Why people recommend it
Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins is a popular self-help and neurolinguistic programming guide designed to help individuals optimize their mindsets, master personal communication, and achieve success. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Bert Kreischer, Michael Shermer, and Joe Rogan all reminisced about listening to the book's audio cassettes as struggling twenty-one-year-old comedians trying to get their lives together. Jessimae Peluso also recalled reading the motivational text during her youth, noting its lasting impact. Rogan frequently invoked Robbins's early work, comparing its strict guidelines for self-improvement to other controversial systems like Dianetics. Across these conversations, the speakers looked back on the book with a mix of nostalgia and appreciation for the foundational drive it provided during their formative years. While discussed with a degree of lighthearted humor regarding the intense self-help culture of the late twentieth century, the book was acknowledged as a powerful catalyst that pushed many future performers and public figures to cultivate discipline and ambition.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Discussed
- Bert Kreischer Discussed
- Jessimae Peluso Discussed
- Michael Shermer Discussed
Joe Rogan — 3 mentions
“when i was uh 21 years old i used to listen to his i think it was called unlimited power i think that was the name of the book”
“I thought was sort of like Anthony Robins unlimited power like this is like a guideline for getting your [ __ ] together”
“and uh I used to listen to Tony Robbins tapes when I was 20 20 or 21 when I was a struggling standup comedian I used to listen to his what was it called unlimited power”
Bert Kreischer — 1 mention
“I got unlimited power which is one of his books yeah and he came like uh you would it had like audio cassettes he would listen to his audio cassettes”
Jessimae Peluso — 1 mention
“I'm actually reading a wake awake the beast within read unlimited power like in 1989 or something [ __ ] was great”
Michael Shermer — 1 mention
“because he did me some good when i was uh 21 years old i used to listen to his i think it was called unlimited power i think that was the name of the book”