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.
Aug. 11, 2025
Jocko Underground: My Career Choice is Haunting Me
>Join Jocko Underground< My Career Choice is Haunting Me. A Woman may be holding you back from your dreams. Insulted by my hypocritical coworker. How to handle this situation. Family member is jamming up the family business. Didn't get the promotion and you really thought you were. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 4, 2025
Jocko Underground: Easy Fix for People Playing Games In a Relationship.
>Join Jocko Underground< Easy Fix for People Playing Games In a Relationship. How do I carry on knowing how life is for me.. Pull-ups. Is There value when you get older? My kid's new Jiu Jitsu instructor is causing it not to be fun anymore. Good resume, but struggling to get a job. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 30, 2025
001 Jocko Manual: Switch From Auto To Manual.
>Join Jocko Underground< Stop living your life on auto pilot. Make conscious decisions. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 28, 2025
Jocko Underground: Is Your Job Security Joyless? | What Changes after Marriage?
>Join Jocko Underground< Should you leave a secure job that you don't like? Staying on the path when your family depends on you. What actually changes after you get married. Getting called out for an email, or something you wanted to be private. Higher ups treating the front line workers poorly because of race. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 23, 2025
500: We Choose To Live.
>Join Jocko Underground< (Live in Chicago) Jocko Podcast 500 marks a major milestone—nearly 10 years of leadership, war stories, personal growth, and hard truths. In this powerful live episode recorded at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, Jocko Deeply personal reflection on the realities of war, the weight of leadership, and the power of choice. From recounting the harrowing cost of combat to the enduring bonds between team mates, Stories of fallen teammates, personal battles with grief, and the less...
July 21, 2025
Jocko Underground: Training VS Preparation for The Worst | What Non-drinkers Have in Common.
>Join Jocko Underground< How should I train to prepare for the worst conditions? How to react to others bad-mouthing someone you are close to. How to handle suspicious business partner behavior. Moderating people who are feuding. What do Sober people have in common? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 16, 2025
499: Squelch The Noise. Disciplined Frameworks to Avoid Manipulation.
>Join Jocko Underground< How overreacting to headlines, battlefield reports, or business setbacks creates unnecessary panic and poor decision-making. Using the analogy of a “squelch” button on military radios, he explains the need to filter noise, assess information logically, and avoid emotional responses. Leaders must detach, gather reliable intel, and act with calm deliberation. From combat to media consumption, Jocko emphasizes processing input through disciplined frameworks to avoid manipul...
July 14, 2025
Jocko Underground: Getting Over Tragedy | Get Out Of Your Slump and Crush It.
>Join Jocko Underground< Staying strong and grieving to get over tragedy. In a slump after a big failure. Finding a new mission to crush life. Facing your traumatic past from family members. Why are pull-ups even important? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 9, 2025
498: Regardless of the Distractions, You Know What To Do. Do It.
>Join Jocko Underground< >Explore Jocko Store< Exploring deeper themes from the Marine Corps Institute’s Leadership Credo. Leadership isn’t about rank—it’s about earning trust through action. True leadership requires understanding human will, stress, fear, and mission focus. The will to fight is central in combat—and in life. Emotional control, both personally and within teams, determines success or failure. Jiu-jitsu parallels are drawn to show how will, not just skill, defines performance. Lea...
July 7, 2025
Jocko Underground: Blast Past Old Mistakes and Get Respect at Work
>Join Jocko Underground< Getting past your past mistakes to get back on the track to excellence. My woman brings me stress and refuses to change. Lets talk about people who claim to be progressive, but disparage the troops. What to do if you ruined your reputation in a certain community. If you are anti-social media, listen to this last one. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 30, 2025
Jocko Underground 171: Does Jiu Jitsu Ruin More Lives Than It Saves??
>Join Jocko Underground< Does Jiu Jitsu ruin more lives than it saves? Does "Playing The Game" cause you to lose the edge? Is being a cheater in the past, a Red-Flag for the future? When superiors go off-script. How to recover from a damaging outburst. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 23, 2025
Jocko Underground: It's Not Real. Getting Others Over Fear.
