About the book
Poverty, prejudice and physical abuse marked the childhood of David Goggins, and he grew into a depressed, overweight young man with no clear future. With discipline, hard work and mental toughness, he became one of the leading endurance athletes in the world and an icon of the American armed forces. He completed elite training as an Army Ranger, a Navy SEAL and an Air Force tactical air controller, the only person ever to do all three, and set records in endurance events, earning a title from Outside magazine as the Fittest (Real) Man in America. The memoir argues that most people use only about 40 percent of their capabilities, an idea he calls The 40% Rule.
Joe Rogan endorsed it, calling Goggins a being of pure will whose talk makes him want to run up a mountain. Learning How to Learn creator Barbara Oakley featured it in her newsletter as that week's astonishing book.
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Joe Rogan (Podcaster/Joe Rogan Experience)
David Goggins is a being of pure will and inspiration. Just listening to this guy talk makes you want to run up a mountain. I firmly believe people like him can change the course of the world just by inspiring us to push harder and dig deeper in everything we do. His goal to be 'uncommon amongst uncommon people' is something we can all use to propel ourselves to fulfill our true potential. I'm a better man having met him.
Barbara Oakley (Author, Creator/Learning How to Learn Course)
This week’s astonishing book is Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, by David Goggins. David grew up in an unbelievably tough environment with a deeply abusive father. He experienced prejudice and poverty, and suffered learning difficulties that left him graduating from high school barely able to read or do math. He became a depressed, overweight young man with an attitude. But shockingly, he turned himself into one of the world’s greatest endurance athletes, and became the only man in history to complete training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller. To find a self-published book as #2 on Amazon, with a five star rating and over 400 reviews, speaks volumes about how good it is. If you’re trying to do more in your life, or change your life, you’ll find Goggin’s book to be a terrific inspiration.
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