3. Stop When You Drop or Stop When You’re Done?

I love David Goggins. I’ve worked harder since I heard of him. My workouts are better, my mind is clearer and I swear my pain receptors are weaker. Things that used to hurt don’t hurt anymore since I read David Goggins’ books. If you have no clue who he is, don’t google him, read his book called “Can’t Hurt Me”. He’s got another book called “Never Finished”, but make sure you read “Can’t Hurt Me” first. He tells the story of his life in that one. You hear about his childhood and the experiences he went through on the way to becoming a Navy Seal, author and motivational speaker. Without context of why he is who he is, he’ll just seem like a psychopath if you watch a few of his videos.

Now don’t get me wrong, I also think David Goggins is a psychopath, but there’s no question that his voice in the world is one you need to pay attention to. It’s abrasive, it’s loud, it calls you out and it’s downright offensive, but you need to hear it.

One of the main things this guy preaches is that you are capable of so much more than you think you are. I don’t know if anyone in history has pushed their body to the limit like David Goggins has. He goes so far beyond what any normal, sane person would assume is the maximum. They call it “The 40% Rule”, him and other Navy Seals. The rule is that whenever you think you’re at the precipice of breaking, you’re really only 40% there. You’ve only reached 40% of your capacity when you think you’ve found the limit. Of course, you can easily take this physical rule and apply it to many other areas of life that push you to the brink, but now comes my question: do you really need to push yourself to the brink?