Hold FAST and stay TRUE!

“This is ME and this is ALL of me” is a liberating phrase to embody. Do you give yourself that grace? Do you let yourself show all of who you are?

This inspirational powerhouse led the Women's U.S. National Soccer Team to WIN Back-to-back Women's World Cups.

This world-class USA soccer coach, wife, and mother, explain all things from what it takes to be on her WINNING team, the struggles she endured having to hide who she was, a gay woman, equal pay, what it really means to LEAD, and her beautiful relationship with her wife and daughter.

We dive deep into EQUAL PAY, sharing her thoughts on the wage gap and how the views of President Trump have changed us as a community… and what this means for ALL genders.

I get emotional in this video because we get very HONEST and REAL about the realities of being a part of the LGBT community and how this plays a role on and off the field.

Find out what the MOST important piece to winning is and how to find self-love and self-confidence simply by showing up as yourself and owning who you are!

This episode will teach you how to be TRANSPARENT and stand in your TRUTH so that you can fulfill your purpose and calling on your life and truly #MAXOUT.

The beauty of the experience is in the JOURNEY. All the good and all the tough. These are the moments that define your character and fortitude.

Jill Ellis - Be True to YOU

Hold FAST and stay TRUE! &ldquo;This is ME and this is ALL of me&rdquo; is a liberating phrase to embody. Do you give yourself that grace? Do you let yourself show all of who you are? This inspirational powerhouse led the Women's U.S. National Soccer Team to WIN Back-to-back Women's World Cups. This world-class USA soccer coach, wife, and mother, explain all things from what it takes to be on her WINNING team, the struggles she endured having to hide who she was, a gay woman, equal pay, what it really means to LEAD, and her beautiful relationship with her wife and daughter. We dive deep into EQUAL PAY, sharing her thoughts on the wage gap and how the views of President Trump have changed us as a community&hellip; and what this means for ALL genders. I get emotional in this video because we get very HONEST and REAL about the realities of being a part of the LGBT community and how this plays a role on and off the field. Find out what the MOST important piece to winning is and how to find self-love and self-confidence simply by showing up as yourself and owning who you are! This episode will teach you how to be TRANSPARENT and stand in your TRUTH so that you can fulfill your purpose and calling on your life and truly #MAXOUT. The beauty of the experience is in the JOURNEY. All the good and all the tough. These are the moments that define your character and fortitude.

Be True to YOU

You can have ALL the money in the world but TIME is your most valuable asset.

Trusting in the PLAN doesn’t mean that the plan is always going to be easy. Sometimes you have to weather the storm and have FAITH that it’s all happening FOR you and not TO you.

In this interview, we touch on topics that have never been discussed before on this show and we dive deep into the darkness that Jenna encountered with her devastating struggle with multiple miscarriages.

Jenna shares the super-power she used in building her brand and business and how all of it came from the heart. She gets real on the dynamic of her marriage and how she and Drew keep it all together.

Many of us are so FOCUSED on taking care of others, but when you are on an airplane the flight attendant always says “if there is a loss in cabin pressure, put on YOUR oxygen mask before helping someone else.” This is because if you don’t take care of yourself FIRST, you cannot help anyone else. You can’t pour from an empty cup!

Typically our own worst enemy is our inner dialogue. This episode will teach you how to SHIFT this dialogue and make a choice every day to EMBODY these words not just speak them.

We both shed a couple of tears in this interview. It’s a POWERFUL and MOVING conversation that we all can gain a lot from.

Jenna Kutcher - Forget About Currency

You can have ALL the money in the world but TIME is your most valuable asset. Trusting in the PLAN doesn&rsquo;t mean that the plan is always going to be easy. Sometimes you have to weather the storm and have FAITH that it&rsquo;s all happening FOR you and not TO you. In this interview, we touch on topics that have never been discussed before on this show and we dive deep into the darkness that Jenna encountered with her devastating struggle with multiple miscarriages. Jenna shares the super-power she used in building her brand and business and how all of it came from the heart. She gets real on the dynamic of her marriage and how she and Drew keep it all together. Many of us are so FOCUSED on taking care of others, but when you are on an airplane the flight attendant always says &ldquo;if there is a loss in cabin pressure, put on YOUR oxygen mask before helping someone else.&rdquo; This is because if you don&rsquo;t take care of yourself FIRST, you cannot help anyone else. You can&rsquo;t pour from an empty cup! Typically our own worst enemy is our inner dialogue. This episode will teach you how to SHIFT this dialogue and make a choice every day to EMBODY these words not just speak them. We both shed a couple of tears in this interview. It&rsquo;s a POWERFUL and MOVING conversation that we all can gain a lot from.

