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

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The central theme of Goggins's Can't Hurt Me is that you are capable of far more than you think. Goggins recounts in straightforward prose inspiring stories of how he accomplished phenomenal physical feats through honing his mental toughness. His story is one of child abuse, racism, obesity, heart disease, and, ultimately, triumph.

Can't Hurt Me reads mostly like an autobiography, with a sprinkling of exhortations to the reader to put Goggins's theories into practice. These include taking forays into your own "discomfort zone," filling your "Cookie Jar" with accomplishments to motivate you during later struggles, and pushing past your governor's forty percent limit.

This book will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you. Whenever you face new challenges, you'll remember how Goggins, without any training, completed a 100-mile ultramarathon with broken bones and failing kidneys. You'll remember how he pushed through Hell Week of SEAL training 3 times before graduating. You'll remember how he used his setbacks and failures as kindling to break world records.

Everyone needs to read this book.

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