Thread by @polina_marinova

.@davidgoggins grew up living in fear.

At school, he experienced bullying and racism. At home, he suffered physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his own father.

Here's how he gained control over his own body, mind, and life.

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By the time Goggins was in his early 20s, he had asthma, a learning disability, a stutter, & crushingly low self-esteem.

He was earning less than $1,000 a month spraying for cockroaches.

One night, he got a 42-ounce shake from Steak and Shake and sat down in front of the TV.

Goggins stumbled upon a documentary on the U.S. Navy SEALs that changed the trajectory of his life.

"I saw this show on the Discovery Channel, and it was just guys going through Hell Week. They were freezing,” he says. “So at 297 pounds, I decided to try to be a Navy SEAL.”

Goggins honored his word.

Through relentless determination & grit, he has completed three Navy SEAL “hell weeks," more than 50 endurance races, and holds the Guinness World Record for most pull-ups (4,030) in 24 hours.

To make progress, he created the “Accountability Mirror.”

He put sticky notes around the mirror with practical steps like, "Go 1 day without lying for external validation" & "Go on a 2-mile run."

He asked: "What am I going to do today to change what I see in the mirror?"

Goggins' secret to mental toughness? He won't quit.

"Everybody comes to a point in their life when they want to quit. But it's what you do at that moment that determines who you are."

Here's how Goggins built unshakeable confidence & a resilient mind:

theprofile.substack.com/p/david-goggin…