Bouncer Chonicles- Tony Robbins

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Yes that Tony Robbins.

In the 90's I was struck by Tony Robbins positiveness and success oriented psychology.  I read a few of his books and wanted more.  He did a one day seminar in Lowell, Mass. and I had a really great experience there.  During a break, one of the staff recognized me and came up say hello.  He was the student of a Black Belt in the Boston area and had regularly been on Tony's staff when he was in New England.  He asked if I might be interested in working future seminars, knowing my martial arts background and I put the idea in the back of mind.

A year later I did a 4 day seminar with Tony in Worcester.  He is the master motivator.  I believe some of his techniques has rubbed off on me (I hope).  One of my greatest high's was doing the barefoot walk on hot coals!

A year after that I saw he was going to be in NYC for a few days so I packed up my bag and drove down.  I went to the staff meeting and was assigned as Tony Robbins bodyguard (me and one other guy) for the weekend.  A year after that I did personal security for him again at the Hartford civic center where I rubbed elbows with other celebs like Donald Trump, Robin Roberts and Barbara Walters.  I was Barbara Walters escort from green room to stage and back.  It was facinating to see the behind the scene action at the 10,000 person event.
At this point I was trying to kick off my own speaking business and eventually toured the country for a few years doing anti bully presentations and of course teaching karate.

I will cover more of my experiences with Tony in the next blog.

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