Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare—poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights.

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Heraclitus, a philosopher born in the Persian Empire back in the fifth century BC, had it right when he wrote about men on the battlefield.Goggins was also awarded the VFW Americanism award in 2018, [6] for his service in the United States Armed Forces. I believe there are people that are put here to elevate our expectations and redefine what’s possible for the rest of us, and David Goggins is the best example of that idea that I’ve ever come across in my life.

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In NEVER FINISHED, Goggins takes you inside his Mental Lab, where he developed the philosophy, psychology and strategies that enabled him to learn that what he thought was his limit was only his beginning and that the quest for greatness is unending. It’s the software that delivers personalized feedback—in the form of pain and exhaustion, but also fear and insecurity, and it uses all of that to encourage us to stop before we risk it all.

He is also an ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author of two memoirs, and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame for his achievements in sport.

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Today, “The Cookie Jar” is a concept he employs whenever he needs a reminder of who he is and what he’s capable of. The combination of the superhuman spectacle of his accomplishments and the immense gravity of his words serves as one of the most potent motivational drugs that exist on God’s green earth.After several of his military friends died in Afghanistan in a 2005 helicopter crash during Operation Red Wings, [17] Goggins began long-distance running to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives college scholarships and grants to the children of fallen special operations soldiers. His self-help memoir, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, was released on December 4, 2018.

Following SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) and the completion of a probationary period, he received the NEC 5326 as a Combatant Swimmer (SEAL)and was assigned to SEAL Team 5. Even if you’re feeling low and beat down by life right now, I guarantee you can think of a time or two when you overcame odds and tasted success. It] kept me on point from then on, and though I was still young when this strategy came through me, since then I’ve found it useful for people at any stage in life. By the time I graduated, I knew that the confidence I’d managed to develop didn’t come from a perfect family or God-given talent.

Goggins coined the term “Taking Souls” after motivating himself to push him and his team harder as a means of getting inside his instructors’ heads. What makes him rare is, from the day we connected, he's always been a real guy who shoots from the hip and speaks from the heart. His commitment to the philosophy of 'achieving your greatness by giving life all you got' through mental toughness and self discipline has been an anchor of inspiration and motivation to millions around the world - myself included. In 2004, Goggins graduated from Army Ranger School, and received the "Enlisted Honor Man" award, receiving a 100% peer evaluation.