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.
