For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a US Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him The Fittest (Real) Man in America.

In Can't Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.

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Listening Length	13 hours and 37 minutes
Author	David Goggins
Narrator	David Goggins, Adam Skolnick
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Audible.com Release Date	November 28, 2018
Publisher	Lioncrest Publishing
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Best Sellers Rank	#7 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Motivational Self-Help (Books) #1 in Personal Success #1 in Success Self-Help

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The language is extremely vulgar

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

I think this would have been a much better read if he could have left out a large amount of the foul language. I understand it’s who he is and most likely how he talks in real life, but it was over the top. I’ve read other books by military members or Navy seals and always know I’ll have to over look a lot of language, but this was really excessive and over powering in this book. I wanted my boys to read this book and I love to share good books on social media and/or with my friends, but I won’t be encouraging anyone to read this book simply because the language is really too intense. To a point where it’s vulgar and embarrassing to recommend. Was disappointed. :(

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Ismael

Dont like the cussing

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

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He cusses too much and it ruins reading the book. Felt like I got ripped off buying the book . Made a bad mistake even reading book. What a waste of a triumph due to cussing.

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Daniel

This book is powerful!

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2018

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I’ll keep this short and simple... this book will not give you motivation... It will instead give you the tools to change your life once and for all. It’s so powerful I purchased the hard copy and the audiobook. Extra note: the audiobook comes with lots of great bonus material in every chapter.... it’s worth getting even if you have a hard copy. Buy it, read it, listen to it, share it... change your life.

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Mario F.

Cannot put this book down

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2018

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I never write reviews. However, I cannot put down this damn book. I listened to all of Goggin's podcast on Rogan, etc. and was hesitant to buy this because I thought I already knew his story. There is so much more going on in this book. You need get it.

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Kevin

Life Changing

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2018

As David gets vulnerable and reveals his life story. I began to cry as he detailed his brutal childhood. It got me thinking I don't have any excuse to be mediocre... Soon after that David tells to story of getting to BUDS and has me laughing as he explains the physical brutality that he learned to laugh his way through. It got me thinking again, I don't have any excuse to be mediocre. All through this book, David's life experience revealed that everything is a mind game and the more I can find a reason for being, then motivation, willpower, opinions, and fear all become irrelevant. The audio book has commentary between chapters that brings these stories to life. David does an incredible job and this book has changed the trajectory of my life. The 10 challenges are underway and I am excited to see where they take me. You will cry, you will laugh, you will ask yourself "am I capable of more?" and if you are like me, you will say yes and get to work... FWIW, I highly recommend this book

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Absolutely Amazing Story

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

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This book is different than the generic self help books that we have all read. David didn't just regurgitate what everyone else said about self improvement. He invented his own methods through trial and error. He is also not afraid to tap into something that our society has just about eliminated, negative reinforcement. My self-improvement journey was always hindered by too much positive reinforcement throughout my life. There is a place for this, but sometimes you just have to look in the mirror and call yourself out with brutal honesty, David literally does this daily.

This book is as much an amazing story as it is a self-help book.

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Melanie L. Currier

Vulgar language detracts from his message

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018

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I had read several great reviews on this book and was really looking forward to hearing his story and message. I bought the book specifically for my pre-teen son. I will NOT be giving it to my son however. I can get past the use of the F-word but what I found most disturbing was the use of the word P*ssy and vagina in much of his self-criticizing talk. Some of the instructors also use this language when purposefully demeaning the men in their training. While it very well might have been said, I do not think these particular things should have been shared. I find the use of these words very misogynistic. If all of the uses of these words/phrases were left out of the book, his message would be so much more clear, uplifting and honestly believable. But hearing them over and over lowered my respect for him and ruined the message he is trying to convey. Parents/Grandparents/Caregivers- This is NOT a book you want to give pre-teens/teens who's societal views are still being shaped.

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The one book you need if you actually want to change your life

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

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This book is more than just another self-help book. David Goggins is the real deal; a man who came from struggle and hardship, accomplished many impressive feats and became one of the toughest men alive. In this book he lays out his life story, with all the hardships he faced and how he came out stronger for it. With this book he doesn't just offer short term motivation but rather a deep shift in your mindset that will help you achieve your fullest potential, as long as you're willing to put in the work. After reading this book I finally understand what was wrong with my mentality and I can safely say that I now have a new attitude towards life and achieving my goals. Now I understand what it takes to live up to your full potential, which is something that 99% of people are never quite able to do. Here's a hint- it doesn't happen without suffering. This book is worth its weight in gold.

