Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins

Challenge #5

David Goggins says that you, too, should practice this. Visualize your own personal successes you hope to achieve as well as the challenges you may face getting there. This will help you "be as prepared as you possibly can be." This will also help you develop a "you can't hurt me" attitude.

Challenge #7

So, the following challenge in the Can't Hurt Me summary is to remove this governor from your mind and "push past your normal stopping point." Gradually ramp up and do more and more, remembering that life is just a mind game, and you can withstand pain. This will help you achieve things that you might currently believe to be impossible.

Challenge #9

The 9th challenge in the Can't Hurt Me summary is to stay in "constant pursuit" and put out "unending effort" in order to become a true overachiever. This means that you should constantly put obstacles in front of you in order to become the best of the best of the best.

Challenge #10

The final challenge in the Can't Hurt Me summary is to think about your failures. Get your journal and write down the good things that came out of your failures and how you handled them. Then, go through that list and make a new list of things you can fix and schedule attempts to meet these goals. Write them on Post-Its and put them on your accountability mirror. Use what you learned in the previous challenges to help you meet those goals. Go out there with that "you can't hurt me" mentality and crush it.

Challenge # 1

The first challenge in the Can't Hurt Me summary is to grab a journal and write down everything about the "bad hand" you were dealt in life. "What kind of bullshit did you deal with growing up?" David Goggins asks. Write this all down in detail, and then write down present-day factors that are limiting your growth and success. Make sure you're really honest with yourself.

Challenge #4

The fourth challenge involves "taking souls." Think about a competitive challenge you're in right now, such as at school or at work. Identify who your opponent is (a teacher or boss, maybe). Then, work harder than ever before and dominate. "Make them watch you achieve what they could never have done themselves," David Goggins says.

Challenge #2

The second challenge is to create an "accountability mirror" which is basically a mirror decked out in Post-Its. David Goggins challenges you to write all of your insecurities, dreams, and goals on Post-Its and stick them on your mirror. This is a way to lay everything out on the table and be self-aware and hold yourself accountable to achieve self-improvement. Every time you reach one of your goals, remove the Post-It from the mirror.

Challenge #3:

The third challenge helps you develop a "calloused mind" by stepping out of your comfort zone, just like he did. This will help you get a "you can't hurt me" mindset. Get your journal again and write down the things you don't like to do that make you uncomfortable. Then, start to take tiny steps towards doing these things. He recommends "doing something that sucks every day" even if it's something as small as making your bed, and over time, kick it up a notch. David Goggins says doing this will make you strong.

Challenge #8

To accomplish amazing things yourself, Goggins recommends the tool of scheduling. This challenge takes three weeks. In the first week, write down your current schedule, everything you do, extremely detailed, with timestamps. This gives you your baseline. In week two, create a new "optimal schedule" with everything fitting into 15 or 30-minute time blocks (and it's okay if a task requires multiple time blocks). Use timestamps again. Then, by week three, you should know exactly what works best and how to optimize your time and maximize your effort.

Challenge #6

To create your own cookie jar, get your journal again and write down accomplishments you've achieved and obstacles you've overcome. Next, you'll want to set ambitious goals and go for them, reaching for a "cookie" whenever you need it.