{"id":43566,"date":"2021-08-02T16:57:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T20:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=43566"},"modified":"2021-08-03T17:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T21:08:30","slug":"tony-robbins-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/tony-robbins-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Robbins: Emotions (and How to Master Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How can you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/master-your-emotions\/\">master your emotions<\/a> the Tony Robbins way? What are some healthy ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-process-emotions\/\">process emotions<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In<em> Awaken the Giant Within,<\/em> Tony Robbins offers some techniques for processing your emotions and mastering them. Learning how to interpret, understand, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/control-your-emotions\/\">control your emotions<\/a> can help you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-relationships-2\/\">improve your relationships<\/a>, mindset, and responses to difficult situations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for Tony Robbins\u2019 emotions advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advice From Tony Robbins on Emotions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Tony Robbins states, emotions should be controlled instead of being dictated by external stimuli. However, sometimes, <strong>in order to <\/strong><strong><em>shift<\/em><\/strong><strong> your emotions, you first need to <\/strong><strong><em>learn from<\/em><\/strong><strong> them. <\/strong>According to Tony Robbins,<strong> <\/strong>emotions provide feedback on your actions: Positive emotions let you know that you\u2019re doing something right, and negative emotions signal that you need to alter something. For this reason, negative emotions\u2014or \u201caction signals\u201d\u2014are actually invaluable, because they guide you to the life you want, <em>if<\/em> you know how to use them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Examine three methods people typically use to deal with their emotions, and why those methods will prevent you from living the life you want<\/li><li>Discuss how to identify, decode, and address your emotions in a healthy way<\/li><li>Tony Robbins\u2019 emotions of negativity.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reject Disempowering Ways of Addressing Your Emotions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although using and learning from your emotions is the most effective way to maintain mental and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-health-and-well-being\/\">emotional well-being<\/a>, most people instead respond to their emotions in one of three <em>disempowering <\/em>ways. Let\u2019s discuss each of these methods, so you can understand and reject them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #1: Avoidance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>People who fear certain emotions often avoid situations that risk triggering those emotions, or have a general rule of trying to avoid <em>all<\/em> emotions. For example, people who fear rejection often either avoid serious relationships or try to suppress their emotions when they are in relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Problem:<\/em> When people avoid scary emotions, they miss out on the meaningful experiences that accompany them, such as love and intimacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #2: Denial&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>People sometimes refuse to accept that an emotion exists. They insist that they\u2019re fine and <em>attempt <\/em>to dissociate from the emotion. However, their thoughts and questions continue to focus on the emotion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Problem:<\/em> If you try to suppress your emotions, they become increasingly intense until you finally acknowledge them. In other words, pretending there\u2019s no problem makes the problem grow until it\u2019s too big to ignore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Method #3: Internalization&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes people give up trying to avoid or deny their difficult feelings and instead make the emotions part of their identity. They use their negative feelings to one-up everyone else\u2019s misfortunes, and they find a sense of pride in perpetually enduring such difficulties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Problem:<\/em> When people identify with their negative emotions, they become trapped in them. If being unhappy is part of your identity, then it feels like you can\u2019t become happy without losing your sense of self. This mentality leads to a self-fulfilling prophecy because you must remain unhappy in order to be who (you think) you are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Process Your Emotions in a Healthy Way<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>People try to avoid and deny their negative emotions because feeling those emotions is unpleasant. But <strong>negative emotions arise to let you know that something you\u2019re doing is causing you pain, and that you need to change some aspect of your approach.<\/strong> Therefore, it\u2019s important to listen to these emotions and process them in a healthy way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you evaluate and resolve your own negative emotions, you\u2019ll often find their source in your perceptions, your communication, or your actions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Your perceptions can create pain if you focus on disempowering things. <\/strong>For example, you may feel hurt if you focus on the fact that your sister didn\u2019t come to your birthday party instead of feeling loved because so many other friends and family members did show up. Use some of the techniques we\u2019ve discussed to change your focus by adjusting your physical position or by asking yourself different questions.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>The way you communicate your wants and needs to the people around you can create pain if they misunderstand you. <\/strong>Try explaining your needs and desires differently\u2014perhaps more directly or more gently\u2014so that others are more receptive.<\/li><li><strong>Your actions can create pain if you\u2019re doing things that disempower you. <\/strong>Either stop or change the behavior.