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David Goggins

David Goggins

Retired Navy SEAL & Endurance Athlete.

David Goggins is a retired Navy SEAL and the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces ever to complete SEAL training, U.S. Army Ranger School, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. Goggins has competed in more than sixty ultra-marathons, triathlons, and ultra-triathlons, setting new course records and regularly placing in the top five. A former Guinness World Record holder for completing 4,030 pull-ups in seventeen hours, he’s a much-sought-after public speaker who’s shared his story with the staffs of Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams, and hundreds of thousands of students across the country.

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Can’t Hurt Me

Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

by David Goggins

David Goggins is a former Navy SEAL (and Army Ranger) who used to hold a Guinness World Record for completing 4,030 pull-ups in 17 hours. These days he’s setting records as an ultra-endurance athlete. But he wasn’t always Mr. Superhero. In this great autobiographical self-help book, David walks us through his transformation from being a 297-pound exterminator to a “Who IS this guy?!” superhero. If you’re into SUPER (!!!) intense demonstrations of how to conquer ourselves to do the seemingly impossible (and don’t mind a stream of f-bombs—lol) then I think you’ll love this book as much as I did. Big Ideas we explore include: The Accountability Mirror, bringing your best (when you feel the worst), hero callouses (let failures toughen you up!), the process (how to go from running 1/4 of a mile to 200+ nonstop), and bursting from the inside out (learn to endure!).

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Confidence & Leadership

leadership Mental Toughness Military SEAL

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Navy SEAL Cookie Jars
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David Goggins on Becoming Superman

In our last couple +1, we talked about flipping the switch and going from our version of Clark Kent to our version of Superman. How? Stand up. Expand. Relax. Pull the thread thru your head. Take a deep breath (in thru the nose, down into the belly, etc.). Chest up. Chin d...

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Confidence & Self-Image

confidence Mental Toughness Mindset optimism optimus self-image Work

The Goggins Process
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Your Job: Push Past Your Normal Stopping Point

In our last +1, we talked about real-life superhero David Goggins and the Cookie Jar that’s helped him become one of the best (and most inspiring) endurance athletes (and humans) in the world. Did you ...

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Modern Hērō & Self-Image

big-picture compound courage Growth modern-hero self-image Work

How to 800x Your Performance
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aka How to Run 205 Miles Like Superhero Goggins

In our last +1, we casually talked about David Goggins going from his first quarter-mile run (weighing 297 pounds) to an epic 205 MILE NONSTOP 39-HOUR RUN. Pause and feel into that for a moment. H...

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Modern Hērō & Self-Image

big-picture compound courage Growth modern-hero self-image Work

The Perfectly Imperfect MasterpieceYou
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Michelangelo's Imperfect Marble (and Rain-Soaked Studio)

In our last couple +1s, we talked about Michelangelo and his studio. Today we’re going to step back and chat about some historical facts regarding his ACTUAL studio. And,...

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Antifragility & Conquering Perfectionism

antifragility commitment conquering-perfectionism Mastery Mental Toughness soul Spirit

Hero Bars
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Your Fuel for Fear Doors

Not too long ago, we talked about David Goggins and his Cookie Jars. Facing a tough challenge? He tells us to reach into the Cookie Jar of past success and take a big bite out of the fact that you KNOW y...

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Confidence & Conquering Fear

carpediem confidence conquering-fear courage Mental Toughness self-awareness Work