greatness because this ability is in all of us. Every individual is put on this earth to live a life of wealth, health and full abundance. This is not said by me but by the greatest mentors in the world like Jim Rohn, Zig Ziglar, Anthony Robbins and too many more to mention, google them up.

Today, I'm happy to say that I have a better, more satisfying definition of celebration. I celebrate everyday and it doesnt have to be a holiday or someone's birthday. My definition of celebration consist of; spending more time with a loved one, telling my children how much I love them, taking the time to talk on the phone for hours to the ones who aren't living with me anymore and also celebrating the breath that I take ever second which keeps me alive. Taking time to myself, enabling myself to find the answers to my life's purpose and remembering how precious life is, that we should not waste one minute of it. Our life here on earth is the gift that God gives to us so we can make the very best of it...what are we going to give God in return?

For those who are still young and dont realize and understand what I'm talking about, its totally ok. I was also once there wearing those uncomfortable shoes, until I went and bought me a better quality, just my size new pair of shoes. These shoes were genuinely custom made to fit my expectations and now I walk on a more secure and a more rewarding path to success and happiness.

For all those who are in my age range, I'm sure you've come to realize how comfortable and satisfying it is to walk on the proper shoes and be on the right track to victory!

And for those who are in my age range and still havent found the right shoes to lead you to walk on the right track. I know you're still probably going around trying on all sorts of shoes but remember, if those havent worked or felt right, you're close to finding the ones that will fit if you just keep pressing forward. Ask yourself, "what is it that I desire in life, what truly motivates me to the point that it brings tears to my eyes?" Don't think about what your kids desire, or husband or anyone else, what do YOU desire in life? Once you asked yourself that question, you will find the answers within your inner being and I'm sure you will find the place that carries the shoes that fit your desires.... and you might realize that the place that you have searched for for so long may be just around the corner. My advice, start reinventing your life now because how Anthony Robbins always says, "Its not how you start your life that counts, its how you end it"

And for those who are not ready, the great Jim Rohn always said "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." this simply means that everything you need to transform your life will appear like magic as long as you are ready and willing to give yourself the opportunity to live in full satisfaction in every aspect of your life.

I just got a call from my daughter Melissa (my eldest) telling me that she's bringing my grand babies over and you know what, I couldn't ask for a better birthday gift than to spend quality time with the 3 little people I love, cherish and praise more than life itself! Happy Birthday to me!!!

What have I learned this past year that made my life and the life of others better?

               We are all talking about our New Year's resolutions and how we are going to become a better person, make our business explode financially or make our relationships work. But in the past year, have we worked on skills and strategies to make these things happen? Have you taken the first steps or have rushed up the ladder thinking that being at the top will make things happen for you? Trying to change from one day to another is one of the main reasons 99% of the people see the next new year come by and are unable to make a change in their lives.

               What ever your case may be, its never too late if you become committed to making things happen for yourself. I have a few things I want to share that I have learned in this past year. Why do I want to share this? Because I think that learning one step at a time at your own pace, will make your learning and time spent doing it worthwhile.

               The 3 main things I learned this past year:

• In order to excel in anything, you have to excel in yourself first.

I am in a network marketing company and have been in the company for almost 2 years now. In the beginning, I have to be honest, I thought I knew it all but I knew nothing. I kept sponsoring people in my business and expected them to excel. All I did was complain on how the people werent doing anything and others were just getting by. I got to the point that I got very discouraged but I continued my business because I dont believe in giving up. As time went by, I just kept complaining and assuming that the next person I would sponsor would probably wind up doing exactly what the others were doing and it wasnt a surprise when they did as I thought. Then, I went to a business seminar where one of the founding consultants of the company, Brian McClure said, "if you want to know whats wrong with your business, look into a mirror and you will find the answer." In other words, the reason my business wasnt successful was because I was doing something wrong. I mean people were making thousands, some of them were making millions. It was the perfect timming with the perfect product, I considered myself smart enough and well equipped so why wasnt it working for me? Because I needed to make some changes in the ways needed to make my business a success. You see, I didnt take the time to study the necessary procedures to make things happen nor was I giving my team the support needed to make my business grow. After I've been working on my personal development and time management, I am on the right track. Even though I had a team set up, I am going to have to start from scratch but I know this time it will be a great success. I will keep you posted on how my business is going!

