His videos and seminars have helped millions of people better their lives.

While it’s easy to see someone like Tony Robbins achieving at high levels, the real reason he’s changed so many lives is because of his own transformation. He’s been able to push through adversity, several times in his own life, which has helped shape his character.

Today, he works with presidents, athletes, and celebrities worldwide. But it all started very differently..

The Inspirational Story of Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins was born in downtown Los Angeles in 1960. During his childhood, he never had a true father figure as his mother married several times. He received physical and verbal abuse from his mother as she battled with drugs and alcohol.

At one point, things were so bad at home that they didn’t have any food to eat for Thanksgiving. But a generous stranger delivered a turkey and food to their doorstep. Tony answered the door and his life has never been the same since.

Tony took this event to mean that strangers care, yet his entire life his family had told him otherwise. At the same time, his current father felt that he had failed his family and stormed out of the house, never to be seen again.

Tony took this act of kindness from a complete stranger to mean something. At 17 years old, he started doing the same.

He delivered turkey dinners to people who couldn’t afford it. Each year, he doubled the number of people he could help.

It was this point, he realized that he wanted to be rich so he could help people in need. He made his first million at age 24 and found worldwide success two years later as his book, Unlimited Power, launched him to mainstream success.

Since then, he’s modeled his entire life to help others. Whether he’s speaking on stages, writing best-selling books or traveling the world, Tony always acts out of service to help others.

The Tony Robbins Foundation feeds more than four million people around the holidays each year. His foundation also runs programs to help the homeless, encourage youth leadership, and provides his work to prisoners.

Here are three keys to living a fulfilled and abundant life from Tony..

3 Keys to Success From Tony Robbins

1. Focus on Progress | Real Reason Tony Robbins

Whether you are $30,000 in debt or worth $1 million dollars, people want to feel like they are progressing in life. Think about the last time you were frustrated or upset with where your life was.. you probably felt “stuck” right?

That is totally natural. Human beings want to make progress, regardless of where you are in life. Try to do something every single day that helps you progress towards your goals.

Don’t let your happiness depend on others, instead strive to make progress on yourself and your goals. This will allow you to be better at work, with relationships, friends, and increase your overall happiness.

2. Use the 80/20 Rule For Success | Real Reason Tony Robbins

“Success in life is 80% psychology and 20% mechanics.” – Tony Robbins

If you’re unfamiliar with the 80/20 rule (known as the Pareto Principle), it basically says that for many events roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

For example, 80% of your income is earned from 20% of the work that you actually do at work or in your business.

The same goes for success. Make sure that you focus on what moves the needle the most.

Often times it will be the most challenging but it will also give you the most benefits.

3. Grow So You Can Give | Real Reason Tony Robbins

“The secret to living is giving.” – Tony Robbins

Tony is a huge giver as someone once fed his family as a kid which changed his life forever. He now feeds millions of people each year through his foundations and other charitable efforts.

The biggest reason you should focus on growth is that once you grow, you can give back. The biggest philanthropists in the world are also the richest. Not only can you help contribute money but other resources and connections to help change more lives.

Remember, it doesn’t matter what you’ve gone through or where you came from. All that matters is that you keep going and focus on helping others as Tony did. You never know, you might help the next Tony Robbins with your act of kindness.

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However, this begs the question, how do you attract good karma into your life? Well, there are 12 little known laws of karma that will change your approach to life.

1. The Great Law

Similar to the law of attraction, the great law of karma means that you receive what you give out.

That is, “You reap what you sow.” If we desire honest relationships with others, we have to be candid and authentic ourselves. If you long for happiness, act accordingly and be loving. For financial abundance, then be generous.

2. The Law of Creation

Life requires our participation.

Everything around is the creation of someone’s intentions. Even our lives are the result of our inner state, although it’s inadvertent in most people’s lives.

Therefore, we cannot wait for things to happen; instead, we must put in the action to make them happen. Finally, surround yourself with what you want, so it is conducive for your desires.

3. The Law of Humility

Of all the laws of karma, Buddhism emphasizes the law of humility. The karmic law stresses acceptance which is a near universal virtue; that is, we must accept what is before we can change it.

4. The Law of Growth

Real change can only occur when we change who we are inside. As above so below and as within so without. If we want to see growth or change externally, we must be committed to changing internally. The good news though is that we have absolute control over ourselves, and our growth is beyond any circumstance.

5. The Law of Responsibility

Following on the laws of karma is the law of responsibility. You are the source of what happens around you, and the outside world mirrors our internal state. If chaos surround you, then there is turbulence within, and the only way to bring peace is to find peace within.

The law teaches us to take ownership of the state of the world around us as only then can we change it.

6. The Law of Connection

Often, we give more meaning to an aspect of our lives over another. We might cherish the present over the past, or think the future will be better, unlike the here and now. However, one of the laws of karma, the law of connection, emphasizes the interconnectedness of the past the present and the future.

Neither the first nor the last are better as they were both required to accomplish the task.

7. The Law of Focus

Our minds cannot follow multiple trains of thoughts and be equally proficient. Therefore, it is best you focus on one goal, the central goal, over multi-tasking.

The karmic law of focus also teaches that you cannot focus on higher and lower values simultaneously. We cannot harbor negative emotions and expect to grow spiritually, and we must direct our full attention to what we desire.

8. The Law of Giving and Hospitality

Another law of karma is the law of giving and hospitality. The law teaches that there will come a time when you will have to demonstrate your beliefs. It encourages one to ensure that their actions mirror their beliefs.

9. The Law of Change

Have you ever been at a point where situations keep repeating themselves, and nothing seems to be changing? As if life is telling you something by repeating the same situations. Well, in a sense you understand one of the laws of karma, the law of change.

History will repeat itself until you put positive energy to direct it elsewhere or you learn something fundamental.

10. The Law of Here and Now

The karmic law of here and now teaches us to be entirely in the present moment. It recognizes that at any time, the here and now is all we ever have and it is to be engaged with and enjoyed. Focusing on the past leads to regret while having one foot in the future results in anxiety over the unknown.

