Sometimes You Need To Break The Rules

Last time we started looking at the 6 principles of success that Arnold Schwarzenegger had applied in his life. He arrived in the US at the age of 21 with little money, a thick Austrian accent, only basic English, average grades and a background in bodybuilding. Certainly the combination of these are ingredients that could have made it very difficult for him, yet he went on to become the biggest movie star in the world in the 1990s, and then Governor of California from 2003 – 2011. Clearly he had a strong sense of what he wanted in life, and an unshakable belief in his ability to achieve all that he hoped for… His second rule of success is to “Break The Rules”. This doesn’t mean breaking the law, only the rules that our society has created to regulate itself.
Looking at this in the context of applying for a job, there are many who...