Be Useful

Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

Narrated by: Arnold Schwarzenegger

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.

Critic reviews

“Schwarzenegger unpacks the tools for success with a wry sense of humor and broad view of the world.” —Kirkus

“Arnold’s life is the American dream, and his book, to me, is an important corollary to that dream–you have to pay back the gift by being of service, being useful to others. I really enjoyed this book.” —Ryan Holiday

A Clear Concise picture of vision and purpose

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If you saw Mr. Schwarzenegger's Netflix special then you are ready for this book if you enjoyed it. I listen to Arnold's pump club podcast for five minutes every day. Like the title, it does pump you up. mr. Schwarzenegger uses clear and concise vocabulary in this book that paints A vivid picture of why and how to get a vision and purpose that will change your life. After listening to this book, you know that Mr. Schwarzenegger has desire, focus, and consistency beyond most of us humans. But you will get inspired to do at least one thing in your life that changes who you want to be.
Were are my comments of help?

Great book!

Arnold has great insights and advice! He uses his own experiences as proofs. I love his selfess-service personality and his comedic side. Amazing book!

A private chat with Arnold a Love every minute of o

Loved every minute of it. I wish it never ended, there was so much to learn from him. The audio book reading by him is a priceless private chat, a sit down for a coffee. I can listen to him forever. It was sad when it finished and read the last words. Arnold will be and is an influencer and a great human being for future generations.

Inspired & Timely

Great listen! I often go back to Arnold’s YouTube speeches. This is even better! Thanks

Loved it

Arnold is the true definition of what you can achieve when you put your mind to it. I enjoyed his insights into his work ethic and thought process.

I highly recommend this book.