Come back to the here and now as it is the only place you can truly live.

11. The Law of Patience and Reward

“He who masters patience masters everything else.” – George Savile

Good things come to those who wait, and you cannot replace patience, persistence, and hard work, with wishful thinking. You have to be willing to do the heavy lifting to create anything of value.

12. The Law of Significance and Inspiration

The last of the laws of karma is on significance and inspiration. The law teaches that no matter how insignificant we might feel we contribute to the whole and the universe would be different without our contribution (no matter how small it seems). It is one law that you should reflect on when you need a motivational boost.

The law also teaches that the value of any venture is the result of the energy and intent directed towards it.

Following these laws of karma will ensure you attract good karma and that your contribution as a whole is positive.

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How will you react when come face to face with an immense obstacle blocking your path? This is when most people quit and throw in the towel..

Quitting is a whole lot easier than confronting your fears.. Yet, your fears will only grow when you don’t face them.

Therefore, I’m going to give you the formula to face your fears..

3 Straight-Forward Steps to Overcome Your Fears

1. The Antidote is Action

Do whatever it is that you are afraid of, don’t run from your fears. Face them by taking MASSIVE action. Write out whatever it is that you are truly afraid of, that’s getting in the way of your success. The best antidote to overcome them is by direct ACTION!

All these slogans such as, ‘fake it until you make it‘ are nonsense. What matters is how decisive you are so take action NOW, it doesn’t matter what you do, do something right now, even if it’s to get a glass of water this will start the momentum towards you conquering one of your 3 biggest fears win the next 24 hours.. Now get to work.

2. Own Your Thoughts

Everything you ever wanted is on the other side of fear..

We fear the future, fear what other people think, we fear failure, some even fear success! and the list goes on..

If you let this chatter get inside your head it will keep you paralyzed. This is the fight of your life so take immediate direct again and stay on top of fear, don’t give it a chance to fight back.

Fear has the power to keep people from going after their dreams so destroy fear, before it destroys your future.

3. F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real

You may have to do some digging in order to conquer your fears.

See, many of these fears that are holding you back from your potential have been thrown onto you by other people.. Your parents, friends, teachers & colleagues all affect you in some way, even if they want the best for you, by trying to keep you ‘safe‘ they might just be holding you back from a truly fulfilling life.

Do not let other people throw their fears and doubts onto you! It will haunt you later on. Dig deep and figure out what makes you tick, talk to a mentor or someone you trust, or if you’re serious about success get a coach. Do whatever it takes to upgrade your mindset and develop the mental tools that will take you to another level.

Courage is the antidote to overcoming your fears. All your dreams could come true if you’re courageous enough to face your fears.

You will build up confidence and fortitude by overcoming your fears.

Fears diminish when you face them, but grow much larger when you run. You can run all you want in life but because your running in the wrong direction you’ll never get close to achieving your dreams.

Remember, the only one holding you back is yourself. Making excuses for why you can’t face your fears will get you nowhere.

The only fear you should have is the fear of being mediocre.

I am deathly afraid of not trying everything I can in this life, and would hate to go to my grave with the music still in me.

When you stop convincing yourself that you’re a victim, you will find your freedom and overcome your fears.

You have the power to determine what type of life you want to live. Fear is just an illusion so why would you let it control you?

Face Your Fear & Do It Anyway  w/ Tom Bilyeu

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He’s got one of the best Instagram accounts to follow and has made it his mission to inspire the world with his actions and content. As he’s already worth $400 million, that he’s made through his financial business, he’s solely putting out content to help people succeed.

Even his book, #Maxout Your Life, is only $10 for shipping. He’s not in the self-improvement space for money, he’s here to bring others up in the world.

Here are the three biggest lessons from his book to help you dominate life.

Ed Mylett: 3 Ways to Max Out Your Life

1. Max Out Your Morning

As Tim Ferriss said, “If you win the morning, you win the day.” High-performance Ed Mylett agrees entirely. One of his first tips in the book is to start creating a morning routine that sets you up for success.

As you can’t always control the middle of your day, you can always control the beginning and end. Most people lose control of their day within the first ten minutes because of hitting the snooze, browsing social media, and not having any real structure.

Instead of reacting, you should start taking control of your day as soon as you wake up. Here’s how Ed structures his morning rituals:

• Wakes up early – starts each day between 4:30-5 am
• Hydrates with at least 16 oz of water
• Takes a cold shower with breathing exercises
• Spends time meditating or praying
• Sets his intentions for the day
• Exercises for at least 60 minutes

2. Max Out Your Mind

Ed goes in depth about the power of the mind in his book. He says that if you want real change, you must first change what you’re thinking about.

As he says, “Your subconscious thoughts are always trying to prove you right. Change 10% of your thoughts and you can dramatically change your life.”

Here’s what he recommends doing to upgrade your mindset:

• Focus on your beliefs. Make sure you are always thinking and believing the thoughts that will help you get further in life and business.
• Focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. As he said, “Your obsessions become your possessions.”
• Think of life happening for you, not to you. Instead of thinking the world is out to get you, reframe every challenge as a way to learn, grow, and evolve.
• Stay blissfully dissatisfied. Spend 80% of your time being grateful for everything in your life to appreciate and attract more. But spend 20% of the time expecting more from yourself to reach higher levels of success.

3. Max Out Your Body

If you’ve seen any pictures of Ed you know this guy is a machine when it comes to never skipping a workout. He’s committed to fitness because he understands its more than just health, it’s creating the habit of discipline.

As Ed said, “Keeping a healthy physical routine is one more way you are keeping a promise to yourself. It’s a daily validation that you are worthy and value yourself enough to keep your promises to you.”

Here’s what he recommends doing to get into amazing shape:

• Hire a trainer or get an accountability buddy.
• Follow inspiring social media accounts to keep you motivated
• Eat healthy as you can’t out exercise a bad diet
• Train in the morning to not skip it later
• Listen to music to stay motivated and inspired
• Measure your workouts and diet

Hopefully, you can max out these three areas of your life with Ed’s tips. Remember, success is all interconnected.

