crystal clear in your vision . Arnold discusses the technique of visualisation and asserts that the implementation of visualisation is what separates the good from the greatest athletes at the highest levels of every major international sport . Arnold used visualisation . He visualised various goals , and by doing so saw this as a realistic achievement , allowing Arnold to create the energy and motivation needed to chase that vision . Arnold visualised becoming the world champion in bodybuilding and was laser focused and relentless to make that happen .
The key point I want the reader to absorb is that if you want to win , it will take more than your ability and desire . You need to SEE your way there FULLY . SEE what you can achieve . This ability will guide you in your decisions . Whether or not you pursue a challenge or opportunity can be based on whether or not it will get you closer to your vision . As Arnold says , life is not a dress rehearsal , practice , or training session . You got one life so choose wisely what you do with it .
What is the key to making good decisions and achieving success ? Arnold advises to have a clear vision of your ideal future and apply the discipline to make choices that bring you closer to achieving success in various aspects of your life .
The other Arnold tool I ’ m going to discuss is to pay it forward . Arnold explains that we ’ re all here today because of people , both the good and the bad , in our lives . It ’ s OUR responsibility to give back . Arnold ’ s father instructed Arnold to be useful . Arnold explained being useful to him is by doing something for others , which is more important than just thinking about yourself .
Now let ’ s apply this to you . Is there a way YOU can help others achieve their visions ? Or support them in their goals ? Have you ever noticed when you help someone that it helps 2 people ? It helps that other person but it often makes you feel good too . So being useful is good for the heart & soul .
Now this does not have to be complicated . Avoid overthinking this one . Sometimes it ’ s just having more of a sense of awareness of others around you . For example , helping someone who is struggling with a bag of groceries , opening or holding a door for someone , picking up neighbourhood trash , and so on .
If you ’ re still stuck on what you can do to help others , think of when someone did something nice for you , i . e ., offered you a kind word or held the elevator as you were approaching , and pay a similar gesture like that forward to someone else . Remember when Arnold took matters into his own hands and fixed the city ' s potholes when the city failed to do so ?
BUT I MUST WARN YOU …. and Arnold talks about this in his book … but you might get ADDICTED to helping others . Yes , I said addicted .