Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

by David Goggins

You cannot be afraid to disappoint people. You have to live the life you want to live. Sometimes, that means being the person who can stand alone in a crowded room and be totally comfortable with that.

you will walk the streets with your headphones on and your head held high. When people see you coming, they might think you’re listening to an Eminem jam. But no, it’s your deepest trauma, the scene of your supposed destruction, on repeat.

Incremental progress is still progress, I said to myself. One step is all that is required to take the next one.

that type of negativity snowballs. When your entire day is messed up, make sure that you achieve something positive before lights out. You’ll probably have to stay up a bit later to read, study, get a workout in, or clean the house. Whatever it takes to go to bed in the black, get it done. That’s how you stay net positive on the day to day, and when that becomes automatic, it will be so much easier to see any emotional tripwires coming, which will help you strategize around them.

I live with a Day One, Week One mentality. This mentality is rooted in self-discipline, personal accountability, and humility. While most people stop when they’re tired, I stop when I am done. In a world where mediocrity is often the standard, my life’s mission is to become uncommon amongst the uncommon.