Tony Robbins is talking about growing up poor and how he became resourceful. Being poor and going through some trouble in our lives, financial, spiritual, physical, whatever it is, can make us great people. Or as Tony puts it, "If my mother was the woman I wanted her to be, I wouldn't be the man I am proud to be."
Tony Robbins is an entrepreneur, owner of over 30 companies and probably the most fruitful business and life coach out there. He is also an author of a best selling book, the newest one is "Unshakeable" and you can look it up here http://amzn.to/2DmkhfB and he is giving all the profit from his books to a project he is very passionate about, Feeding America. A very positive thinker, charitable person, promoting gratitude and kindness, he has worked his way up to this level from being a janitor.