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Founders: #230 Lucille Ball (TV's biggest star)

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What I learned from reading Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com ---- [3:19] Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Founders #141) [3:28] Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder by Arnold Schwarzenegger (Founders #193) [4:37] Lucille Ball gave me advice about Hollywood. “Just remember, when they say, ‘No,’ you hear ‘Yes,’ and act accordingly. Someone says to you, ‘We can’t do this movie,’ you hug him and say, ‘Thank you for believing in me. [6:21] I like reading about people that do things that they're not supposed to do. [9:45] Create a comprehensive family history. [14:43] People with happy childhoods never overdo; they don't strive or exert themselves. They're moderate, pleasant, well liked, and good citizens. Society needs them. But the tremendous drive and dedication necessary to succeed in any field-not only show business-often seems to be rooted in a disturbed childhood. [19:27] This is a school that teaches acting, telling what is going to wind up being one of the most successful actresses that ever lives, that she can't do it. [20:29] I soon learned that to survi

[00:00:00] There in a dusty box, he uncovered what turned out to be a never-before-published autobiographical work of our mothers. The package, postmarked 1966, simply said, Lucy. The manuscript was written in the first person and seemed to span Mom's entire life up to 1964. I was stunned. When I read it, I cried. When my brother, Desi, read the manuscript, he was overcome with emotions. He said, I loved it. I loved reading it. There's a wonderful energy that comes through. A fire in her belly. As a young kid, a sense of adventure. Like, I want to make some noise. Her connections from the…

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