Living with a Seal

This book details Itzler's experiences of having former Navy Seal David Goggins living with him and training him for 31 days. It’s a fun and entertaining read. I especially liked it because it kind of redefines what I view as “normal.” It shows that it’s okay and perhaps even beneficial to do weird and tough things.

I’m probably not going to do Goggins’ 4x4x48 challenge – running 4 miles, every 4 hours, for 48 hours. Or 100 pull-ups in a row. Or 500 pushups in a single day. But I find myself doing other challenging and somewhat silly things, like… show more.

Jesse Itzler loves learning how to be comfortable with being uncomfortable (hint: it’s a secret to all success). He hires a Navy SEAL (unnamed in the book but it’s actually David Goggins) to toughen him up. I loved this book because of the hilarious stories, incredibly difficult challenges the SEAL forces Jesse to do, and Jesse’s fun writing style. I find this book fascinating because it shows a huge difference in how two people can think about challenging themselves in life.