Making the World a Safer Place - The Tony Newsom Story that was featured twice in Motivational Guru's Anthony Robbins Magazine, The Next Level 

"A hero aims to contribute, is willing to set an example and live by the truth of his or her principles—Officer Tony Newsom is one of those heroes."— Anthony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power

Tony Newsom, a decorated officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, published author and founder of First Class Protective Services, made dramatic and lasting change in his personal and professional life with the help of Tony Robbins.  How did he do it? Read Officer Newsom's story, in his own words:

In 1989, I joined the Los Angeles Police Department. Having grown up in a Los Angeles neighborhood less than a mile away from where the 1992 riots occurred, I was inspired to join the police force by the grim reality of what I had witnessed first-hand: violent crimes were increasing and more kids were becoming involved
with gangs.

As I began to reflect on the crime and devastation occurring in my own community daily, I wondered why there were not outlets available to inform citizens about the dangers in their communities; I wondered why the information I knew as a police officer wasn’t being taught to the public and schools in a consistent, easy-to-understand manner. So I spent a lot of time talking to criminals to learn what had made them so successful, and I compiled what I had learned so that I could share it with community groups, educators, parents and students to empower them to take preventative measures.

By 1992, I had developed a West Valley version of the LAPD’s Jeopardy program to help reduce crimes and gang involvement among youth, and I had founded the Positive Results Corporation to implement safety programs in schools. But I still felt I could do more.

In 1997, I attended Unleash the Power Within with hopes of learning how I could take my mission to the next level. Tony reinforced my commitment to serving my community and personally offered his Personal Power II program to help me multiply my efforts. He showed me how to take my simple business plan and rev it up to make a world of impact.

Of the many strategies I learned from Personal Power II, Tony’s pain/pleasure principle proved most useful to my mission. In three of the books I’ve since written, “Top 10 Crimes That You and Your Family Should Beware Of,” “Student Safety Tips, 40 That Every 1st – 2nd Grader Must Know,” and “Student Safety Tips, 45 That Every 3rd – 5th grader Must Know,” I allow readers to experience the crimes vicariously so that later, they will be graphically reminded of the consequences of any unsafe action.

Personal Power II also helped me use Tony’s Ultimate Success Formula to develop a more aggressive and concrete vision for my life. It also taught me that massive action yields massive results; by involving successful publishers, the program director of Hope Worldwide Los Angeles, numerous educators, college students and community volunteers in my mission, I’ve been able to expand my reach and impact more lives than I ever thought possible.

Throughout my career, I’ve encountered many obstacles, but I’ve learned from Tony that any challenge can be conquered if I evaluate my actions and result and then change my approach. When I encountered resistance from individuals in some of the communities I strove to protect, for example, I redirected my focus toward those who were interested, and I equipped them with the tools to spread my message of safety.

In all of his programs, Tony teaches an incredible strategy called “modeling.” Over the years, I’ve modeled Tony to achieve the success he’s had in impacting lives around the world, helping people increase the quality of their lives. My mission is to do the same in the field of safety. In fact, my 10-year goal is to have inspired, motivated, taught and empowered a minimum of 10% of the U.S. population in each state (approximately 30 million people) to live safer lives, including all public and private schools that will accept my assistance.  Thanks to Tony’s guidance and example, I have cut myself off from the possibility of not achieving this critical goal.

Beyond my 10-year goal, I plan to expand my reach to other countries, addressing the safety issues that plague their communities and schools as well as continuing to increase my outreach in the U.S. While some people limit contribution to their own communities, Tony showed me that it is possible to take it even further. Instead of telling me I could do anything I put my mind to, he showed me how.