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What does it mean?
Success is defined by maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain for yourself and those around you.
In plain terms
Live well so you and others feel good more than bad.
What can you take from it?
Design your life to benefit both yourself and your community.

Where it applies

  • personal goal setting
  • leadership roles

Putting it to work

  • evaluate daily habits
  • assess impact on others

Questions to consider

  • What brings you the most pleasure?
  • How does your life affect those around you?

Another view

Focusing solely on pleasure may ignore necessary sacrifices for long-term growth.

More from Anthony Robbins

  1. Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

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  2. Nothing has any power over me other than that which I give it through conscious thoughts.

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  3. Live with passion!

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