Out of the Fire
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info_outlineFrom 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
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- #GetUpNGrow
- Tony gives us a bit of background
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- 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
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- I would’ve died without having lived
- Doing things that scare you
- Life is to be lived not feared
- Going into business
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- Venturing into real estate
- Bet against by his father
- Finding success
- Meeting a mentor
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- 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
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- What are you feeding your mind?
- Who are you surrounding yourself with?
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Links below
- The importance of sharing your story
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- 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:
Reach out and connect with Tony on Instagram, YouTube, Clubhouse(tonyrodrigues), or email tonyrodriguesnj@gmail.com. Visit his website, https://getupngrow.com/, to learn even more.
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