A bodybuilder, actor, politician, philanthropist and much more, most people can agree that Arnold Schwarzenegger has had a successful life. Over his successful life he seems to have figured a few things out and captured them in some motivational quotes.
10. “Stop whining.”
A great two word, motivational quote, basically advising people to stop whining about any problems you are facing and just get to work on fixing or solving them.
9. “It’s simple, if it jiggles, it’s fat.”
Likely a quote from his bodybuilding days, Arnold goal was to get muscular with as little jiggle as possible. And he certainly achieved that goal.
8. “What is the point of being on this Earth if you are going to be like everyone else?”
Here Arnold is saying we are all different and have different paths in life. So we should make our own paths and be different instead of copying all the other human beings on this Earth.
7. “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.”
The mind is a powerful thing, Arnold knows that and harnesses it to its full potential. If you have the belief and willpower, you can put you mind to anything and achieve it.
6. “Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond your limitations.”
In this quote, Arnold uses 15 words in a motivational sentence to concisely explain how to live a fulfilling life. Stay hungry for more opportunities and stay healthy so you can grab them. Be kind and respectful to others, believe in yourself and use your mind to go beyond your (generally self-imposed) limitations.
5. “If you don’t find the time, if you don’t do the work, you don’t get the results.”
You have to put in both the time and the effort if you want to achieve anything, Arnold didn’t slack off when trying to become a world-class bodybuilder, a famous actor or the governor of California.
4. “Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.”
Positive thinking can be very motivational in achieving your goals and aspirations, being in a group of positive people can help all parties. As many people say, you are the average of the five people you most associate with.
3. “Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
You learn and progress the most when you fail, when you are defeated and when you turn around and get back into it. Never give up, because this is when will get stronger, smarter and faster at whatever it is your are trying to achieve.
2. “What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn’t think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know.”
This is another motivational quote about using the mind to push yourself further and further. Whether its doing another rep, another kilometre or reaching the top of the climb, you can push a little further with some help internally or externally.
1. “You have the time, you make the time”
Arnold is saying we all have the time to achieve our goals and dreams, we just need to set aside the time and actually do it. We have 24 hours in the day, all that should be spent trying to achieve our aspirations. Arnold understood this in his early days for example, he was working out five hours a day, going to school, working in construction(which led to him millions from property development) and going to acting classes from 8pm to 12am.
24 hours – use then wisely. Please let us know how you use your 24 hours in the comments.
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