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How Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Teach Himself Discipline?

David Senra reads Arnold Schwarzenegger teaching himself discipline from hard challenges. Almost anything difficult takes time, patience, and hard work, the same way building up for a 300-pound bench press does. Learning that gave him positive energy he could use later, and he could apply the discipline to everyday life.

He used it in acting and in school. Whenever he did not want to study, he thought back to what it took to be Mr. Universe, the sacrifice and the hard work, and plunged into studying. His first big break in acting does not happen for another half a decade after the writing, and he later becomes the highest paid actor in his field at one time.

With acting he is determined to work as hard on removing his accent as he was on improving his poor calves. In business he is so determined to make millions of dollars that he cannot fail. In his mind he has already made the millions, and the rest is going through the motions.

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