The Starting Point

I arrived at Unleash the Power Within, a four-day immersive event led by Tony Robbins, with a quiet sense of curiosity. Not with the intention of “transforming” myself, but with the desire to live something different, to simply observe.

But honestly?

As soon as I arrived, several participants asked me:

Every time, I gave the same answer: just to live the experience.

I feel good. I have projects, dreams, I don’t feel like I need a “transformation.”

I thought I was in a good place, balanced, grounded But sometimes, it’s not what we live that changes everything. It’s what we realize while living it.

50 Hours of Disruption

Four days. Fifty hours of pure energy, dancing, shouting, laughing, uncomfortable moments (I won’t even go there hahaha), and deep introspection.

Thousands of people from all around the world, each with their own reason for being there: some to heal, some to reignite ambitions, some to redefine dreams and a few “I’m just here because my partner made me come!”

And me, in the middle of it all, realizing something essential: I didn’t come here to learn how to do more, I came to learn how to be more.

In that huge arena, I felt the collective energy moving through me.

Strange as it sounds, being shaken by that much humanity, it grounds you.

The Thoughts I Thought I’d Already “Resolved”

I thought I had moved past certain limiting beliefs.

I thought I was at a stage where I could just observe others transforming their lives.

But UPW made me look closer.

I realized that sometimes, I take life too seriously. That even on my best days, I treat them like a to-do list.

Even this event, honestly, it was a dream on my bucket list: I did it, checked it off, been there, done that.

And I had forgotten to leave room for lightness, for that silliness we lose as we grow up. That ability to simply be in the moment, without trying to do it “right,” without judgment, without performing.

Ironically, I help others reconnect with their essence, yet I had lost touch with mine.

I rarely bring that version of myself forward.

And yet, it’s the one I love the most.

When I allow myself to be a little “silly,” I’m completely me, unfiltered, free of judgment, present, and more connected to the people around me. More real. More warm.

The Tangible Let-Go

At some point, I stopped analyzing. I stopped trying to “understand” the experience, and simply lived it.

At first, my mind dissected everything: Yes, it’s interesting, but I already know all this.

Then, on Day 2, one sentence hit me:

And I finally understood: knowing something doesn’t mean you’ve truly integrated it. I knew the concepts, but I wasn’t living them.

That’s when something opened. A space of curiosity and presence. I felt my body relax, my mind settle.

I felt light, not because everything suddenly made sense, but because I finally accepted that it didn’t have to.

I truly let go, as they say.

And since then, I’ve been noticing that same surrender in the smallest moments of daily life.

The “Bot”

Recently, someone reached out saying they were interested in interview coaching. After a few exchanges, I realized it was probably a bot. The messages were too vague, too mechanical.

Before, I would have been irritated, maybe even angry. I would have felt it was a waste of time.

But this time, I just smiled. I took a deep breath and told myself:

And it’s crazy how that one choice changes everything. That’s freedom.

Does it mean it’s “fixed” forever?

Probably not.

But if, day after day, I consciously choose what affects me, then through repetition, each choice becomes a transformation in itself.

The Cold Plunge

Here’s another simple example. Last night, at the Nordic spa, I found myself standing in front of the cold bath.

Usually, I take one step, two if I’m feeling brave and immediately run out, muttering:

But this time, I heard my brain say “no,” and I calmly answered back (in my head, of course):

I went in. Then I went back, three times throughout the evening.

Three times more pride. And a smile that just wouldn’t fade.

What I’m Bringing Home

I don’t know if I can say I came back transformed.

But I definitely came back more alive.

With a clear intention: to add more lightness, more spontaneous laughter and more moments you can’t check off a list, because they’re meant to be lived.

Because real growth isn’t measured in training hours, but in the moments we consciously choose to open up a little more to life and take action.

If I had to summarize this experience in one sentence, it would be this:

I’m deeply grateful for having gone without knowing what I would find. Because by simply living the experience, I found what I didn’t even know I needed: lightness, play and this sentence that’s stayed with me ever since: