Mindset & Resilience Episodes
This category emphasizes developing a strong mindset and building resilience, sharing strategies for overcoming adversity and maintaining high morale in both personal and professional contexts.
70
April 11, 2017
70: Overcoming Unspeakable Darkness. Protecting Children. How to Support a Military Spouse. Living a GOOD Life. With Iris Gardner
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:32 - Intro to Iris Gardner. 0:23:40 - Sexual Assault--First incident as a child. 0:39:59 - Tips to prevent abuse. Why it's hard to come forward. 0:51:16 - Iris growing up with her abuser. 1:01:24 - Resulting relationships, the wrong path, and more Darkness. 1:13:11 - Bouncing back. The beginning. 1:26:50 - Being a Military Wife - Emotional Independence, and tips to be have a successful relationship. 1:47:12 - How to Live a Happy Life after Abuse. 1:57:00 - Jocko's...
68
March 25, 2017
68: Inauthentic Extreme Ownership, Excessive Self-Blaming, The Grammar Nazi, Loyalty in Marriage and Service, Jiu Jitsu VS Boxing for 7 y/o, Artificial Intelligence Soldiers.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:56 - Working out EVERY DAY? 0:27:31 - What's better for a 7 y/o boy? Boxing, or Jiu Jitsu? And Why? 0:37:12 - How to prepare for Podcasts. Focus for Max Benefit. 0:46:30 - Inauthentic Extreme Ownership and Excessive Self-Blaming. 0:54:04 - Why Literature is good degree to pursue, and the importance of Language. 1:07:00 - Future Robots Soldiers in the Future. The Threat Artificial Intelligence. 1:12:56 - Effectiveness of Jocko's Favorite Submission Holds (Jiu Jitsu)....
67
March 21, 2017
67: "Company Commander": Important Lessons Directly from WW2
0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:45 - Lessons from 2:02:18 - Support, Cool , , stuff, with and . , , and 2:41:31 - Closing Gratitude
66
March 14, 2017
66: Gen. HR McMaster's Tactical/Strategic Lessons Learned from his War Fighting Experience. Liars, Defending Bad Leaders, Jiu Jitsu Strength, & Dealing w/ The Grind
0:00:00 - Opening/Gen. HR McMaster's account in the First Gulf War. The Battle of 73 Easting. Tactical & Strategic lessons learned. 0:57:23 - The 4 Fallacies of Warfare. 1:24:50 - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS from the interwebs. 1:24:56 -...
65
March 6, 2017
65: What to Carry to Be Prepared for Battle and Life: With Leif Babin
0:00:00 - Opening . 0:05:30 - Weapons & Equipment we carried in Ramadi. 0:1230 - A hard lesson with Over-packing Equipment for Patrol. 0:28:04 - Training for adversity. 0:39:57 - How Adversity Training Payed off in Ramadi. 0:47:12 - Heat, Stink,...
64
Feb. 28, 2017
64: The Value and Cost of Real Freedom. "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid", With Andy Stumpf
0:00:00 - Opening: "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid" 0:08:48 - Intro to Andy Stumpf 0:18:04 - New Guy at the SEAL Teams 0:22:18 - Deployments 0:26:38 - September 11th / Learning through experience. 0:40:49 - Iraq, Afghanistan, and Getting shot. 1:00:12 - Recovered and Getting Back After it. 1:23:02 - Andy's Retirement and Life after the Teams. SEAL Foundation, Base Jumping. 1:40:13 - Support, Cool Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). E...
62
Feb. 14, 2017
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
61
Feb. 7, 2017
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 t...
60
Feb. 1, 2017
60: The Importance of Standing Up Against Evil, and its Heavy Cost. "The Rape of Nanking"
0:00:00 - Opening 0:14:06 - (Unspeakable Darkness) 1:15:21 - 1:58:25 - Lessons from the books. Your Reality VS. Actual Reality. 2:12:01 - How to Get in the GAME. Support Stuff. , , stuff, with and . Jocko's Kids Book--, and ...
58
Jan. 16, 2017
58: Overcoming Regrets of a Wasted Life, How to Maximize Morale, Aligning Goals Up the Chain
0:00:00 - Opening: 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...
57
Jan. 10, 2017
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
56
Jan. 6, 2017
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 - Frustrati...
55
Jan. 6, 2017
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...
53
Dec. 14, 2016
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,
52
Dec. 7, 2016
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. -
51
Nov. 29, 2016
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
49
Nov. 15, 2016
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 -
48
Nov. 8, 2016
48: “I Fought With Custer”, How Ego can Kill You, Avoid the Slippery Slope
0:00:00 - Opening / "I Fought With Custer" by Charles Windolph 1:47:17 - Thoughts and Take-aways 1:54:51 - Cool Internet, Onnit, Amazon, JockoStore stuff 2:10:31 - Closing Thanks Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
47
Nov. 1, 2016
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....
46
Oct. 26, 2016
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. -
44
Oct. 11, 2016
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. -
41
Sept. 20, 2016
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,
40
Sept. 13, 2016
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....
39
Sept. 7, 2016
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