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Peace Negotiator & Humanitarian
Robbins
has been selected as Vice Chairman of
Health, Education, and Science for the
United Nations/Research Center for the
International Council for Caring Communities
(ICCC) NGO. Working with the Organization
of American States, the Carter Center,
and The United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), Robbins has been
a member of the team working for a negotiated
electoral solution for peace to the strife
and conflict that have devastated the
Venezuelan people and their economy. Robbins
has worked with political and business
leaders in diverse world communities such
as South Africa, England, Cuba, Panama,
Venezuela, and the United States of America.
Through his strategies for "Leadership
in Times of Crisis" and his systems
for "Indirect Negotiations,"
Robbins has participated in negotiations
that have broken the patterns of violence
and deescalated the rhetoric that invites
it. Robbins has worked on teams that not
only help mitigate further devastation
and facilitate peaceful decision-making
among conflicting parties, but even inspire
conflicting parties to create a mutually
beneficial and compelling vision that
is aligned with their respective values
and raises the standards by which they
live. The process can generate profound
impact with momentum and flexibility for
sustained progress for their local communities.
Successful
Entrepreneur & Honored Business Strategist
A
successful entrepreneur, Robbins serves
as Chairman of five private companies
and Vice Chairman of two companies, including
one public company, that together generate
nearly half of $1 billion in revenue per
year. While diverse in characterization,
all seven plus their five holding companies
are geared toward Robbins' creed of improving
the quality of life for people around
the world. From Namale Resort & Spa,
the award-winning, 300- acre tropical
paradise in the Fiji Islands, to Twinlab
Corporation, the highest-rated nutraceutical
company honored in 2003 with the Consumer
Satisfaction Award as Top Rated Retail
Brand by Consumerlab.com, an independent
testing group. From Rebus Publishing,
a 25-year-old consumer health and science
publisher that has built an outstanding
reputation for expertise in the areas
of health, fitness and nutrition through
its association with Johns Hopkins University
and UC Berkeley to Discovery Toys, one
of North America's leading direct sellers
of educational toys, books and software,
utilizing approximately 30,000 educational
consultants from the U.S. and Canada.
All of these companies mirror Robbins'
own pursuits of creating and contributing
to a higher standard of living.
Leaders
and achievers who are already at the pinnacle
of success in their respective fields
call upon Robbins to be their strategic
advisor when they face critical decisions
requiring a comprehensive search for creative
options and a systematic evaluation of
probabilities and consequences. American
Express asked its entrepreneurial clients
who they would select if they could choose
anyone in the world to personally coach
them to take their business to the next
level, if price were no object. Robbins
was chosen along with Bill Gates, Donald
Trump, Warren Buffet, Lee Iacocca and
Ross Perot.
Strategic
Advisor to World Leaders
Robbins
has met with, consulted, or advised international
leaders, including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail
Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Francois
Mitterand, Princess Diana, and Mother
Theresa. He has consulted members of two
royal families, U.S. Congressmen, the
U.S. Army, the U.S. Marines and three
Presidents of the United States. Robbins
has had the unique opportunity to identify
patterns and model the underlying strategies
responsible for generating consistent
results for some of the most successful
individuals in the world.
Philanthropist
Robbins
was one of the founding strategists in
the creation of the Presidential Summit
for America's Promise, in which systems
were designed that helped generate over
2 million mentors for young people throughout
the United States. Four Presidents and
Secretary of State Colin Powell partnered
in the process. What began 25 yrs ago
as Robbins' individual effort to feed
two homeless families has now grown into
the Anthony Robbins Foundation's international
holiday "Basket Brigade" that
feeds more than one million people in
nine countries every year and has provided
support or initiated programs in 2,046
schools, 758 prisons and more than 100,000
health and human service organizations
and homeless shelters to assist the homeless,
elderly and inner-city youth. Starting
12 years ago, Robbins personally sponsored
a class of disadvantaged 5th graders in
Houston, Texas by becoming their personal
mentor and sponsor of their college education.
In 2003, 22 student "Champions"
expect to graduate from college-an experience
that Robbins made possible. Robbins personally
supervises a "Youth Leadership Academy"
each year, which helps more than 600 students
and teachers design and initiate programs
to bring home to their local schools.