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Drake Jamil

Changed my life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 14, 2018

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David Goggins showcases the tragic story of a young boy, disadvantaged by domestic violence, racism, learning difficulties, fear of water, and a resulting threat to physical and mental health, to one of the most accomplished persons in the Navy SEALs, ultra racing, and now authors.

This book is written 100% from the heart and, if you have watched some of Dave's interview, you will find that reading this book is like him talking to you personally. It doesn't hold back on the graphic past of his life, however nasty, and perfectly reflects the message it portrays so effectively: accept the truth, only then you may be able to change.

Following Dave's principles turns you into a healthy masochist, seeking out everything that keeps you up and haunts you at night, running towards the dragon, not away from it. And I can personally attest to the fact that, when you run towards all the things that scare you the most, and you beat/settle them, there's an amazing feeling of 'that was it, what's next?', as well as an acceptance of adverse events through a 'calloused mind'.

My favourite aspect of the book is the 'WHAT IF?', and perfectly summarises Dave's story and message. What if you, reading this right now, could be somebody that nobody, including yourself, thought you could be, how would that feel? Use that to drive you forward and even if your attempts fail, say 'roger that' and try until you succeed.

Dave shows that in order to overcome and master yourself you must become quiet and 'go into your own mind' which is a challenge in today's society where social media and low quality entertainment steals everyone's attention.

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Sameena Bhatia

Hands-down the best book I've ever read!!!

Reviewed in India on February 11, 2019

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This book will blow your mind! Each & everyone of you will find atleast one chapter that resonates strongly with your life. Don't even think twice cause "Cant Hurt Me" might just change your life!!

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Rogan Josh

Wow. I can not recommend this highly enough.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 17, 2018

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I don't usually write reviews, but I was compelled to leave one in the hopes that the amazon algorithm will pick it up to give more people a chance to discover this book. From a victim of circumstance to serving his country and achieving some of the greatest physical feats on this planet.

Goggins battles with his inner demons to become one of the most inspiring people I now know. This book is raw and simple. It is a story of Goggins yet it is a story of humanity, and the ambition of each one of us to become the best that we possibly can be. He gives us the tools to do so and makes us believe we can.

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Darius

Agree 99%, Disagree 1%

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2019

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Very well written, powerful story with a unique character and attitude, which you can feel very strongly as you read about David's journey. I agree 99% with David, especially his view that "The ticket to victory often comes down to bringing your very best when you feel your worst" (Page 59). I am truly amazed and fascinated with David’s journey and he is no doubt an inspirational individual that everyone can learn from a great deal.

However, having said that there is one boxing example in the book, I strongly disagree with on (Page 211-212): “Imagine you’re a boxer, and on your first day in the ring you take one on your chin. It’s gonna hurt like f*****g hell, but at year ten of being a boxer, you won’t be stopped by one punch. You’ll be able to absorb twelve rounds of getting beat the f**k down and come back the very next day and fight again. It’s not that the punch has lost power. Your opponents will be even stronger. The change has happened within your brain. You’ve calloused your mind. Over a period of time, your tolerance for mental and physical suffering will have expanded because your software will have learned that you can take a hell of a lot more than one punch."

The problem with this particular example is that there have already been multiple rigorous scientific brain scan studies done investigating the long-term accumulative brain damage from constant concussions sustained over a period of time, especially in boxing. Therefore, continuous punches to the head after 10 years could very likely lead to or significantly increase the risk of serious irreversible consequences such as confusion, headaches, memory loss, social instability, impulsive behavior, dementia, movement disorders, speech impediments, tremors, cognitive disorders and depression. David talks a great deal about his injuries (broken skin & bones, heart surgery) and his incredible ability to be able to persevere with his enormous will power. However, there is a huge difference between braking your skin & bones, which eventually will heal compared to sustaining long-term brain damage, which is simply irreversible! and no amount of will power can regenerate it back to the way it was. Just read about these boxing legends who developed debilitating brain diseases as a direct result of the constant concussions sustained over their boxing career:
1. Sugar Ray Robinson (Developed Alzheimer’s disease)
2. Muhammad Ali (Developed Parkinson’s disease)
3. Jerry Quarry (Developed brain atrophy & dementia)
4. Freddie Roach (Developed Parkinson’s disease)
5. Michael Watson (Sustained serious brain injury, confined to a wheelchair)
6. Meldrick Taylor (Developed dementia)
7. Thomas Hearns (Developed dementia)
8. Riddick Bowe (Sustained brain damage)
9. The list goes on….

My recommendation would be to ignore the ignorant boxing example, because the rest of the book is fantastic and truly inspiring.

