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Jocko Podcast

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Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.

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Christmas 1914

The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Dec 25, 2016•17 min

53: WILL CONQUERS ALL, “Colder Than Hell”, Lessons Learned from A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:40 - "Colder Than Hell", by Joseph R. Owen 2:48:08 - Lessons learned, and other thoughts. 2:52:34 - Helpful perspective. Comparing our lives to REAL adversity. 2:57:35 - Onnit stuff, Support by using Amazon, Jocko Store stuff, Jocko White Tea, Mugs, Extreme Ownership Book and Muster, PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE on iTunes, other support. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Dec 14, 2016•3 hr 19 min

52: How to Overcome Fear. How to Combat Burnout. Violating Values to Achieve Goals. How to Follow Through w/ Ideas.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:35 - Finding time to train in BJJ while deployed. 0:12:07 - Choosing your battles at work. 0:24:28 - Recommendations for careers in Leadership 0:31:33 - How to combat burnout. 0:50:50 - Dealing with labeling at work as former Special Forces 0:55:09 - Is it ever Okay to violate core values to achieve a goal? 1:07:41 - How to Recalibrate the Fight or Flight response. 1:18:46 - How to follow through with ideas. 1:28:28 - When to start a child in Jiu Jitsu. 1:40:18 - How to ov...

Dec 07, 2016•2 hr 8 min

51: “The Coldest War.” Mortars, Battle Fatigue, and THE COLD

0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:47 - "The Coldest War", by Jim Brady 2:29:08 - Lessons learned 2:31:41 - Cool Support stuff: Amazon, Onnit, Jocko Store (Apparel), Jocko White Tea, stuff. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Nov 30, 2016•3 hr 53 min

50: With Tim Ferriss – Darkness & How to Stay on the Path, Last Days of Life & What to Do, Back-up Plans, Misconceptions

0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:57 - Tim Ferriss Introduction 0:09:50 - Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide" from Tim Ferriss's new book, "Tools of Titans" 1:15:08 - Tims additional thoughts on getting out of the Darkness 1:L16:41 - How to Stay on the Path and not get distracted. 1:30:31 - Always searching instead of enjoying what you have. 1:36:51 - Is there a Job that would NEVER be outsourced? 1:40:22 - What would Tim do if he were to die in 18 months? 1:44:21 - Helpful Relaxation Activ...

Nov 23, 2016•3 hr 42 min

49: How to SMASH Days When You ‘Don’t Feel Like it’, How to Deal w/ Passive-Aggressive People, Advice for SOF Newlyweds

0:00:00 - Opening 0:12:06 - Jocko's Biggest change of opinion. 0:39:23 - Advice for Newlywed Special Operations Forces Wives 0:55:06 - BJJ: Best ratio of Drilling to Sparring. Dealing with Spazzes on the mats 1:13:46 - How to deal with Passive-aggressive People 1:27:16 - The best argument against Extreme Ownership 1:39:51 - Following Stoicism. 1:53:06 - How to deal with days when you "Don't feel like it." 1:56:24 - Interesting Internet, Onnit, Amazon, and Jocko Store stuff. 2:10:...

Nov 16, 2016•2 hr 13 min

47: How to Overcome Set-backs at Work, MMA Fighters VS. SEALS, Prep VS. Winging it, Rituals for mindset, BJJ Gym Loyalty

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:09 - Would an MMA Fighter be a good SEAL? 0:08:57 - Who would win in a fight? MMA Fighter or Navy SEAL? 0:25:43 - No time to explain the "why" to the Troops. 0:32:11 - Advice for people with Poor/ineffective leaders. 0:40:51 - Rituals to get mentally prepared and focused. 1:13:20 - Being prepared VS. 'winging it'. 1:21:16 - Jiu Jitsu Gym Loyalty VS. Freedom to train wherever. 1:59:13 - Getting through and over rough times at work, family, and financial. 2:0...