• See opportunity in everyone!

One of my mentors always said, "the person you think will; wont. And the person you think wont; will." This is so true. Everyone should be given the opportunity to make a difference in their lives and the lives of their loved ones even if they dont take advantage of the opportunity. At least you did your part in trying to help them achieve greatness and even if they dont take advantage of the opportunity once you present it to them, hopefully, they will come back in the future and create for themselves and their loved ones, a life filled with riches and abundance. The key is, dont underestimate the potential of any human being!

• Things can be worse.

Dont complain when you dont have the money to pay your mortgage because there are people out there that dont even have a home to live in. Dont complain when your spouse doesn't help you with the choirs because it might have been that were all by yourself without anyone to cuddle with at night. Dont complain when your kid has gotten caught by authorities with smoking some marijuana because unfortunately there are mothers who have their children in prison for worse things and even worse, some mothers dont have their children around anymore. Everything has a solution and the truth is; things could be worse. Always think that you have the power in your hands to make a difference in your life for the better. Make things happen!

• Make every moment count

Do you want to become good or be the best? I dont know about you but I want to become the best in everything I do! That is why I have refrained from partying, from hanging around the people who dont have the things I want and making every free moment I have count. I read every second I have a chance to do so because that will make me a wiser person, prepared to be successful in every aspect of my persona. My mentor, friend and multi-millionaire, Carlos Marin always says, "dont listen to the advice of a person that doesn't have what you want." In other words, if your friend has a rocky relationship and is trying to give you advice on what to do with yours, do you think you would be a smart person if you take that advice? That is why my circle of friends now consist of people who have the cars I want, the mansions I want and the financial freedom I want for my family and I. Call me self centered or materialistic but all I know is that my family and I deserve all the better things in life and I am not going to stop until we have just that.


What are you going to do with your precious time to make that difference in your life in 2010?

A CHRISTMAS REMINDER

     Today is Christmas and as we spend time with our families and enjoy our gifts, let us keep in mind what Christmas is all about. Christmas is not really about the gifts that we recieve or the best parties of the season or even the great places we can visit. I believe Christmas is about how much we can give of ourselves, how much we can enjoy and be thankful that we can be with our families and how far we can go in planning how well we're going to do the following year to make our lives and the lives of our loved ones a better one.

      Just yesterday I had to be reminded of what Christmas is really about. Even though my holidays were always filled with joy, laughter, family and many, many presents, I was missing out on a important meaning of this season. Every year I planned for yet a better Christmas to an almost perfect one with much to drink, eat and much more presents. To my surprise, every year got a little less abundant and less happier.I wasn't in the Christmas spirit as I always was, I didn't want to visit family anymore,  I even came to the point that in the past few years, I've found myself struggling to buy my children gifts for the holidays.

        All that have read my other posts know that this past year has been a transformational one for me. I have known so many new things that I never thought would ever evolve in my persona. As these holidays approached, I was stressing the fact that I didnt know how I was going to come up with money to buy my children the gifts that they deserve; realize how many times we find ourselves doubting our own strengths and forgetting that we are children of the most high God and nothing is impossible if we truly believe that everything in life is possible. And as I thought about the negativity of things, I subconsciously started fighting with my conscious and prayed and reassured myself that something great was happen even if I didnt have any money to buy gifts and that my children will understand. Amazingly, both things happened!

         I woke up early yesterday morning, got some choirs done, went to pick up my son who was coming home for the holidays from college at the Orient point ferry, came home and cooked enough food to feed an army and by the time it was 2pm, I had everything I had planned done. 

