Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are continuing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In part three of this series, we are talking about one of my favorite lessons from the book:

If you are going to do it, do it.

Don’t just aim for the bare minimum.

Don’t just aim to get the diploma.
Aim to learn something that changes your life.

Don’t just aim to get the badge.
Aim to become an example.

Don’t just aim to become a mechanic.
Aim to master the trade, open the shop, and become an asset to your community.

Don’t just aim to be a parent.
Aim to be an incredible parent who raises healthy, loving, capable children who go out into the world and do great things themselves.

This is where Arnold’s message connects so beautifully to manifestation.

Because manifestation is not about shrinking your dream so it feels more realistic.

It is about becoming the kind of person who can hold the dream beyond the dream.

The bigger vision.

The deeper purpose.

The version of the goal that actually stretches your identity.

In this video, we talk about:

• Why your dreams should not stay small
• What it means to go beyond the bare minimum
• Why excellence is part of manifestation
• How visualization connects to effort and action
• Why you have to show up like the next-level version of yourself now
• How to engage with your work as if the big dream is already real
• Why self-concept matters when you are reaching for more
• How to stop lowering your dream because you are afraid you will not get there
• Why being worthy of more does not make you greedy
• How Be → Do → Have connects to dreaming bigger
• Why the journey toward the massive goal can transform your entire life

This is not about pretending you already have millions of subscribers, millions of dollars, the number one song, the dream business, the dream relationship, or the biggest opportunity of your life.

It is about asking:

Who would I be if I believed that level was possible for me?

How would I show up?
How would I prepare?
How would I learn?
How would I serve?
How would I create?
How would I treat the work in front of me?

Because when you lower your dream before you even begin, you are already telling your mind, your body, and your life that you do not believe you are worthy of the bigger thing.

But you are a child of God.

You are worthy of the big dream.

You are worthy of the top.

You are worthy of going all in.

And even if the journey takes time, even if you have to break it down one bite at a time, the vision still gets to be massive.

Dream big.

Reach higher.

Do not diminish your desire because it feels hard, scary, or too audacious.

Live your life as if you are willing to become excellent at what God placed in your heart.

Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch the videos for cliff notes. Engage with the material.

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Let’s talk about dreaming bigger, reaching higher, and giving the thing your whole heart.