Navy SEALs: Master self-talk and mental toughness | David Goggins & more | Big Think
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- Navy SEALs: Master self-talk and mental toughness, with David Goggins, Eric Greitens, Jesse Itzler
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Whether we realize it or not, we "speak to ourselves" every day through our thoughts. We cannot turn these thoughts off, but we can turn them in our favor.
Short statements like, "Stay tough," and, "Good job," can help you get through the tougher times in life.
The key to a good life is learning to better control our own minds.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 David Goggins on why you need proper mental tools for Navy Seal training
0:38 Eric Greitens on what good self talk looks like
1:24 David Goggins on Navy Seal’s ‘hell week’ and the importance of a ‘cookie jar’
3:02 Eric Greitens on making self talk work for you
3:35 David Goggins on getting uncomfortable is the only way to practice self talk and grow
3:59 Jesse Itzl on getting his life off auto pilot
4:57 David Goggins on how our brains keep us comfortable
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What mental strategies have helped you?
Not ones that involve putting my experiences seeking out and killing strangers, in a fight I wouldn't know the politics of, into a cookie jar. It's tough to take a positive mental strategy serious from someone who tried to blackmail a women he cheated with, ya know?
But hey, what would I know? I'm not an expert, and it's pretty obvious Goggins isn't either. (I've already made a comment about this) But he's kinda popular, "the man" I've herd, so lets spread dangerous misinformation about mental health strategies mixed in with more sensible discussions and call it something to think about. I get it, he's like Oprah for insecure men.
Some videos/speakers on this channel are great, for people with experience or knowledge with proven strategies and what are practically "self help" scams, this one's got some stupid-in-the-face moments. 😓
@Despize Perform My comment with sources keeps getting removed by RUclips. You'll have to look up the following:
The TL;DR version: *BBC* , "Missouri Governor Eric Greitens resigns amid sex scandal"
Details, including why charges were dropped, and other sketchy things: *AP* *News* , "EXPLAINER: What’s the background of Senate hopeful Greitens?" (Note: the Url was for another article at one point)
@Despize Perform Np, if you didn't know Greitens my paragraph could suggest that. Plus asking for sources is just good practice 😊
Be prepared for worst scenario and best scenario outcome. No expectations. Among others. Plan A anf Plan B also is good when facing a objective.
@Internet Hobo so in other words you're full of 💩
*"Only I can change my life, no one can do it for me" - Carol Burnett*
Damn mothafuckin right
Great quote!
COPY AND PASTE. The only way TO MAKE YOURSELF BELIEVE YOU'RE THAT "original".
"i can make milk come out of your nose"- tim conway
When i was 25 i said to me i was too old to get back to college, eventually i came back, when i was today studying i just say keep going, 38 years old learning new skills. I think the military thing might have helped me a lot at 18 years old. You know the basics, discilpline, do what you dont wanna do, start and finish your task, work in teams, work alone, respect the general, respect yourself, once in a while do hard tasks, and so on. No more words that man is a good trainer.
Whenever I think I can't do it, or don't want to do it, then I break it up. I know I can do this much, and when that is done I find something else I can do, and then another bit again, until I realize my work is done.
This is a great strategy. Like he says in the video, "How you eat an elephant? One bite at a time."
Life is much too important to be taken seriously. -Oscar Wilde
Poor dude.
Moronic quote
We always do self talk in our mind. Cannot stop it. So, use self talk to your advantage. (e.g. "Focus", "Good Job", "You don't fear anything", "You are awesome", etc)
- If you're mind starts telling you that you are done, you are actually only 40% done.
- People don't have limits. We put limits on ourselves.
With the times we are going through, this is a great talk.
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!
Good self talk is one thing that probably works for some. It relies on fast thinking (a real psychological term) which Asperger people like me do not have so we rely on long talk as with slow (and deep, conscious thinking).
I wonder - are there any Asperger seals?
What I mean is this: there are different people and you need a different kick to push them
I think this falls under excuse making.
That is an interesting question? Are there Autistic Seals?
@@GhostsnypePS3 Aspergers is not an excuse. It’s a reason. As Hans explained, the brain operates differently.
Interesting question! There may certainly be different mental strategies for people with particular conditions. As for SEALs with Asperger's--generally speaking, people with Autism Spectrum Disorders are disqualified from the U.S. Military but waivers are considered on a case by case basis, so it's not impossible. www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/06/army-investigating-how-19-year-old-diagnosed-autism-was-recruited.html
@@bigthink Whether Seal accept aspies I have no clue - I believe you, if you say they are not. Was the video meant for people planning on applying to the SEAL units only then? I do not think so. It was meant for all of us outside who wonder about mastery of soldiers of special forces and how this mastery may be passed on to a general population. My comment was meant to point out exactly this - we are not all the same and while the advice was maybe very true and working for some it may not work as good for others. Only this but not less than this. I was just curious how this applies to different people.
I don't comment much on RUclips.
But this channel is by far the best content delivery in terms of approach, appearance. Really good work and a big thanks to the team at Big Think for these stuff.
