Habit n ° 1 of successful people, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger
The bodybuilder who has become a governor who has become an actor reveals useful advice.
Arnold Schwarzenegger achieved success. The multi-hyphenat of Austrian origin has gone from a bodybuilder to one of the best paid actors in Hollywood and later became the governor of California. According to the 76 -year -old man, only one habit (or two) is the secret of very successful people, and he reveals it in a new test.
1 Being a good listener is the key
"Being curious and being a good listener is a large part of how to effectively use your relationship with other people in pursuit of your goals," he wrote for CNBC . "I don't want to say that in a manipulative way, only practically."
2 He says people are resources
He continues by explaining that people are resources. "But it is only when you learn to soak up what these people tell you - not just letting it go in one ear, the other - that you are really starting to make yourself useful to others and to become yourself A resource, "he said.
3 The most important competence: "to ask good" how "and" why "questions
According to the star, the "most precious competence" is "to ask questions" how "and" why "".
4 He tells a personal story about another bodybuilder
"In the gymnasium, if I saw someone trying a new training technique that did not make sense to me, I would ask them on this subject because it would perhaps help me," he said, telling a story about the great cultist Vince Gironda.
5 He thought that an exercise was useless, but tried it anyway
Instead of rejecting an exercise he was doing, describing him as "a little Mickey Mouse", he tried it.
6 And, he learned something
"I did 40 sets during my next weapon training, what I learned was the best way to see how a new movement has an impact on my body, and my external triceps have shaken the next day," did he declare.
7 He then asked how and why
"The exercise was so effective, I had to question Vince on this subject: how did you do this exercise? Why does it work better than other similar movements? How should I integrate it into the Better in training? " he keeps on.
8 Not only did he learned, but made an ally
He explained that his questions served for several purposes. "The answers, if they made sense, would reduce one of my doubts or my concerns. By being curious, I showed humility and I made an ally to Vince, which made more Probable that he could share other valuable training techniques, "he points out. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
9 Asking good questions increases the luck you will remember
"But the most important of all, ask for good" how "and" why "questions about something that interests you increases the chances of information that stuck in your brain and connect with other related information - which you is more useful more useful when it is time to work everything at the service of others, "he adds.
10 Be governor allowed him to "soak up" information
"This is why I liked to be the governor more than any job I have ever had. It was an opportunity to soak up all this information on how our society works while being in Measure to use this information to help millions of people, "he said.
11 He "learned constantly"
He explains that he "learned constantly" when he was governor. "The more I learned, the more I asked myself questions to the people who told me, the more I understood how things were connected and the more I became the best leader," he said.
12 He was lucky "
"Of course, I was lucky. As a governor, even if I was not naturally curious, I could have people explained on how the state worked until it is logical for Me, no matter how long it took. "
13 He admits that others are not so lucky
He admitted that the majority of people were not so lucky. "They do not have the power to ensure that others explain the world to them. They must try to understand it for themselves, which can be very intimidating and very discouraging without support."
14 People end up feeling "stuck"
"This, I believe, is one of the reasons why so many people feel stuck in their lives. They live in a world that they do not fully understand. The world is what it is, and they are who They are, and that's just something they have to accept and treat, "he wrote.
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15 To be a "sponge," he said
"Maybe they were born in a life in which others were rich and that they were poor, or that others were great or intelligent with physically gifted and they were the opposite of these things - and nobody only explained to them while there are circumstances, you can change, there are others that you can change by being curious and being a sponge, then using the knowledge you buy to create a vision for yourself. "
