Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Oct 2023 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.
The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.
Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart.
Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, Be Useful takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold’s tool kit for a meaningful life. He shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike—some of them famous; some told here for the first time ever.
Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he shares that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you—you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.
The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.
The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s highest-paid movie star. The leader of the world’s sixth-largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke, but this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And this did not happen by accident.
Arnold’s stratospheric success happened as part of a process. As the result of clear vision, big thinking, hard work, direct communication, resilient problem-solving, open-minded curiosity, and a commitment to giving back. All of it guided by the one lesson Arnold’s father hammered into him above all: be useful. As Arnold conquered every realm he entered, he kept his father’s adage close to his heart.
Written with his uniquely earnest, blunt, powerful voice, Be Useful takes readers on an inspirational tour through Arnold’s tool kit for a meaningful life. He shows us how to put those tools to work, in service of whatever fulfilling future we can dream up for ourselves. He brings his insights to vivid life with compelling personal stories, life-changing successes and life-threatening failures alike—some of them famous; some told here for the first time ever.
Too many of us struggle to disconnect from our self-pity and connect to our purpose. At an early age, Arnold forged the mental tools to build the ladder out of the poverty and narrow-mindedness of his rural Austrian hometown, tools he used to add rung after rung from there. Now he shares that wisdom with all of us. As he puts it, no one is going to come rescue you—you only have yourself. The good news, it turns out, is that you are all you need.
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone.
The world’s greatest bodybuilder. The world’s high...
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Pirkka Patrikainen
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March 4, 2026
This book has inspired me so deeply! Arnold is our times addition to a long line of great stoic philosophers. There are no self made men. We are all part of a bigger picture and are highly dependent on each other. Listen to the wisdoms he shares and learn how to be useful in your own life, and break your mirrors!
Barry Nouzovsky
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February 4, 2024
this is the first audiobook I've ever purchased and listened to. It has been VERY inspirational and has already started to help me in life. The best part is Arnold reads the whole thing! I have been listening while at work, and it is almost like he is here hanging out with me since the whole book is him reading. I read review on other books, and they don't have the author reading, which is less genuine. I have already recommended this book to others even before I got halfway through listening to it. it would be nice if I could sit with him in person someday, share my goals and achieve goals, and then include how his book will help me achieve my next goals.
Oscar Stagel
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October 26, 2023
growing up as a young man. I was into bodybuilding. not to the level of pros. but anyone knows Arnold. his words are packed with so much wisdom and encouragement. and transparency. I will listen to this book probably 5 more times to digest it all . highly recommended 👌
About the author
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor, businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He served as the thirty-eighth governor of California. He's the bestselling author of Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life, and Better Every Day: An Action Plan for a Full Life.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor, businessman, philanthropist, and politician. He served as the thirty-eighth governor of California. He's the bestselling author of Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life, and Better Every Day: An...
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