Nov 02, 2016•2 hr 25 min

46: Jeremiah “JP” Dinnell & Jocko Discuss War, Fighting, and Life

0:00:00 - Opening 0:07:30 - JP Dinnell Intro 0:19:50 - BUDS 0:24:50 - Deployment 1:12:13 - Loss of a Team Mate 1:36:10 - Getting out of The Teams, MMA is a stress reliever. 1:52:12 - Relationship rough patch. 2:08:12 - Living in the Moment 2:18:10 - Internet, Onnit, JockoStore stuff 2:37:00 - Closing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Oct 26, 2016•3 hr 41 min

45: Wooden Leg, Native American Warrior

0:00:00 - "Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer" - Book Review. 1:57:35 - Lessons Learned. 2:05:37 - Additional Thoughts. Capable VS Comfortable. 2:17:05 - Dope Internet, Amazon, Onnit, and JockoStore stuff. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Oct 19, 2016•3 hr 34 min

44: Negative People, Entitled Team after Extreme Ownership, Managing with your Meyers-Briggs Personality Type.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:12 - Ways to avoid injury when starting Jiu Jitsu 0:23:31 - When do you use Decentralized Command with a new group. 0:35:05 - Workouts to become more relaxed in the water & help lower heart rate. 0:45:26 - Dichotomy of the ego. When to check it and when to let it fly. 0:54:18 - Taking Extreme Ownership, and then the team gets ENTITLED. 1:05:57 - How to deal with toxic/negative people. 1:12:32 - Meyers Briggs personality types and how to avoid creating division in a tea...

Oct 12, 2016•2 hr 46 min

43: Glory of the Trenches. Discipline, The Selfishness of Cowardice & Giving Up

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:22 - "The Glory of the Trenches", by Coningsby Dawson - Book review and analysis. Leadership, discipline, cowardice, not giving up. 1:32:17 - Jocko Tea, Internet, Jocko Store, Onnit Stuff 1:59:28 - Closing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Oct 05, 2016•2 hr 1 min

42: Fallen Hero Mikey Monsoor, SEAL Vet Andrew Paul: Leadership, Life, Loss, & Lessons Learned

0:00:00 - Opening 0:11:54 - Andrew Paul 0:16:36 - BUDS with Leif 0:19:52 - Detailed to Boat Unit 0:22:54 - Delta Platoon, Task Unit Bruiser 0:27:30 - Work-Up, Mikey Monsoor Stories, Learning about Leadership, Rough Tactics 0:52:17 - Deployment. Challenges, Stories, and Leadership 1:16:25 - Homecoming / Mikey KIA 1:29:13 - Rough Transitions to Civilian Life 1:43:24 - The Unassuming Badass in the Mortgage Business 1:49:14 - Internet / Amazon / Onnit Stuff, JockoStore and Jocko White Tea 1:53:39 - ...

Sep 28, 2016•2 hr 58 min

41: SEAL Vet Tony Eafrati, Scariest Moments, Prepared to Die, Early Days, Transitioning to Civilian Life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHdur0fmxis 0:00:00 - Opening 0:10:27 - Who is BTF Tony Eafrati? 0:17:10 - Allowing Leif to Give Orders to the men... 0:29:04 - Failures in Planning 0:31:26 - Ups and Downs of THE BATTLEFIELD, and how it made Tony "feel." 0J:36:11 - Funny Story about Jocko 0:39:47 - Tell-tale signs that someone is Good to Go, or Not up to Snuff. 0:43:37 - Has Tony disagreed with an order from Leif or Jocko. 0:47:33 - One driving characteristic that separates a "dominan...

Sep 21, 2016•2 hr 12 min

40: Avoid Conflict Without Being a Weakling, Dealing w/ Random Threatening People, Was Jocko Disciplined as a Kid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaZ-RrNeRYg 0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:14 - Tips for Complimentary exercises for BJJ & Frustrating Moments in BJJ 0:39:19 - What to do if Others get into adversarial relationships with you without being a weakling. 0:52:58 - Tips for making the change to Wake up earlier wile keeping the peace at home. 1:14:02 - How to deal with Random Threatening People in Public. 1:34:23 - Was Jocko disciplined as a kid? 1:53:22 - Can you train instinct? And can you trust it whol...

