How to be successful, part 1

I don´t mean that superficial success, but that inner success, that helps us living life to the fullest and healthiest. The kind of life that does not take away from anybody, but rather gives.

I found these "rules" inspirational.

Arnold´s rules about success.

1. ”Trust in yourself.”

Take a minute to think about your happiness, values, goals and ask yourself: ”Deep, deep down in your heart, what motivates me, what inspires me, what makes me happy?”

2. ”Break some rules.”

”Nobody ever achieved something by just following all the rules.” I don´t say you should not follow the laws, but you can be creative. I am sure you find your way once you have your heart, soul and reason in it. Sometimes you might have to stop learning and invest to thinking how to do things to make them work better.

3. ”Don´t be afraid to fail.”

Many things has not happened, because we have been afraid to fail. ”Failing” can also be the one thing that makes you work harder, or the one thing that makes you realize your limits. But if you do not try, you never know your limits.

If you had only one year to live life before you die, would you be afraid to live life to the fullest?

4. ”Ignore the ones that say never.”

Don´t believe if somebody says to you ”you can´t”. They don´t know it, though they might be right. But do you really want to take the risk to not do it just because they might be right? They don´t know what you know and have been through so far. Just do it, make the decision.

5. ”Work hard.”

Anything that you always wanted just does not show up to your door one day. Well, at least it is very unlike. You need to work. And working hard not even get you closer to your goals, but it also makes you feel good! There will most likely be those things you don´t like doing in the ”working hard” part. But after a while they get easier.

Start slowly, set up small goals, do whatever keeps you going and remember to reward yourself once in a while. It´s the journey that makes life worth living. The question is what can you do right now to help you with your long term plan.

6. ”Give something back.”

Pass on the good.

I have an example.

I was staying at my friends place. A sweetheart, never asked me to do any housework, but I did. Not because I feel I should, but because I enjoy washing dishes and keeping things tidy. And as he kept a good care of his house, I treated it the same kind of respect. That is how I care, and that is what I want to leave behind. Not the image of me, but a place to feel good.

How do you like people to remember you after you moved on? What do you wan´t to leave behind?

Arnold Schwarzenegger, a bodybuilder, actor and a politic.

Thank you Arnold for being a good source of inspiration for me in the gym!