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The James Altucher Show

421 - David Goggins: Never Be Satisfied With Your Life… Find Your New 100%

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Education, Business

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2018

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

David Goggins went from being 300 lbs to becoming a Navy SEAL. He also ran a 100-mile race AND he set the world pull-up record at 4,030 pull-ups in 24 hours. I told him I don't want to do any of that. But... I do want to learn the mindset he developed to achieve all of this and get out of his comfort zone.    I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.   Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook Linkedin Instagram ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.

0:06.4

This is the James Altiger Show.

0:10.0

Today on the James Altiger Show.

0:15.3

I'm on a constant endless journey to find my best self.

0:19.0

You know, we oftentimes forget our own life resume.

0:22.2

What we've done, what we've endured, is not just like all the accomplishments.

0:26.1

That's not what I'm talking about really.

0:28.8

It's great that I have a great military background.

0:31.8

I've done all these ultra races and pull up records and stuff like that.

0:35.2

But my biggest resume is just getting to the start line of that race itself.

0:41.0

That's one of my biggest accomplishments.

0:43.4

You know, where I come from in life, I should never make it to the start line.

0:47.8

I take the most pride in that because my starting line was way, way fucked up.

0:54.0

You know, so it's, I'm a very deep, deep person.

0:58.2

That a lot of people don't see they, they see the running, they see the pull ups,

1:02.4

they see the physical challenges.

1:04.2

I ain't doing for the physical challenge.

1:06.6

I didn't do any of this shit for the physical challenge.

1:08.6

It was all for the mindset.

1:10.4

You throw yourself into these things that are like out of your comfort zone

1:13.2

that make you feel really uncomfortable.

1:14.3

That you don't even like and then you achieve these massive accomplishments in them.

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