Sep 14, 2016•2 hr 21 min

39: Brave Men

0:00:00 - Opening / Brave Men by E. Pyle 1:33:37 - Cool Internet / Onnit Stuff 1:54:35 - end of podcast Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Sep 07, 2016•2 hr 55 min

38: BOOTS. How to Effectively Navigate Life, Land, & the Battlefield. Infantry Columns, On Patrol, The Beloved Captain, Jocko Academy for Young Troopers, The Warpath.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:10:20 - Jocko takes his kids on PATROL / Land Navigation. 0:54:00 - The Beloved Captain 1:23:56 - Dope Internet and Onnit Stuff 1:28:56 - Leader has High Standards, but no Respect from the team. 1:39:18 - Denying your boss's hand shake with tact when you have no respect for him. 1:48:36 - Jocko's Academy for Youth? 1:59:20 - Hesitations on a new High Position. Questioning if you're good enough for it. 2:06:44 - Taking ownership of "mixed messages" to your ...

Aug 31, 2016•3 hr 33 min

37: Vietnam Vet Navy SEAL Roger Hayden, War Stories

0:00:00 - Opening / Intro to Roger Hayden, Navy SEAL Vietnam Vet. 0:06:26 - Upbringing 0:08:29 - Into the Navy 0:10:13 - UDT 0:18:28 - 9th Infantry Situations 0:36:23 - Showing up at SEAL Team 1 0:41:26 - Back to Vietnam 0:48:19 - Blue on Blue Situation 0:52:44 - Leadership Take-Aways 0:55:20 - Canal Opp in '69 0:59:41 - After the Vietnam War 1:06:54 - Closing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Aug 24, 2016•1 hr 11 min

35: Maneuver Warfare, Being a Rebel, Disarming w/ Words, Sliding into Old Habits

0:00:00 - Opening 1:13:23 - Cool Interwebs Stuff and Onnit Stuff 1:15:19 - Random Working out talk 1:26:05 - Thoughts on UFC McGreggor VS Diaz and Jiu Jitsu 1:33:40 - Jocko being a Rebel VS Rule-followers 1:43:40 - Dealing with a Leader who Preaches, but does not Practice ownership. 1:47:24 - The Art of Disarming People with Words. 1:53:48 - People who Lead from an emotional/unbalanced place. How to improve. 2:01:10 - "You get more bees with honey." 2:05:23 - Sliding into old bad habits....

Aug 10, 2016•3 hr 30 min

34: Leif Babin – Ambushed Cops, Benghazi, Tempers, SEAL Combatives

0:00:00 - Opening 0:10:27 - Is Darkness Taking Hold? 0:24:18 - When to fire someone. 0:37:32 - How Leif and Jocko met 0:58:08 - Thoughts on Bengazi 1:04:16 - Best BBQ in Texas? 1:06:52 - Having Hard Conversations 1:11:55 - SEAL Combatives and MMA 1:19:06 - Dealing with Tempers. 1:28:18 - Thoughts on Cops being ambushed. 1:52:20 - Metallica or Pantera? 1:54:05 - Thoughts on the deaths of BUD/s Students 2:07:34 - Dealing w/ rules of engagement. 2:12:36 - How often did you guys get shot in the body...

Aug 03, 2016•3 hr 50 min

33: The Killing Zone (F. Downs), Male Psyche & Fighting, BJJ Frustrations, Talking about Yourself, Fear of Failure

0:00:00 - Opening 0:0:3:13 - "The Killing Zone", by Frederick Downs - Book review 1:27:48 - Internet / Onnit Stuff 1:41:07 - Is Fighting ability the most overlooked essential stabilizer in the young male psyche? 1:58:01 - Frustrations of beginning Jiu Jitsu 2:11:41 - Checking ego while Talking about yourself in an interview 2:16:02 - Staying humble when you know you have better skills than others. 2:27:15 - When 2 leaders have Extreme Ownership have to go against each other. 2:35:06 - Ov...

Jul 27, 2016•3 hr 48 min

32: Privileged People, Leading Women Teams, Discipline Equals Financial Freedom, Does Micromanaging Ever Work?

