Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

by David Goggins

The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself.

We are all our own worst haters and doubters because self doubt is a natural reaction to any bold attempt to change your life for the better. You can’t stop it from blooming in your brain, but you can neutralize it, and all the other external chatter by asking, What if?

What if is the power and permission to face down your darkest demons, your very worst memories, and accept them as part of your history.

We live in a world with a lot of insecure, jealous people. Some of them are our best friends. They are blood relatives. Failure terrifies them. So does our success. Because when we transcend what we once thought possible, push our limits, and become more, our light reflects off all the walls they’ve built up around them. Your light enables them to see the contours of their own prison, their own self-limitations.

What if?