Forget About Currency

The making of an overnight success revealed!

This WWE SUPERSTAR needs no introduction! He is often referred to as the most talented professional wrestler ever seen, Seth Rollins!

From wrestling his friends in his backyard as a young boy to becoming a Two-Time WWE CHAMPION, the in-between was actually the most critical piece for Seth.

In this interview, we talk about the RAW truth about OVERNIGHT SUCCESS. We dive deep into what it takes to set your mind to something and relentlessly pursue it, knowing in your heart there is no plan B.

When we look at the people at the top we admire, we can forget how many hours, days and years of preparation that went into getting them where they are today.

There is an art to the grind.
There is an art to MAXING OUT.

In this episode, you will learn what it takes to remain laser focus on your goals with tunnel-like vision and how your own belief system can help you get there.

We get honest about what it really takes to become an overnight success, and breakdown the critical steps in-between.

You're about to see a side of Seth Rollins you have never before seen and it will INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and ACTIVATE you to ACHIEVE!

Get to know the story behind the REAL Seth Rollins, inside the arena and out as he reveals what he would do if he lost it all today!

This is an interview you don't want to miss!
Everything in life is about the journey, so as Seth Rollins would say, "ENJOY IT."

Seth Rollins - The RAW Truth

The making of an overnight success revealed! This WWE SUPERSTAR needs no introduction! He is often referred to as the most talented professional wrestler ever seen, Seth Rollins! From wrestling his friends in his backyard as a young boy to becoming a Two-Time WWE CHAMPION, the in-between was actually the most critical piece for Seth. In this interview, we talk about the RAW truth about OVERNIGHT SUCCESS. We dive deep into what it takes to set your mind to something and relentlessly pursue it, knowing in your heart there is no plan B. When we look at the people at the top we admire, we can forget how many hours, days and years of preparation that went into getting them where they are today. There is an art to the grind. There is an art to MAXING OUT. In this episode, you will learn what it takes to remain laser focus on your goals with tunnel-like vision and how your own belief system can help you get there. We get honest about what it really takes to become an overnight success, and breakdown the critical steps in-between. You're about to see a side of Seth Rollins you have never before seen and it will INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and ACTIVATE you to ACHIEVE! Get to know the story behind the REAL Seth Rollins, inside the arena and out as he reveals what he would do if he lost it all today! This is an interview you don't want to miss! Everything in life is about the journey, so as Seth Rollins would say, "ENJOY IT."

The RAW Truth

Today we are bringing the number one most requested guest for my show for the last two years: David Goggins.



The first thing I’ve got to say about David Goggins before you continue reading is that he uses strong profanity, so anyone who may be offended should stay clear. But if you can handle it, then you’ve got to listen to this episode. David's story is one of the most inspiring things I’ve heard, and it will completely change your life.



Do you ever feel that the disadvantages encircling you are just too great to overcome? Or do you find yourself blaming the world and everyone else for your inaction? David Goggins knows the feeling of adversity well, but that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most acclaimed athletes and veterans of our generation.



David's method of holding himself accountable and pushing himself to his limits is nothing short of awe-inspiring.



<h2>Who Is David Goggins?</h2>



The public knows David Goggins as “the toughest man alive.” He is the only person who has completed Navy SEAL training, Army Ranger training, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. He participated in three Navy SEAL Hell Weeks — completing two. He once held the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups completed with 4,030 in 17 hours. He placed 3rd in the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley and completed 60+ ultramarathons. He is a machine. He embodies what it means to #MAXOUT



He overcame extreme adversity from many sources, including an abusive father, several learning disabilities, and obesity, among other challenges. Even though he’s accomplished far more than anyone expected, he continues to push himself and break barrier after barrier in his journey to be the best possible Goggins.



