Hello, welcome inside the success studio.
My success studio is my library.
Today we are talking with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Actually, I hope to be doing most of the listening rather than the talking.
Arnold, what is the secret to success?
You're pretty amazing. You've been a body builder, an action 
 star for years, a public servant, a politician...
What is the secret to success, please?
Of course, people ask me all the time, people say 
 to me what is the secret to success?
Yeah... that's what I just asked you. :-)
The first rule is *trust yourself* but what is most important is that you have to 
 dig deep down, dig deep down and ask yourselves who do you want to be?
Not what but who. I'm not talking about what your parents 
 and teachers want you to be or what you.
I'm talking about figuring out for yourselves what makes you 
 happy, no matter how crazy it sounds other people.
Rule number one is of course trust yourself no matter what anyone else 
 thinks and of course rule number two is break the rules.
We have so many rules in life about everything I say 
 break the rules, not the law but the rules.
It is impossible to be a maverick or a true original if 
 you're too well behaved and not willing to break the rules.
You have to think outside the box that's what I believe after all.
What is the point of being on this earth if all you 
 want to do is be liked by everyone and avoid trouble?
The only way that I ever got any place 
 was by breaking some of the rules.
Which of course brings me to rule number three, don't be afraid to fail.
Anything I've ever attempted I was always willing to fail. So you 
 can't always when but don't be afraid of making decisions.
You can't be paralyzed by fear of failure or you will never push yourself.
You keep pushing because you believe in yourself you believe in your vision and you know that 
 is the right thing to do and success will come, so don't be afraid to fail.
Which brings me to rule number four which is don't listen to the naysayers.
I mean how many times have you heard that you can't do this 
 and you can't do that and it's never been done before?
I love it when someone says that no one has ever done this before because then I do it that means that 
 I'm the first one who has done it so pay no attention to people say that it can't be done.
I never listen that you can't. I always listen 
 to myself and say yes you can.
That brings me to rule number five which is the most 
 important rule of them all: work your butt off.
Leaving no stone unturned. Mohammed Ali, one of my great heroes, had a great line 
 in the 70s when he was asked how many situps do you do.
He said I don't count my situps, I only start counting when it starts hurting, when I feel pain 
 that's when I start counting because that's when it really counts; that is what makes you a champion.
That's the way it is with everything. No pain no gain.
So when people are out partying horsing around someone out there at the same time 
 is working hard. Someone is getting smarter and someone is winning, just remember that.
Now if you want to win there is 
 absolutely no way around hard, hard work.
None of my rules, by the way of, 
 of success will work unless you do.
I've always figured out that there are 24 hours a day. 
 You sleep six hours so you have 18 hours left.
 I know there are some of you out there now that say wait a minute 
 I sleep eight hours or nine hours. Well, just sleep faster, I would recommend.
That takes me to rule number six which is a 
 very important, it is about giving giving back.
Whatever path that you take in your lives you must always find time to give something 
 back, something back to your community, give something back to your state or your country.
Let me tell you something, reaching out and helping people will 
 bring you more satisfaction than anything else you've ever done.
Remember those six rules. Trust yourself, break some rules, don't be afraid to 
 fail, ignore the naysayers, work like hell, and give something back.
Wow. So, trust yourself, break some rules, don't be afraid to fail, ignore the 
 naysayers, work like hell or work your butt off, and give something back.
I can dig that. I hear similar messages 
 in every person I talk to .
Thank you for watching. I hope you got something out of this.
Please visit the blog, HeartenUs Maximus. There's lots of cool 
 stuff there. And I will talk to you soon!