If you have better thoughts you’re going to have better days and moods. If you have better health, you’re going to have more energy for your business.

Like Ed said, “Now is the time to become the person you were destined to be. The ultimate max out version of you!”

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I get it, trust me.

I’ve been there more times than I care to remember.

But recently, I started working with a business coach and had a long topic on the conversation.

He said the reason I keep getting off track is that I’m acting on my mood. If I don’t feel like writing, working out, or doing client outreach, then I don’t do it. And that might be why you are constantly falling off track as well..

The key is to forget about how you feel and do it anyway.

As Jim Rohn said, “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.”

You may be lacking self-discipline, which can be improved – if you are determined to make it happen.

Your comeback starts now..

4 Ways to Get Your Life Back on Track

1. Admit You’re Not Where You Want to Be | Get Back On Track

It’s time to be brutally honest with yourself and admit what’s going on.

You can have a conversation with someone you trust or even write down in a journal – honestly & openly, where you currently at in life, what your doing wrong & where you want to be.

Admit there’s a problem and your brain will start working autonomously to find a solution.

If you ignore the problem, it won’t magically get better. In fact, this enforces quitting and will make it worse.

Say what you’re really feeling and then ask yourself.. Why are you feeling this way?

Ask yourself what will happen if you don’t get back on track.. Where will you be in 3 months, 6 months or a year if you don’t change?

Identify your reasons, open yourself up and develop a plan to adapt and overcome.

2. Stop Thinking, Start Doing | Get Back On Track

As the “world’s most disciplined man” Craig Ballantyne said, “Action beats anxiety, motion beats meditation, work beats worry.”

Sometimes sitting around thinking is the worst thing you can do.

Overthinking drains your energy making the problem feel overwhelming, and is the best way to hold yourself back from taking action.

Instead, take consistent small action.

Every great journey began with a single step.

Action cures perfectionism. It helps you create momentum to keep the ball rolling. 

3. Celebrate Your Victories | Get Back On Track

Let’s say you’re trying to get into the habit of working out but you’ve ditched the resolution and haven’t seen the inside of a gym in a while.

To reignite your fire, keep it simple and start by doing some push ups or bodyweight lunges at home.

Celebrate this small victory. Pat yourself on the back, get excited, and jump around. Change your physiology to change your mindset.

Small victories lead to bigger results. Your brain loves celebration as the feel good chemical dopamine is release, thus ‘training’ your brain to seek more results.

Now think, what other kinds of victories can you get? Start doing anything you’ve been putting off in small doses and then celebrate!

Victories, no matter how big or small, can change your mood and help you keep going. Creating a new habit in the process.

4. Accountability Is KEY | Get Back On Track

Sometimes you just need someone else to support you on your quest, whether it’s to lose weight, start a business or change the world.

Accountability can be a great way to help you stay disciplined.

Don’t be too proud to enroll in a program or hire a coach to help you stay consistent and maintain productivity.

Over time, discipline does become an automatic habit even when you normally you might of put it off.

Don’t let your lazy brain and feelings get in the way of creating the life of your dreams.

Forget what you feel, remember what you deserve.

Start The Fire  Listen To This 

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Before you go all in for 2019, I think it’s important to review what went well and what didn’t from the previous year..

A great habit I picked up a few years back, is to keep an ongoing note on my phone, for whenever I feel like life taught me a great lesson.

At the end of December, I finally looked back on those notes and found these five powerful lessons..

Learn from my mistakes so you can make 2019 the year that will change your life..

Lessons From 2018 That Could Change Everything

1. Quit Caring About What Other People Think | Lessons From 2018

Let me ask you, do you let other people’s opinions dictate what you do in your life? If you’re like most people, the answer is a resounding yes.

But if your entire happiness or well-being is dependent on others, you’re going to end up in a neck deep, pile of misery.

In 2019, You. Do. You.

Live a life that is true to yourself this year, who cares what anyone thinks. Life is too short to let the opinions of others hold you back. It could be a choice you will regret forever.

So lace up yours boots, get ready to march into 2019 like you own the place.. This is YOUR YEAR.

2. Focus on the Future | Lessons From 2018

You have to have the belief that your future is brighter than your past. Quit looking backwards and focus on the future.

Looking back on past regrets brings up guilt, shame, and just counter-productive negativity.

You can’t change the past but you can create the future. If you want to change anything, start tomorrow.

Don’t let your past hold you back one second longer.

3. Check The Stories You’re Telling Yourself | Lessons From 2018

If you want life to change, you have to change. And you can’t change if you don’t sit down and evaluate your own stories and beliefs.

Here’s what I mean … how much of your past stories are holding you back? Whether it’s in fitness, business, income or with relationships? Dig deep, figure it out so you can move forward.

Don’t limit your future potential by listening to past, negative beliefs. Everyone has them, drop what no longer serves you so you can create the future you deserve.

4. Have an Attitude of Blissful Dissatisfaction | Lessons From 2018

When hearing a podcast with world-class entrepreneurs, Tom Bilyeu and Ed Mylett, I first heard the concept of “blissful dissatisfaction.” Which means focusing on gratitude and appreciation in your life but always wanting more.

The key is percentages, as they said, to keep it at an 80/20 split. Focus a majority of your time in 2019 with a positive attitude towards yourself but the other 20% should be focused on self improvement.

5. Celebrate All The Wins (Especially the Little Ones) | Lessons From 2018

Just by visiting this site.. you’ve proven, you’re one of the passionate few who is motivated to create a better life for yourself. And most likely you have some audacious goals for 2019.

One thing I’ve found in 2018 is that you need to celebrate your wins, even the small ones.

Why?

Because everytime you celebrate a win, your brain releases the positive, feel-good hormone dopamine. Your brain loves dopamine, so you are basically training your brain to hunt more achievements.

Celebrate the wins in all areas. Whether it’s sticking to your diet, hitting the gym, reading a book or planning your day. No positive goal is too small to celebrate!

