The Human Machine
Below is a video that was recently emailed to me. The video is of David Goggins, a Navy SEAL and Ultramarathon runner who runs to raise money for children of soldiers killed in combat.
I strongly suggest that you take a few minutes to watch the video and hear what he has to say. His words are both inspirational and educational. You’ll find that his message carries over to many facets of life.
At one point he says the following,
“I like to see what I’m made of… See exactly if there is a limit to the human soul.”
He goes on to say,
“If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can’t see yourself doing it, usually you can’t achieve it.”
He then says,
“When you think you are done, you’re only 40 percent into what your body is capable of doing. That’s just a limit that we put on ourselves.”
These are powerful words from a powerful man. So many people in this world put limits on themselves based on what someone else has told them they could do. Goggins doesn’t listen to anyone. He wakes up every day and finds out for himself.
A similar message was passed on by Richard Marcinko (another well known Navy SEAL). As stated in a past blog entry,
“Conventional wisdom is no wisdom at all. Conventional wisdom is taking somebody else’s word for the way things are… It’s the followers of this world who rely on assumption. Not the leaders.”
More people in this world should live by these words. I’d rather find out for myself what I can or cannot do. Naysayers and critics only add fuel to the fire. No one lives inside me or you. No one knows exactly what another man or woman is capable of achieving. We all have the ability to find our for ourselves, so don’t let a dream snatcher determine your future. It hasn’t been written, no matter what others might like you to believe.
Be your own pen and write it yourself.
Ross