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The $100 MBA Show

MBA2395 Must Read: Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger

The $100 MBA Show

Omar Zenhom

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers, Marketing

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In his book Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger shares his seven principles for a fulfilling life - a life where you feel useful, content, and happy. Arnold Schwarzenegger's life story is nothing short of incredible. From being an immigrant to becoming a bodybuilding champion, movie star, and even a governor, he has defied all odds.

In this episode, Omar dives deep into Schwarzenegger's seven rules and how they can be applied to your business and personal life. More than just a book review, this episode provides practical business lessons derived from Arnold Schwarzenegger's experiences and wisdom.

The best part is that Arnold Schwarzenegger narrates the audiobook, bringing his unique character and humor to the storytelling. So if you're seeking inspiration and actionable advice to elevate your business, click play!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Heyo! Welcome to the $100 MBA show because a better business begins with you.

0:13.8

That's why we deliver practical business lessons.

0:16.7

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher Omar Zenholm.

0:19.6

I'm also the co-founder of Webinar Ninja, an independent software company I started back in 2014.

0:24.5

And today's episode is a must-read episode.

0:27.2

On our must-read episodes, I share with you a book that I've read that has influenced me as

0:31.0

an entrepreneur.

0:31.6

I share with you its takeaways, its insights, and why you should read it too.

0:35.3

Today's Must Read is Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

0:39.9

Now if you're thinking Arnold Schwarzenegger, an author, yes, I actually love his books.

0:47.0

He's a man that his whole life story is about, don't underestimate him. An immigrant from Austria somehow builds an incredible bodybuilding career

0:58.8

winning seven Mr. Olympia's and then he reinvents himself and becomes a movie star, a leading man.

1:06.0

Again, everybody doubted him. How is somebody with a thick accent like his going to become a leading man in one of the highest paid movie stars.

1:16.0

People can't even pronounce his name in the 80s and 90s.

1:19.3

He proves the naysayers wrong and becomes a huge movie star. And and again he reinvents himself and runs for

1:25.1

governor of California the eighth largest economy in the world and not only wins but

1:29.6

he wins re-election as well so a a lot of experience, a lot of wisdom, and in this book he shares his

1:37.0

seven rules for a fulfilling life, for a life where you feel useful, where you feel content and happy.

1:44.0

There's so much great stuff in this book, there's so many business lessons that I'm going to extract for you

1:48.8

and share with you in this episode.

1:50.4

This is one of the top books I've read this year probably in my top five well-written well-delivered

1:55.1

Let's get into it. Let's get down to business

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