David Goggins is a retired United States Navy SEAL, an accomplished ultra-marathon runner, ultra-distance cyclist, triathlete, public speaker, and author. Born into severe adversity, Goggins endured a traumatic childhood marked by physical abuse, poverty, racism, and learning disabilities. As a young adult, he found himself working a dead-end job as a night-shift pest control technician, weighing nearly three hundred pounds, and feeling completely consumed by self-doubt and depression. A turning point occurred when he watched a television documentary about Navy SEAL training. Realizing that his life was slipping away into mediocrity, he made a radical choice to transform himself. He lost over one hundred pounds in less than three months to meet the strict physical standards required to enlist.
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