         Miraculously, my husband came home about 2:30 pm with great news. He was given a bonus from his job that enabled us to buy gifts for all my 5 children including my 3 grand daughters, one of my husband's friend and my daughters' friend which I consider like my own.

         Observe how I too, still am not fully aware on what the true meaning of Christmas is, well I do know but I think I need to be reminded so I can instill that truth in my thoughts and beliefs. As I sat with Emma on my lap (my youngest grand daughter) and helped her unwrap her gifts, I recieved a text. Anthony Robbins tweeted "The best present of any Christmas is the gift of being with those you love! Hope you are sharing that gift today!" And surely and much blessed, I was. Writing this gives me goose bumps.

          I didnt realize that giving the gift to my children that I am always there for them is the best gift ever. I would not know what I would have done on Christmas days had I not had my mom around to cook for us or just be there in a warm and loving enviroment and I'm sure my children feel the same. I'm sure that my children will give up any gift if they had to choose them over me. Thankyou God, for making my life completely family happy!

         Even though next Christmas is another year away, let us continue to believe in the true meaning of Christmas. As we are reminded that Christ was born on this day, let us be born again too, not in religious ways if you chose not to but in ways to make our lives more fullfilled.  Let's make our lives more whole, more peaceful, enabling us to live our passions, live our most highest potential. Let us go on a journey in which we will commit ourselves that when the ending of next year comes, we can look back and truly say, "I've made a change in my life for the better and I have made a difference in a person's life or people's lives." Wouldn't that be a great satisfaction and achievement?!!


            I believe that if we can make a difference in  person's life, we are unconsciously making ours much better in ways that we've always dreamed of. I am committing myself that for next Thanksgiving, I will volunteer in a soup kitchen or anything similar to help feed the less fortunate. Next Christmas, instead of buying gifts and cooking for my family, I will invite less fortunate families to my home and cook for them and buy them gifts. I've already told my children about my plans and they are happy to help my plans become a success.

           Please feel free to to share any plans to make our world a better one. See you soon in a more fullfilled, abundant and different world.
                        
                      Marilu Nunez

         

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING THANKFUL

                          Why should I be thankful?


      That was a question I asked myself so many times but didn't think it was important as long as I got what I wanted from the people who surround me and I did what was right. My children were taken care of and I tried to implement the strict rules my parents implemented on me. My house was clean and always decorated beautifully for every occasion and every holiday and my husband's only worry was to go to work because I made sure he did not have to worry about paying bills, or cooking, or having to worry about looking in the closet and not finding clean clothes for the next day of work because I made sure that everything was done accordingly.


        But one day I realized that my life was an everyday routine and there was no excitement in my life, so I decided to listen to what my heart always told me; that there has got to be another and better way. That I needed to stop, smell the sweet smell of flowers and be thankful for what I had. There was no way I was going to get different results in my life if I continued to do the same things everyday that had gotten me to the life that I was presently living.


        What a fool I was not to realize the wonderful gifts that God had given me! How naive was I not to notice the special people that surrounded me and made such a diffence in my life! I was letting time pass by without noticing the great things my children did because I was too busy trying to implement what was right. I was too busy trying to make my home look perfect when what I should have been doing was to be appreciative that I had a home, that there were many out there that were sleeping in alleyways and were out there in the cold while I had a beautiful home with a great family and a comfortable, warm bed to sleep in. I was too blind to see that there were children out there who went to bed with nothing to eat when thankfully mine never went without it and I was also a very self centered person when I thought that my husband's job was only to please me. I constantly brushed him away every time he would buy me flowers telling him he should have done something better with the money like pay some bills. I criticized every gift he gave me complaining it was not what I wanted and then I wondered why he stopped doing these nice things for me!


