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episode 3: can't hurt me by david goggins


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Question of the Week: What do you do when the odds are against you?
Let me know @kashvireads on Instagram & Twitter🥇 This book is not for everyone. Actually, it’s not for most people because it is brutally honest & let’s be real - most people hate that. But, if you think that you can handle a few ugly truth bombs & are willing to make serious changes in life - Goggins, the ‘Toughest Man Alive’, wrote his book for you.
🏃🏾‍♂️Context: David Goggins is an American ultramarathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, motivational speaker & author. Now a retired United States Navy SEAL & former US Air Force member who served in the Iraq War. 
📚 "Can't Hurt Me" can be classified as an autobiography combined with the self-help but I'd like to call it a textbook for winners. It starts off with a close look into David’s traumatic childhood. He grew up in a physically abusive household & lived in poverty for years. By the time he was in his 20s, Goggins was sick of his own self & his terrible habits that hindered his mental as well as physical well-being. Through self-discipline, hard work & tenacity, he transformed himself into a tough, calloused athlete & militant.
🏆 Personally, I loved this book. It is brutally honest & to-the-point. Goggins tells it like it is. He gives genuine, realistic advice to the readers & challenges us to always be bigger than our problems. He overcame every single obstacle that came his way. Just when you think that his life couldn't get worse, boom! Plot twist. Goggins always beats the odds by pushing his limits & encourages the readers to do the same because he believes that it unlocks your mind to new levels of performance & excellence, resulting in rewards far deeper than material success.
⭐ There were definitely some parts that got me thinking, "Damn, he needs to see a therapist" but as I read ahead I realised that Goggins is very much aware of his actions & he takes pride in his coping mechanisms, even though they may seem fallible to another. I don't think that it is my place to critique the 'Toughest Man Alive' but I think that I can definitely learn from him, & so can you. Highly recommended if you want to push your own limits & toughen up your mindset.
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