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29. blindly overcoming one's fears, is one of the most dangerous things you can do

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 08:57 AM

Jun 2016

as it presupposes that fear serves no positive purpose - fear is a survival mechanism

it can be manipulated, it can be out of control and need serious adjustment - but it should never be blindly turned off

Tony just gave us a great demo why - these people were afraid of getting burned, they overcame their fear of being burned, then they were burned - in this instance, they would have been better served to simply respect their fears

and I don't think this is the first time that one of Tony's fire walking demos ended with burns

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Dozens Burned After Fire-Walking Event At Tony Robbins Seminar [View all] deminks Jun 2016 OP

Jeebus. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #1

Sigh.... trusty elf Jun 2016 #2

Stupid is as stupid does dhol82 Jun 2016 #3

The stupid, it burns GusBob Jun 2016 #51

Well, obviously . . . . OldRedneck Jun 2016 #4

losers! lunatica Jun 2016 #65

�We can use the fire walk as a metaphor to overcome our fears..." progressoid Jun 2016 #5

That's the real question. Chemisse Jun 2016 #27

blindly overcoming one's fears, is one of the most dangerous things you can do jtunes Jun 2016 #29

Hi jtunes! Delphinus Jun 2016 #46

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Overdone! nt elljay Jun 2016 #80

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Not unlike BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #9

This is not the first time a Robbins event resulted in this. longship Jun 2016 #17

The only point in his favor is that he doesn't use god to fleece his acolytes Warpy Jun 2016 #77

I see nothing in this douchebag's favor. longship Jun 2016 #81

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Or somebody had the bright idea of not following directions. Igel Jun 2016 #37

physics and idiocy Skittles Jun 2016 #83

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Mmm. Grilled fillet of sole. Orrex Jun 2016 #11

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That heel? He's my arch enemy! Orrex Jun 2016 #38

I can't stand it. Just can't. Nay Jun 2016 #39

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Nailed it. Orrex Jun 2016 #56

With Corn and Bunions? Thor_MN Jun 2016 #66

I wonder how much they paid for the privilege of being total fools. Vinca Jun 2016 #12

Starts at $650 elljay Jun 2016 #58

Holy shiite! Proof positive you can sell anything to a stupid person. Vinca Jun 2016 #61

Mostly good Democrats where I live elljay Jun 2016 #69

Maybe they need scars on their feet to remind themselves of what is important. Vinca Jun 2016 #71

They'll just post elljay Jun 2016 #72

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makes you wonder if Tony Robbins out sourced the coal bed preparation rurallib Jun 2016 #18

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They also got burned when shelling out big $$ for his seminar. Snarkoleptic Jun 2016 #19

You have to think happy thoughts to fly... n/t jtuck004 Jun 2016 #20

I saw this once at a Rema seminar. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2016 #21

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I have done it - without faith and Tony Robbins TomVilmer Jun 2016 #25

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Trump University burnt people worse. JonathanRackham Jun 2016 #28

Tony Robbins is motivated..... Historic NY Jun 2016 #30

i JUST pray that some where Gov. Abbott and the AG of TX. rladdi Jun 2016 #31

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It happened four years ago... camelfan Jun 2016 #33

Some things are always 'newsworthy'; CanSocDem Jun 2016 #43

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Dummies. Jazzgirl Jun 2016 #62

There is a technique to walking. sakabatou Jun 2016 #63

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at least nobody died in this stupidity. niyad Jun 2016 #67

Yet another reason why appropriating okasha Jun 2016 #70

another culture's rituals AlbertCat Jun 2016 #73

Fire walking is is a cultural ritual in Polynesia. okasha Jun 2016 #74

Fire walking is is a cultural ritual in Polynesia. AlbertCat Jun 2016 #75

I doubt it very much, since they've had centuries to get the technique down. okasha Jun 2016 #76

Yes, and as we all know skepticscott Jun 2016 #82

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