Regards
-P
Be an uncommon man amongst uncommon people
Pat Tillman, respect!
Thank you.
My idol I’m pushing myself further then I ever thalt I could go in life overcoming obsticles I never thought I could .. my whole life I just quit when the going got tough . I really hope david knows how appreciated we all are of his help that’s he’s giving everybody . Thanks for letting us into a warriors mind and feeding us that so we can become better versions of our self’s . Let’s work people !
Don't have an idol it's not healthy just seek advice u feel will better your self
you know what the governor in the car is for?? its to keep it from over stressing to the point that something big fails or breaks. in other words its there for protection from disaster. You know like with no training running a marathon with no training and breaking all the bones in your feet, or having a heart attack because you didnt properly prepare. Like david goggins had.. if you overpush in the gym and rip your tendons or blow a disk and now you are out permanently that is only a win if you are a crazy person
Thank you.
This world is always trying to sell me something. Meanwhile this world continues to get worse.
3:24 aye, sometimes that’s good enough! Maybe not for physical activity, but mental, psychological, or contemplative subjects; it could be what sets you apart!
But why?
Beautiful analogy with the windows/doors to our greatest potential
If one simply opposes mind and body on a daily basis the challenges of what’s left will do what this guy is talking about.
After serious thinking I don’t talk to myself. My thoughts are always contemplating issues, questioning, creating theories. Doing a task I’m always thinking how to get with minimum of effort a maximum result.
@@user-kr6jg6qb7l lazy people are the salt of the earth. 😉
Damn, not going to lie; I love this channel!
this reminds me of a book called 'Chatter' by Ethan Kross, how to leverage the chatter in our mind
Take control of the situation, ready to accept the outcome
I guess life is going to be at some point very difficult. And you would be left alone to deal with traumas and hardships . I respect him because he provides the tools to deal with it.
You can't run from your problems, so you have to be stronger to face them
I love how all the Navy Seals think they are God's gift to America, when they are really doing a job (being in the military) that very few people want to do.
Why? Because 90% of the wars we have been in you're not fighting for your country, your fighting for SOMEONE ELSE'S country. Korea, Vietnam, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan. What a waste of lives,.and for what?
Why you even hear, seal stole your girlfriend? You remind me of the guy that says defund police and wonders what happened after his house gets destroyed by antifa. Listen, you live in the womb of a crumbling empire. Go live somewhere else and see if it’s better.
Only American lives matter to you?
@@donovanjones4175 Yeah, America's the best! Best healthcare system, best education rates, best income inequality!
@@l01230123 actually, it’s near the bottom
@@l01230123 what I was saying is there are far worse places around the globe and they are gunning for America regardless. I say , better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war. The inverted totalitarian entity America may become can only be executed when the soldiers turn their gaze on their home.
im going be sworn in tommrow or tuesday and i knoe im going be like this men in jesus name amen
Great advice for those who want to live a life less ordinary...
This is honestly the only way to truly live your life
In the US Navy SEALs, Pull Ups are Over Handed.. Why I failed the BUD's test!
There's a great deal that can't be changed for the better. And everybody's in denial about it.
Agreed. Do you have an example?
Even just the fact that a great deal of human suffering is irremediable in nature. Emotional as well as physical.
I'm not a nihilist. I'm just a realist.
@@somethingyousaid5059 life is suffering. You can't change that or get rid of it. It's about pushing through the suffering and struggle to get to the best possible outcome.
@@somethingyousaid5059 ah i remember being a teenager. good times.
Wow
… and when they come back from combat, they suffer from PTSD - seems the preparation wasn't as good as intended after all.
@Henry-Bart You can't and that's why this video feels so wrong. It's like "You can do anything if you set your mind right." which is not true. There are limits to this idea and @Hape just mentioned one of them.
@@Yuusou. yeah, it's a grievous lie that a human being can do anything. Obviously a human being can't.
We are talking about seals here, not the regulars of armed forces. There’s a gap in the way some segments are taught to handle stress. It helps a lot
The main idea bro is to cope with the things that are between you hands to the maximum level . And what you said is true navy seals suffer from PTSD because their life is extremely hard and and therefore they kept searching for techniques to cope with the trauma , which is why people like David came out
Remember Humans have survived not because they are the strongest but because they are the most adaptive creatures.
To the *incredible person* seeing this, I wish you all the best in life❤ don't over blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn the skills needed and get after it, all the keys to a happy life is in your hands. Keep pushing. I adore Goggins
In simpler terms they want people that won’t quit under bad circumstances.
It seemed like this could (also) serve as a method for overcoming the effects of trauma.
Goggins had a tough past - it certainly seems to have helped him.
I needed this. I might watch this everyday
👊🏾
me too
Awesome, hope it helps you all!
Can anyone tell me the names of the songs in the background. Please and thank you...
I'm really sorry but I hated his book. Example after example of going through suffering for what? Being 100%? 130%? What does that even mean? Running a marathon with a broken leg?!!! Seems truly silly to me.
