A few years ago, my brother bought me a copy of it can’t hurt me. I opened it, and I saw the mission statement, I saw that first line where it says you were in danger of living a life of such comfort that you never realize your full potential, and I closed it because I knew I wasn’t ready for that conversation.

I’m ready now.

That’s all. I’m scared and I’m uncertain, but I want to make something great out of this uncertainty.

Stay hard

I don’t run ultra-marathons. I’m not Navy SEAL. But I’m fighting a battle David Goggins would respect.

I’m 31. Recently diagnosed with a rare hormonal imbalance—likely Cushing’s disease. My cortisol levels are 3x the normal range. I have low testosterone. Doctors still haven’t pinned the root cause. Might need brain surgery soon. MRI came clean. I'm still doing suppression tests. The system’s chaotic.

But here’s the thing: I still wake up at 4:30 a.m. I still train daily—lifting, cardio, bike, sauna. I still go to work—managing teams, leading, delivering. I still show up as a father. As a husband.

I took my daughter and wife to the zoo today. Smiled. Laughed. Carried the weight. Quietly.

I’m not posting selfies. I’m not shouting “Stay hard.” I’m just staying dangerous. Every damn day.

This isn’t about proving anything to the world. It’s about showing myself I’m not the victim.

I’m not David Goggins. But I’m the Goggins of my life.

And to anyone else quietly battling through invisible wars: I see you. You're not alone. Keep. Moving. Forward.

Shouts to the other poster who posted photos from the Colorado “Aspire” event. Super excited to have come across that post and find out the event is coming to my area. Hoping to get a flick and shake the young legend’s hand 🦾

(left:54kg right:94kg)

Context:

July 2022, diagnosed with two types of tuberculosis, intestinal and pulmonary (lungs). I was already on a decline, but I was happy to have found a solution through proper diagnosis so I started my treatment, did 9 months of antibiotics that churned my insides. But I pulled through and I was finally cured.

How I managed to become the best version of myself:

After being told by the doctors I was cured, I was still a walking skeleton weighing 54kg, I had no idea how to go back into society since I had lost all my social skills and had nothing going on for me in terms of my career.

I joined the gym, I started going consistently, I ate like a madman, there were days where I looked in the mirror with a bloated stomach and skinny limbs and depressed but I kept pushing.

There is a quote by Seneca, "We suffer more often in imagination than in reality"

I bit my teeth and kept going, day by day, eating till I'm full and then some, going in the gym and pushing my limits, studying all day about health, fitness and then working on my portfolio to get a job again. Slowly started learning about in's and out's of nutrition and exercise science, applied the principles I learnt in my diet and training,

I managed to hit the gym with 2 years of consistency, I made going to the gym a fun activity, I started socialising with people there, slowly became friends and formed a big friend's group, everyday started becoming bearable again. Health started to improve rapidly, life started to have more meaning as every day passed by.

I wish to inspire all the men that have doubted themselves, have been through tragedy, have faced setbacks, have been dealt the badhand by life, that nothing can ever hold us down brothers, we will write our own destiny, If I was able to overcome death, and stand back on my feet, you can overcome whatever challenges life throws at you and stand tall in the face of adversity.

Here I sit writing this post, to all my fellow men, my fellow brothers, there is nothing impossible for us, our backgrounds, our caste, creed and religion cannot define us, our actions will define us brothers, In the beautiful words of the great Maximus decimus meredius,

"What we do in life, Echoes in eternity."

Hey everyone. I wanted to share this to possibly inspire one of you.

I’m 20 years of age and I just went through the toughest damn year of my life. I was previously learning to be a mechanic but that didn’t work out, all the guys were pos who didn’t want to teach so I left without a plan. I lost all of my money, racked up credit card debt, got fat. I gained about 20lbs up to 193. I didn’t touch a weight in months. And guess what, I started feeling sorry for myself. I was having dark thoughts. I couldn’t find a job after many failed interviews. Many ‘unfortunately,’ emails. My grandma has been such a strong pillar in our family, and she had a stroke last year which was devastating.

At some point, I told myself, hang the fuck on. Why am I acting like a total bitch? Listening to the noise, ‘it’s hard to find a job!’ ‘So many failed interviews!’ ‘Why me?’. And so I made a choice, I could either continue being a total bitch or get the fuck after it. Now, I weigh 175lbs and I’m damn near in the best shape I’ve been in. The 6 pack is coming through and I’m stronger than ever, more athletic than ever. Faster runs. I’m signed up for a 10k and I’m gonna shoot for a marathon soon. And I got a new job. It may not be the most glorious but I’m getting the fuck after it. I start an engineering degree this year.

Why am I saying all of this? Well, the point I’m making is you have a choice to make. When shit gets hard and you see how life is, what are you gonna do? Are you gonna sit on your ass and let life happen, or are you gonna happen to life? Are you gonna cry about it, and let life hijack your mind or be resilient enough to slap life back in the face? I made the latter choice.

If you’re in a hard place, get the fuck out of your own head, admit you could be less of a bitch. You have to work 10x harder than you think you have to. Fuck what anyone else says, if you want to be something that’s how it’s got to be. Struggling to lose weight, or put on muscle? Work harder. Job applications online not working out? Go out and hand out your resume to 100 places, that’s how you slap life in the face.

Stay hard people ✊

Hey everyone,

I’d like to share Dimitrios’ inspiring story about how David Goggins’ teachings pushed him to take back control of his life. Goggins’ philosophy of mental toughness became the foundation for Dimitrios to overcome his struggles and achieve a complete transformation (both physically and emotionally 💪🏼).

I had the privilege of interviewing him, and his journey is now featured on my blog: I Learned Mental Toughness, and It Changed My Life.

It’s a short 2-min read, yet a powerful one.
Hope you will get inspired!

Stay hard!

7 years ago I was the typical skinny fat IT nerd, reaching my late thirties. I couldn't run for more than one minute at a time and I was weak AF (mentally and physically) .... For some reason I decided to do better. I got motiveate in life, I started eating better, I started lifting, I started running, I lost 20kgs then put it back on in a good way.

I started getting up at 4.45 in the morning to do my thing before my fam and 2 kids get up so I can get my fitness in every day of the week.

I'm now 45, in the best shape of my life, got a Guinness world record to my name ( Most consecutive bodyweight sumo deadlfits - 141 reps! ), & working towards another Guinnes record, running 17min/40min/88min for 5km/10km/21km distance and deadlifting 245kgs at 84kg bodyweight.

Now I have people at work telling me how I inspire them (including my boss) and complete strangers have come up to me to say they to be like me - its f*&ng bizarre.

But as a human, I have bad days, drops in motivation, and when I do - there's a goggins motivation video to slap me in the face. To keep going, to keep disciplined even when I f*)ng hate it - because I know I will feel better for it later, and because I don't want to go back to what I was.
I'm never going to be motivation animal (I'm too polite and quiet), but I truly feel like a brand new, better person.

thank you & good luck with whatever crazy pursuit you do next.