What I Am Listening To

Or maybe this should be titled What I Am Reading? I recently finished listening to the audiobook version of David Goggins’ Cant Hurt Me, while at the same time reading sections from the book itself. Audiobooks are something I had resisted engaging with, but recently have embraced as a worthy way to become exposed to books I probably would not have had time to read. I will write about others that have made a significant impact, but Can’t Hurt Me is unique. Not only a reading of the text of the book, it includes sections that are a discussion between Goggins and narrator Adam Skolnick, who Goggins credits with helping him write the book. It is these discussions that elevate this to more than an audiobook. They not only explain certain sections of Goggins’ journey, they also serve to provide moments of inspiration to the listener, to really feel and appreciate the change Goggins went through, and that he believes we all can achieve.

What I Am Listening To

At the suggestion of David Goggins in his book Can’t Hurt Me, I started listening to the Rocky soundtrack while working out. I can recall walking out of a Manchester, NH movie theater in 1977 after watching this movie, believing that I was going to turn my 7 year old self into the next world championship boxer. What really propelled me into this fantasy was the music I heard during the movie. The theme is obvious - uplifting, glorious, triumphant. But the gems are tracks such as The Final Bell and Going the Distance. The power and energy they convey is unstoppable, which as a workout track makes you believe that you are unstoppable as well.