Becoming Antifragile
009: How To Achieve Your Dreams And Find Meaning - Arnold Schwarzenegger
01 Jan 2024
Lessons from studying Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In Be Useful, Arnold reveals his tool kit for how he achieved all his dreams, and why he believes you can use the same tool for your life. Arnold is the world’s greatest bodybuilder, highest-paid movie star, and was leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. He achieved all this by following a process of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and giving back. His father taught him one lesson: be useful. He never forgot it Freya India's article - No, not everyone needs therapy. - 00:00:00 - Why Arnold wrote Be Useful 00:03:24 - Having a vision for your life 00:05:20 - How Arnold achieve all his impossible dreams 00:08:05 - Your 85-year-old self time travelling to you 00:10:45 - What is vision? 00:13:20 - The discipline of staying consistent even with the little habits 00:15:00 - The power of visualization and emotionally charging them 00:18:45 - Pain is temporary & characters are built amid pain 00:20:00 - The problem of suffering 00:22:00 - Amor fati, Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence 00:24:50 - “Wenn schon, denn schon” & why James Cameron inspired Arnold 00:28:20 - Don’t let the doubters, the haters, stop you from achieving your vision 00:30:15 - There is no plan B! Plan B is to succeed at plan A 00:34:00 - Believe in yourself! 00:36:00 - You only fail if you quit, so don't quit 00:38:20 - Victim mindset leading to unhealthy therapy culture (Freya India) 00:40:00 - Don’t be a victim of your circumstances 00:43:00 - “Two ears, one mouth” and why you should never stop reading and learning 00:46:30 - Don’t let your curiosity turn into a brittle brick 00:49:00 - Finding the greatest meaning in helping others - IJ Makan is a philosopher, designer, and martial artist. - Social & Website Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ijmakan Twitter https://twitter.com/ijmakan Website https://becomingantifragile.com Newsletter https://ijmakan.substack.com
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