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Be Useful

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Narrated by: Arnold Schwarzenegger
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The seven rules to follow to realise your true purpose in life distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.

The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.

Arnold's stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold's father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father's adage close to his heart.

Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, BE USEFUL takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold's toolkit for a meaningful life. Arnold shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike--some of them famous, some told here for the first time ever.

Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he has shared that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you - you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.

©2023 Arnold Schwarzenegger (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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Amazed and inspired!

Thank you Arnold for your thoughts. I really enjoyed listening to your voice and the passion you have for helping others and motivating people. I was really inspired and in awe of your drive and love of humanity. I was also to surprised that you were a republican! If only more politicians were like you. I loved your movies and this audible book was fantastic. Thank you for writing it!

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So simple but so hard to get started

Great reading, He can read too 😜. Life is simplier than most of us think so put your phone away and start pumping irons 💪.

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Enjoyed the listen

Easy listen and some practical tips. The fundamentals he speaks of are achievable for most.

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You’re missing out

As you can probably see in most of the reviews… the fact taken the time to narrate his own book is true gift that will be with us forever.

It’s like having a conversation with one and one and having a dialog if you could do it all again… what you do??

Must listen and a great one for the library look

Thanks Arnold for everything you have given to this world!

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Very inspirational and down to earth

I really enjoyed listening to Arnie tell his story. It helped to imprint his words into my mindset

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An absolute must for anyone looking to learn and grow.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a physical and intellectual giant. I never would have thought in my wildest imagination that Arnold would be such a likeable and relatable person. I love how humble he is, driven and generous. I recommend this book to anyone looking to learn and find the motivation to grow as a person.

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Fantastic book!

Practical advice. Great stories. What a leader. Thank you very much Arnold for your inspiration and guidance 😁🙏🏼

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Arnold's story is truly inspirational

Arnold provides a no BS template of how to succeed in life with practical steps and real life examples

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Arnie for Pres!

Great. Just great. As expected, Arnold knocks it out of the park. Thank you for your wisdom!

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Much better than expected

Great to hear Arnies stories directly from him, sounds very authentic, I got some great tips and inspiration from this book

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