as I wait in the holding area of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. I'm not nervous. Having already spoken at the London O2 Arena to 8,500 people a few months before, I'm more than ready.
I take a moment to reflect over the past decade. My first training company had actually failed, but I'd picked myself up and built a very successful one from the hard-knock lessons I had learned.
I think of my Mum, who looked after me when I felt suicidal after I discovered a long-term partner had cheated on me and left me at my lowest point in my life, both financially and emotionally.
Next to me is Beckie, the single most important person in my life. We had become a couple in the summer of 2009. Her unconditional love for me had given me the courage to start all over again and it had brought me to this point. We are looking forward to our wedding two weeks later.
‘This is your moment, Andy, this is all you've dreamt of … I love you baby boy.’
‘I love you too Bex.’ I pinch myself, because I am about to share the stage with Tony Robbins …!
As I hit the stage I get a standing ovation. I recognize the faces in the audience of those who have been with me on this journey and those who I have helped through my teachings and advice over the last decade. People who I would never have influenced or even met had I not believed in my dream.
Since speaking alongside Tony Robbins in London that day I have spoken in, Ireland, USA, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, South Africa, Poland, Belgium, Holland, Thailand and New Zealand. I've shared the stage with Sir Richard Branson (Virgin), Donald Trump and Alan Sugar (The Apprentice), Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad), Sir Bob Geldof (Live Aid) Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder) Jordan Belfort (The Wolf of Wall Street), Sebastian Coe (Olympic champion), Brian Tracy, Bob Proctor, Dr John Demartini (The Secret), Les Brown, Paul McKenna, Nick Vujicic (the YouTube phenomenon) George Foreman (world heavyweight boxing champion), Erin Brockovich, Larry King, Steve Forbes (Forbes magazine), and President of the United States Bill Clinton.
Which brings me right back to November 2012 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, where this story started.
The End of a Cycle
I can tell from the way he's speaking that Bill Clinton is about to finish his speech. The small, appreciative audience has loved it, but I've been focused on just one man sitting on the top table. At 6 foot 7 inches, Tony Robbins is a towering presence even when sitting down.
By now I have spoken alongside Tony twice, but the truth is, we didn't meet backstage before or after the events – there just isn't time, and Tony generally helicopters in and helicopters out. It's now almost ten years to the day since I committed to become a speaker when I looked into Tony's eyes.
Clinton gets a standing ovation but this is my moment and I make a beeline for Tony Robbins.
I tap him on the shoulder. He turns and stands up.
‘Hi Tony, my name's Andy Harrington. I'm not sure if you remember me, but we've shared the stage together alongside Richard Branson and Donald Trump. Could I share a story with you?’
And then it hit me all at once. It feels like déjà vu. I'm almost lost for words. I'm looking once again into those same eyes that I looked into ten years ago.
I update Tony on the last decade and all that has happened and how grateful I am for inspiring me all those years ago. For me, Tony Robbins is the real deal – the original and the best.
Tony Robbins and I at the Bill Clinton Charity Ball following an event at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London in 2012.
What I learned is that my life experiences shaped me to be uniquely qualified to do what I do. In life I believe you either win or you learn, and over the years I have learned much and now I give back by teaching others how to turn their passion into profit.
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