I’m confident these five lessons can help you in 2019 and speed up your success. Don’t let 2019 end up like 2018. You can DO more, BE more, and create more this year than you could ever begin to imagine..

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It gave me a whole new perspective on life. It made me realize that life is fragile and that some decisions can play a huge part in your future. At the time of the exercise, I was also reading the book, “5 Regrets of the Dying.”

The book is about Bronnie Ware, who spent her career as a palliative care nurse, working exclusively with people who were 3 to 12 months from death.

Realizing she was in a unique position, she made a habit of asking them about their greatest regrets as they got closer to passing. After a while, she realized that they all had a common set of regrets.

Each time, she felt like she was hearing the same regrets over and over again. I recommend that you learn from these five regrets so you can avoid the same fate and create an epic life.

Top 5 Regrets of the Dying

Not Staying in Touch With Friends

When you get caught up in your weekly routine, it’s so easy to get caught up in the traffic, your family or your job. The monotony of life can make it so easy to lose touch with old friends and people that used to mean a lot to you. While not intentional, it happens to almost everyone.

What makes this very unfortunate is that spending time with friends is a great way to break your routine and have some fun. Sometimes that break from your normal life is the spark to keep going or get the motivation on a new idea.

Close friends bring you energy, unique perspectives and can act as the battery to give your life the kick it needs. Plus, it also brings a sense of belonging that nothing else can replace.

How to Avoid This Regret

The easiest way to avoid this regret is to be intentional with your relationships. Don’t let location or time get in the way to people that matter. Each week, try to have coffee or dinner out with someone you don’t’ see often.

Or, shoot an email or Facebook message if they don’t live close. And if you feel like even more communication, pick up your phone and talk or Facetime. With all the technology, it’s never been easier to stay in touch.

Not Letting Yourself Be Happy

Let me ask you … are you happy with your life? I’m not asking if it’s perfect (as perfect doesn’t exist) but are you happy?

People get so caught up in success and money that happiness sometimes goes out the window. When your life is about to end I’m sure all of your difficult moments fall off and you focus on the good times.

Find 3-5 things you can do in your life that will generate instant happiness to avoid this regret. It could be going on a run in the park, walking your dog, playing your favorite sport or making a home cooked meal with your significant other.

Find the little things that make you happy, don’t wait for the big ones or they might not ever come. Allow yourself happiness today!

How to Avoid This Regret

Do something each day that makes you happy. Even if it’s something small like singing to the top of your lung in your car, going to your favorite restaurant or going on a new walk with your dog. The little things often give you the most happiness.

Working Too Many Hours

I’m sure almost everyone can relate to this regret. Working hard is a great way to impact the world but often times people take it to the extreme. Oftentimes, this can damage your health, relationships, and quality of life.

So many relationships and friendships dwindle due to excess work. While it’s important to put in the hours and try to impact the world, don’t let it consume to you the point no one wants to be around you.

Don’t get so obsessed with the money that you forget about the people and moments that mean the most to you.

The key is to find some sort of balance between doing what you love and being with the people you love. Otherwise, you’ll look back one day and wish you’d focused more on the latter. Remember, you can’t take the money with you when you go.

How to Avoid This Regret

Monitor your hours so you don’t start living at the office. Don’t wear business and 80 hour weeks as a badge of honor. Create systems or get help from people to do more work in less time.

Not Expressing Your True Feelings

Men had the biggest problem with this regret as men from that era were taught to not show emotion and feelings nearly as much as todays. But holding your emotions internally is eating away at you.

If you’re feeling something, communicate it to the people who need to hear it. The last thing you want is to end up not getting through what you meant to say to someone so close to you.

How to Avoid This Regret

Make it habit to communicate, even the hard stuff to hear. The more open and transparent, the easier it will feel. While it won’t always feel easy, it’ll be worth it!

Not Living a Life True To Yourself

So many people end up living a life that isn’t true to themselves. Usually, its based on someones else version such as a spouse or parent. But this is one of the easiest regrets to avoid.

Focus on living a life that is true to yourself. Who cares what other people think, it really doesn’t matter.

How to Avoid This Regret

Listen to your inner voice. Don’t follow others, become the leader of your life! Constantly check in with yourself to make sure you are proud of the life you are living.

I recommend that you figure out what you want in life and align your activities around it. Life is way too short to try and impress others.

Remember these five regrets of the dying so you can focus on what matters in your life. Take action each day and week to ensure that you’ll end up living a life that made you happy and proud to live.

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David Goggins – THE INTERVIEW – Transcript

I was in such a dungeon in my life and I thought I was in such a hole… with nowhere to go, with so many issues and so many things to climb over and overcome… But the thing about it is… we all have the ability to come from nothing to something.

I was 300 pounds and my goal was to be a navy seal. Impossible goal. But what if I could?

You have to be willing to suffer to get to the other side. And on the other side of suffering is a whole ‘nother world that people have no idea that it even exists.

Cracked Foundation

From the very beginning, how I became who I am today… I grew up very soft, very insecure, I was beaten as a child, a lot, not only physically, but also mentally. My dad was an alcoholic, so it transferred to him being very abusive of me growing up, not just to me, but also my mother and from that, my foundation at an early age was cracked. I had a very cracked foundation growing up.

So with a cracked foundation and my mom having a cracked foundation, I had no one to really show me the ropes, show me the way… and so we went from that kind of cracked foundation to another cracked foundation. We went to a small town in Indiana. In Brazil Indiana. There were about 5 black families there… so being called “nigger” was something that happened regularly.

I had a lot of friends, but you know, when you have a cracked foundation the only thing you really see is the negative. You don’t see a lot of the people that like you… all you see is the people that don’t like you.
So that cracked foundation just kept on getting more and more cracked and throughout the years I developed a stutter. I had a lot of issues with people, social anxiety… I copied all through school… I had learning disability so I cheated a lot going through school, so my foundation continue to get cracked. And when you get to that point in your life and no one is there to really help you out, you have to figure some things out.

So what made me who I am today is basically seeing that cracked foundation and not liking it. So I had to learn how to mend that cracked foundation alone… and what happens is you have to really develop a lot of mental toughness… but to me mental toughness wasn’t enough. I had to really develop a calloused mind.

