Thousands have said it before Goggins. There is nothing new in this book. Through following David Goggins on social media, I learned he was writing a book. After much anticipation, the audiobook is finally out! I have no doubt that this audio version will be on repeat. They have for me. For army training freaks, this book is perfect but I was under the impression it would give me a general idea of keeping my mind strong and not just describing army training into every single little detail possible.
I heard many good reviews about this book and rating of 4. I still gave it a chance but it sounded to me that it's nothing but author's ego boost. And come on, running on broken legs? And all this followed by an interview with the narrator telling how "Hundreds of people are running with injuries" - how is this a good idea? If people will start following this example, they will end up getting injured for life!
And I'm telling this as a very active person myself. All this pushing through pain, "earning" the right to watch TV, destroy other people's mind - is there anything in this person's life that he genuinely enjoys?
That makes him happy? I found this book extremely sad. And it sounded like the person who written it is captured in his own torturing set of mind. To go through all that he has and still have the ability to be driven to the success that David Goggins has achieved is truly remarkable. The icing on the cake are the short interviews that take place at the end of each chapter. Insightful and a brilliant concept.
Ok before I say anything negative, this book has some fine points about discipline and some amazing anecdotes about persistence which truly are if true mind-bending. I am not denying, in any way, this man's physical abilities as a human or mental toughness. That is, in fairness, indisputable.
However, I found the writing in this book is hilarious. It's so Alan Partridge. He keeps saying especially in the excruciating brodude back-and-forth parts with the ghost writer on the audiobook "I'm not a hero", to the extent that I believe he very much doubts that he is not a hero, and possibly polishes a big statue of himself in his house with "A Hero" written on it. I found it really grating during the hell week stage, where he basically takes credit for the work of his team, as if his steely determination coasted the rest of the guys through.
He just can't believe himself. The guy has his tongue down the back of Goggins' trousers for the whole thing. He's so slimy and sycophantic.
At one point, after Goggins had finished describing one of the movies he likes, Platoon I think seriously these parts are inane and insane. Goggins also describes the storyline to the movie Rocky at one point, so buckle up for that one the narrator says something like "that's some knowledge right there". Thanks for that. Anyway, perhaps it's a cultural thing, constant self-praise is a bit grating to me, but if it doesn't bother you there are some amazing stories about brutal training schedules and physical feats to keep you entertained.
Sorry if I was too negative there. I have just finished "Man's Search for Meaning" which sees a man go through a concentration camp and lose everything and there wasn't one self-congratulatory note. It is humble throughout. That to me is totally amazing. Raw, honest, spiritual, true, transcending. Explore yourself and the depths of your soul as David Goggins' story unfolds offering precious tools and kindling. And now, when life gives you kindling make damn sure to use it and start some longlasting fire.
Only at chapter 10 but I couldn't wait any longer. We can all achieve this You need to want change for more than just motivational sake, you need to want it because you deserve it. Thank you DG for sharing your insight. There are some brilliant takeaways though from the book that have influenced me as I find myself thinking about them in my day to day life and that is a good sign the book has affected you.
No doubt David is tough man and a great leader and inspiration. This just seems like a book about David and how effing tough he is. Worth listening to though. Although in the title I have said this is a self help book, I would really call it a self awakening book. This book is not for everyone, as you read or listen, one of 2 things will happen. You will either start to feel that there are too many challenges ahead and take the easy way out and go back to watching telly.
Or, if you are worthy, you will re-ignite the flame you had as a kid to just get up and get after it. The story of David Goggins life is inspirational, bit what he is doin is simply opening a door to discovery of yourself. Best listen in ages, shed tears of realisation whilst reflecting between his and my own life, and wasted potential past. I have waited for months to listen this book as David is so inspiring..
Once you listen to this guy for few months in loop.. And it's finally release, I was excited and started listening.. No doubt book is great, message he tries to tell audience that how he conquer odds by simply hard work, repeatation and inhuman pain tolarance..
Thank you David for the inspiration.. This man's life is truly amazing and to see where he came from and all that he has accomplished is an inspiration. Very engaging and great post chapter conversations with Goggins and Skolnick. If you listen to this story and am not inspired to maximise your life there is truly something wrong with you! What an astonishing, humbling, and elating book.