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at a step-by-step approach to handle painful emotions. The following six steps of emotional mastery explain how to <strong>break your limiting emotional patterns, find the useful lessons behind your painful emotions, and carry those lessons into the future so you don\u2019t have to learn them again. <\/strong>Try to use these steps as soon as you feel an unpleasant emotion coming on, before the emotion gains strength and momentum. The more you use this process, the more adept you\u2019ll become at managing and learning from all of your emotions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Identify the Emotion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The first step in dealing with your emotions is to identify what you\u2019re feeling. <\/strong>When you have painful emotions\u2014such as loneliness, anger, or resentment\u2014you may feel so overwhelmed by them that you can\u2019t distinguish what, precisely, the emotion you\u2019re feeling <em>is<\/em>. However, it\u2019s important to put a name to the emotion because identifying your pain immediately lessens its sting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, in the process of identifying your emotion, you may realize that your pain is rooted in something that wasn\u2019t immediately apparent to you. For example, imagine that your best friend moved out of state last month and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/always-busy\/\">too busy<\/a> to catch up over the phone. You may initially feel <em>rejected<\/em> by your friend and <em>hurt<\/em> that she hasn\u2019t made time for you. However, if you stop and reflect on that feeling, you might realize that you\u2019re actually feeling <em>sad<\/em> about her leaving and a sense of <em>separation<\/em> due to the move. This insight can help you have a more empowered response in which you:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stop blaming your friend for not making time for you<\/li><li>Are more understanding that she\u2019s probably busy getting acclimated to a new place<\/li><li>Take a proactive approach to maintaining your friendship by coming up with ways to stay connected despite the distance<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Embrace Your Emotion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve identified your emotion, recognize that it is serving a helpful purpose: It\u2019s meant to guide you toward happiness. <strong>Resist the urge to label an emotion as \u201cbad\u201d or \u201cwrong,\u201d and instead embrace all emotions as helpful feedback. <\/strong>When you acknowledge and appreciate your painful emotion, it often becomes less intense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Decode Your Emotion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With the knowledge that your emotion is a signal, reflect on what that signal could be telling you. <strong>This response changes your focus from <\/strong><strong><em>feeling <\/em><\/strong><strong>that emotion to <\/strong><strong><em>investigating <\/em><\/strong><strong>it<\/strong>, which:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shifts your focus, thereby changing your emotional state<\/li><li>Helps you resolve the issue<\/li><li>Helps you learn from the emotion so that you avoid feeling this way again in the future<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you feel a negative emotion, consider what you might learn from it. Do you need to alter the beliefs that are causing you to feel this way? Do you need to take a different action in the situation that\u2019s making you feel this way? How can you prevent this feeling from returning in the future? Investigate your emotions by asking yourself these questions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What do I want to feel, instead of the pain I\u2019m feeling now?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What belief would cause me to feel the way I feel now?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What am I willing to do to resolve whatever\u2019s causing this pain right now?&nbsp;<\/li><li>What can I learn from this experience?&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in this chapter, we\u2019ll explain the meanings of various \u201caction signals,\u201d which you can use to help decode your negative emotions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Remember That Your Emotion Is Temporary<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Remind yourself that you will get to the other side of this painful emotion. Think of another time you\u2019ve felt this way, and use that memory as a reminder that you eventually got over the feeling. Furthermore, <strong>reflect on the strategies you used to handle this emotion in the past<\/strong>, such as talking to a friend, changing your focus, or journaling. Consider using those same strategies to deal with the emotion now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Use This Experience as an Empowering Reference for the Future<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As you work through this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-deal-with-difficult-emotions\/\">difficult emotion<\/a>, <strong>use this success as a reference for your ability to handle it so that next time, you know <\/strong><strong><em>what to do <\/em><\/strong><strong>and you know that <\/strong><strong><em>you can do it<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Take some steps to reinforce what you\u2019re learning through this experience:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Reflect on what you\u2019ve learned<\/strong> about what this emotion is signaling you to do and what strategies you\u2019re using to resolve the issue.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Imagine yourself going through the whole process again in the future<\/strong>\u2014feeling this emotion, using the strategies, and resolving it.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Write down three or four additional strategies you could use <\/strong>to alter your perception, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-communicate-your-needs\/\">communicate your needs<\/a> differently, or change your actions.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6: Reinforce What You\u2019ve Learned<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you\u2019ve worked through this emotion today and also made a plan for getting through it in the future, pat yourself on the back. Next, take an action that proves that you\u2019ve learned from and resolved your painful emotion. (Shortform example: If you were previously feeling rejected by your friend who moved away, but you\u2019ve worked through your feeling of rejection and you now recognize that your friendship will simply have to function differently now, you could buy your friend a housewarming gift, such as a framed photo of the two of you.