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Katharina

wenn ich nur ein Buch besitzen könnte, würde ich dieses wählen

Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2019

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Ich muss zugeben: ich wusste nicht wer David Goggins ist. Doch nachdem ich den Auszug dieses Buches angelesen hatte, gab es kein Zurück mehr.
Es ist mit Abstand das inspirierendste Buch, das ich je gelesen habe. Seine Biographie liest sich wie ein Roman und ich habe selten mit einem "Protagonisten" so mitgefiebert. Goggins öffnet einem durch seine Lebensgeschichte die Augen zu was der Mensch fähig ist. Seine Ansätze fußen auf seinen Erfahrungen und sind mit keinem anderen Motivationsbuch zu vergleichen, denn sie sind oft eiskalt, roh und echt. „Barbarisch“ und „mittelalterlich“, wie Goggins selbst sagt. Es kämpft gegen die Entwicklung an, immer den leichtesten und schnellsten Weg mit dem geringsten Widerstand im Leben zu suchen (Lifehacks, 6-Minuten-Abs-Workout, etc. - wir kennen es alle) und dem Schmerz hinterherzujagen. Denn laut Goggins hat man in schmerzhaften, oder zumindest unangenehmen Situationen die wichtigsten Einsichten.
Für mich persönlich ist dieses Buch von unvorstellbaren Wert und ich habe schon jetzt Dinge erreicht, die ich nicht für möglich gehalten habe. Ich habe davor schon einige Motivationsbücher gelesen und keines hat bis jetzt einen ähnlichen Wandel in meinem Leben angestoßen. Das einzige Manko: nachdem man dieses Buch gelesen hat kann man andere "Motivationstrainer" nie mehr ernst nehmen.
Ich hoffe, dass euch dieses Buch genauso mitnimmt wie mich.

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ELISIO Q.

Tradução e lançamento para o português.

Reviewed in Brazil on July 16, 2019

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Não li o livro pois não leio em inglês, mais já vi vários videos da historia dele na internet é motivacional, gostaria que o livro fosse lançado em português aqui no Brasil, vários brasileiros como eu que não leêm em inglês estão ansiosos para lerem em português e com certeza será bem vendido aqui no Brasil. Quem estiver lendo enunciado façam um apelo aí a editora e ao próprio autor para traduzir e lançar o mais rapidamente aqui no Brasil.

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vimal

He is going to destroy the so called self help industry

Reviewed in India on December 22, 2018

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I usually do not write a review for any books but this books definitely warrants it. I feel like I owe it to David Goggins for what he has done to my mindset and my life at large.

I have literally spent thousands of hours going through a lot of BS from the so called motivational speakers, life coaches, peak performance experts, etc. trying to figure out what drives people who are uncommon among us and how to become such a person and achieve greatness. And though I got some snippets of valuable advice it was never life changing. But this guy has completely blown my mind.

The first time I heard him speak in Tom Bilyeu's youtube channel I just could not believe that one person could achieve what he has achieved, inspite of going through so much pain and suffering. It made me realize how much potential I was wasting.

So I have been eagerly waiting for this book and it was even better than my expectations. He doesn't just tell us his life story in detail, he also gives us tools for changing our lives.

You won't need any other person except him for inspiration. There is a lot of crap out there in the name of advice but I truly believe more and more people are going to discover him and this would make a whole lot of those so called experts jobless.

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Felipe Mendes

The toughest man alive

Reviewed in Brazil on December 17, 2018

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A resistência, foco e capacidade para aguentar dor que ele adquiriu ao longo da vida é fora do comum e eu aprendi muito com ele.
O livro conta a infância, adolescência, toda carreira de Goggins no exército e sua vida paralela como ultramaratonista, entre outras coisas. Ele ensina passo a passo como de um menino frágil se tornou o que é hoje, como se preparava, encarava e dava a volta por cima dos desafios da vida.
Ao fim de cada capítulo ele dá dicas diretamente de como você pode aplicar tais práticas que vão te tornar mais parecido com a mentalidade que ele desenvolveu.

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Lucretia

didn't like it at all

Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2019

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1) too much swearing
2) too much military drill yelling
3) his background was rough but he there are far far worse than that who absolutely can't function because of childhood abuse as it cripples them with depression/ anxiety and schizophrenia/CPTSD. He got out i think when by his teenage years and had one loving parent - that makes a big difference.
Because of this i just felt it was in a way shaming those who are in bad shape from their childhoods...as he only just realizes by the end - self perfecting/ over working actually stems from abuse so it seems to me he hasn't really gotten over it.

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Bona

Encontre o seu verdadeiro eu.

