Personal Growth Episodes
In-depth discussions that tackle modern challenges while providing practical advice and insights for both personal and professional development.
Oct. 22, 2021
Jocko Underground: Top 10 Signs That Someone is Lying. Improving Attitudes. Working With Personal Friends
Top 10 signs someone is lying. How to improve morale. How to improve writing and communication skills. Working around favoritism. Learning from mentors. Working around injuries.. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 20, 2021
304: How NOT to Lead. The Psychology of Military Incompetence Pt.2
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:51 - On The Psychology of Military Incompetence. 2:33:17 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:49:05 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 12, 2021
303: Always Look for New Information. The Psychology of Military Incompetence.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:44 - On The Psychology of Military Incompetence. Norman Dixon. 2:28:21 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:51:59 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 7, 2021
Jocko Underground: Value In Getting in a Street Fight and Losing? Dating Girls and Emotions. Guns For Home Defense.
Is There Value In Getting in a Street Fight and Losing? Guns for home defense. Dating and Emotions. Krill oil. Joining the military vs College first? Toxic leaders who poison morale and attitudes. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 23, 2021
Jocko Underground: Society, Advertising, etc, Appeals to Our Desire For Immediate Gratification. How to Stay Ambitious.
Society, Advertising, etc appeals to our weakest desires of immediate gratification. Getting better at oral exams. Labor shortages. Stepping up to lead in a toxic environment. Questionable Jiu Jitsu places? How to stay ambitious. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 21, 2021
300: War is a Racket
Insane profits from war. Smedley Butler. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:21:22 - War is a Racket 2:17:39 - Final thoughts. 2:24:02 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:41:08 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 17, 2021
Jocko Underground: Are We Raising Soft Kids? Good Samaritan VS A Snitch. The Single Most Difficult Time.
Are we raising soft kids? What's the single most difficult task/event? Fixing a family relationship that may be unfixable. Doing the right thing VS Being a snitch. Things not under your control. Homeschooling kids and teaching leadership qualities. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 9, 2021
Jocko Underground: Jealousy and Insecurity. Break Ups. Control Rowdy Kids. Using Influential Words.
Jealousy and Insecurity. Break ups. Controlling your kids. Using the right words for influence. Choosing between kids and self-improvement. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 13, 2021
Jocko Underground: You Are NOT Right, So Don't Act Like It. How to Get Treated Like a "Man" and Not A "Kid". Keeping Emotions In Check At Home.
You Are not "right" so stop acting like it. Help getting through a death in the family. Keeping emotions in check at home. Tips for enduring the heat during physical work. Don Frye VS Wanderlei Silva in (in their prime). A hypothetical. How to deal with being treated like the "kid" in a group. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 6, 2021
Jocko Underground: Claustrophobia. How To Get a Strong Mentor. Entrepreneurship Advice. Should a Competition be Equal For All Players?
Claustrophobia Finding a strong mentor. Food quality vs food quantity. Advice on Starting a business. Should I take a promotion? Equality among competitors? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 28, 2021
292: The Secret to Life is Don't Quit. With Admiral Joe Maguire.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:05:34 - Admiral Joe Maguire 2:28:12 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:50:50 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 26, 2021
Jocko Underground: The MONSTER Study: The More You Tell Them, The More They Believe. How Do SF Guys Fair in a Street Fight? Being an Employee of a Scammer. The Apocalypse.
The Monster Study. SF Guys in a fight. How do they handle themselves? Pursuing Jiu Jitsu. Compete? Or not? My boss was caught scamming customers. Communications in the apocalypse. Managing life when you have an unexpected addition to the family. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 20, 2021
The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #18: How to Overcome The Struggles of Decentralized Command
You have to get use to delegating. Having trouble letting go of tasks. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 9, 2021
Jocko Underground: You're Not Realizing That You're OVER-Correcting. Motivation to Stay on THE PATH. Jiu Jitsu for Law Enforceament.
Avoid over-correcting. Smash through plateaus. Having trouble staying on THE PATH. Jiu Jitsu for Law Enforcement. Surfing. Should teens be wanting to join up? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 2, 2021
Jocko Underground: A 7 Year-Old Kid Killed by 27 Body Slams. Over-Stepping Mothers. Are You Leading By Example? Getting After it?
7 Year-Old killed by body slams. Dealing with a mother who micromanages how you run your family. Leading by example VS Making your team learn through a book. Fighting complacency. Can you Get After It it too much? Motivation for the will to fight a terminal disease. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 25, 2021
Jocko Underground: How to Never Get Frustrated... Ever. How to Find a Leadership Void and Stef Up Like A Champ. Money VS Passion.
Frustration Military and it's bureaucratic bullsh*t. How to fill a leadership void without jamming it up. Dealing with lack of confidence as a blue belt. Money vs passion. Bragging and showboating culture in a group. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 18, 2021
Jocko Underground: It's Not Working Because You're Over-correcting. Don't Let "The Path" Ruin Your Relationships. Dealing w/ Overbearing Co-workers.
Avoiding over-correction. How to. Don't let THE PATH ruin your relationships. Getting your wife into Jiu Jitsu. How to power through cognitively demanding tasks with little sleep. Complications and taking too much ownership. Is 13 years old too young for the power of Jiu Jitsu Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 11, 2021
Jocko Underground: Accepting Painful Reality. Alcoholic Spouse. The Most Helpful Thing a Wife Can Do.
Accepting a painful reality. How to control a rowdy bunch of 13 y/o. Dealing with an alcoholic spouse. When it clicks that you're on THE PATH. The most helpful thing a wife can do. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 4, 2021
Jocko Underground: Getting Humbled VS Getting Humiliated. Is Jocko a Celebrity? How to Make Leadership Fun. How to Properly Council Someone.
Opening: Getting Humbled VS Getting Humiliated. How to effectively council someone. Can you learn leadership too early? How to avoid injuries in Jiu Jitsu. How to make leadership and your team's environment fun. How does it feel for Jocko to be a celebrity? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 25, 2021
283: Taking Lessons From the Hardest Combat Imaginable, And Effectively Pass Them to Your People. Combat Lessons From WW2.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:49 - Combat Lessons 7, Rank in File in Combat. 1:27:19 - Final thoughts. 1:28:10 - How to stay on THE PATH. 1:47:46 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 21, 2021
Jocko Underground: The Political Climate-Are We Headed For Another Civil War in America? The Indirect Approach for the Win. The Fear of Blood?
The indirect approach wins. The direct approach loses. Are we headed for another civil war in America? Dealing with a poor superior. Dealing with the fear of blood. Jiu Jitsu: I may have a substandard academy and not know it. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 19, 2021
282: Never Say Die-Approach to Problems, Initiative, Total Self-reliance, Flexibility, and Improvisation. The Light Infantry.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:11:47:02 - Learning from the Light Infantry so we can take advantage. 1:33:30 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:35:38 - Support, and How to stay on THE PATH. 1:59:07 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 17, 2021
The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #17: Calculating How Often You Should Argue With The People Around You
How often is acceptable to push back on ideas you don't quite agree with up the chain. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 14, 2021
Jocko Underground: Learn From Others. Who Would Win In a Fight? Jocko Or Joe Rogan? Getting In Business With Your Spouse?
Learning from others. Jocko's process. Adjusting your delivery and tone for different personalities. Going Into Business with Your Spouse? Introducing Daughters to Sports. The Best way. When some of your team members don't take ownership right away? Who would win in a fight between Jocko and Joe Rogan? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content