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Understand Your Negative Emotions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can shortcut the six-step process above if you already know what your emotion is signaling. This section is a cheat sheet: <strong>Nearly every painful feeling is a form of one of the following emotions <\/strong>(or a combination of them)<strong>, and understanding what the emotion is signaling allows you to heed its message and quickly resolve the pain <\/strong>without needing to go through all six steps<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read through this list multiple times, highlight the emotions that resonate most with you, and jot down their messages and solutions on an index card to carry with you. Learning these 10 action signals and consistently using the guidelines to address them will enable you to master your emotions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Negative emotions\u2014or \u201caction signals\u201d\u2014are actually invaluable, because they guide you to the life you want, <em>if<\/em> you know how to use them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Discomfort <\/strong>(including impatience, boredom, mild embarrassment, unease, and distress) lets you know that something is not quite right.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Fear <\/strong>(including apprehension, concern, anxiety, worry, fright, and terror) urges you to prepare to <em>deal with<\/em> or <em>change<\/em> a situation.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Hurt <\/strong>means that you feel a sense of loss, and that loss typically comes from an unmet expectation. For example, if you expected your friend not to tell anyone your secret and they shared it with someone else, you probably feel a loss of intimacy or trust.<\/li><li><strong>Anger <\/strong>(including irritation, resentment, fury, and rage) lets you know that you or someone else has violated a rule that is important to you (more on rules later).<\/li><li><strong>Frustration<\/strong> is actually a positive signal because it means you\u2019re within reach of something you want, but the methods you\u2019re using to get there aren\u2019t working.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Disappointment <\/strong>(including sadness, defeat, being let down, and feeling like you\u2019ve missed out on something) is similar to frustration because it\u2019s a sign that you\u2019re falling short of your goal\u2014however, whereas frustration signals that your goal is <em>achievable <\/em>if you change your approach, disappointment signals that your goal is <em>impossible<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Guilt <\/strong>(including remorse and regret) arises when you break one of the highest standards you set for yourself, and it\u2019s meant to deter you from ever violating that standard again.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Inadequacy <\/strong>is the feeling of being unworthy because you can\u2019t do something that you believe you should be able to do, signaling that you don\u2019t have the right tools, resources, strategies, knowledge, or confidence to perform this task.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Overload <\/strong>(including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/getting-overwhelmed\/\">feeling overwhelmed<\/a>, depressed, aggrieved, and helpless) signals that you\u2019re trying to deal with too much at once, and it\u2019s infeasible.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Loneliness <\/strong>signals that you need connection with other people.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tony Robbins\u2019 Emotions Exercises&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following exercises can help you to understand Tony Robbins\u2019 emotions and mastery approach:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mastering Your Emotions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mastering your emotions takes time, practice, and persistence.<\/strong> Start the process now with these two simple practices. Take note of how these practices positively affect you, and start conditioning them to become habits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For the next two days, use the six steps of emotional mastery every time you feel a negative emotion.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Adopt global beliefs that minimize how often you feel painful emotions, such as \u201cthis too shall pass\u201d and \u201cwhere there\u2019s a will, there\u2019s a way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create a Code of Conduct&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Develop a code of conduct to keep you on course to realizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-ideal-life\/\">your ideal life<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a list of all the emotional states that you want to experience every single day. Seven to 10 states are typically enough to create a rich and dynamic variety while also making it manageable to achieve each one of them every day. Some of your states can be the same as your values (such as passion), while others can be states that you feel support your values. For example, a state of cheerfulness might promote your value of being loving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Write a rule for each state. In other words, decide what needs to happen in order for you to know you\u2019re in that state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put your list of states and rules somewhere you\u2019ll see it frequently, and review it a few times each day to determine which states you haven\u2019t yet experienced that day. This constant awareness of your states will keep you in control and prevent you from allowing your feelings to be dictated by external forces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you master your emotions the Tony Robbins way? What are some healthy ways to process emotions? In Awaken the Giant Within, Tony Robbins offers some techniques for processing your emotions and mastering them. Learning how to interpret, understand, and control your emotions can help you to improve your relationships, mindset, and responses to difficult situations.&nbsp;&nbsp; Keep reading for Tony Robbins\u2019 emotions advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":32170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9,43],"tags":[436],"class_list":["post-43566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-psychology","category-self-improvement","tag-awaken-the-giant-within","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tony Robbins: Emotions (and How to Master Them) - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For Tony Robbins, emotions are something we should interpret, understand, and learn from. 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