Victim Mentality

So, I had a victim mentality. I was a victim. Everybody messed my life up: My dad, society, my mom, whatever it may be… I was dealt a band hand. And so it gives you a victim mentality.
So, I developed a way to get over the victim mentality and it was through callousing the mind. I was literally callusing over the victim’s mentality, through outworking all my faults. So I developed a work ethic that became known as what it is now. So I got this ‘world’s toughest man’ because… I am not the best person in the world… I’m not the smartest… I’m not anything… but I learned to outwork everybody around me and that’s how I got to where I am today.

Living Outside The Comfort Zone

So I don’t live a very glamorous life at all. I live very uncomfortable to a lot of people. It’s not that I’m broke. It’s not that I don’t have the means to do it. It’s like a boxer… A boxer may have a 4 million dollar house. But before a big fight, he may go away to the mountains for about 2 months to train… totally secluded, desolate world, he may sleep on the ground. What that boxer is doing, is he’s trying to form his mentality. He’s trying to get that mentality to a very granimalistic state… so when he goes inside that ring his mentality is ready to do whatever it takes to win that boxing match.

So what I realized from my foundation growing up was that I had a very soft, soft mind. And I live that way now, like that boxer training for that big fight. I live that way all the time. So I’m always sharpening my sword and how I sharpen my sword is I have a mentality of ‘my refrigerator is never full’. I’ve never arrived… and every time I get close to the top of the mountain… I fall back down on purpose.

I believe that the true growth is at scratch. Starting from scratch is true growth. You have to have friction in your life. There has to be friction in your life for you to be able to move forward.

Becoming The Hardest Man On The Planet

So many people call me the hardest man on the planet. I got to the point from having a never ending work ethic. So, if you want anything in life…

We live in a society right now where mediocrity is often rewarded. Mediocrity is almost a standard. And for me, if you live that way that’s when you get beat.

Let’s say you have 10 people. You have 10 people and all of them are mediocre… and you beat those 10 people, in a race or at work, wherever it may be… you are really still mediocre.

What we do in life is we set our standards to everybody else. What we do in life is we look at what someone did before us. We look at a standard. I don’t look at anybody’s standard. I set my own standard… and how I became this ‘hardest man on the planet’ is I literally set my own standards. I started to reinvent the wheel for myself. I didn’t follow the crowd, whatever the crowd was doing. I didn’t follow. I did what I had to do to to get where I had to go…. and in doing that, that’s where true growth is, is finding yourself.

I’m not trying to be like Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or anybody else, I’m trying to be David Goggins and through that, you can find out what you’re made of. You are always trying to conquer yourself and that’s how I got this title.

Advice For Those Going Through Hard Times

My advice to people who are going through hard times… A lot of people know my story: I come from a very, very humble beginning… You have to be open with that.
Like, for instance social media… All the people on social media… what they do is they show you the best side of them. Everybody on social media, everybody here in this world if you have friends… everybody has 2 sides to them.

We have a side that we want you to see which is our best side. We also have this side that we’re not working on. The side we’re not working on is that side that you want no one to see.

Like on social media … everybody posts where they’re going… I’m going here for vacation… this is me in the gym… this is me here… what I do is I post my bad side. I let everybody know: I’m this I’m this. I’m this. I have to work on all these things. It’s ok.

The first thing is you have to accept the fact that everybody judging you, you judging yourself, it is ok to be f***ed up. It’s ok to not be exactly like everybody else. It’s ok not to follow the crowd. That’s the one thing I would tell people: Don’t worry about what everybody else is doing… Worry about what you’re doing. Focus on what you’re doing. Because everybody else out there… Everybody judging you, They also have problems themselves.

And that’s when I realized myself, so I stopped comparing myself to everybody else and I started comparing myself to me I’m my own hero.



The Underdog In Us All

I believe that a lot more people can relate to the struggle. A lot more than the success. People relate a lot more to that. I relate a lot more to a person who’s the underdog.

Most of us in this world are underdogs. There’s very few of us out here who are the one percenters. Those 1% are those people who are like… the CEO’s, these people who are like the best basketball player, the best golfer… Very few people are there.

It’s those people who are at the very bottom and in the middle… who are trying to get there… It’s all about work ethic.

So, everybody loves the underdog. That’s what that whole Rocky story… Everybody loves the Rocky story. The thing about it is, to develop the Rocky story you gotta work your ass off and not many people are willing to do that part of it.

That’s the hard part about overcoming the odds… Overcoming yourself… Is you have to create a Rocky story. You have to be willing to suffer to get to the other side.

The Rocky Story

So, why I like the Rocky film so much is when I was growing up I didn’t have much of a role model, growing up. So, in between my cheating and me ditching school and all these things I got obsessed with people that I saw my life in their life.
I got obsessed with people who struggled. People who were at the bottom of the doggone sewer. I got obsessed with watching these people.
And I got obsessed with watching (the movie) Rocky 1 – Round 14

And the reason why this specific round is… even to this day, I’m 43 years old… To this day it puts chills in my body. I can go back to when I was 10-11-12 years old… whenever the movie came out.

I remember my first time watching it. I was watching Round 14 of Rocky 1. I’ll never forget watching this guy, who was Rocky getting his butt kicked. Apollo Creed was just knocking him down, beating him up… and all he wanted to do was to go the distance.

And to lot of people, this makes no sense to them but for a kid who is looking for strength… who is looking for like… Is it possible? You’re looking for is it possible?
Can I pull off the impossible? … and me watching this film, that’s what I saw, so… there was a no name boxer against the best boxer in the world, who was Apollo Creed. Now I’m watching this guy in the ring, who is Rocky… he’s getting his butt kicked… Falling down, getting back up.

