“Stay Hard”
23 quotes from David Goggins to power you through anything in life:
23 quotes from David Goggins to power you through anything in life:
“When your mind knows that you’re not gonna quit..
..your body will adapt to whatever is in front of it.”
..your body will adapt to whatever is in front of it.”
“Every morning in our lives, we have a choice to make.
You have the choice to stay in bed and say;
‘forget it, I’m not gonna workout today.’
Or, ‘I’m not gonna work hard today.’
That’s your choice that you make every single day.
Make the right decision.”
You have the choice to stay in bed and say;
‘forget it, I’m not gonna workout today.’
Or, ‘I’m not gonna work hard today.’
That’s your choice that you make every single day.
Make the right decision.”
“The only way that you’re ever going to get to the other side of this journey is by suffering.
You have to suffer in order to grow.
Some people get it, some people don’t.”
You have to suffer in order to grow.
Some people get it, some people don’t.”
“Somewhere in life, there will be a point where you have a decision.
You have to choose between the easy route and the hard route.
A lot of people take the easy route.
You may have 20 years of pain & suffering to get past it.
But, a lot of us die before starting our journey.”
You have to choose between the easy route and the hard route.
A lot of people take the easy route.
You may have 20 years of pain & suffering to get past it.
But, a lot of us die before starting our journey.”
“One day I was running and this guy passes me in a car..
..it’s about 100 degrees, 70% humidity.
The guy pulls his car up by me and says;
‘Why are you out here?’
I told him, ‘because you’re not.’”
..it’s about 100 degrees, 70% humidity.
The guy pulls his car up by me and says;
‘Why are you out here?’
I told him, ‘because you’re not.’”
“Sometimes your motivation needs to be that no one else wants to do it.”
“The mind is the most powerful thing in the world.
The mind has capabilities that are so unknown;
..and being able to tap into that is on the other side of suffering.”
The mind has capabilities that are so unknown;
..and being able to tap into that is on the other side of suffering.”
“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft;
..that you’ll die without ever realizing your full potential.”
..that you’ll die without ever realizing your full potential.”
“The only reason why I became successful was because I went towards the truth.
As painful, and as brutal as it is, it changed me.
It allowed me, in my own right to become the person I am today.”
As painful, and as brutal as it is, it changed me.
It allowed me, in my own right to become the person I am today.”
“When you think that you’re done..
..you’re just 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing.
That’s just the limits we put on ourselves.”
..you’re just 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing.
That’s just the limits we put on ourselves.”
“He called me and said, ‘hey, why don’t we do it tomorrow?’
‘Taking souls’ is what I told the motherf*cker;
‘I’m gonna run 15 today, and I’ll run again with you tomorrow.’”
h/t @Travis_Kling
‘Taking souls’ is what I told the motherf*cker;
‘I’m gonna run 15 today, and I’ll run again with you tomorrow.’”
h/t @Travis_Kling
“Don’t kill’em with kindness.
Torture them with your success.”
Torture them with your success.”
“When you’re exhausted, weak, and tired;
..and everyone around you looks as bad as you or even worse..
That’s the perfect time for you to make a statement.
You let everyone around you know that when their life ends;
..that’s when yours begins.”
..and everyone around you looks as bad as you or even worse..
That’s the perfect time for you to make a statement.
You let everyone around you know that when their life ends;
..that’s when yours begins.”
“We all like to take this four lane highway;
..but we always step over the shovel.
All I did was pick up that shovel and make my own path.”
..but we always step over the shovel.
All I did was pick up that shovel and make my own path.”
“We live in a world where people need goals, motivation;
..and a lot of other words to get started.
It’s just a big excuse to not get started.”
..and a lot of other words to get started.
It’s just a big excuse to not get started.”
“What if is an exquisite f*ck you to anyone who’s ever doubted your greatness..
..or stood in your way.
It silences negativity.
It’s a reminder that you don’t really know what you’re capable of;
..until you put everything you’ve got on the line.”
..or stood in your way.
It silences negativity.
It’s a reminder that you don’t really know what you’re capable of;
..until you put everything you’ve got on the line.”
“The permanent results come from you having to suffer.
You have to make that a tattoo on your brain;
..so that when the hard time comes again, you don’t forget it.”
You have to make that a tattoo on your brain;
..so that when the hard time comes again, you don’t forget it.”
“Most people who doubt you..
..doubt you because they can never see themselves doing what you’re trying to do.”
..doubt you because they can never see themselves doing what you’re trying to do.”
“Everyday you’re trying to find more of what you’re capable of..
..and that’s the big question.
What are you capable of?”
..and that’s the big question.
What are you capable of?”
“Greatness pulls mediocrity into the f*cking mud.
Get out there and get after it.”
Get out there and get after it.”
“The worst thing that can happen to a man is to become civilized.”
And, lastly:
“Don’t stop when you’re tired.
Stop when you’re done.”
“Don’t stop when you’re tired.
Stop when you’re done.”
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And inspiration from my own journey:
I share insights on human performance, coaching, and leadership.
And inspiration from my own journey:
For 5+ years, I’ve run 10 hills every Sunday without missing a day
In sub zero temps, snow, pouring rain, & 100 degree heat.
When it’s the last thing I wanna do, I throw this into my ears and go!
Try it out the next time you “don’t feel like it”…
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In sub zero temps, snow, pouring rain, & 100 degree heat.
When it’s the last thing I wanna do, I throw this into my ears and go!
Try it out the next time you “don’t feel like it”…
youtu.be
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