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Be Useful
6 memorable lines from Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger, each with the idea behind it.
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Big goals are not vanity when they force you to become stronger, more generous, and more capable.
Work works because it leaves evidence. The rep you finish is more convincing than the excuse you explain.
Selling is not manipulation when the mission is real. It is the skill of making useful work legible to other people.
Shifting gears is not quitting. It is staying loyal to the destination while reality changes the route.
The mirror gets dangerous when your whole life becomes self-measurement. Service breaks the spell.
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