In the 14th round Apollo is like… just killing this guy but also Apollo is tired. He is extremely tired… But Apollo knocks him down in the 14th round, for like the 30th time… And even Rocky’s coach, Mickey is telling Rocky to stay down… and Apollo turns around. He turns around and he thinks that he got this guy… he thinks he beat him. He thinks he finally took this guy out… this guy that kept coming at him, and coming at him.
Apollo Creed turns around… Puts his arms in the air. He turns his back to Rocky. He’s assuming he’s down. ‘I got him!’

Everybody in the crowd is saying stay down. Everybody. This guy is climbing the ropes to get back up. Totally destroyed. Nothing left. But HE FOUND SOMETHING… And this is the thing about it… He found something!

And I watch this guy get up, and once he gets up, Apollo Creed turns around and sees this… and the look I saw… most people don’t even see this… The look I saw on Apollo Creed’s face was this look of total awe… of Who the hell are you? Who am I fighting?

It looked like Apollo Creed’s soul left his body… and Rocky got his gloves and motioned him to come on… and Apollo Creed put his head down and shook his head.

Why that scene resonates with me so much is that I was such an a dungeon in my life and I feel like I was such in a hole, with nowhere to go, with so many issues and so many things to climb over and overcome on my own…

I wanted every obstacle and every person who ever doubted me to look like Apollo Creed. I wanted the people, obstacles, whatever to look at me like this guy is going to continue coming after me. I wanted what that Rocky had. Just the ability to keep getting up. I don’t care if I win. I don’t care if I’m the best. It’s not about being the hardest man in the world. I just want to keep coming after you.

So through years and years and years of visualizing that scene of that guy just getting up… It’s just a movie to some people… but to me it became what my reality had to become. I had to become that guy. Who could run on broken legs going through hell week. Who could endure the most pain. The most suffering.

To get where I had to go. I’m going to have to be that guy. And a lot of people will never understand that because they don’t have that kind of mindset… but we all have that.

I came from nothing. But the thing about it is… We all have the ability to come from nothing to something. But it takes that kind of spirit.

Remind Yourself Who You Are – “The Cookie Jar”

The cookie jar is something that I developed years ago. So what happens to me, happens to a lot of us in situations… We get put in these… My whole life I’ve been put in struggles… I’ve put myself in struggles… I’ve purposely put obstacles in front of me to see how I’m going to feel, like for instance I’ve run over 200 miles at one time… non stop. Do you know what goes through you mind… when your goal is to run for 200 miles and you’re at mile 100? You’re at mile 100. You’ve run for over 24 hrs and your body is broken. You’re destroyed. You have nothing left. You have 100+ more miles to go. How do you find more?

So I developed this thing called the cookie jar. So the cookie jar is a reminder. It’s all that is. It’s a reminder. Even the hardest person on planet earth… we forget how badass we are. When times get hard… When times get hard your mind spazzes out. It freaks out. It goes somewhere else. We forget.

That cookie jar… You gotta take 1 second. Take 1 second and that cookie jar has all these things in it… All the things you overcame… All the things that you suffered through… All the things that got in your way and you fought through.
So you go in your mental cookie jar, when you’re going through bad times… When you wanna quit and you wanna bailout… You think about it… Ok, David what did you do? You went through 2 hell weeks. You went through ranger school. You went through this. You went through that. It’s a reminder that you are that badass. And that’s all it is.

The cookie jar is, you take 1 second when you’re in an extreme environment and your mind and your body are saying: We’re done. We need to quit. You can remind yourself: Hang on a second! I’ve been through a hell of a lot more than this and I had the strength to persevere, to move on, to not be mediocre, to not settle for what’s in front of me. To overcome the odds.

WHAT IF You Could? – The “What If Mentality”



The What If mentality is a mentality of… a lot of us in this world have people who say we can not do something.

You can’t do it. You’re too short. You look a certain way. You act a certain way. You’re not smart enough…
I hit that roadblock every time. I was 300 pounds. I’ll never forget, I was 300 pounds… I went from 175 to 300 ponds and my goal was to be a navy seal… Impossible goal. And Navy recruiter that saw me said that, besides one. Every recruiter said: There’s no way, man. You’re 297 pounds and you’re going to lose so much weight so fast.

I talked to one recruiter… I’ll never forget, getting back in my truck and he said: “You can not do this” I got in my truck and I said to myself “But what if I could?” What if… I could pull up this miracle? How will I feel at the very end if I can defy all the odds?

The what if mentality is… this guy told me: I was a 36 African American navy seal in navy seal history, in over 70 years. This guy told me there’s only 35 African Americans to ever be a navy seal. He was pretty much telling me: You ain’t got what it takes. I took that and said: “ What if I could be the 36th?”. Versus taking what he said… All the negativity he’s putting on be because he cant imagine himself do what I’m about to do.

So, most people who can’t imagine it they reflect. It’s like a mirror. They put that right on you. If they can’t see themselves doing it: I can’t see you doing it, I take that mirror and I totally discard it. I say What if I could be the 36th person to ever do it? I use all the negativity as positivity and fuel to get me to where I need to go.



What Drives The Hardest Man On The Planet?

What drives me today is being my best… and being my best is a never ending journey. A lot of people call me obsessed. That’s fine. I probably am obsessed.

When you finally realize … Like, for me, that humble beginning I had… When you realize that I could have literally given up and right now at 43 I could still be a 300 pound man spraying for cockroaches.

It’s truly amazing that a lot of us walk this planet earth being a fraction of what we’re capable of being.

I look back when I was 24 years old and that could have been my 100% if I chose to take the path of least resistance. That could have been my 100%… Never knowing that in that 300 pound body… The kid who couldn’t read, 4th grade reading level… is now a person that’s been through almost every special ops training in the world, has broke several records and has continued to grow.

Once you realize what’s on the other side of that… That will keep you… I’m the most driven person in the world because I realized that I was leaving so much on the table never knowing that inside that fat guy was this person here.
And once you peel that crust away and see who you really are, you open you mind to a whole ‘nother world. So I’ve opened my mind up to a whole ‘nother world that most people can’t even fathom because they haven’t dug deep into their own personal problems.

They think I’m crazy because I found a whole ‘nother way of living. I think they’re crazy for never even trying… to get to the other side of whatever is in front of them.

