When I decided to bring Arnold Schwarzenegger out to Australia, I really did not think it was ever going to happen. But one of Arnold's rules, is 'Have a Vision' so I put that principle to work, and lo and behold, the signature of the most famous person in the world came through.
And since the event, I still can’t believe on on Arnold’s regular ‘poker buddies’ list and I’m heading back over there in June to his annual game with his mates. Still pinching myself, but see what’s possible when you follow Arnold’s rules (see below)
What many people are not familiar with, however, is Arnold was a Millionaire property investor before he made his first movie. This is the reason you don't see Arnold playing bit roles, and he only played the leading man. He turned down all the lesser roles, because they weren't part of his 'Vision.'
So here are Arnold's rules for success that he used to become the absolute world's best in three separate fields, bodybuilding legend, the most successful actor in Hollywood, and US politics, then take some notes here and learn from the world's best.
Rule #1 - Have a Vision & Think Big
Arnold's rule is very similar to Stephen Covey's rule from 7 Habits of Highly Successful people, where Stephen says 'Start with the end in mind.'
As a farm boy in Austria who could not even speak English, Arnold had a vision to be the biggest movie star in America, and he then set about following his other rules to make that happen.
Arnold suggests that it isn't any harder to think big than think average. When he was in bodybuilding or Hollywood, Arnold didn't just want to succeed, he wanted to be the world's best.
Even in politics, Arnold didn't run for local council or even mayor, he went for, and attained the highest level possible that he could run for. (Only native born Americans can be President, otherwise we would be calling him President Schwarzenegger)