Mel Robbins

In 2010, Robbins published her debut book, ''Stop Saying You're Fine: Discover a More Powerful You''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robbins |first=Mel |url=https://archive.org/details/stopsayingyouref0000robb |title=Stop saying you're fine : discover a more powerful you |date=2010 |publisher=New York : Crown Archetype |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-307-71672-9}}</ref>

In 2010, Robbins published her debut book, ''Stop Saying You're Fine: Discover a More Powerful You''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Robbins |first=Mel |url=https://archive.org/details/stopsayingyouref0000robb |title=Stop saying you're fine : discover a more powerful you |date=2010 |publisher=New York : Crown Archetype |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-307-71672-9}}</ref>

In June 2011, she spoke at a [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] event in [[San Francisco]], presenting a [[self-help]] technique she referred to as "the five second rule." As of December 2024, the video had been viewed more than 33 million times on [[YouTube]].<ref name="TEDx">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7E973zozc |title=How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over |date=June 11, 2011 |author=TEDx Talks |access-date=December 24, 2024 |id=Lp7E973zozc |via=[[YouTube]] |work=TEDx San Francisco}}{{third party inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>

In June 2011, she spoke at a [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] event in [[San Francisco]], presenting a [[self-help]] technique she referred to as "[[Five-second rule|The five second rule]]”. As of December 2024, the video had been viewed more than 33 million times on [[YouTube]].<ref name="TEDx">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp7E973zozc |title=How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over |date=June 11, 2011 |author=TEDx Talks |access-date=December 24, 2024 |id=Lp7E973zozc |via=[[YouTube]] |work=TEDx San Francisco}}{{third party inline|date=January 2025}}</ref>

In February 2017, Robbins published her second book, ''The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage''.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Schawbel |first1=Dan |last2=Robbins |first2=Mel |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Mel Robbins: It Only Takes Five Seconds To Improve Your Career |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2017/02/28/mel-robbins-it-only-takes-five-seconds-to-improve-your-career/?sh=75b0797237d0 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |work=[[Forbes.com]] |format=interview}}{{third party inline|date=January 2025}}</ref> The book was the sixth most-purchased book on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Amazon Staff |date=2018-01-30 |title=2017: This Year in Books |url=https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books?ref=SIN_TY17_SS_CP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210144803/https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books?ref=SIN_TY17_SS_CP |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=2018-01-30 |website=Amazon.com |format=Amazon Charts-driven interactive site}}</ref> [[Forbes]] editors have reported that it "remains the most successful self-published audiobook by total downloads," and noted that ''The 5 Second Rule'', along with ''The High 5 Habit'', had been published in 41 languages.<ref name="ForbesProfile" />

In February 2017, Robbins published her second book, ''The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage''.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Schawbel |first1=Dan |last2=Robbins |first2=Mel |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Mel Robbins: It Only Takes Five Seconds To Improve Your Career |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2017/02/28/mel-robbins-it-only-takes-five-seconds-to-improve-your-career/?sh=75b0797237d0 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |work=[[Forbes.com]] |format=interview}}{{third party inline|date=January 2025}}</ref> The book was the sixth most-purchased book on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Amazon Staff |date=2018-01-30 |title=2017: This Year in Books |url=https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books?ref=SIN_TY17_SS_CP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210144803/https://www.amazon.com/article/this-year-in-books?ref=SIN_TY17_SS_CP |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=2018-01-30 |website=Amazon.com |format=Amazon Charts-driven interactive site}}</ref> [[Forbes]] editors have reported that it "remains the most successful self-published audiobook by total downloads," and noted that ''The 5 Second Rule'', along with ''The High 5 Habit'', had been published in 41 languages.<ref name="ForbesProfile" />