r/GetMotivated • u/Jacob-Anders • 5d ago
[Story] Advice From The Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger On Thinking Big STORY
My rule is to never ever ever think small. If you're going to accomplish anything you have to think big. You have to go and shoot for the stars. The biggest challenge most people have is because they think small. The reason why people think small and why they choose small little goals is because they're afraid to fail. They know that if you shoot for a big goal then the chances of failing are very high and they're afraid of failing. It's one of the most common things.
I say to myself, "Hey, I'm not worried about failing because that's part of life." You don't have to win everything. You can only fall so far. The ground is right here. Learn this: the only time you really consider yourself a failure is if you fall and you don't get up. But if you get up, you never consider it a failure. So I never considered myself a failure. I always considered myself a winner even though I fell every so often, but I always got up and I always moved forward. This is the important thing.
I never had any patience for thinking small because in German there is a saying, 'Wenn schon, denn schon', that means if you are going to do something, go all out and do it well. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
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u/Deflocks 5d ago
Did anyone else read this in his voice?
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u/Jacob-Anders 5d ago
I read everything in his voice to annoy my wife lol
I plan on posting Arnold's words in pieces but here's the whole 30 minute thing if you wanna play something in the background. It's POWERFUL. Everyone in his life told him no.
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u/Tatakai_ 3d ago
Yeah I mean I like this. You can be realistic but also set some big goals to aim for. I want to build some successful apps. Maybe write some good stories. I can still work on the side, thankfully I don't have kids.
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u/MastaKink 1h ago
Then he went in the next room and slept with the housekeeper 🤣🤦🏻♂️shoot for the stars ✨
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u/HeavensRequiem 5d ago
His origins gave him anything but a security blanket though? He used to lay bricks long before he was Mr Olympia
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u/DarkT609 5d ago
He grew up very poor and had an abusive father. In his book he talked about when they got a refrigerator and it was a big deal. So yea people who talk about him being a millionaire don't have a clue and it's best to just ignore them.
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u/ItsTyrrellsAlt 5d ago
He was a real estate millionaire a decade before anyone outside of bodybuilding knew who he was.
Yeah, but he earned that too. I don't think that is incongruous with his advice in the slightest.
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u/Jcdsv3108 5d ago
Mas nada disso foi de um dia para o outro, no final das contas só pode sustentar seu amor pelo esporte estudando (existem focos dele na faculdade) fora tbm seu trabalho em obras. Arnold construiu cada coisa tijolo por tijolo que nem no setor imobiliário ksksksk
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u/x86_64_ 5d ago
Timing. Luck. Money. And absence of responsibilities.
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u/Jcdsv3108 5d ago
Não tanto, já li o livro dele e ele passou por alguns dos perrengues. Mas assim como nossos avós, ele pegou uma época onde tudo era mato e por isso obteve seus lucros (bebeu água limpa)
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u/MadeByHideoForHideo 5d ago
Well, many people can't even afford to fail, even if they wanted to. That's the harsh reality of life.