Schwarzenegger Success Secret

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the California governor, as well as a California businessman, a California superstar and California's most legendary immigrant.

One might assume that the Golden State is the only secret to Schwarzenegger's success.  While California has been very good for Arnold, there's so much more to his story.

He was not born rich or famous.  Arnold Schwarzenegger started his life as an abused son of a cop.  Money was scarce, and so was the love and encouragement.  Arnold relied on his own strength, determination and social skills to create a future for himself.

Schwarzenegger attracted allies who believed in him because he believed in himself.

Mr. Europe, Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia became his monikers.  He moved forward as a Californian, a college graduate, a businessman, an actor, a Golden Globe winner, a Hollywood superstar, a cultural icon, a hero, a husband, a father, a politician, a governor and a statesman.

Wealthy Californians have candidly told me that Arnold's comprehensive net worth is probably now at $1-billion.  A governor's salary didn't make him a billionaire; he accepts no salary at all.

Schwarzenegger made it by being smart, enthusiastic, adventurous and loyal.

Arnold is drawn to exciting, original thinkers like his wife, First Lady Maria Shriver.  She is a strategist who thrives on thorough research. He thrives on variety and challenges.

Arnold is a starter; Maria is a finisher.  He is the magnetic star; she is the producer/director.

What exactly, then, is Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret to success?  OTHERS.

If he didn't receive proper communication, encouragement and support in his childhood home, he found it through other people.  Arnold Schwarzenegger's greatest example is that, indeed, no man is an island.