Im currently reading David Goggins book: "Can't hurt me" and this book is full of real value. Once again, in athletics or endurance sports, he can be too extreme, also for me. But he talks a lot about improvement in all areas of life... Now what is the 40% Rule? A lot of people think when they are working out, or working on something that they give everything. But David Goggins have been running Ultra Marathons and his mind told him many many times that there is no more fuel left in the tank, nevertheless, he kept running anyway and he often a lot more miles and finished the marathons. What he is saying is, is that our minds are very good in lying to us, often when we think we are done and gave everything, we didn't even do half of what we are really capable of. Hence the 40% rule. The average man is not living up to his full potential, because he is probably living up to only 40% of that. This is not a percentage backed by science, but more a motivational principle. But I believe there is a lot of truth in this as I often experience this myself. I prepare myself a workout that scares me a little bit and feel like just too much, but I tell myself that I only stop when I'm done, not when I feel tired. This way I experience that there is more within myself than my mind is telling me and I can squeeze out a few more push ups or run a few more miles. now if we draw a line to all areas or our life. what if everywhere on all areas, we are only giving 40%? Can you imagine how much potential that is being wasted here? Especially if the average person in the world is only living to 40% of their capacity, how much potential is wasted worldwide? 🤯 Now what has this to do with breathwork? Well it is very easy during a breathwork session to quit, just because one feels restless or just skip a whole breathwork session because one thinks he is tired or doesn't have the time. But breathwork as so much potential in so many areas in our lives that going full into breathwork can really give you unexpected and amazing results!