Tony Robbins' Untold Story of His Childhood with Randall Kaplan

The Tony Robbins Podcast

Tony Robbins

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4.4 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

What does it really take to create global impact?

This episode features Tony Robbins’ January 2025 appearance on In Search of Excellence, hosted by Randall Kaplan. Tony and Randall sit down for a deep and revealing conversation about the journey behind one of the world’s most influential lives.

Tony opens up about his early struggles—growing up in a turbulent household, overcoming scarcity, and discovering the power of mindset. From a pivotal Thanksgiving moment that sparked his lifelong mission of giving, to a transformative encounter with mentor Jim Rohn while working as a janitor, Tony shares the foundational experiences that shaped his path.

Together, they explore the beliefs, habits, and strategies that propelled Tony to coach presidents, athletes, and billionaires—and to scale more than 100 companies. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a leader, or someone searching for deeper purpose, Tony’s story offers timeless lessons on resilience, belief, and the unstoppable power of contribution.

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0:00.0	If you give yourself one piece of advice to your 21-year-old self, what would it be?
0:05.0	If you keep giving your all, your gifts will make room for you.
0:08.0	The only solution to long-term happiness is to get outside yourself.
0:12.0	The human mind will always find something to be concerned about, pissed off, about, worried about,
0:16.0	but when you're serving, you're not there.
0:19.0	Find something you care about more than yourself
0:21.4	because that's what's going to be the secret
0:23.0	to your growth and your aliveness.
0:24.7	Whether it's your family, it's your friends,
0:27.0	it's your company.
0:27.9	It's a nonprofit thing to you.
0:29.3	It's a mission for you.
0:30.9	And if you've got that kind of drive,
0:33.2	you're going to keep growing.
0:34.3	And if you keep growing and if you keep growing, you have plenty to give. And if you keep giving, you're going to have a meaningful life.
0:47.8	Tony, thanks for being here.
0:49.0	Welcome to The Search of Excellence.
0:50.1	Great to meet you.
0:51.3	What an honor.
0:52.1	Thanks, Sandy.
0:52.7	So let's start with our parents, born in North Hollywood, raised in Azusa, and your
0:58.8	dad, Boris, underground park attendant, mom, Nikki, drug addict used to beat the shit out of you,
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