Be Useful

By Arnold Schwarzenegger

About Be Useful

Arnold Schwarzenegger distills lessons about purpose and reinvention from his own life. Here it serves as a personal leadership companion, rather than a clinical health or exercise guide.

Place this after the institutional and organizational leadership readings as a more personal reflection on agency and service.

Why I include it

I include this book for its perspective on purpose, discipline, and personal leadership. Place this after the institutional and organizational leadership readings as a more personal reflection on agency and service.

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Place this after the institutional and organizational leadership readings as a more personal reflection on agency and service.

What to look for while reading

Separate a useful principle from a story that depends on unusual circumstances. Which ideas can be translated into a concrete responsibility or practice?