Efficacy of the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM)

Investigation of Efficacy of the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) on Life Productivity and Mood States - a Controlled Experimental Trial

This study will consist of an experimental group and a control group. Approximately 150 adult males and females from the ages of 19+ will take part in this study. Subjects will be divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from our internal database of subjects who have previously shown interest in studies and from userinterviews. Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost, while the subjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks. Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stress; Anxiety; Motivation; Mood; Self Esteem; Well-Being, Psychological
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Rapid Planning Method (RPM); Behavioral: Journaling

Detailed Description

For the journaling control group, subjects will be asked to write a weekly to-do-list at least once weekly at the beginning of the week. And at least read, or refer to their journal on a daily basis as direction for the work activities of the day.

The 3-day RPM (Rapid Planning Method) event by Tony Robbins involves online seminar based training sessions designed to enhance participants' productivity, goal-setting abilities, and time management skills. On the first day, subjects engage in virtual workshops focused on establishing clear, specific, and achievable goals through the RPM framework, which emphasizes purpose-driven planning. Day two consists of interactive virtual sessions where participants develop personalized action plans, incorporating Robbins' strategies for prioritizing and organizing tasks. Throughout the event, participants partake in motivational exercises aimed at increasing engagement, self-efficacy, and clarity of vision. The final day includes collaborative virtual activities where subjects practice RPM techniques in real-world scenarios, receive feedback, and refine their plans.

Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 140
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33634
      • The Applied Science and Performance Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ages 19+
• Male and Female
• English literate
• Willing to sign the study informed consent form
• Experimental group: must participant in Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM)
• Control group: must be willing to journal regularly

Exclusion Criteria:

• Excluded from the experimental group if you DO NOT participate in RPM
• Excluded from the control group if you DO participate in RPM, or any other Tony Robbins sponsored event during the study intervention

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control; Subjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks.	Behavioral: Journaling; Subjects will be keeping a weekly to-do list.
Experimental: Experimental; Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost. RPM™ , developed by Tony Robbins, is a new system of thinking that is purported to help you align your daily actions with your life's purpose. During RPM, Tony will coach participants how to implement these life strategies.	Behavioral: Rapid Planning Method (RPM); RPM is a three day immersive seminar. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psycho educational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Purpose in life test	The PIL test is a 20-item self-report attitudinal scale designed to measure the extent to which a respondent perceives a general sense of meaning and purpose in life or respectively suffers from an "existential vacuum". This test is the first and the most-studied questionnaire to measure perceived life purpose and meaning. It consists of 11 items which focus on the respondents' mood (e.g., item 1: I am usually completely bored, neutral, exuberant, enthusiastic), 3 items which address life goals (e.g., item 3: In life I have no goals or aims at all, neutral, very clear goals and aims), and 3 items which address meaning of life itself (e.g., item 4: My personal existence is utterly meaningless without purpose, neutral, very purposeful and meaningful).	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS)	is divided into three-item six subscales, which correspond to the six types of motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, integrated, identified, introjected and external regulations, and motivation). Participants will be asked to indicate on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (does not correspond at all) to 7 (corresponds exactly) the extent to which the items represent the reasons they are presently involved in their work.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Life and productivity test	these are 30 Likert scale questionnaires, measured on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning "strongly disagree", and 10 meaning "strongly agree". It consists of 5 items which focus on the respondents productivity, 3 items which focus on time management skills, 4 items which focus on emotions, 14 items which focus on engagement, and 4 items which focus on clarity of vision and purpose.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
PERMA Profiler	The scale measures five aspects of well-being defined by Martin Seligman, PERMA - positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment, as well as negative emotion and health.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Rosenberg's Self esteem scale	A 10-item scale that measures global self-worth by measuring both positive and negative feelings about the self. The scale is believed to be uni-dimensional. All items are answered using a 4-point Likert scale format ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Generalize Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)	a self report-based survey that assesses generalized anxiety disorder and severity on a 7-item scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)	measures global perceived stress via self-report on a ten item scale. Scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Total scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Total scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress. Total scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.	Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Applied Science & Performance Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 20, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 2, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 2, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 6, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 16, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 10, 2025
• Last Verified: September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Seminar; Life Coach
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction; Anxiety Disorders; Psychological Well-Being
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00081040

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Individual participant data will not be shared

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No