He published his memoir in 2018 titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287">Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds </a>— a fitting title for the absolute hell that he’s gone through to become who he is. I could go on and on about his achievements, but I know that you all want to hear his story and the lessons that he’s learned from pushing himself to the maximum.



<h2>The Things that Happen to You Don’t Define You </h2>



Goggins grew up in Buffalo, New York. He and his mother and brother lived in fear because of the extreme physical and emotional abuse they suffered from his alcoholic father. He regularly became violent when drinking alcohol. One day David finally stood up to his father after witnessing him almost beat his mother unconscious. 



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“I’ve been scared to death of this guy because he’s been beating the shit out of me since I can remember … so this time, I stuck around, and I started to help her out. So I go down the stairs, and I jumped on his back … And he beat me literally from my neck down to my ankles, like black and blue.” - David Goggins</blockquote>



Even though he was terrified of his father, he still pushed himself and did whatever he could to protect his mother. He overcame that fear and did not let his father’s abuse control his actions. The bruises he received from his father were so bad that when his mother saw the extent of the injuries, she was horrified. Goggins said that her reaction is and will always be “tattooed” on his brain.



Goggins’ childhood trauma did not end with his alcoholic father. Once his mother took him and his brother to relocate to Brazil, Indiana, he experienced more events that would culminate in him developing post-traumatic stress disorder. He received racially motivated threats and bullying from his peers. He witnessed the aftermath of his school bus flattening the head of an elementary student. On top of all that, his mother’s fiancé was murdered.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“I slept on my floor for ... four months to six months ... I was afraid to sleep in my bed for some reason. Don't know why.” - David Goggins</blockquote>



Goggins did not let his childhood trauma limit his adult life. He did not let it define him, but overcame it and achieved greatness.



<h2>Holding Yourself Accountable </h2>



Even someone as successful as Goggins had to start somewhere. He had to shift his mindset into holding himself accountable for what was happening in his life. In school, he suffered from multiple learning disabilities, but he did not let his disabilities stop him from accomplishing what he wanted to achieve.



After years of struggling academically, his mother received a letter from his high school, stating that he was about to flunk out. When she approached him, he decided that he could no longer blame other people for his life and needed to take accountability for his actions.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“So this is when I developed my accountability mirror … So I look in the fucking mirror. I see this letter ... And I’m like, ‘You know what, man? No one is coming to help me’... in this mirror, it wasn’t my mom ... It wasn’t my dad. It was me. ‘Cause ... nobody coming back to fucking help David Goggins, that was my mindset now … I go look at myself. I’m like, ‘Who am I?’ So I’m defeated in this mirror. And I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m changing’.” - David Goggins</blockquote>



David did not let his failures weigh him down. Up until that point in his life, he had done poorly in school, but he made a conscious decision to change his life and try as hard as possible to change that person that he saw in the mirror.



David worked with a tutor, who joked that he was only going to remember the material if he wrote it down a thousand times. He took this literally and started writing everything down repeatedly so that the content would stick. He continued using this strenuous method of learning even when studying to become a Navy SEAL. He wrote down the entirety of the U.S. Navy Diving Manual fourteen times so that he could remember it.



After completing school, David trained to join the United States Air Force Pararescue. During his training, he had difficulty with the daily water confidence training that involves avoiding panic while underwater. He refused to quit, but he found an opportunity to be medically dropped from the course after being diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“I wasn’t ever going back. I’m like ... ‘I’m never getting back in the fucking water again.’ But I was able to leave on a medical, but I quit … I have to [tell this part of the story] because everybody thinks I’m the world’s toughest motherfucker. And I might be somewhere about that now, but that’s where I was, and I tell the story because if I talk about … [how] I went through SEAL training, I was in three hell weeks, [and] ranger school. If I talk about all the badassery ... and I don’t tell you that I was a fucked up kid, and I was scared of shit, and I was depressed and insecure and all this shit, what good am I for anybody? … I’m that now, but I wasn’t born that. I had to make myself into that.” - David Goggins </blockquote>



David is open about the fact that he initially failed in the military, but he was able to turn his life around after failing. He did not let his mistakes define him and dictate how he would live the rest of his life. Guys, it’s never too late to turn your life around. Don’t let your past failures stop you from MAXING OUTyour life and being all you can be. David Goggins didn’t start as the world’s toughest man, but he became it.