I'm not alive to be 100% of anything.
As for self-talk, yes, it's important to learn that you are not your thoughts, that they can be changed with practice and that not everything you think is true. But that is a process and if you aim to remember to encourage yourself in the height of an uncomfortable situation, I don't think that's gonna work. You have to work to rewire your entire thought process. It's a journey all by itself.
I guess you are not the one to carry the boats then 🤷
Fair enough; different people have different personalities, and certainly Goggins has a pretty unusual one! Hopefully it's helpful to some people, and you're able to find other strategies that work for you. Sometimes it can be helpful to read even approaches that don't work for you to figure out what does.
Love David Goggins
People with aphantasia have left the chat
SF are an essential element of modern war, but please remember they do a job and are expected to do things that no sensible person in a modern civilised society should need to do. For that would should all be very grateful.
What a wonderful world this would be if there were no need for Seals.
Definitely agree that it would be better if there were no need for war! This video isn't meant as an endorsement of war as some are taking it, but simply mental strategies used by people with inarguably extremely difficult jobs.
if the key to life were following how athletes do it then all or most athletes would go on to great achievements in business, finance , leadership, science advanced learning.. yet they dont in any significant numbers... so this shows that what works in athletics works in athletics.. period.
Soundtrack?
whay no kumbaya?
people do have limits everything in this world has limits God knows what those limits are, and they usually aren't what tou think they are
(they can be less than you think, or much more)
I believe the Americans system does give its citizens a level playing field across all social classes. Give them free healthcare and free education as well as easy access to open open spaces. After that it's up to them.
"Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day. That is, be systematically ascetic or heroic in little unnecessary points, do every day or two something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. Asceticism of this sort is like the insurance which a man pays on his house and goods. The tax does him no good at the time, and possibly may never bring him a return. But if the fire does come, his having paid it will be his salvation from ruin. So with the man who has daily inured himself to habits of concentrated attention, energetic volition, and self-denial in unnecessary things. He will stand like a tower when everything rocks around him, and when his softer fellow-mortals are winnowed like chaff in the blast." - The Principles of Psychology, Chapter 4, William James (1890)
STAY HARD !
I seriously hate too much stock footage
did you really invite greitens to give us advice? didn't that dude blindfold a woman, take nude photos of her, then extort her?
I gotta click on these to soothe my soul and keep pushing forward as I'm homeless now, thanks for the speech! Having hard times!
I would not ask why I am here, because I would not be there voluntarily.
🇹🇿
He survived what the other kids did to him?
Did you see how big this guy is/was, like come on.
He anit never had beat downs like I had.
🙏👍
Self-talk without discipline is self-delusion and the cookie jar are great
Who's gonna carry the boats?
So what if I don't even have fucking cookies to start with?
People and your body do have limits.
Without rest and nutrition you'll deplete faster than a popped balloon. 😂
One of the legends of all time.
This is hmmmm not mentally healthy stuff.
Cope harder
All those goggins videos arę getting old! Is there something new?
Goggins is a beast.
Don't compare Olympic athletes to Navy Seals..there is no comparison.
Very useful advices in todays world of "political powers" grappling for our attention, for our emotional responce, conditioning us, and wanting our time and money. I think that we must search for what is the core of our spiritual or cultural identity (but also search for our negative traits and dark side to be able to work upon it), beocuse we live in the times when political ideologies and economic powers want to enslave our minds. And when we do the search into our true identity (good traits and bad traits) they wont be allowed to reinvent our personal needs and views. But in the meantime I think that its so hard to have a bit of internal soft talk, of speaking well about myself when most of those sorrounding me give me so much of demotivating and disregarding that I start to loose every bit of self-confidence I require to function day by day. :( Thats why I watch this video :)
"if it doesnt suck we dont do it..."??? guaranteed way to live a life that sucks, by definition. this does not sound fun, worthy or desirable
One thing. You don't have to be a navy seal to achieve this. It's like sitting in a chair instead of doing the dishes. Just get up and do them.
Yea but if you get a party invite to play some Halo Infinite fuck those dishes, they can wait, gnomesayin?
No one cares. Work harder. ❤
I don't want to think like a Navy Seal
I want to think like my Self.
I will go ahead and mention that Goggins is persona non grata in the SEAL teams. He would purposely take himself off missions. He is a coward. Many brave operators loath his existence. He does not, in any way, represent the brotherhood.
Bro badmouthing and accusing him won't do anything . Bring a proof and discuss it here . We are here to to seek for true knowledge
Why the hell does people think that if you enlist in the seals you’re some beacon of wisdom? You’re not.
They are. They've seen things while we are just sitting here on the internet. With experience comes wisdom.
Whose philosophy consists of holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead. I don’t usually eject others from my world…they tend to self-evict because they grow irritated by my unwillingness to behave as if outrage drives me.
@@Mr.Coffee576 triggered
You obviously did not understand the message.
Correct! Just better than you.
If you haven't yet, go by his book! David Goggins is the hardest man to ever walk the face of the Earth.