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Book · 2012 · Self-Help

Awaken The Giant Within

How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial

by Tony Robbins · Recommended by 8 people on 6 podcasts

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There was a really interesting workbook from Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, that a friend sent to me about three months ago and I had a bunch of decisions I was really really struggling with.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Jul 2024 Listen at 7:46

What they say about it

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The best things said about it

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Discussed
I read that book at one point, and I kind of applied a lot of those strategies to the way that I approach most things in my life now.
Tom Hopper The Rich Roll Podcast · Oct 2026
Discussed
12 years ago, I read a book by Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, the classic mhm book.
Andy Ramage The Rich Roll Podcast · May 2024
Discussed
That is the tool I used to become unblocked when I was 30 and it when I was that unhappy and I said I had to try to write something I had given Dave Awaken the Giant Within.
Brian Koppelman a16z Podcast · Mar 2019

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Why people recommend it

Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins is a classic personal development guide focused on mindset, decision-making, and mastering personal psychology. The book received widespread attention across multiple podcast episodes. Chris Williamson discussed the title on Modern Wisdom, mentioning a condensed audio workbook version sent to him by a friend that helped him navigate difficult decisions and front-load pain to build motivation. Williamson also contrasted Robbins's broad messages with more targeted modern advice. Tom Hopper appeared on The Rich Roll Podcast and named the book while explaining how he applied its strategies to goal-setting and overcoming personal challenges after reading it during a pivotal time. Shaan Puri referenced the title on My First Million while brainstorming modern equivalents to classic self-help bestsellers. Leila Hormozi brought up the work on Build with Leila Hormozi, recounting an exercise from the book regarding self-reflection and relationship standards. Andy Ramage told Rich Roll that reading the text twelve years prior introduced him to foundational coaching and mindset concepts. Across these discussions, speakers repeatedly highlighted the book's enduring impact on personal transformation and goal attainment.

Every mention

12 counted mentions · 2 passing or ad reads below
Chris Williamson there's this great audiobook from Tony Robbins. It's 30 years old. George Mac sent it to me. I don't even k… 5
Discussed
“personal development books were like Tony Robbins, unleash the power within, which is great, but it's like broad-ranging and a little nebulous compared with this is a specific message for you at your stage of life.”
Recommended
“there's this great audiobook from Tony Robbins. It's 30 years old. George Mac sent it to me. I don't even know how to find it. It's I'll try and find it and put it in the links, but it's basically an hour and a half worksheet, Awaken the Giant Within.”
Discussed
“there was a a really interesting workbook from Tony Robbins awaken the giant within that a friend sent to me about three months ago and I had a a bunch of decisions I was really really struggling with and I've been vacillating about for ages and uh it's one of those classic sort of mid 2000s American self-help hardcore self-help”
Discussed
“it must be like an audio workbook from awaken the giant within it's only about an hour and a half long and I'm pretty sure awaken the giant within is like 10 hours long or something”
Discussed
“I listened on recommendation from a friend to a 20y old nearly 20-year-old Tony Robbins awaken the giant within workbook on Audible”
Andy Ramage 12 years ago, I read a book by Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, the classic mhm book. 1
Discussed
“12 years ago, I read a book by Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within, the classic mhm book.”
Brian Koppelman That is the tool I used to become unblocked when I was 30 and it when I was that unhappy and I said I had t… 1
Discussed
“That is the tool I used to become unblocked when I was 30 and it when I was that unhappy and I said I had to try to write something I had given Dave awaken the giant within.”
Jessimae Peluso I'm actually reading a wake awake the beast within read unlimited power like in 1989 or something [ __ ] wa… 1
Discussed
“I'm actually reading a wake awake the beast within read unlimited power like in 1989 or something [ __ ] was great”
Leila Hormozi so the first time that I recognized this was I was reading a book it was actually Tony Robbins Unleash the… 1
Discussed
“so the first time that I recognized this was I was reading a book it was actually Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within and I was reflecting on why was my last relationship so shitty and not so shitty”
Ruari Fairbairns he had said to me you know why don't you try this thing called Headspace and that was 2013 so I just starte… 1
Discussed
“he had said to me you know why don't you try this thing called Headspace and that was 2013 so I just started meditating and I used it as when I'm on the train and I'm trying to change who I am from the person I needed to be to survive in that business to going home to a loving”
Shaan Puri I think today if you were to write I don't know why I said you I should have said me if I were to write a m… 1
Discussed
“I think today if you were to write I don't know why I said you I should have said me if I were to write a modern-day version of you009 robbins's book un least of power within or Mark Manson's book”
Tom Hopper I actually was talking about this on another podcast about this book, Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbi… 1
Discussed
“I actually was talking about this on another podcast about this book, Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins. I read that book at one point, and I kind of applied a lot of those strategies to the way that I approach most things in my life now.”

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Passing
“Tony Robbins is best known for transforming millions of lives through immersive events and frameworks. He advises world leaders and executives across 100+ companies and is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Awaken the Giant Within’ and ‘Unlimited Power’.”
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“first up Tony Robbins entrepreneur philanthropist and the nation's number one life and business strategist and the number one New York Times bestselling author of of money Master the game Life Force and awaken the giant within”

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