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Jocko Podcast

Jocko DEFCOR Networkredcircle.com

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

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62: Battle Studies: Applying Ancient Combat Knowledge of Human Nature to Modern Leadership and Life

0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:35 - "Battle Studies", a work by Ardand Du Picq. Discipline, preparedness, stress. Comparisons with Ancient Battle tactics. 2:09:21 - Closing and Final Take-aways. 2:15:50 - Support, Workout stuff. Cool Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002 2:51:09 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Feb 15, 20172 hr 53 min

61: Confronting People Who've Been Talking Behind Your Back. How to Deal with Anger Management Issues. Be Careful With Praise.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:35 - How to Deal With Anger Management Issues. 0:10:35 - Is it possible to exhibit too much Extreme Ownership? 0:17:57 - Jocko Spars Jiu Jitsu with Rickson Gracie 0:39:02 - In a NEW Leadership role, When to use Firmness right away VS. When NOT to. 0:45:10 - How Praise can hurt performance VS How it can help performance. 0:53:42 - How to Detach without Seeming Completely Cold. 0:59:36 - Discipline in one Area does NOT Make up for Slack in Other Areas 1:07:51 - How to Confro...

Feb 07, 20171 hr 51 min

60: The Importance of Standing Up Against Evil, and its Heavy Cost. "The Rape of Nanking"

0:00:00 - Opening 0:14:06 - "The Rape of Nanking" (Unspeakable Darkness) 1:15:21 - "The Woman Who Could Not Forget" by, Dr. Ying Ying Chang 1:58:25 - Lessons from the books. Your Reality VS. Actual Reality. 2:12:01 - How to Get in the GAME. Support Stuff. Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Jocko's Kids Book-- Way of the Warrior Kid , Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002 2:33:07 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https...

Feb 01, 20172 hr 41 min

59: Valuable & Applicable Lessons from Battle that Apply Directly to Your Life, w/ Brian Stann

Brian Stann, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines , awarded the Silver Star , the nation's third-highest award for valor in combat. Retired UFC Fighter. UFC Commentator. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:25 - Brian Stann Intro and Background 0:11:52 - Importance of Standards and Discipline 0:21:56 - The Leadership Factory: What makes a good leader vs bad leader. 0:38:45 - Brian Stann Enters the Marine Corps 0:48:10 - Brian Stann's Entry To Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) 0:54:00 - Combat Life 1:30:21 - The Burden of The Le...

Jan 25, 20172 hr 42 min

58: Overcoming Regrets of a Wasted Life, How to Maximize Morale, Aligning Goals Up the Chain

0:00:00 - Opening: "How to Tell a Mother Her Child is Dead", by Naomi Rosenberg 0:15:17 - John R.M. Byrnes Letter to his Daughter 0:49:49 - Overcoming regrets of wasted time/life. 0:57:51 - Maximizing Employee/Team morale after firing a popular supervisor. 1:03:59 - How to capitalize with a substandard supervisor. 1:12:57 - Step-by-step Learning VS Creative Learning, in Jiu Jitsu and Life. 1:31:53 - Goals Not Aligning up the Chain of Command. 1:37:48 - Jocko's Next book Very soon. 1:46:14 - Cool...

Jan 16, 20172 hr

57: STRATEGIKON: How to Apply Timeless Combat Leadership Lessons to the Battlefield, Business and Life

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:33 - "Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy", by Maurice 1:41:58 - Final Thoughts 1:49:13 - Interesting Internet stuff and support: Onnit , Amazon Click-thru , JockoStore , YouTube , Psychological Warfare(on iTunes), Jocko White Tea , Extreme Ownership (Book) , The Muster 002 . 2:18:51 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Jan 10, 20172 hr 20 min

56: Overcoming Stress, Sleep Deprivation, and The Darkness with Peter Attia

0:00:00 - Opening - "The Corner" 0:08:55 - Peter Attia Intro 0:11:03 - Beginnings Of Peter Attia. From Mechanical Engineering & Math to Medicine. 0:20:02 - Johns Hopkins Hospital and turmoil. 0:27:24 - Addiction to Pain-killers 0:39:53 - Sleep Deprivation 0:52:03 - Desensitized to the horrors of the Hospital VS Emotional attachments to patients. 1:09:01 - Surprising Negatives and Positives about Human Nature. 1:16:36 - Peter Attia Self Reflection and Lessons learned. 1:30:21 - Frustration an...

Jan 06, 20172 hr 45 min

55: Dealing w/ Hostile Drunk Idiots, How to Eliminate Complacency with Age, Vets w/ Bad Behavior

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:00 - How Important is "Purpose", or your "Why"? 0:07:36 - If you had to choose: Jiu Jitsu Gym VS Regular Gym. 0:17:45 - Advice for An Encounter with a Hostile Drunk Idiot 0:35:19 - Leading the Command Staff to understand the Ground Troops 0:43:18 - More on How to Emotionally Detach from Heated Situations 0:49:28 - Dealing with Vets who use Vet Status to excuse bad behavior. 0:58:51 - Default Aggressive in Jiu Jitsu. Streets, Competition, and Training 1:12:31 - Does Complac...

Jan 06, 20171 hr 33 min

54: How to Lead and Command Ultimate Respect. With the "Armed Forces Officer Manual"

0:00:00 - Opening "Uneasy Lies the head who wears the crown..." 0:09:27 - "The Armed Forces Officer" Military Manual 1950 Version (Limited) Critical Elements: Nobody's Perfect, Bragging Rights for Hard work, Unselfishness commands Loyalty, Write Well / Speak Well, Humility, Physical Conditioning, Empower Others. 3:05:18 - The Take-away 3:07:18 - Cool Internet, Onnit, Amazon , JockoStore stuff along with Muster 002 and Jocko White Tea info. 3:27:08 - Final Thoughts and Gratitude Support this podc...

Dec 28, 20163 hr 29 min

Christmas 1914

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

Dec 25, 201617 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, 20163 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, 20162 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, 20162 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 Activities 1:50:54 - ...

Nov 23, 20162 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. 2:10:40 - Closing Gra...

Nov 16, 20162 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. 2:03:53 - Dope inte...

Nov 02, 20162 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, 20162 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, 20162 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, 20161 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, 20162 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, 20161 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 "dominant alpha Team...

Sep 21, 20162 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, 20162 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, 20161 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 group from other lea...

Aug 31, 20162 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, 20161 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. Support...

Aug 10, 20162 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, 20162 hr 50 min
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