Reviewed in Brazil on January 15, 2019

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Ja acompanhava o Goggins e esperava pelo livro a um bom tempo, David Goggins é um homem espetacular, um verdadeiro underdog que construiu do zero a sua "rocky story" como ele mesmo diz. Um excelente livro para refletirmos sobre o que queremos conquistar nessa vida com uma visão realista e brutal, digna de alguem que ja atravessou a barreira do sofrimento diversas vezes e continua a fazer por vontade própria. Muito superior a qualquer livro de auto-ajuda, pois é algo sem máscaras e que não tem o menor intuito de te deixar motivado falando "you can do it !" repetidas vezes. É um livro que mostra a verdade por detrás do sucesso e da grandeza, o caminho que poucos tem coragem de trilhar para se chegar ao outro lado, se vc está cansado de ser apenas mediano, abraçe o sofrimento e a dor e se acostume com ela, pois assim como seus dedos a sua mente irá calejar ! STAY HARD, KEEP PUSHING.

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NISHANT SHARMA

For those who want to be mentally tough......the best autobiography ever written.

Reviewed in India on December 13, 2018

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David Goggins is a real-life Superman. His story presents a compelling evidence of the Human Potential. left me teary-eyed at many points. After reading his story I felt crap about myself. We are so blessed. There will be very people on this planet who would have gone through such a horrendous childhood and still made such an indelible mark in this world. There is a lot that we can learn from this man. I strongly believe that the most important thing that our generation needs to develop is Mental toughness. And those who can appreciate this trait will certainly feel that there is a lot we are capable of doing. A must read for those who want to develop mental toughness and certainly, there are No excuses for not achieving your dreams. Thank you so much, David, for such an honest account and writing this book.

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The dam finally broke!

Reviewed in Canada on January 3, 2019

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I read a lot of personal growth books, watched a lot of Tony Robbins and Abraham Hicks, and this book was the only one that got me into action in a very big way! In the last 2 weeks, I ran every other day for one hour. I didn't go for distance as that's how most runs are measured. I ran for one hour because I wanted to suffer for an hour. It doesn't matter if it was raining, near freezing, dark, or after midnight. I went out. The mindset of seeking out suffering is changing my life.

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Adam Jensen

One of the most inspirational books I have ever read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2018

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This is easily one of the best books I have read this year among esteemed company!

There are so many lessons to be taken away from David Goggins' life. His approach to orienting hinself to failures and obstacles can be applied to anybody, in any field.

Contemporary culture places comfort on a pedestal. Goggins implores you to do the opposite. Strive, strive and strive to be the best that you can be. Embrace the pain and suffering that inevitably accompanies any effort to transcend mediocrity.

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Dennis Martin

An incredible story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2018

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The word "incredible" is overused, but is spot-on for this astounding book.
I first saw David Goggins on the Joe Rogan show, then read "Living with a SEAL". I was delighted to hear that he had written a book, and eagerly awaited it. Well, I wasn't disappointed; it's simply the most inspirational book I've ever read.
Whether you are into physical challenges, learning a musical instrument, or, being better at public speaking, this book has lessons for you. Lessons which Mr Goggins learned through the most arduous circumstances, which led to him being called, with justification, "the toughest man on the planet"

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Geoff

Six Star Read!

Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2018

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This was the first eBook I ever pre-ordered from Amazon and it was a winner! This is to date the most inspirational book I have ever read and I highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for motivation to push yourself.
David Goggins details his amazing life story immaculately. Using his suffering to build strength then turning that strength in to accomplishment.

A story from the beginning of the book really sums up this experience. It is the author mentioning how he was at MIT as part of a panel discussing mental toughness. A professor stated that we all have genetic limitations. “That there are some things we just can’t do no matter how mentally tough we are…When we hit our genetic ceiling, he said, mental toughness doesn’t enter into the equation.” The room seemed to accept that but someone noticed that it appeared Goggins didn’t and asked him about it. He responded “There’s something to be said for living it instead of studying it. What you said is true for most people, but not 100 percent. There will always be the 1 percent of us who are willing to put in the work to defy the odds.” That really sums up the story of this book.

Another of the strongest moments in the book for me is when, as a teen and having transformed into the thug that the school he was going to transformed him in to, he looks in the mirror and realizes that if he is to become something in life that looking the way he looks and sounding the we sounds and acting the way he is acting is not going to get him to where he wants to go so he changes it that night. After that changes happen and the up and down journey really begins.

I will not recap much further because the book says it all. Trust me though when I say you will be hard pressed to find a book full of more inspiration for overcoming seemingly impossible tasks and so I highly recommend this to anyone who is looking for that inspiration or just wanting to read a great biography. If it were possible, 6 STARS.

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