Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins (born 1960), born Anthony J. Mahavoric, is an American author, motivational speaker and life coach known for his seminars and books on personal development, leadership and financial planning. Raised in California in modest and difficult circumstances, he left home at seventeen and found direction while working for the motivational speaker and business philosopher Jim Rohn, whose teaching on personal responsibility and growth shaped his own message. He went on to develop large-scale seminars such as Unleash the Power Within and wrote the books Unlimited Power (1986), Awaken the Giant Within (1991) and Money: Master the Game (2014). He has also founded and invested in a number of businesses. Through a partnership with the hunger-relief network Feeding America, he has helped provide hundreds of millions of meals to families in need. His teaching emphasizes setting clear goals, taking decisive action and contributing to others.