About this episode

This episode explores how to adopt the mental strategies of David Goggins through hypnosis.

What if you could think like the world's toughest human? Not admire it from a distance. Not read about it. Actually run the same internal patterns — the beliefs, the strategies, the way he processes doubt, discomfort, and the voice that says stop. That's what this episode is. One of the foundational ideas in NLP is that anything any human being can do can be elicited, modelled, and replicated. If you can identify how someone thinks at their best — the structure beneath the performance — you can hand that as a shortcut to anyone willing to step into it. Success leaves clues. Hypnosis is how we install them. In this first Modelling Excellence Monday session, Adam takes seven core principles from the philosophy of David Goggins — retired Navy SEAL, ultramarathon world record holder, and one of the most followed voices on mental toughness on the planet — and builds a deep hypnosis session around them so you can begin running those same patterns from the inside out. The Seven Principles Modelled in This Session: The 40% Rule — When your mind says stop, you're only 40% of the way there The Accountability Mirror — Brutal honesty with yourself, no excuses, no stories Callous the Mind —…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Cox

Topics covered

• mental toughness
• hypnosis
• NLP
• personal development
• motivation
• discipline

Keywords

• David Goggins
• hypnosis
• mental toughness
• NLP
• 40% rule
• discipline
• motivation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Navy SEAL

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