Arnold Schwarzenegger: How A Vision Guides Power Of Positive Thinking

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back — remember, he always delivers on that promise — in Netflix’s FUBAR Season 2, the latest of several grand visions the pop culture icon has accomplished since he arrived in the U.S. as an Austrian immigrant in 1968.

Netflix previously chronicled Schwarzenegger’s rise from poverty in his home country to his mega-successful professional and personal accomplishments in the U.S. in the 2023 documentary Arnold.

The documentary is presented in three parts: Athlete, Actor and American. The Athlete part, of course, is Schwarzenegger’s trek to the top of the bodybuilding world as seven-time Mr. Olympia champion and four-time Mr. Universe champion.

Conquering the bodybuilding world led to Schwarzenegger’s triumphs in showbiz, where in Actor the documentary chronicles his work in such films as the Terminator series, Predator, The Running Man, True Lies, Twins, Kindergarten Cop and dozens of others. The third part, American, delves into how Schwarzenegger dedicated his time to civic duties, culminating with his service as governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

As if Arnold was already motivating enough for viewers, Schwarzenegger — who joined the Forbes Billionaires list in 2024 — released his second book, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (Penguin Books), where he shares the keys to his success.

Chief among those keys, if not the first key, is Schwarzenegger’s mantra of having a clear vision. In a recent Zoom conversation about his work on FUBAR Season 2, Schwarzenegger shared how vital the power of positive thinking is, but you must always be guided by a vision.

“You have to first begin with the vision because if you have a vision and you go chase the vision, it is very hard to be negative. It is easier to be positive because every step that you do, you are making this vision become a reality and I think that’s fun,” Schwarzenegger said. “You have a great time with that.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger Looks Forward To Every Hour Of Every Day

Lacking a vision can be rough on a person’s psyche, Arnold Schwarzenegger said, so creating a vision of what you want to be will go a long way to building the vital element of positivity.

“When people are lost and people don’t have a vision, then they get depressed — then they don’t know where to go and they wander around,” Schwarzenegger said. “Those people cannot go and say, ‘Let me start thinking positive’ because it doesn’t exist. You can’t just go and say, ‘I want to be positive now.’ It doesn’t work that way.

“You first have to have a reason to have a positive thought,” added Schwarzenegger, the proud father of The White Lotus Season 3 star Patrick Schwarzenegger. “And for me, that’s the reason behind every step that I make. It is always to accomplish a goal and turn a vision into a reality.”

Best of all, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 77, is having the time of his life in pursuing new goals 24/7.

“That’s what makes it fun,” Schwarzenegger enthused. “That’s what makes it challenging and that’s why I always look forward to the next hour to the next day.”

Created by Nick Santora, FUBAR Season 2, which stars Arnold Schwazenegger, Carrie-Anne Moss, Monica Barbaro, Fortune Feimster, Milan Carter and Travis Van Winkle, is new on Netflix.