David Goggins Quotes

I definitely get down on myself. I needed to work on my self-talk. The same way you do footwork drills and cardio training, I had to do self-talk training.

I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.

I kind of learned that I am way too tough of a critic on myself and that other people are not judging me as harshly as I judge myself, so I need to give myself a break.

The way you talk to yourself sometimes is terrible! I hear myself, and I go, 'I can't believe you're talking to my friend Allison like that!' It's really terrible, the things we say to ourselves.

It's really important to talk to yourself and look at yourself in the mirror and love who you are.

Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.

Relentless, repetitive self talk is what changes our self-image.

I can live with myself.

I always feel like I'm so boring, but I don't get bored with me.

How we feel about ourselves as we read the newspaper, set the table, wash the dishes, recycle the trash and wash our clothes... is essential to our overall happiness and well-being.

Maybe I am a little bit guilty of trying to convince myself that I am cool to this point - even today. But I am so much more healthy than I used to be in my twenties, because I was not accepted at all.

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.

Your body hears everything your mind says.

Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.

Honestly, I've been thinking lately about how boring I am. When I do get time to myself, I watch TV.

My mom made me look in the mirror every day and say three things that I loved about myself. At first, I couldn't name anything. It was so sad. When my mom made me do that, I looked in the mirror, and I literally couldn't name one thing that I loved about myself.

I don't get along much with myself.

A lot of people want to go out there, help people, and save the world. Sadly, half the time they can't even help themselves.

All I can focus on is what I can control and that's being happy. My own happiness.

I got to start limiting the hits I take on myself.

As much as I preach self-love, it's so hard for me to love myself. It's really hard, and it's just about building a good network of people and, in this case, a good network of artists. Trying to live your ideals as best as you can.

The biggest thing you must remember is the mindset you have - what were the initial things you said to yourself as a young kid? Everything you said, that's who you are.

Learn yourself and love yourself.

When people compliment me, I don't put much meaning into them, but when they say bad things, I take them too seriously. I try to fix this mentality, but it's hard.