08-07-2016, 11:35 PM
Klem Wrote:Guys,
I don't think we are too different in our take on this subject.
We all admire dreams and focus but there's a lot more to being a role model than just that. Hitler had dreams and focus, and millions were murdered because of it. Jeffrey Dahmer followed his dreams, which included boiling his victims in a pot. As for everyone having good and bad in them, sure, but there are some who are inwardly focussed, and some who focus on the care and betterment of others. I prefer the latter. Then, for those who care for others right at the end of that continuum there are those who are prepared to risk their lives, or even knowingly die, for others. Those are my role models. Arnold Swarzenegger does not even come close.
Klem:
LRRP52 is not holding Arnold up as a role model. He is commenting about how Arnold's planning, goals setting, and drive allowed him to succeed where others failed.
In the late 60's, Sport or Performance Psychology was not a common science. Arnold used goals setting, imagery, and focus to attain what others couldn't. Although not uncommon practices for athletes in that time frame, these mental skills (plus a few others) were not formally practiced. Today these psychological skills are part of the training of any professional.
My experience with GI's and athletes is that almost all have a dream or dreams, about ten percent may even strive to attain their dream, but of that ten percent, less than one percent ever puts their plan down in writing using rational goals as benchmarks. And of that less than one percent who do, half will quit before they get half way, lacking confidence in their ability to achieve their goal or goals.
So, it isn't about Arnold's personal life or ethical conduct. More like a very well proven psychological methodology that Arnold used to achieve his goals.
LR55