So what drives me every day is finding more of myself.

How To Break The Habit of Making Excuses

So how do I suggest to someone how to break the habit of constantly making excuses… Is do something every day that sucks.

There’s a saying out there… There’s a saying the says: “Triple down on your strengths”… Tripling down on your strengths does 1 thing to you… It makes you very comfortable. It makes you very strong at what you’re good at.

So, why people have excuses is that’s the world they live in… They live in a world where if they’re good at running: All they do is run. If they’re good at reading: All they do is read. So the excuse world comes up because when the world, life doesn’t give a damn about what you’re good at… so when a challenge comes up that you’re not great at the first thing this ‘triple down’ mentality does is it forces you to say “I’m not good at it”… “ So I’m not going to do it”
Versus saying “I’m not good at it… I’m going to be great at it” I’m going to figure out. I wanna put the work in… That’s how you start to callus your mind.

The excuses that we’re making are just because we’re not good at it. So, it makes us feel insecure. It makes us feel a certain way.

That’s why I tell everybody: You can not fix anything in life until you fix YOURSELF.

Look Inside Yourself

A lot of people give great advice… How many people do you know in your life that give great advice? They give the best advice on planet earth… but their lives are all jacked up.

No one looks inside themselves… because what they see inside is ugly. It’s full of lies. It’s full of secrets. It’s full of insecurities. Once you dive into that you have no more excuses, because you start ripping away those layers of insecurities… On the other end of those layers is exactly who you truly are.

So do something everyday that sucks. Get outside your comfort zone. Triple down on your weaknesses… Not your strengths. Thats how you grow. That’s how you stop making excuses

You Can’t Hurt Me – David Goggins Interview

So my book’s coming out Dec 4th… Its called “Can’t hurt me”… Why I titled it ‘Can’t hurt me’ is, this book is a self help memoir. We have a whole bunch of self help books out there that are 5 step… 5 step this… Mine is not a 5 step program. Mine is about getting to the root of the problem… and the root of the problem is yourself.

You have to master your own mind. Once you master your own mind everything else is taken care of.

So, ‘Can’t hurt me’ is about LIFE. It’s about YOU. It’s about my mentality… But you get to develop your own mentality.

So, life is full of people who are getting bullied, People who are insecure. People who’re going through problems… A lot of problems… But if you have this mentality that you start to develop of you can’t hurt me…

When I was going through seal training… it’s what you say to yourself on a daily basis… If you say You cant hurt me! Every time I got my assed kicked, in everything I did… Whether it be a fight or test… Ranger school… Can’t hurt me! It starts to get in your mind and before you know it: It’s the truth.

So when you fail, you fall on your ass… Somebody bullies you… Whatever is going in your life: Can’t hurt me!
Why that saying is true, is not because you SAY IT… You have to put the work in to develop that calloused mind… to believe it’s true.



Self Talk – David Goggins Interview

So, a lot of people want to know what I say to myself when I’m out here doing these long events. My self talk.

David, when you’re out there and you’re at mile 75 of 135 mile run through death valley… Well, I tell myself… back in the day I was the weakest person that God ever created. That’s what I thought. I made this man to be the hardest man that god ever created Is it true? I don’t care if it’s true or not. I believe it.

But, a lot of people… like these books: Self talk, Visualization… Self talk doesn’t mean anything… you can tell yourself you’re the best person to ever live… Self talk without the work… without the work is just lies.
So I’m telling myself I’m the hardest man on the planet… When I’m in the worst situation possible… I’m going back to the 3 hours I’ve put into training everyday… I’m going back to the 3am wakeup call Looking at my shoes thinking God, 75 days in a row. No days off. Running 15 miles a day. I don’t wanna do it And then you lace them up!

So, when I’m in that horrible spot and I’m talking to myself… I’m also recalling all the training sessions… All the years… All the hard work… So, when I talk to myself that way: The self talk is REAL… It’s not lies.
Because if you’re taking a test in school and you haven’t studied for it and you say I’m going to pass this test… chances are you’re going to fail it. Because you haven’t put the time in to get the result of passing.
So self talk is good but putting the work in is bigger.



Don’t Talk About It… BE ABOUT IT!

There’s a lot of people in life who are theorists. Theorists are people who… it may be that guy in the corner who’s in the library all day long… Old man with grey hair… he’s the master of the mind… of being a theorist. He got all of these books… Read about how the brain is supposed to work. That’s a theorist. He has all these theories on how it’s supposed to be done.
You want to be a practitioner in life. A lot of people who study theories will put these bars… these invisible bars and barriers in your mind about what we can and can not achieve as human beings. That’s a theorist
A practitioner will listen to a man, like a theorist and defy the odds.

Never be a theorist. Be a practitioner. Be a guy who goes up there and actually does the work. Put yourself in situations, like when I was going through hell week… I got to see where my mind was.
130 hours. At hour 48, 72 your mind is a mess. You’re all over the place. A theorist would tell me what he thinks is going to happen. A practitioner dives into suffering and as he’s suffering he is then writing the book while he’s suffering.

It’s easy to write a book while you are in a nice 72 degree library. Flipping the page. A practitioner writes a book when he’s in hell. When he’s in suffering. When it’s 50 degree water… Everybody’s quitting… Snot’s coming out your nose… That’s how you really start to figure out what the mind and body are capable of.

Don’t read a book about it Don’t read what some man wrote. Put yourself in the environment. See how you start to talk to yourself in the worst times… In the worst situations.
And that’s how you start to develop that real self talk. That real visualization… The real tools to get through those hard times.

You have to be willing to suffer to get to the other side… and on the other side of suffering is a whole ‘nother world that people have no idea it even exists.

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A close relationship with the right person is vital to your health, happiness, and fulfillment. Your relationship can make or break how you interact and engage with the world on a daily basis.

Yet so many people stay in the wrong relationship because they are too afraid of leaving. So many people aren’t happy but too scared to try and find anything else.

If you think you’re in the wrong relationship here are five surefire ways to tell.