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:04 - Loving and respecting privileged people who have less toughness and adversity in life. 0:09:41 - Thoughts on Enson Inoue BJJ Belt Demotion. 0:33:34 - Dealing with trainees saying they haven't been trained properly. 0:40:35 - Are there differences in leading women teams VS leading men teams? 0:46:15 - Using the "GOOD" philosophy while avoiding Pollyannaism. 1:00:15 - Favorite Podcasts and why. 1:28:01 - Discipline Equals Freedom in regards to financial life...

Jul 20, 2016•2 hr 52 min

30: Overwhelmed Countering Mental Shut-Down, Losing Temper with your Wife, Loyalty to Co-workers vs Ambition

0:00:00 - Opening / Onnit.com/jocko 0:01:41 - The Aide-de-Camp Position, what it entails, and Jocko's experience. 0:17:14 - Martial Arts for a wheelchair user. 0:26:25 - Countering mental shut-down from being overwhelmed. 0:29:09 - Techniques for NOT losing your temper with your Wife. 0:46:51 - Balancing loyalty to co-workers/team-mates and career promotion 0:57:10 - Are there benefits to Team-building exercises and Retreats? 1:08:47 - Things Jocko regrets, would have done differently, or wi...

Jul 05, 2016•1 hr 21 min

28: “Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts, BJJ SOP’s, Going Back to College, Leadership, Who’s Standard to Follow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDhikAvewEY&feature=youtu.be 0:00:00 - Opening 0:05:39 - Book Review, "Steel My Soldiers' Hearts", by David Hackworth 1:24:24 - Dope Internet/Onnit Stuff 1:27:26 - Relating SOP's and BJJ Training 1:36:56 - Waiting for input hindering fast decisions. 1:44:22 - Advice for Those Going Back to School 2:06:08 - Peer Leadership with No command structure 2:15:56 - How would Jocko handle WW1 Trenches? 2:20:07 - "Tough" VS "Smart" 2:26:4...

Jun 22, 2016•3 hr 37 min

27: “How to be Strong, Healthy, and Happy”, “I Remember the Last War”, Bob Hoffman, Being Late, Judo VS BJJ, Family/Priority.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uFS3J4Hqyo 0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:58 - "I Remember the Last War" 1:16:12 - "How to be Strong Healthy and Happy", Bob Hoffman 1:40:33 - Internet/Onnit/Audible Stuff 1:44:32 - What to do facing "burnout". 1:50:09 - Judo compared to Jiu Jitsu 2:01:34 - Being LATE? 2:09:28 - Wives, Family, Re-prioritizing & balancing responsibilities while in the Military. 2:23:34 - Can you lead those who don't want to be led? 2:29:05 - How physical fi...

Jun 15, 2016•3 hr 54 min

26: Omaha Beach and Beyond, Surfing, Relax during BJJ, Flanking, Manipulation

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:09 - "Omaha Beach and Beyond" Book Review 1:10:28: - Internet, Onnit Stuff 1:13:39 - Jocko Surfing 1:23:37 - Relax During Jiu Jitsu 1:31:36 - Tactics that deviate from The Art of War 1:35:49 - How do SEALS reconcile facing death? 1:46:34 - Taking Suggestions as a Leader 1:53:51 - More on Flanking 2:00:00 - Turning off "Manipulation" 2:09:25 - How do you stay Motivated? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Jun 08, 2016•2 hr 18 min

Jocko Podcast 25: Jody Mitic(Pt.2)Q&A – Mental Prep, Stressful Situations, “Soldier First” Principle, Jody’s Wife

0:00:00 - Opening & Random Talk 0:14:51 - Mental Exercises for Stressful situations (Jody and Jocko) 0:22:47 - Opinions of "Soldier First" Principle. 0:33:30 - Silencing Distractions to achieve goals 0:54:40 - Mental prep, and routines in and out of battle. 1:11:26 - About Jody's wife, who was the medic who saved him when he was wounded. 1:20:53 - Dealing w/ being away from Family. 1:28:01 - Jody's workout methods. 1:48:04 - Handling doubts in life. Support this podcast at — ...

Jun 01, 2016•2 hr 59 min