Goggins moves the reader from a hell most humans will never have the misfortune to experience, through countless moments of unimaginable success and crushing failure, to a place of hard earned peace and even communion with God. Every passage drenched in the authenticity and vulnerability that comes from having run every mile he speaks of. I loved the realness and intensity of every minute of this journey, feel blown away by the completeness of the book, and wonder how many of MY fears I'll be willing to face to discover who I really am.
Explore this insane and extraordinary book. This book has nothing to do with mental toughness. This book is glazed over biography yes biography because he has a ghost writer , running and a human pushing himself past his initial physical thresholds at great costs and then essentially becomes addicted to stretching to 'heal himself'. It's boring. This book fails on all points, the hashtag suggestions are cringey and the podcast feel between chapters is NOT my jam.
I finished this book on 1. It could not finish soon enough. An amazing real life story. Well told and with amazing insights from David Goggins himself. Life changing stuff. A PDF of all the challenges would be great or bookmarks that link you back to them. Best inspirational Audible! Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins book started me on the right path to saving myself, he saved me from an early death, the way I was going.
I am 62, I had Type 2 Diabetes, obese at 99kg and eating all sorts of crap food and drinking every day. I was very unfit. I came across David Goggins on Youtube and started watching all his videos.
I made a commitment to myself and I got off my ass and started getting up at 5 am, going into my gym space, working out on my wife's elliptical and listening to "Can't Hurt Me". I couldn't do ten minutes on that thing, without thinking I was going to die!
Long story short, I finished his book while slogging it out on the elliptical. Two weeks later, I completed a half marathon on the elliptical and now do one every couple of days. Two months and I'm not stopping now, it's hard but I am now onto lifting weights, listening to other Audibles while I work out and starting to look like I did 22 years ago.
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Why is always so hard to get complete, accurate Indie publishing information? When you enter an eBook in the Kindle Select program, does the Amazon exclusivity automatically apply to an audiobook version as well? If, sad to say, you tell me the answer is yes, then this would be a significant difference to highlight, as ads in daily free eBook newsletters have been by far and away my most effective marketing tools. If you decide to publish your audiobook with the ACX exclusive options, then your audiobook will be exclusive to ACX but your ebooks are not exclusive to Amazon.
Basically, each program has exclusivity to the format but does not require umbrella exclusivity across all formats. Thanks, Ricci. It sounded wrong to me when I read it, but I wanted to be sure. And thanks again for the great article. Hello, discovering this just now, as I learn about audiobook production. Question: You indicate how to estimate reading time and then how to estimate editing time.
Hope that answers your question. Then Findaway Voices for whatever the other two do not distribute to. Gosh, you just indicated everything I need. Thank you so much for making it easy to understand and learn. Because of this, I can proceed will all new learnings from your blog. Your post is helpful in so far as it goes, but I would love to see suggestions for those mavericks who actually have their own website and would like to sell audiobooks directly, rather than giving away a chunk of the profits to distributors.
Once sales slow down, we will probably add the audiobook to Audible or another distributor, but until then, we are looking for secure ways to deliver the audio files. Any suggestions?
Hey Lisa, Great idea to sell directly and independently to readers. With a solid following and the technical know-how, it seems like a great way to maximize your earnings. Unfortunately proprietary audio distribution is not something we are currently versed in at Written Word Media, but I would love to hear how it goes for you! Take a look at Awesound.
Short of hosting the audio files yourself, as Scott Brick does, this seems a good way to avoid the big distributor fees. Well researched and written. As one other poster said, it is difficult to find well grounded indie publication content.
The business of running a book selling business has many plot twists. Thank you for writing especially the tables. Great content and much appreciated by me as well as everyone who commented. Thanks to you providing such clarity, I feel ready to go ahead now and do what has been waiting for many years! It has been daunting on account of being a book of , words. However, the printed version has sold half a million copies. Once upon a time, a book would sometimes be sold together with a CD — is it perhaps done these days for an audio-file to get included with ebook or printed version?
As a promotion, perhaps? I have never heard of it, hence my question. Do you know something about them? Thanks so much and regards, Stefan. Step 3. Share the inspiration!
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