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David Goggins's ideas on Grit, collected in one place with clear source context.
"I was the sum total of the obstacles I had overcome."
"If you can get through doing things that you hate to do, on the other side is greatness."
"The Cookie Jar is a place in my mind where I put all things bad and good that shaped me. Some people try to forget the bad. I use my bad for strength."
"Mental toughness is a lifestyle."
"The only way you gain mental toughness is to do things you’re not happy doing."
"A warrior is a guy that goes, 'I'm here again today. I'll be here again tomorrow and the next day.' It's a person who puts no limit on what is possible."
"You are the only person responsible for your life."
"If you're not obsessed, you're just average."
"The only way to get to the other side is to go through it."
"The only way to find out what is possible is to go beyond them into the impossible."
"The only way to get to the other side of the journey is to suffer through it."
"When you think that you are done, you're only 40% into what your body's capable of doing. That's just the limits that we put on ourselves."
"Fear is my greatest motivator. It is the fuel that drives me to do the things I do not want to do."
"Don't stop when you're tired. Stop when you're done."
"The only way to find out what's really going on inside of you is to push yourself past your comfort zone."
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