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What I learned from David Goggins is that he learned to enjoy the things he felt were good for him, that other people really struggle to do.
Here he is below, running 100+ miles in the heat of the desert.
A lot of what he talks about is struggle. Because he had an extremely difficult life, he learned to take what would have made him feel like a victim and learned to love it.
So I don’t feel “bad” for his struggle. He’ll tell you himself, he LOVES his “struggle”!
Love is a powerful motivator. What if you could start to link love to the things that you currently feel are a challenge for you?
By loving the things that are good for us, we start to get addicted to doing them. It becomes fund and enjoyable.
Here are some examples of things I’ve learned to LOVE doing. They are fun/easy/enjoyable, and the reward is in the doing.
Here are some examples:
Loving Investing in assets over liabilities. I love the feeling of buying assets. When I do it, I get a dopamine hit. To trick myself into an even larger dopamine hit, I imagine the asset is already worth what I imagine it might be some day. So any time I buy $100 of the S&P index, I tell myself I’ve invested $200 it’s just not accessible to a later date.
Loving being of service. The world is set up to reward service. When you focus on helping others, you become less self-centered and more service-centered. The next time you catch yourself procrastinating, ask yourself, What’s one thing I can do right now to serve someone else? It’s a joy to offer and give freely without needing anything in return.
Loving your creativity. When we scroll, binge, and consume passively— we often miss out on the joy that comes from creating. Imagine what it feels like to be deeply engrossed in a blank paint canvas, or the insights you get from a museum. It’s fun to be creative and to problem-solve using creativity instead of serious logic.
Loving what others create. When we scroll passively, we don’t digest anything that’s fulfilling. But when we actively go after and puruse and consume art, music, books, and other media that we love we feel contentment. I’ve recently been loving surfing Youtube and watching old live concerts of famous musicians. I go down a rabbit hole where I’m soaking up art. We are all information Trillionaires. We have a digital infinite museum at our fingertips. Passively consuming is so empty compared to engaged enjoyment of artists you love.
What tiny habits do you love that are also good for you? How do you use love to find enjoyment in something others seem to struggle with?
As always let me know how I can help,
xx David
What if the clarity you’re looking for—in your business, career, or yourself—isn’t about working harder, but about stepping back, seeing differently, and finding new and better alignment?
I’m David Sherry. I create space for founders, CEO’s, and investors to design their million-dollar businesses for steady growth, without sacrificing their lifestyle or personal mental and emotional health.
