flâneur

Founders: #141 Arnold Schwarzenegger (My Unbelievably True Life Story)

pod.wave.co · 13,534 words · saved by 1 readers

What I learned from reading Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger. ---- I decided that the best course for independence was to mind my own business and make my own money.I never felt that I was good enough, strong enough, smart enough. He let me know that there was always room for improvement. A lot of sons would have been crippled by his demands, but instead, the discipline rubbed off on me. I turned it into drive.I became absolutely convinced that I was special and meant for bigger things. I knew I would be the best at something - although I didn’t know what - and that it would make me famous. I never went to a competition to compete. I went to win. Even though I didn’t win every time, that was my mindset. I became a total animal. If you tuned into my thoughts before a competition, you would hear something like: “I deserve that pedestal, I own it, and the sea ought to part for me. Just get out of the fucking way, I’m on a mission. So just step aside and gimme the trophy.” I pictured myself high up on the pedestal, trophy in hand. Everyone else would be standing below. And I would look down.When you grow up in that kind of harsh environment, you ne

[00:01] A: I always wanted to be an inspiration for people, but I never set out to be a role model in everything. How could I be when I have so many contradictions in my life? I'm a European who became an American leader. A businessman who makes his living as an action hero. A tremendously disciplined super achiever who hasn't [00:22] B: always been disciplined enough. [00:24] A: A fitness expert who loves cigars, an environmentalist who loves hummers, A fun loving guy with kid like enthusiasm who is most famous for terminating people. How would anybody know what to imitate? I do want to…

related reading