Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerRead
All I know is that the first step is to create a vision, because when you see the vision – the beautiful vision – that creates the want power.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creating a clear vision is essential for igniting desire and drive to achieve goals.
In this quote, Arnold Schwarzenegger emphasizes the importance of having a clear and beautiful vision as the foundational step towards achieving one's goals. The 'want power' refers to the motivation and desire that is sparked when one can visualize what they aim to accomplish, suggesting that a vivid and compelling vision can be a driving force in pursuing success.
Themes
VisionMotivationDesireSuccessGoals
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech to inspire entrepreneurs at a conference.
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The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.
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You keep pushing because you believe in yourself and in your vision and you know that it is the right thing to do, and success will come. So don't be afraid to fail!
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The greatest feeling you can get in a gym or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is the pump. Let's say you train your biceps, blood is rushing in to your muscles and that's what we call the pump. Your muscles get a really tight feeling like your skin is going to explode any minute and its really tight and its like someone is blowing air into your muscle and it just blows up and it feels different, it feels fantastic.
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Training gives us an outlet for suppressed energies created by stress and thus tones the spirit just as exercise conditions the body.
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