After his medical discharge, David became an exterminator and gained one hundred and twenty pounds because of his poor eating habits and lifestyle. He was eventually inspired to change when he watched a documentary on SEAL training. After hearing the speech of a commanding officer at the SEAL training graduation ceremony, he felt motivated to do something great with his life.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“He goes, ‘We live in a society where mediocrity is often rewarded.’ And he looked down at the twenty-two men, and he says something about basically you all detest mediocrity ... And I just sat back, and I said, ‘God, man, I just want to be like these motherfuckers’... And I go, ‘I want to feel like you do you, you twenty-two men ... I’m tired of feeling the way I feel every day … Tired of lying to myself, lying to people, and just being some piece of shit.’ And I always knew in the back of my mind, I could be something special, but I knew the work [that] it was going to take was going to kill me. I was afraid of that. I was afraid of that brutality in the suffering [that] I was going to have to endure, but I knew, I knew I could do something …” - David Goggins</blockquote>



Despite being on the path to mediocrity, David turned his life around and began pushing himself to greatness. He lost 100 pounds to start SEAL training and kept pushing himself through the training despite physical adversity. He suffered from multiple stress fractures in his legs but continued training and ultimately participated in three hell weeks — completing two — and Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training.



David Goggins didn’t let his setbacks define him or stop him from striving for greatness. He reinvented himself to become the man he wanted to be.



<h2>#MAXOUT with David Goggins</h2>



Even after accomplishing a successful military career in SEAL Team Five, David kept pushing himself and maxing out his life through athletic accomplishments.



He set his sights on running the Badwater Ultramarathon — known as “the world’s toughest foot race.” He first needed to complete the San Diego One Day race to qualify. The San Diego One Day is a hundred-mile endurance race that lasts twenty-four hours.



David found out about the race only three days before it was to occur, so he was forced to participate without training beforehand.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“Hardest thing I did my entire life, dude, was this one race... I was not prepared at all ... No water, no nothing … ’cause I never drink water on runs and shit. I fucking didn’t know about all this shit … I sit down at mile seventy … and everything falls the fuck apart … I’m like peeing blood down my leg … I got thirty fucking miles to go, and I’m in the worst shape of my entire life.” - David Goggins</blockquote>



David was in the hardest position he had ever been in, but he was still able to push himself through to the end of the race.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“I’m in the worst shape of my entire life ever. I’ve never even been close to this … I did a hundred miles in nineteen hours and six minutes … I learned more from that nineteen hours and six minutes than I did in all three hell weeks [and] ranger school ... And she [Goggins’ girlfriend] said, we gotta get you to the doctor … And I go, ‘I’m not going anywhere. I want to sit here and enjoy this pain’ ... What I was feeling is what I just did … I took a raw human being with no training whatsoever. [I] put him out in a condition. And just through this alone, got through it. I was in the worst pain in my life. And it was the best feeling I ever had in my life. Not because of the pain I was in. By the pain was confirmation … And it was confirmation proof positive that this young kid that came from shit, that wasn’t shit, that lied and cheated. I was now the truth. I was a Navy SEAL.” - David Goggins</blockquote>



David was able to overcome his physical pain and against all the odds was able to push himself beyond what anyone could have thought possible to become who he is.



Even after everything he’s done — the military career, all the records, the ultramarathons — he’s still pushing himself to keep growing and becoming even greater. Guys, I hope David Goggins’ story inspires you to keep pushing beyond what anyone thinks possible. I know it inspired me.



If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to keep up with David Goggins on twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/davidgoggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">David Goggins</a>) and Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgoggins/?hl=en">@davidgoggins</a>).



If you know someone who could benefit from David's story, make sure to share this episode and tag them. And don’t forget to use the #MAXOUT hashtag and tell me your biggest takeaways in the comments below! I read them every week and select winners get all sorts of prizes, gear, and even personal coaching calls!



No matter what stage of life that you’re in, you can always begin pushing yourself to accomplish your goals. Don’t let the world limit you, and don’t limit yourself! Keep striving to #MAXOUT and become who you want to be.

David Goggins - Victory in Suffering

Today we are bringing the number one most requested guest for my show for the last two years: David Goggins.

