Awaken the Giant Within -
Anthony Robbins

I was drawn to Awaken the Giant Within because I have always felt that there is something big inside me waiting to be unleashed. And what is more suitable to address this need of mine than this book with the title Awaken the Giant Within of Anthony Robbins.

To start of I must insist that this book is not for the fainthearted. It took me the better part of two months two finish it and I'm a voracious reader. The part of the book that took so long was the work - yes, it is a workbook more than just another feel good book.

It is clear from very early on in Awaken the Giant Within that Anthony Robbins leans a lot towards neuro linguistic programming (NLP). He just went a bit further and trademarked his own, evolved version called Neuro Associative Conditioning. Tools that you might recognize include states, moving away from - moving towards, association and dissociation to name a few. How Tony adds value to what you might (or might not) already know about NLP, is by adding his life experiences and insight from his study of thousands of other people's experiences.

Though I hinted earlier that the book takes too long to read with all the exercises scattered throughout, that is exactly what makes the book so compelling. You add your own experience and interpretation to the insights of the book. In this way, Anthony Robbins succeeds in pulling you through the looking glass to a world of possibilities where you very well might be a Giant.

Some of the exercises that I drew some personal inspiration from were changing your vocabulary (Transformation Vocabulary); questions to ask yourself in the morning (Morning Power Questions) for a more positive outlook on life; determining current life values (Towards and Away From Values) and changing it to what you want; determining your rules and the references you use to reinforce these rules and how you can change it; and asking questions, the right questions.

Also scattered throughout the book, you'll find quotes, anecdotes and cartoons, that serve as interrupts to some of the more serious content of the book. Overall, I found Awaken The Giant Within to give some unique insights into how we as humans function and how we can change. If you have a strong enough 'Why' that is. And if you've mastered the tools of NAC (neuro associative conditioning), of course.

Get Awaken the Giant Within (Amazon) for some thought provoking exercises and a better understanding of yourself and how to change.