Master Your Mind and Defy the OddsChoose the path of most resistance.

ByLewis Howes

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Do you avoid challenging yourself? If you do, you're cheating yourself of reaching your full potential.

There is so much you can learn through pain. But, we want to avoid it. We want to stay in our comfort zone.

Growth, though, is found in thediscomfortzone. You have to have the courage to face sickness, disappointment and discomfort.

That's why I'm so excited to share this conversation I had with someone who has mastered the art of using pain as a way to better himself: David Goggins.

Goggins is a retired Navy SEAL and is the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training (including two Hell Weeks), the U.S. Army Ranger School (where he graduated as Enlisted Honor Man) and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training.

Goggins is indisputably one of the world's best endurance athletes. He has completed over 60 endurance races, regularly placing in the top five, and taken home first place several times.

Goggins says that if don't give yourself a way out, your body will figure out a way to persevere. We are capable of so much more than we know. Mental toughness isn't a class; it's a lifestyle.

Learn how to change your outlook on the "bad things" that happen to you and to be excited about what you can learn through hardship on Episode 715.

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Lewis Howes

New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, Coach

Lewis Howes is aNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe School of GreatnessandThe Mask of Masculinity. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men’s National Handball Team athlete. He hosts a top 100 iTunes ranked Apple podcast,The School of Greatness. Howes was recognized by the White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30.Detailsmagazine called him one of “5 Internet Guru’s that can Make You Rich.” Howes has been featured onEllen,Good Morning America,The Today Show,The New York Times,People, ESPN,Sports Illustrated,Men’s Healthand other major media outlets.

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