Tony Robbins Helps Her Use the Power of Her Own Mind to Manifest A Better Life
In a Nutshell
A woman who lost $300 million, faced late-stage breast cancer, and was laid off within 18 months publicly committed at a Tony Robbins event to invest $1 billion and generate $3 billion in returns over five years—then landed the role to run a $1.5 billion private equity fund. Robbins frames her experience as a classic hero’s journey, underscoring that crises either destroy you or force a breakthrough to a new level when you reframe them as opportunities. The key takeaway: surround yourself with the right mentors and community, stay prepared for economic “winters,” and use adversity as the catalyst to 10x your results rather than letting it define you.
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Two years ago, a woman experienced the worst career failure in her 20-year history of investing in private equity, losing $300 million in six months. She had never lost money on any investment previously, and her identity was tied to being a good investor. She did everything possible to save the company but ultimately had to lay off 1,500 people, which she felt was her fault. At the end of that year, she was diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer that had spread to eight lymph nodes and her chest.
During her cancer diagnosis, she rediscovered Tony Robbins, having previously listened to his tapes in high school. She attended Unleash the Power Within (UPW), which helped her during her cancer treatment. She also participated in a Life and Wealth event in Fiji where Lauren helped her through the firewalk experience, climbing a telephone pole, standing at the top, and jumping off.
During the Fiji event, she went on stage and made a public commitment that over the next five years, she would invest a billion dollars, make three billion in gains, and 10x what she had lost. She made this statement with confidence despite having no idea how she would achieve it. She subsequently beat cancer and returned to work.
After returning to work, she was laid off in October 2023 when the division she was working in was exited entirely. This occurred within an 18-month period that included losing $300 million, her cancer diagnosis, and now unemployment. She decided to join Platinum, purchasing a partnership that same week.
Two months later in December 2020, she received a call from Ariel offering her the position to run Project Black, a new private equity initiative. The firm had raised $1.5 billion, with $500 million already invested by the previous head of investments who had departed. She was given a billion dollars to invest.
Tony Robbins recognized her story as a classic hero's journey where her life was going well until it was smashed, followed by the call to adventure. He noted her growth mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically, and acknowledged the importance of surrounding herself with the right kind of friend, mentor, partner, and boss. He emphasized that Lauren likely views her more as a partner and associate than as an employee.
Tony Robbins shared that he met Lauren 35-36 years ago when she came to the castle for Thanksgiving, where he had been feeding people since age 17. They became good friends, and Lauren spent six months in Fiji helping with Life Mastery events when he couldn't be there every week.
Tony Robbins emphasized that whenever you think it's the worst thing that can happen, the crisis is there for you to have a breakthrough. If you don't know that, search for it, or push through, the crisis will destroy you. However, crisis either destroys you or recreates you at a whole new level, and she has demonstrated the latter.
Tony Robbins noted that all textures of life are present, describing it as a story called life where everyone is on Earth school together figuring it out. It's helpful to have examples of people who have been through difficult times to prepare for whatever may come.
Tony Robbins stressed that you are more than anything that's coming and more than anything that could ever be done to you. He emphasized that it doesn't take a lot to get security locked or independence locked so that when storms come, they won't be forever. He advised being prepared and having a community of people and friends.
Tony Robbins used the metaphor of winter and spring to describe economic and life cycles. Some people freeze to death in winter, while others ski, snowboard, build fires, build businesses, and have a great time with family. He noted that optimism historically lasted 15-20 years, and that in the midst of winter there is springtime. He mentioned living in Florida where it's 74° during winter, allowing him to swim in the ocean every day.
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