Tony Robbins went from being a janitor making $40 a week to a billionaire-now he's sharing the 3 success skills Gen Z needs in today's job market | Fortune

"Long before he became a self-made billionaire, best-selling author, and one of the world's most recognizable motivational speakers, Robbins was a janitor making just $40 a week with no plans to go to college and little clarity about his future. By his early 20s, he was scrambling for opportunity-studying successful people obsessively, seeking mentors, and testing ideas in real time. By 24, he had made his first million as a motivator."

"Now, decades later, Robbins-whose past coaching clients include hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones and former President Bill Clinton-recognizes today's young people are facing a similarly disorienting moment. But he argued the path forward hasn't changed as much as it might seem. According to Robbins, the most successful people aren't those who predict the future perfectly, but those who learn to master patterns. And in today's volatile economy, Robbins said three pattern-based skills separate those who thrive from those who stall."

"The first step, Robbins said, is learning how to recognize patterns-across industries, careers, and even belief systems. "What's the common pattern? What's [the] common belief system?" he recently told The School of Hard Knocks. "Pattern recognition takes you out of fear." For young workers, that might mean studying the advice of successful leaders to spot recurring themes, or tracking which industries and roles are growing in opportunity despite economic headwinds."

Tony Robbins rose from a janitor earning $40 weekly to a self-made billionaire and motivational leader by studying successful people, seeking mentors, and testing ideas, achieving his first million by age 24. Current young workers confront economic disorientation, yet the favored path emphasizes mastering patterns rather than predicting the future. Three pattern-based skills distinguish those who thrive, beginning with pattern recognition across industries, careers, and belief systems. Pattern recognition reduces fear and involves tracking recurring themes, studying successful leaders' advice, and spotting roles that grow despite headwinds. Pattern utilization turns insight into income by adapting proven business models and borrowing high-performer habits.

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