Award-Winning
Speaker
In
addition to his global efforts to facilitate
leadership, peace and philanthropy, Robbins
is an award-winning speaker who has addressed
such distinguished audiences as the British
Parliament, Harvard Business School, the
Gorbachev Foundation's Cold War Forum,
the Presidents' Summit for America's Future,
the State of the World Forum, Vice President
Al Gore's Putting Customers First Conference,
and the World Economic Forum. Robbins
is the recipient of the "Timmie"
Award for humanitarian efforts by the
esteemed Touchdown Club of Washington,
D.C. Furthermore, Toastmasters International
recognized him as one of the world's greatest
speakers and awarded Robbins the Golden
Gavel Award, their most prestigious honor.
Internationally
Best-Selling Author
Robbins
is an internationally best-selling author
with five books published in 14 languages
and is the creator of the #1 personal
and professional development system of
all time-Personal Power-that alone has
sold more than 35 million audio tapes
worldwide. He is one of the most sought
after speakers in the world; more than
three million people from over 80 countries
have attended Anthony Robbins live seminars
or speaking engagements. Robbins has created
a system of "total immersion"
which produces the education, strategies,
and momentum for measurable and lasting
change. Robbins is also the founder of
Mastery University which brings together
leading experts from their respective
fields in the world to train leaders from
around the world. In the past, Robbins'
cofacilitators have included General Norman
Schwarzkopf and Secretary of State Colin
Powell on leadership, Dr. Deepak Chopra
on psychoneuroimmunology, Peter Lynch
and Sir John Templeton on finance and
Vice President Al Gore on creating peace
in troubled times.
Mass
Media Veteran
Robbins
has developed and produced five award-winning
television infomercials that have continuously
aired on average every 30 minutes, 24
hours a day somewhere in North America,
since their initial introduction in April
1989. His work has been featured in major
media including Time, Newsweek, Fortune,
Forbes, Life, GQ, Vanity Fair, Business
Week, Tycoon, Success magazines, the CBS
Evening News with Dan Rather, NBC News,
ABC, Prime Time Live, Fox News, CNN and
A&E as well as newspapers, radio programs,
and Internet media worldwide. Robbins
has been mentioned or featured in 15 major
motion pictures, including an acting role
in the hit movie "Shallow Hal."
Authority
on Peak Performance
Highly
respected as the nation's foremost authority
on the psychology of peak performance
and personal, professional, and organizational
turnaround, Robbins has advised and counseled
Fortune 500 CEOs, world- renowned medical
doctors, championship sports teams (including
America's Cup Winner, America 3; Stanley
Cup finalist, Los Angeles Kings; NBA Champion
San Antonio Spurs; and other teams in
the NHL, MLB, and NBA), elite athletes
and coaches (including Andre Agassi; Greg
Norman; and championship winning athletes
in the NFL, PGA, USTA and NASCAR) and
legends in entertainment (such as Quincy
Jones and Anthony Hopkins).
Innovator
in Psychology and Intervention
As
a recognized catalyst for developing systems
and strategies for accelerated and lasting
transformations in individuals worldwide,
Robbins has been sought after by psychologists
and psychiatrists for training. He is
now joining forces with Cloe Madanes,
H.D.L., through the Robbins-Madanes Center
for Strategic Intervention; to create
formalized training tools and programs
for the therapeutic community. For more
than 43 years, Madanes has been one of
the world's most recognized educators
and trainers of therapists worldwide.
Two of her books are considered fundamental
texts-Strategic Family Therapy and The
Violence of Men. Her work is cited in
the testing procedures of 25 of the 50
states for certification of psychiatrists
and psychologists. In addition, Robbins
and Madanes have teamed with the University
of San Francisco to create the think tank
for social justice. The mission of this
team is to set free those children who
are inappropriately housed in institutions.
Family
Man
Robbins'
commitment to creating an enduring legacy
that will impact the world is surpassed
only by his passion for family as a dedicated
father of four children and a loving husband
to his wife, Sage Robbins.
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