&nbsp;

The first thing I&rsquo;ve got to say about David Goggins before you continue reading is that he uses strong profanity, so anyone who may be offended should stay clear. But if you can handle it, then you&rsquo;ve got to listen to this episode. David's story is one of the most inspiring things I&rsquo;ve heard, and it will completely change your life.

&nbsp;

Do you ever feel that the disadvantages encircling you are just too great to overcome? Or do you find yourself blaming the world and everyone else for your inaction? David Goggins knows the feeling of adversity well, but that didn&rsquo;t stop him from becoming one of the most acclaimed athletes and veterans of our generation.

&nbsp;

David's method of holding himself accountable and pushing himself to his limits is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

&nbsp;

<h2>Who Is David Goggins?</h2>

&nbsp;

The public knows David Goggins as &ldquo;the toughest man alive.&rdquo; He is the only person who has completed Navy SEAL training, Army Ranger training, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. He participated in three Navy SEAL Hell Weeks &mdash; completing two. He once held the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups completed with 4,030 in 17 hours. He placed 3rd in the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley and completed 60+ ultramarathons. He is a machine. He embodies what it means to #MAXOUT

&nbsp;

He overcame extreme adversity from many sources, including an abusive father, several learning disabilities, and obesity, among other challenges. Even though he&rsquo;s accomplished far more than anyone expected, he continues to push himself and break barrier after barrier in his journey to be the best possible Goggins.

&nbsp;

He published his memoir in 2018 titled <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Hurt-Me-Master-Your/dp/1544512287">Can&rsquo;t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds </a>&mdash; a fitting title for the absolute hell that he&rsquo;s gone through to become who he is. I could go on and on about his achievements, but I know that you all want to hear his story and the lessons that he&rsquo;s learned from pushing himself to the maximum.

&nbsp;

<h2>The Things that Happen to You Don&rsquo;t Define You&nbsp;</h2>

&nbsp;

Goggins grew up in Buffalo, New York. He and his mother and brother lived in fear because of the extreme physical and emotional abuse they suffered from his alcoholic father. He regularly became violent when drinking alcohol. One day David finally stood up to his father after witnessing him almost beat his mother unconscious.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been scared to death of this guy because he&rsquo;s been beating the shit out of me since I can remember &hellip; so this time, I stuck around, and I started to help her out. So I go down the stairs, and I jumped on his back &hellip; And he beat me literally from my neck down to my ankles, like black and blue.&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

&nbsp;

Even though he was terrified of his father, he still pushed himself and did whatever he could to protect his mother. He overcame that fear and did not let his father&rsquo;s abuse control his actions. The bruises he received from his father were so bad that when his mother saw the extent of the injuries, she was horrified. Goggins said that her reaction is and will always be &ldquo;tattooed&rdquo; on his brain.

&nbsp;

Goggins&rsquo; childhood trauma did not end with his alcoholic father. Once his mother took him and his brother to relocate to Brazil, Indiana, he experienced more events that would culminate in him developing post-traumatic stress disorder. He received racially motivated threats and bullying from his peers. He witnessed the aftermath of his school bus flattening the head of an elementary student. On top of all that, his mother&rsquo;s fianc&eacute; was murdered.

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;I slept on my floor for ... four months to six months ... I was afraid to sleep in my bed for some reason. Don't know why.&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

&nbsp;

Goggins did not let his childhood trauma limit his adult life. He did not let it define him, but overcame it and achieved greatness.

&nbsp;

<h2>Holding Yourself Accountable&nbsp;</h2>

&nbsp;

Even someone as successful as Goggins had to start somewhere. He had to shift his mindset into holding himself accountable for what was happening in his life. In school, he suffered from multiple learning disabilities, but he did not let his disabilities stop him from accomplishing what he wanted to achieve.

&nbsp;

After years of struggling academically, his mother received a letter from his high school, stating that he was about to flunk out. When she approached him, he decided that he could no longer blame other people for his life and needed to take accountability for his actions.

