W.I.N. Wednesday: The Badass is already in there.
David Goggins is known as one of the most “badass” people on the planet because of the incredible physical feats he as accomplished. If you are unfamiliar Goggins then I highly recommend you read his book Can’t Hurt Me. You can also go to his website at www.davidgoggins.com or just do a Google search and watch or listen to one of the many interviews people have done with him. If you are offended by profanity I recommend you set aside your judgments on it for 60 minutes and watch the interview.
On Saturday I took a break from reading and watching interviews with my favorite Neurobiology Professor, Andrew Huberman, and watched an interview Ed Mylett did with Goggins. I read Goggins’ book a couple of years ago after listening to an interview he did with Michael Gervais. I have since watch 2 or 3 other interviews with Goggins and am always impressed by his mindset and thought process.
One of the things he talked about in the interview was the concept that even when he was at a low point in his early 20s working as an exterminator and was a self described “fat ass” at 297 pounds; the badass that he is now was always inside of him. It was there his whole life waiting to be tapped in to, developed and unleashed. Despite his propensity for profanity he is a man of faith and he says God or some higher entity did not just come down one day and endow him with this gift. It was always inside of him waiting to be embraced and developed.
The same is true for each of us. We all have a “Badass” inside of us waiting to be embraced, developed and unleashed. I am not suggesting you have to go out and attempt Goggins like feats, but you need to tap into that ability to embrace the struggle, continue to strive to improve. Goggins says he doesn’t care about winning; it is the effort and process that he embraces and loves. Effort and process are what you control. You do not control outcomes. Learning and growth are going to involve effort and struggle. Embrace the effort. Embrace the struggle. Seek to unleash your inner Badass.
That inner Badass can help drive and inspire you to be the best version of yourself that you can be. The best parent, nurse, teacher, law enforcement officer, paramedic, firefighter, leader, pastor, entrepreneur, massage therapist, mental health professional or any of the other roles and careers you choose to pursue. Developing that inner Badass means developing your mind, body and spirit. It means accepting there are times you will struggle, fail and screw up. That is ok. To be a Badass is to be human and accept those are all part of the human experience. The Badass inside of you will understand that What’s Important Now is to ask, “What did I learn from this? How can I grow from this? What’s next?” Your inner Badass is what gets you out of bed in the morning when it is still dark and cold to workout. It is what drives you to learn more, do more and be more.
P.S. The courageous young woman I wrote about last week certainly understood and embodies this philosophy and while she may not think of herself as a Badass, I do.
What’s Important Now? You have a Badass inside of you. Accept it, embrace it, nurture it, develop it and unleash it.
Take care.
Brian Willis
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