Awaken the Giant Within

Tony Robbins is easy to dismiss. That's probably why it took me a while to actually give him a proper read.

The book is long, and some sections feel dated. But the core argument holds up: most people's lives aren't shaped by what happens to them — they're shaped by the decisions they make, or quietly never make. Most people drift.

The section on values was the part that landed hardest. Robbins argues that most internal conflict is just two competing values you've never consciously ranked. Once you name them and decide which matters more, a lot of confusion starts to clear.

I came in sceptical. I came out with more dog-eared pages than I expected.