Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger believes that successful people soak up useful information and see others as "resources."
  • Using other people's acumen can help you achieve your goals, he said in an excerpt of a new book published by CNBC.
  • He shared a story about learning a bodybuilding trick from Vince Gironda by being "curious." 

Hollywood legend, businessman, and ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped some words of wisdom in an excerpt of his new book published by CNBC on Thursday, in which he said that successful people tend to see other people as "resources" to help them achieve their goals.