Quote
of
the
day
by
David
Goggi s.
David
Goggi s
is
a
eti ed
U ited
States
Navy
SEAL,
a
accomplished
ult a-ma atho
u e ,
ult a-dista ce
cyclist,
t iathlete,
public
speake ,
a d
autho .
Bo
i to
seve e
adve sity,
Goggi s
e du ed
a
t aumatic
childhood
ma ked
by
physical
abuse,
pove ty,
acism,
a d
lea i g
disabilities.
As
a
you g
adult,
he
fou d
himself
wo ki g
a
dead-e d
job
as
a
ight-shift
pest
co t ol
tech icia ,
weighi g
ea ly
th ee
hu d ed
pou ds,
a d
feeli g
completely
co sumed
by
self-doubt
a d
dep essio .
A
tu i g
poi t
occu ed
whe
he
watched
a
televisio
docume ta y
about
Navy
SEAL
t ai i g.
Realizi g
that
his
life
was
slippi g
away
i to
medioc ity,
he
made
a
adical
choice
to
t a sfo m
himself.
He
lost
ove
o e
hu d ed
pou ds
i
less
tha
th ee
mo ths
to
meet
the
st ict
physical
sta da ds
equi ed
to
e list.Goggi s
we t
o
to
se ve
a
disti guished
milita y
ca ee ,
becomi g
the
o ly
membe
of
the
U ited
States
A med
Fo ces
to
successfully
complete
Navy
SEAL
t ai i g,
U ited
States
A my
Ra ge
School,
a d
Ai
Fo ce
Tactical
Ai
Co t olle
t ai i g.
He
se ved
i
combat
ope atio s
i
I aq
befo e
tu i g
his
atte tio
to
e du a ce
spo ts,
whe e
he
aised
millio s
of
dolla s
fo
milita y
cha ities
by
competi g
i
some
of
the
wo ld’s
most
g ueli g
ult a-ma atho s,
ofte
u i g
ove
o e
hu d ed
miles
at
a
time
without
stoppi g.
He
also
b oke
the
Gui ess
Wo ld
Reco d
fo
pull-ups
by
completi g
fou
thousa d
twe ty-five
pull-ups
i
seve tee
hou s.
Th ough
his
best-selli g
books,
Ca ‘t
Hu t
Me
a d
Neve
Fi ished,
he
became
a
global
figu e
symbolizi g
me tal
tough ess,
accou tability,
a d
the
ele tless
pu suit
of
self-maste y.
Comfo t
kills
you
Goggi s
is
k ow
fo
his
motivatio al
speech
a d
his
book
is
teemi g
with
such
gems.
This
pa ticula
quote
of
the
day
e capsulates
a
philosophy
built
o
fighti g
agai st
the
i sti ct
to
choose
ease
ove
exe tio .The
mea i g
behi d
Goggi s’s
quote
ce te s
o
the
psychological
a d
physical
t ap
c eated
by
mode
co ve ie ce.
The
huma
b ai
evolved
to
co se ve
e e gy,
avoid
pai ,
a d
seek
safety,
which
we e
esse tial
t aits
fo
su vival
i
a
u p edictable
wild
e vi o me t.
Howeve ,
mode
society
has
la gely
elimi ated
the
daily
physical
st uggle
fo
basic
su vival.
Most
people
ow
live
i
climate-co t olled
e vi o me ts,
su ou ded
by
i sta t
e te tai me t,
automated
se vices,
a d
e dless
comfo t.
While
these
adva ceme ts
make
life
easie ,
Goggi s
a gues
that
they
also
act
as
a
subtle
fo m
of
sedatio .
Whe
i dividuals
a e
eve
fo ced
to
co f o t
ext eme
discomfo t,
thei
capacity
to
e du e
ha dship
slowly
sh i ks.
False
se se
of
secu ity
Livi g
a
soft
a d
comfo table
life
c eates
a
false
se se
of
secu ity.
People
outi ely
mistake
thei
cu e t
comfo t
zo e
fo
the
bou da y
of
thei
actual
capability.
They
stop
t yi g
ew
challe ges,
avoid
tasks
that
ca y
a
isk
of
failu e,
a d
shy
away
f om
physical
o
me tal
st ai .
As
a
esult,
the
mi d
begi s
to
accept
self-imposed
limits
as
pe ma e t
facts.
Goggi s
poi ts
out
that
the
t ue
t agedy
of
this
state
is
ot
that
a
pe so
suffe s,
but
that
they
quietly
waste
thei
i he e t
capabilities.
They
go
th ough
thei
e ti e
existe ce
without
eve
discove i g
how
st o g
thei
mi d
could
have
become,
how
esilie t
thei
body
was,
o
what
i c edible
milesto es
they
might
have
achieved
if
they
had
simply
efused
to
quit
whe
thi gs
became
pai ful.
Pote tial
is
bu ied
deep
be eath
fea
Expa di g
o
this
idea
equi es
ecog izi g
that
pote tial
is
ot
somethi g
sitti g
passively
o
the
su face,
waiti g
to
be
casually
picked
up.
Pote tial
is
bu ied
deep
be eath
laye s
of
fea ,
i secu ity,
fatigue,
a d
physical
pai .
It
ca
o ly
be
u ea thed
th ough
delibe ate,
i te tio al
f ictio .
Much
like
muscle
tissue
that
efuses
to
g ow
st o ge
u less
subjected
to
heavy
esista ce,
the
huma
spi it
emai s
soft
u less
it
is
epeatedly
tested
by
adve sity.
Whe
Goggi s
wa s
that
you
a e
i
da ge
of
dyi g
without
ealizi g
you
t ue
pote tial,
he
is
calli g
out
the
quiet
t agedy
of
self-sabotage
th ough
comfo t.
He
challe ges
the
eade
to
audit
thei
daily
outi e,
ide tify
whe e
they
a e
maki g
excuses,
a d
actively
seek
out
difficult
challe ges
that
fo ce
me tal
a d
spi itual
g owth.Escapi g
this
da ge
equi es
a
fu dame tal
shift
i
how
a
pe so
views
discomfo t.
I stead
of
t eati g
pai ,
fatigue,
a d
f ust atio
as
sig s
to
stop,
o e
must
begi
t eati g
them
as
i dicato s
that
eal
g owth
is
taki g
place.
It
mea s
choosi g
to
take
the
ha de
path
whe
a
easie
optio
sits
ight
ext
to
it.
Whethe
that
mea s
pushi g
past
physical
exhaustio
du i g
a
wo kout,
taki g
o
a
te ifyi g
ca ee
challe ge,
o
holdi g
o eself
accou table
fo
daily
failu es,
the
p ocess
emai s
the
same.
T ue
pote tial
is
fo ged
i
the
mome ts
whe
eve y
i sti ct
tells
a
pe so
to
step
back
i to
the
wa mth
of
comfo t,
yet
they
choose
to
take
a othe
step
fo wa d
i to
the
cold
u k ow .