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;So this is when I developed my accountability mirror &hellip; So I look in the fucking mirror. I see this letter ... And I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;You know what, man? No one is coming to help me&rsquo;... in this mirror, it wasn&rsquo;t my mom ... It wasn&rsquo;t my dad. It was me. &lsquo;Cause ... nobody coming back to fucking help David Goggins, that was my mindset now &hellip; I go look at myself. I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;Who am I?&rsquo; So I&rsquo;m defeated in this mirror. And I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;Okay, I&rsquo;m changing&rsquo;.&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

&nbsp;

David did not let his failures weigh him down. Up until that point in his life, he had done poorly in school, but he made a conscious decision to change his life and try as hard as possible to change that person that he saw in the mirror.

&nbsp;

David worked with a tutor, who joked that he was only going to remember the material if he wrote it down a thousand times. He took this literally and started writing everything down repeatedly so that the content would stick. He continued using this strenuous method of learning even when studying to become a Navy SEAL. He wrote down the entirety of the U.S. Navy Diving Manual fourteen times so that he could remember it.

&nbsp;

After completing school, David trained to join the United States Air Force Pararescue. During his training, he had difficulty with the daily water confidence training that involves avoiding panic while underwater. He refused to quit, but he found an opportunity to be medically dropped from the course after being diagnosed with sickle cell anemia.

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t ever going back. I&rsquo;m like ... &lsquo;I&rsquo;m never getting back in the fucking water again.&rsquo; But I was able to leave on a medical, but I quit &hellip; I have to [tell this part of the story] because everybody thinks I&rsquo;m the world&rsquo;s toughest motherfucker. And I might be somewhere about that now, but that&rsquo;s where I was, and I tell the story because if I talk about &hellip; [how] I went through SEAL training, I was in three hell weeks, [and] ranger school. If I talk about all the badassery ... and I don&rsquo;t tell you that I was a fucked up kid, and I was scared of shit, and I was depressed and insecure and all this shit, what good am I for anybody? &hellip; I&rsquo;m that now, but I wasn&rsquo;t born that. I had to make myself into that.&rdquo; - David Goggins&nbsp;</blockquote>

&nbsp;

David is open about the fact that he initially failed in the military, but he was able to turn his life around after failing. He did not let his mistakes define him and dictate how he would live the rest of his life. Guys, it&rsquo;s never too late to turn your life around. Don&rsquo;t let your past failures stop you from MAXING OUTyour life and being all you can be. David Goggins didn&rsquo;t start as the world&rsquo;s toughest man, but he became it.

&nbsp;

After his medical discharge, David became an exterminator and gained one hundred and twenty pounds because of his poor eating habits and lifestyle. He was eventually inspired to change when he watched a documentary on SEAL training. After hearing the speech of a commanding officer at the SEAL training graduation ceremony, he felt motivated to do something great with his life.

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;He goes, &lsquo;We live in a society where mediocrity is often rewarded.&rsquo; And he looked down at the twenty-two men, and he says something about basically you all detest mediocrity ... And I just sat back, and I said, &lsquo;God, man, I just want to be like these motherfuckers&rsquo;... And I go, &lsquo;I want to feel like you do you, you twenty-two men ... I&rsquo;m tired of feeling the way I feel every day &hellip; Tired of lying to myself, lying to people, and just being some piece of shit.&rsquo; And I always knew in the back of my mind, I could be something special, but I knew the work [that] it was going to take was going to kill me. I was afraid of that. I was afraid of that brutality in the suffering [that] I was going to have to endure, but I knew, I knew I could do something &hellip;&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

&nbsp;

Despite being on the path to mediocrity, David turned his life around and began pushing himself to greatness. He lost 100 pounds to start SEAL training and kept pushing himself through the training despite physical adversity. He suffered from multiple stress fractures in his legs but continued training and ultimately participated in three hell weeks &mdash; completing two &mdash; and Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training.

&nbsp;

David Goggins didn&rsquo;t let his setbacks define him or stop him from striving for greatness. He reinvented himself to become the man he wanted to be.

&nbsp;

<h2>#MAXOUT with David Goggins</h2>

&nbsp;

Even after accomplishing a successful military career in SEAL Team Five, David kept pushing himself and maxing out his life through athletic accomplishments.

&nbsp;

He set his sights on running the Badwater Ultramarathon &mdash; known as &ldquo;the world&rsquo;s toughest foot race.&rdquo; He first needed to complete the San Diego One Day race to qualify. The San Diego One Day is a hundred-mile endurance race that lasts twenty-four hours.

&nbsp;

David found out about the race only three days before it was to occur, so he was forced to participate without training beforehand.