I realized I needed to do more for my children than  just take care of them physically. I needed to do more for myself than  just clean my house every time I thought I needed to do something productive. I needed to have a husband, not just someone who I thought of as the one who payed me to clean up after him, to cook for him,to have clean clothes for him every time he needed it and to serve him so he can satisfy his sexual needs because in my eyes, it wasn't for me to enjoy, I just put it upon myself to think that it was only my responsibility as his wife.


          Then I realized the importance of being thankful. I learned that I have to be thankful for even the smallest things, the things we think are meaningless but turn out to be the things that make our lives complete. I realized how wonderful my kids were and after I became thankful for having them in my life, they became even more extraordinary than they were in the past. After I became thankful for the food we had on the table every night, I began to give to charities to help the needy.  Just the other day, I started making dinner for us. I noticed that I had run out of oil, didn't have the condiments that I wanted to complete the meal and noticed all we had to drink was water. At the moment I got kind of upset but not a minute passed when I realized how ungrateful I was being. I started thinking about the less fortunate ones and my whole outlook on the situation changed. I began to ask God for his forgiveness, thanked him for what we had and everything looked and felt different now. We happened to have a great dinner and was very thankful that we had it.


        I also became aware of the wonderful person God has sent me as a husband. I realized that I should be thankful for having him in my life and that I have to accept him for what he is and the wonderful things he does, not for what I wanted him to be and want him to do. Just last night, I became very ill and had to be rushed to the hospital, no big thing but a small case of pancreatitis. I observed how he was so tired, my husband works two jobs but that didn't stop him from pampering me and making sure I was comfortable. He tucked me under the blankets, he kissed my forehead, he held my hand, he even put his coat over me so I could keep warm even if that meant that he'd be cold. How can I not be thankful for all these things?Now my husband and I live a caring, affecionate and loving life because I learned to be thankful.


         We have to all learn to give thanks to God, to the universe or to whatever your beliefs are, but we have to learn to give thanks. Being thankful opens up the doors to many fulfillment in our lives. After I learned to be thankful, my life has been more happier, more peaceful and much richer in all aspects, even financially. We have to realize that the more we are thankful, the more we learn to give and the more we learn to give, the more abundance we receive, automatically. I even learned to be thankful for the business that I'm in. I'm thankful that even though I'm not on the level where I want to be, I know that the opportunity is like no other and that slowly, but surely, I will achieve the richness God has in store for me.


          Amazingly, after being thankful, I have also attracted many wonderful and amazing friends who have guided me, helped me and have nurtured me in ways that would only happen to a person who is so thankful for life and everything in it.  

               Yisel Tejada is a energetic, extremely pleasant and very beautiful young lady who has made it her business to excel in life. She is a great example to everyone of all ages. She sends out a message to us that everything is possible when you have a positive, motivated attitude and believe in yourself. She has been an inspiration to me and I'm thankful for it. 


 Gloria and Paul Caraway have been amazing friends. These two wonderful people are there to help without asking for anything in return. I will never have enough money to ever repay them just for being there for me. 


Carlos and Cecy Marin, with their motivation and advice, have made my life such a better one that I will be forever thankful. Even though they're helping hundreds of people achieve their true potential in life, they always find the time for me, I'm am so thanful. 


John Razmus, a brillaint, 20 year old kid who I named "Website Magician" because of his expertise in doing magic with computer programs. He is helping me with setting up my personal website, something I have been trying to do for years. John, you're stuck with me for life and I know that soon I will be making enough money with that amazing website you're creating for me and you will be compensated greatly, I promise!! 


Last but not least, I want to mention someone who I also met not too long ago on Twitter. If you are ready to better your life in every way, then Chip Esajian is the man you have to connect with. In such little time, he was made a tremendous impact in my life that I can't explain. Thanks Chip for your great and positive energy, you are my daily motivation!




You see, this is the outcome that life brings us when we all become thankful. Life will start bringing you all you've desired and much more. Just to let you know that being thankful doesn't happen instantly like magic but when you decide to be thankful, the more you become a better person to make a difference in this world!

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