1. You Don’t Spend Time Together (and don’t try too)

Life gets busy. Work, family, friends, events and everything else take up a ton of time. But if you’re not scheduling time with your partner then you’re probably going to fail.

If you aren’t spending time with your other half and aren’t concerned about it, what’s the point of keeping it going? Your partner is someone to share life with, not just a roommate.

2. You Don’t Trust Each Other

Trust is hard to get and easy to give away. If you aren’t trusting your partner it’s a huge red flag. Not only will this lack of trust lead to other issues, but it will also make the entire relationship problematic.

If you can’t communicate openly about trust issues its a sign that you’re probably in the wrong relationship.

3. Your Goals Don’t Align

I’m sure you first met you talked about your future and goals as individuals. As you dated longer or maybe even moved in, I’m sure you talked about your future goals of careers, travel, marriage or kids.

But if you and your partner no longer share your dreams it might be a sign that you’re in the wrong relationship. If one person wants to travel the world while the other wants a stable family life and 9-5 careers, the relationship is going to have problems.

Make sure you constantly check in and have goals that align together.

4. You’ve Stopped Making Effort

As Tony Robbins once said, “If you always do the little things that you did in the beginning, there will never be an end.” And he’s 100% right.

If you’ve stopped making effort to do the little things as time has gone on, you’re probably in the wrong relationship. You should want to do the little quirky, fun things you did in the beginning.

Sure, it might evolve in some capacity but its so important to always make the effort.  If you’ve stopped trying and don’t care then it’s probably time to move on.

5. You Fantasize About Being With Other People

Yes, emotional cheating is still cheating. If you find yourself envisioning a better life, even if it’s with a fake romantic partner, it’s a sign that you are not fulfilled by your current relationship.

You should be able to speak with your partner about problems you’re having. Life’s short. Don’t spend time in the wrong relationship that isn’t fulfilling. It’s selfish to both you and your partner.

Communicate your thoughts open and honestly to give yourself the best chances to succeed. If it doesn’t work, at least you got everything out and won’t hold any regret in the future.

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How The Rocky Movie Changed My Life – David Goggins – Transcript

I believe that a lot more people can relate to the struggle. A lot more than the success. People relate a lot more to that. I relate a lot more to a person who’s the underdog.


Most of us in this world are underdogs.


There’s very few of us out here who are the one percenters. Those 1% are those people who are like… the CEO’s, these people who are like the best basketball player, the best golfer… Very few people are there.
It’s those people who are at the very bottom and in the middle… who are trying to get there… It’s all about work ethic.

So, everybody loves the underdog. That’s what that whole Rocky story… Everybody loves the Rocky story. The thing about it is, to develop the Rocky story you gotta work your ass off… and not many people are willing to do that part of it.

That’s the hard part about overcoming the odds… Overcoming yourself… Is you have to create a Rocky story. You have to be willing to suffer to get to the other side.

So, why I like the Rocky film so much is when I was growing up I didn’t have much of a role model, growing up. So, in between my cheating and me ditching school and all these things I got obsessed with people that I saw my life in their life.
 I got obsessed with people who struggled. People who were at the bottom of the doggone sewer. I got obsessed with watching these people.
 And I got obsessed with watching (the movie) Rocky 1 – Round 14.

And the reason why this specific round is… even to this day, I’m 43 years old… To this day it puts chills in my body. I can go back to when I was 10-11-12 years old… whenever the movie came out.
 I remember my first time watching it. I was watching Round 14 of Rocky 1. I’ll never forget watching this guy, who was Rocky getting his butt kicked. Apollo Creed was just knocking him down, beating him up… and all he wanted to do was to go the distance.

And to lot of people, this makes no sense to them but for a kid who is looking for strength… who is looking for like… Is it possible? You’re looking for ‘Is it possible?’ Can I pull off the impossible?

… and me watching this film, that’s what I saw, so… there was a no name boxer against the best boxer in the world, who was Apollo Creed. Now I’m watching this guy in the ring, who is Rocky… he’s getting his butt kicked… Falling down, getting back up.

In the 14th round Apollo is like… just killing this guy but also Apollo is tired. He is extremely tired… But Apollo knocks him down in the 14th round, for like the 30th time…
 And even Rocky’s coach, Mickey is telling Rocky to stay down… and Apollo turns around. He turns around and he thinks that he got this guy… he thinks he beat him. He thinks he finally took this guy out… this guy that kept coming at him, and coming at him.

Apollo Creed turns around… Puts his arms in the air. He turns his back to Rocky. He’s assuming he’s down. ‘I got him!’

Everybody in the crowd is saying stay down. Everybody. This guy is climbing the ropes to get back up. Totally destroyed. Nothing left. But HE FOUND SOMETHING… And this is the thing about it… He found something!

And I watch this guy get up, and once he gets up, Apollo Creed turns around and sees this… and the look I saw… most people don’t even see this… The look I saw on Apollo Creed’s face was this look of total awe… of Who the hell are you? Who am I fighting?

It looked like Apollo Creed’s soul left his body… and Rocky got his gloves and motioned him to come on… and Apollo Creed put his head down and shook his head.

Why that scene resonates with me so much is that I was such an a dungeon in my life and I feel like I was such in a hole, with nowhere to go, with so many issues and so many things to climb over and overcome on my own…

I wanted every obstacle and every person who ever doubted me to look like Apollo Creed. I wanted the people, obstacles, whatever to look at me like this guy is going to continue coming after me. I wanted what that Rocky had. Just the ability to keep getting up.

I don’t care if I win. I don’t care if I’m the best. It’s not about being the hardest man in the world. I just want to keep coming after you.

So, through years and years and years of visualizing that scene of that guy just getting up… It’s just a movie to some people… but to me it became what my reality had to become.

I had to become that guy. Who could run on broken legs going through hell week. Who could endure the most pain. The most suffering.

To get where I had to go. I’m going to have to be that guy. And a lot of people will never understand that because they don’t have that kind of mindset… but we all have that.

I came from nothing. But the thing about it is… We all have the ability to come from nothing to something. But it takes that kind of spirit.

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