Book recommendation of
Pásztor Ata Botond, a student at Vörösmarty Mihály High School in Érd
David Goggins, the
author of this book is a retired NAVY SEAL, a former Guinness world record
holder, with more than 60 ultra-marathon (Usually 50 kilometres, 50 miles, 100
kilometres or 100 miles) and ultra-triathlon participations.
In this book he
explains how we can gain greater control over our minds, and how can we achieve
our true, limitless potential.
He takes us through
his incredibly difficult life, which can feel like a rollercoaster most of the
time. Escaping with his mother from an abusive father at a very young age, than
living in poverty for an extended amount of time, through battles with his past
traumas, his studies and racial discrimination. He later explains how he
started to put his life together and wanted to become pararescue member of the
Air Force, but he fell out of training at the water safety part. Then in the
upcoming years he had an extremely boring job and gained 50 kilos. One day he
heard about the world’s best soldiers the NAVY SEALs, who must go through the
most demanding training schools. In only three months he lost around 55 kilos
and prepared himself for academic entrance test. He managed to get in, but he
had to complete “Hell Week” (the most challenging part of the training, 130
hours without sleep and filled with extreme torture) three time due to injuries.
His whole adulthood
was filled with challenges he put in front of himself to test out his abilities
and strengthen his mind. He ran 100 miles without any preparation just to
compete in the world’s most difficult ultra-marathon (Badwater) for charity.
In the book he shows
us ten “tricks” he used for achieving his goals, and against the odds, always
outperforming himself. There are also ten challenges at the end of each chapter
for us to practice and implement these skills in our everyday life. These are
very straight forward and easy to understand, and they can certainly make a
change.
I would happily
suggest this book to nearly everyone. It is an astonishing book, an excellent
read, with life changing potential, but it’s not translated to Hungarian, so
unfortunately, it’s only available in English. Also, it contains some disturbing
images and strong language and some shocking stories. If these aren’t setbacks
for you, you should indisputably give this book a try.
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