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Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert

by Dr. Robert Gilbert

Providing messages and stories of motivation and inspiration every day since 1992. Want to leave feedback on something you've heard on the Success Hotline? Call the hotline and leave Dr. Robert Gilbert a message at +1-973-743-4690

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Episodes

  1. #10,581: The #1 Most Important Question EVER!!!

    What do Pete Rose, MJ, Robin Williams, Serena Williams, Ali Stroker and the cast of Cirque du Soleil all have in common?

  2. #10,580: The Two Types of Motivation

    “Think it’s going to be difficult to graduate from college? Imagine how difficult it’s going to be to compete against a college grad if you’re not one.”

  3. #10,579: Your Most Important Decision

    “Do you believe that the people in your world are helpful or hurtful?” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  4. #10,578: Either I’m Crazy for Believing This or Your Crazy for Not Believing This!

    “The raw talent is inside you and the resources you need to develop this raw talent is all around you. In other words: YOU CAN BE TRAINED TO DO ANYTHING!” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  5. #10,577: A Setback Is A Setup for A Comeback

    “Fail your way to success.” — Matt DiMaio, motivational genius

  6. #10,576: The One Thing That’ll Help You Do Anything Better

    “If you want to get more A’s, get more ZZZZZ’s!”

  7. #10,575: There’s No Such Thing as Winning and Losing!

    “Losing can be a great learning experience. The opponent who has just beaten you has also given you great feedback on what aspects of your game you have to improve.”

  8. #10,574: The Past Does Not Equal The Future

    “You can have a terrible past and still have a tremendous future.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  9. #10,573: How to Win An Academy Award

    “A painter paints with her hand. An artist paints with her hand and her mind. The master paints with her hand and her mind through her heart.”

  10. #10,572: A “Special” Message for Taylor

    “You’ll perform your best when you treat “special” as “important.” You’ll perform your worst when you treat “important” as “special.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  11. #10,571: “The Touch of The Master’s Hand”

    “Sometimes our true treasures are revealed to us by a parent or a friend or a teacher or a coach.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  12. #10,570: The Most Devastating Disease in America

    “No matter what, terrible, horrible or disgusting things happen to you — it will NEVER change your worth. Your true value will NEVER be diminished.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  13. #10,569: The Hero of Siper Bowl LIV

    “Nothing negative will come from being positive and nothing positive will come from being negative.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  14. #10,568: The Saga of Henry Peterson

    “Anyone can count the number of seeds in an apple; no one can count the number of apples in a seed.”

  15. #10,567: Advice That’ll NEVER Fail You

    “Go all out all the time!”

  16. #10,565: Imagine 100,000,000 People Watching You Do Your Job!

    “For 42 years, I’ve been making small regular deposits of experience, education and training. And on January 15 [2009], The balance was sufficient so that I could make a sudden very large withdrawal.” — “Sully” Sullenberger, captain of Flight 1549

  17. #10,564: Why The Lion Is The King of The Jungle

    “A team of lambs led by a lion will always beat a team of lions led by a lamb.”

  18. #10,563: How to Predict The Super Bowl Winner

    “It doesn’t matter if you ARE better; it only matters if you PLAY better!” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  19. #10,562: What You Can Learn from Kobe

    “Kobe taught me that talent is the most overrated thing in life; it’s what you do with your talent.” — Gary Vitti, athletic trainer, Los Angeles Lakers

  20. #10,561: “You Are A Marvel!”

    “You have the capacity for anything.” — Pablo Casals (1876-1973), Spanish cellist, composer & conductot

  21. #10,560: Breakthrough Ideas

    “It’s not enough to know what to do — you also have to do what you know.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  22. #10,559: How You Can Breakthrough to The Highest Levels

    “Why settle for better when you can have the best?” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  23. #10,558: Improvements Versus Breakthroughs

    “A breakthrough is an arranged miracle.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  24. #10,557: GUARANTEE: You Are Gifted and Talented!

