Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

Books like this are the reasons why I love autobiographies so much. You get to read first-hand about some of the most unbelievable stories that you can find. It's not your average self-help book. This is real shit, as the author would like to point out.

David is a remarkable guy. He had a terrible upbringing because of his environment and family. But there was always this voice inside his head that told him that he could become much more. He was being beaten up, bullied, laughed at and even got death threats in school because of the color of his skin.

In short, he was a very fucked up kid.

But what is so amazing is that he took all of those and turned his life around completely. He looked at those sufferings as opportunities to improve himself and to not become the slave of his mind. And he did that. He didn't become the slave of his mind. He recognized the voice inside his head, a different from the one mentioned above, and he didn't believe what it said.

His relationship with his mind is what I like the most. Basically, the dialogue inside our skull is the thing that stands between ourselves and our full potential. The path towards recognizing the illusory nature of the content of our thoughts is the path towards liberation from our limitations. David recognized that his mind was creating his limitations and discovered that they were not real, by pushing himself and suffering.

One of the most important lessons that I learned from David is that I must not be a victim, in whatever situation I might be in life. All that victim mentality is in our mind really, and nobody is coming to save you from your misery other than yourself. It's just you. Taking complete responsibility is crucial in achieving something meaningful in life, and David's accountability mirror is also a good idea to stay real and honest every day.

In conclusion, there are lots of other things I want to say, but the most important takeaway from here is that there are people out there who changed their life and did things that most of us think are impossible. That fact tells me many things about human nature and blurs the line between the duality of impossible vs possible.

Highly recommended! And also watch his videos on YouTube. Some of the most inspiring speeches are there, and get your ass inspired (which will fade pretty easily, so listen to David if you want to know what to do when you don't have the motivation anymore)