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Struggling with Goals? David Goggins spent years mastering this exact challenge. This collection captures their most practical insights on Goals, each quote backed by source context so you can trace the thinking. Whether you need immediate guidance or long-term frameworks, David Goggins's approach cuts through the noise and gives you actionable wisdom. Use this archive whenever you're making decisions about Goals and need clarity from someone who's been there.
"If it doesn't suck, we don't do it."
"You have to be obsessed with your goals if you want to achieve them."
"Motivation is a feeling that comes and goes. It doesn't matter if you're motivated. What matters is if you're disciplined."
"The path to success is paved with the bricks of failure."
"The only limit to your success is your own imagination and your willingness to work for it."
"You have to be willing to suffer to reach your goals."
"Discipline is the only thing that will get you to the finish line when your body wants to quit."
"Your goals don't care about how you feel."
"The only way to grow is to get out of your comfort zone."
"Your brain is the most powerful weapon in the world. You need to learn how to use it."
"You can't achieve greatness by doing what everyone else is doing."
"Don't let your mind tell you that you've reached your limit."
"If you can get through to doing things that you hate to do, on the other side is greatness."
"The goal is to be uncommon amongst uncommon people."
"Your goals should be so big that they scare you."
"When you're exhausted, that's when you find out who you really are."
"You have to be willing to do the things that no one else is willing to do."
"You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft that you will die without ever realizing your true potential."
"You have to build a goal that is so big it makes you uncomfortable."
"The most important conversation is the one you have with yourself."
"The mind is the only thing that can hold you back."
"Success is not about the destination, it's about the journey and the person you become along the way."
"You must be the person that others think is crazy because of how hard you work."
"Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done."
"You have to find what you're capable of, and the only way to do that is to push yourself to the limit."
"A goal without a plan is just a dream, and I don't dream. I execute."
"If you're not failing, you're not pushing yourself hard enough."
"The only person you are in competition with is the person you were yesterday."
"Greatness is not a permanent state. It's something you have to earn every single day."
"Stop making excuses and start making progress."
"The goal is not to be the best. The goal is to be better than you were yesterday."
"The only way to get to the other side is to walk through the fire, one step at a time."
"The key to success is to never give up, no matter how hard it gets."
"You have to be willing to go to war with yourself to get what you want."
"The ticket to victory often comes down to bringing your very best when you feel your worst."
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