    “Just because you haven’t discovered your gifts yet doesn’t mean they don’t exist.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  25. #10,556: My Never Revealed Success Hotline Secret

    “If you persist, eventually discipline will turn into desire!” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  26. #10,555: The Seven Killer Words That’ll Lead to Failure

    The Seven Words: I’ll figure it out on my own.

  27. #10,554: Coach Wooden’s 100 Rules of Learning

    “Don’t practice until you get it right; practice until you can’t possibly get it wrong.”

  28. #10,553: Want to Excel? Get Turned On by What’s Difficult!

    “The fight only begins when there’s resistance.” — Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer extraordinaire

  29. #10,552: Oprah’s Most Important Question

    “Are you going to be a wandering generality or a meaningful specific?” — Zig Ziglar

  30. #10,550: K.O.K.O.N.M.W.

    Keep On Keeping On No Matter What

  31. #10,549: T.E.A.M.

    “Together Everyone Achieves More.” “Teamwork makes the dream work.” “WE beats ME.”

  32. #10,548: Harry Houdini’s Amazing Mistake

    “When you ASSUME, you make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me.’”

  33. #10,547: Your Worst Thing Might Become Your Best Thing

    “Bad things are going to happen to you. But, these bad things just might turn into great things.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  34. #10,546: Three Words That’ll NEVER Fail You

    “If you do what they did, you’ll get what they got!”

  35. #10,545: Working Hard Is Not Enough

    “The strong beat the weak, but the smart beat the strong.”

  36. #10,544: The Best Present You’ll Ever Give Yourself

    “An average coach won’t help you. An average coach will hurt you.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  37. #10,543: Message #10,000

    “If you’re an actor and you make opening night special — stage fright. “If you’re a student and you make an exam special — test anxiety. “If you’re an athlete and you make a game special — you’ll choke.”

  38. #10,542: Suppose You Had A Winning Lottery Ticket . . .

    “You don’t what you want; you get what you think you deserve.”

  39. #10,541: The Success Hotline Guarantee

    “These messages are not meant to be thought provoking. These messages are meant to be ACTION provoking!” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  40. #10,540: MJ & Edison Failed Their Way to Success

    “You have to go down a lot of streets marked ‘failure’ before you reach your destination called ‘success.’” —Dr. Rob Gilbert

  41. #10,539: Hearing Versus Listening: A Game

    “Things become much more interesting when you become much more interested.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  42. #10,538: Stop — Start — Continue

    “Kaizen” is a Japanese term that refers to constant and continuous improvement.

  43. #10,537: The Tug-of-War Inside Every Athlete

    “Coach, Inside each and everyone of your athletes is a tug-of-war between faith and doubt. Which side of the tug-of-war rope are you on?” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  44. #10,536: Optical Illusions Versus Mental Illusions

    “Optical illusions = seeing something that is not true. Mental illusions = thinking something that is not true.” — Dr. Rob Gilbert

  45. #10,535: The Difference That Made The Difference

    Charles Laughton (1899-1962) was a famous English actor who appeared on stage and screen.

  46. #10,534: The Two Brothers

    “Would you rather give or receive?”

About this show

Providing messages and stories of motivation and inspiration every day since 1992. Want to leave feedback on something you've heard on the Success Hotline? Call the hotline and leave Dr. Robert Gilbert a message at +1-973-743-4690

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Dr. Robert Gilbert

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert have?

Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert has 440 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on June 21, 2020.

What is Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert about?

Providing messages and stories of motivation and inspiration every day since 1992. Want to leave feedback on something you've heard on the Success Hotline? Call the hotline and leave Dr. Robert Gilbert a message at +1-973-743-4690

How often does Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert release new episodes?

Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert publishes a few times a week, based on its 440 episodes since July 2018.

Who hosts Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert?

Success Hotline with Dr. Robert Gilbert is created and hosted by Dr. Robert Gilbert.
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