&nbsp;

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;Hardest thing I did my entire life, dude, was this one race... I was not prepared at all ... No water, no nothing &hellip; &rsquo;cause I never drink water on runs and shit. I fucking didn&rsquo;t know about all this shit &hellip; I sit down at mile seventy &hellip; and everything falls the fuck apart &hellip; I&rsquo;m like peeing blood down my leg &hellip; I got thirty fucking miles to go, and I&rsquo;m in the worst shape of my entire life.&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

&nbsp;

David was in the hardest position he had ever been in, but he was still able to push himself through to the end of the race.

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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m in the worst shape of my entire life ever. I&rsquo;ve never even been close to this &hellip; I did a hundred miles in nineteen hours and six minutes &hellip; I learned more from that nineteen hours and six minutes than I did in all three hell weeks [and] ranger school ... And she [Goggins&rsquo; girlfriend] said, we gotta get you to the doctor &hellip; And I go, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not going anywhere. I want to sit here and enjoy this pain&rsquo; ... What I was feeling is what I just did &hellip; I took a raw human being with no training whatsoever. [I] put him out in a condition. And just through this alone, got through it. I was in the worst pain in my life. And it was the best feeling I ever had in my life. Not because of the pain I was in. By the pain was confirmation &hellip; And it was confirmation proof positive that this young kid that came from shit, that wasn&rsquo;t shit, that lied and cheated. I was now the truth. I was a Navy SEAL.&rdquo; - David Goggins</blockquote>

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David was able to overcome his physical pain and against all the odds was able to push himself beyond what anyone could have thought possible to become who he is.

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Even after everything he&rsquo;s done &mdash; the military career, all the records, the ultramarathons &mdash; he&rsquo;s still pushing himself to keep growing and becoming even greater. Guys, I hope David Goggins&rsquo; story inspires you to keep pushing beyond what anyone thinks possible. I know it inspired me.

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If you enjoyed this episode, don&rsquo;t forget to keep up with David Goggins on twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/davidgoggins?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">David Goggins</a>) and Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidgoggins/?hl=en">@davidgoggins</a>).

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If you know someone who could benefit from David's story, make sure to share this episode and tag them. And don&rsquo;t forget to use the #MAXOUT hashtag and tell me your biggest takeaways in the comments below! I read them every week and select winners get all sorts of prizes, gear, and even personal coaching calls!

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No matter what stage of life that you&rsquo;re in, you can always begin pushing yourself to accomplish your goals. Don&rsquo;t let the world limit you, and don&rsquo;t limit yourself! Keep striving to #MAXOUT and become who you want to be.

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Victory in Suffering

The making of an overnight success revealed!

Build your way to GREATNESS!

This is truly a tremendous interview. We cover Marshall’s Breakthrough moment, which I was there for 28 years ago <img class="emoji" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f602.svg" alt="😂" />(insane story of how I helped him make history !!!!)

All of the keys and disciplines that SEPARATED him from other world-class athletes!

We talk Hall Of Fame, Super Bowls, and his legendary preparation habits

Marshall and I have become good friends I can tell you one of the things that’s most remarkable about him, is his for Ferocious COMPETITIVE Drive (I’ve personally witnessed this in many different settings including golf, business etc.)

We even discuss his real feelings about my @patriots! Also his new association w same financial firm I’m a part of and much much more!

Marshall Faulk - The Lifetime Competitor

The making of an overnight success revealed! Build your way to GREATNESS! This is truly a tremendous interview. We cover Marshall&rsquo;s Breakthrough moment, which I was there for 28 years ago&nbsp;<img class="emoji" draggable="false" src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f602.svg" alt="😂">(insane story of how I helped him make history !!!!) All of the keys and disciplines that SEPARATED him from other world-class athletes! We talk Hall Of Fame, Super Bowls, and his legendary preparation habits Marshall and I have become good friends I can tell you one of the things that&rsquo;s most remarkable about him, is his for Ferocious COMPETITIVE Drive (I&rsquo;ve personally witnessed this in many different settings including golf, business etc.) We even discuss his real feelings about my @patriots! Also his new association w same financial firm I&rsquo;m a part of and much much more!

Marshall Faulk - The Lifetime Competitor

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