Be Useful

“So this is where the action is and you can do all of that because as I always say the day is 24 hours and I talk about lot at great length in my book you know be useful I talk about all those kind of principles of giving back and having a vision and don't listen to the naysayers”

“Remember again it goes back to the book, you know, be useful. You have rule number one is you have to have a clear vision. You can't just say I want to be governor. What is your vision?”

“businessman philanthropist best-selling author of be useful seven tools for life and the 38th governor of California”

“and so I had also in a book you know advertise sell sell sell”

“I remember Ted Turner would always say, 'Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise.' In my book, I say, 'You know, advertise, sell, sell, sell.'”

“that's why I said in my book don't listen to the naysayers”

“That's why I said in my book, 'Don't listen to the naysayers,' because I realized very quickly anytime you have a vision that is very much out there, people say, 'This is impossible; this can't be done.'”

“we also discussed why he believes adversity breeds character as well as lessons from his book be useful”

“right because that's really the interesting thing because how dides well it's that the principles and this is i think why on the end i i wrote this book be useful is because the principles and the tools that they used in bodybuilding i use the very same tools in show business and i use the very same tools when”

“Thank you for taking the time to talk to us and for all your success, including your amazing book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.”

“In your book, you highlighted how many people enter the gym with the goal of getting in shape, but there’s often a lack of specificity around that. Still, I worked hard, and although it seems trivial now, that was my motivation, and it drove me to train every day.”

“my father's upbringing had a tremendous impact when he talked about be useful”

“That’s a key reason I wrote 'Be Useful': to inspire people to pursue success and achievement without a specific blueprint.”

“so this is why it's more fun when we have a goal and this is why I stress this in my book about have a vision have a clear goal like I had when I was 15 years old”

“because I remember for instance and I mentioned that also in my book that um I was in the middle of my bodybuilding career winning one M Olympia competition after the next and being known as the bodybuilder with the business brain”

“and I think this is one of the reasons also why I wrote this book be useful is to kind of inspire people that hey I know you don't want to maybe be another me”

“This is why in the book one of the things I talk about is to work your ass off because every single time when I had a vision about anything, I had to work my ass off, but it was pleasure.”

“And we're talking about one of the other rules in my book, which is to shoot for big goals.”

“I never believed in Plan B because I felt like one of the rules I have in my book is to never listen to naysayers.”

“But because of being governor, it's like the thing I talk about in the book about Hillary climbing Mount Everest.”

“That's why my book, Be Useful, I put in there — the main chapter is just "Work Your Ass Off."”

“So that's why I call the book Be Useful, because it's kind of a nobler title.”

“all of which are eloquently distilled in his new book The useful Arnold also shares his thoughts on confidence ego and ambition”

“be useful available everywhere it's going to be impossible to avoid you”