Arnold’s story.
Although Arnold had already achieved his goal of becoming a rich and famous movie star, he had a dream to become the Governor of California, (even though he made it very clear that if those not born in America were eligible to become President, he would have aimed for that!)
Some people around him encouraged him to try for a smaller position, believing his chances of winning were small. But Arnold dismissed such limited thinking, and because he shared a very clear vision of what he was going to do for California, was appointed Governor 2 months later.

Joseph’s story.
When we first started Ironfish in 2006, the Sydney market was at a low point in its cycle, and we had many disbelievers. But, much like Arnold, I’m a firm believer in possibility thinking, and I had a clear vision to build a property investment services company that would be loved by staff, complimented and trusted by our customers, and admired by our industry peers.

Even though other companies were closing or downsizing, my belief in my vision was so steadfast, it kept me focused through twist and turn.
And here we are, 16 years later, still helping many thousands of investors realise their own vision for a secure financial future.
无视反对者的声音——这一点很重要,因为成功的路上总会有人朝你泼冷水。每当你试着走出舒适区,追求更高层次的目标时,总会让身边的其他人感到不安。
阿诺德的故事
成为“世界健美冠军”?离开奥地利小村庄,成为全球知名的电影明星?当选州长?阿诺德说,当别人告诉他“做不到”时,他听到的是“做得到”。当他们说“不行”时,他听到的是“能行”。当他们说“不可能”时,他听到的是“有可能”。
我的故事
我曾和一位成功人士说,我的梦想是创建一家重视员工、赋予他们知识和权力的公司。他说我不可能成功。他觉得员工接受完培训就会离开,并“偷”走公司的创意。然而,由于我坚信丰裕思维,即每个人都能拥有足够的资源,我选择无视他的“忠告”。最终的结果如何呢?Ironfish亚太集团成为了一家独一无二的公司,拥有忠诚、智慧的员工。由于感到被重视和尊重,员工们无不勤奋工作,帮助企业和客户共同成长。
This is a big one, because no matter where you are in your journey, you’ll always find people more than ready to tell you that what you want is impossible. It’s strange, but it seems that when you’re prepared to step out of your comfort zone and strive for something bigger and better, it makes other people uncomfortable.
Arnold’s story.
Become Mr. Universe? Leave your small Austrian village to become one of the world’s biggest movie stars? Become a Governor? Arnold shared that when people told him it can’t be done, all he heard was it can be done. When they said no, he heard yes. And when they said it was impossible, he heard it was possible.
Joseph’s story
A very successful person once told me that I would never succeed at my vision of creating a company that values its people by giving them knowledge and power. His point was that they would leave after I had trained them and ‘steal’ our ideas. But because I believe in abundant thinking, where there is enough for everyone, I ignored his advice. The result? A unique company staffed with loyal, smart people who work even harder to help the business and their customers grow because they themselves feel valued and respected.
阿诺德的故事
当下定决心成为世界健美冠军时,阿诺德每天要进行8小时的训练。训练时,他时常带着微笑。当人们问他训练如此艰苦为何还能保持微笑时,他说,这是因为他知道每一次痛苦的重复、每一次肌肉紧绷的负重、每一次煎熬的腹肌锻炼,都让他离成为“世界健美冠军”的目标更近一步。

我的故事
虽然我未体验过太多肉体上的磨练,但在精神方面的考验却丝毫不少。从小我就立志成为学校最好的乒乓球运动员。为了提高技术,我不得不延长训练,牺牲与朋友玩耍的时间,有时甚至会错过家里的晚餐。但我确实实现了我的目标。
当我考虑高中生活结束后的未来计划时,我立志迈入大学的殿堂,以“进入中国最好的大学”为目标。
我当时就能想象自己漫步北大校园的画面,那里的学习和生活氛围会有多么的美好。这些画面给予了我能量和动力,让我努力学习,保持自律。

只有当你的努力、学识和成长配得上你的目标时,你才能够取得成功。听从阿诺德的建议,并始终记得你为何而奋斗,那么你每多花一小时学习,每一次为改善财务状况而积极付出时,都将使你离梦想更近一步。
一个来自奥地利小镇的瘦小男孩最终成为了享誉全球的明星。他的励志故事告诉我们:世上无难事,只怕有心人。
Arnold’s story
When Arnold decided to become a bodybuilder, he trained every single day for 8 hours a day. With a smile. When people asked him why he was smiling when the training was so tough, he said it was because he knew that every painful rep, every muscle straining weight and every agonising crunch was getting him closer to his goal of becoming Mr. Universe.

Joseph’s story
While my journey is not nearly as painful physically, the mindset was the same. When I was a kid at school, I made the decision to become the best table tennis player in the school team; that was my goal. I had to practice harder and longer to improve my skill level as a player, sacrifice play time with my friends – even missing dinner at home sometimes- but I did achieve what I set out to do.
When I was considering my options for my future after high school, I decided that I would like to go to university and my goal was to gain admission into one of the best universities in China.
Immediately, I imagined myself walking down the Peking University campus, and what I’d do there and how great it would feel. Returning to this image gave me the energy and drive to continue to be disciplined enough to put in the otherwise overwhelming number of hours of study that would be required to get there.

Whatever level of success you’re aiming for, you will need to match it with equal levels of effort, learning and growth. But if you follow Arnold’s advice, and never forget why you’re doing what you’re doing, every extra hour you spend learning, every sacrifice you make to increase your financial position will get you closer and closer to your dream.
If the story of a small town, skinny boy from Austria becoming one of the world’s most famous and beloved stars tells us anything, it’s that there’s no obstacle too big to overcome and no dream too big to achieve.