Getting your child (and others, including yourself) over fear. More valuable tools for getting over a break-up and crushing forward. Being someone you can be proud of. Managing adrenaline dumps, nervousness, and high-stress situations. Embracing responsibility to get to the next level. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 18, 2025
495: Look. Is Your "Check Engine" Light On? . With Human Performance Specialist, Rob Wilson.
>Join Jocko Underground< Get "Check Engine Light", by Rob Wilson >> HERE Rob Wilson is a Human Performance Specialist with over twenty years of manual therapy, coaching, and education experience. Rob's work spans a variety of avenues in the field of health and human performance. This includes multiple trademarks, the creation of global seminars and curriculums, and the research, development and implementation of best practices in human performance. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.co...
June 9, 2025
Jocko Underground: The Challenges In Life Can Be Hard. Very Hard. How To Strategize.
>Join Jocko Underground< Strategizing life with a special needs child. Advice for how to handle a parent with Dementia and aggressive issues. Keeping an effective workout schedule with a new child. When your team grows, relationships may not be as strong? Where to draw the line between hard training and pointless risk of injury. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 2, 2025
Jocko Underground: Full Transparency is a Violation of Privacy.
>Join Jocko Underground< Full transparency vs. "need to know". How to capitalize on a negative person. How do you give ownership to someone who is not as good as you? Extreme Ownership with creative people??? How do you stay humble when you're a superior person in life? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 27, 2025
Jocko Underground: Are You Doing Too Much? How Do You Even Know?
>Join Jocko Underground< What is considered too much physical activity? Should I abandon my safe life to pursue my dream life? As as older person, what should your life's mission become? How to better retain information while learning Jiu Jitsu. How to easily deal with people with strong personalities. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 19, 2025
Jocko Underground: Getting Old and Hurt. The New Standard.
>Join Jocko Underground< For the FULL EPISODE. The new standard as we get old and injured. What to do when a loved one seems to be slowly giving up on life. Dealing with neighbors crossing social boundaries. How to deal with a gym rival. What to do when you hate your parent and can't forgive. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 14, 2025
490: Accept All Challenges Involved. With Travis Barnes
>Join Jocko Underground< After 9/11, Travis Barnes enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, driven by duty and purpose. He endured grueling training, served three combat tours in Iraq, and rose to Sergeant in a Recon unit, surviving IEDs and earning multiple commendations. After suffering traumatic brain injury and PTSD, he returned home, went to law school, and found healing through discipline — this time in crafting whiskey. In 2014, alongside his wife Hilary, he founded Hotel Tango, named in honor ...
May 12, 2025
Jocko Underground: When Someone is Gate-Keeping and Preventing your Success.
>Join Jocko Underground< What to do if a superior is gate-keeping. Relationship decisions based on a pessimistic future. People are saying I'm to blunt and abrasive. Managing negative external influences on your family. I have a good life, but I still want to join the military. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 7, 2025
489: A Man Can Be Made To Do Exactly Anything. The Dark Truth About Brainwashing.
>Join Jocko Underground< Jocko Podcast 489 explores the power of thought control, the vulnerability of the human mind, and historical brainwashing techniques. Jocko and Echo discuss a declassified 1956 CIA document on psychological manipulation, drawing from Korean War POW cases and Soviet tactics to show how beliefs and values can be deeply altered. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 30, 2025
488: If You Leap Into a Well Don't Count Anyone To Pull You Out. The Hunn-Beating Proverbs Pt. 2
> Join Jocko Underground < The Hunn-Beating Proverb book. Pt. 2. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 28, 2025
Jocko Underground: I'm Looking For Purpose In Life.
>Join Jocko Underground< What to do when you get promoted and you want to stay on good terms with your friends. How to know when someone is about to NOT take responsibility. Looking for purpose in life. I want to make a change, but I'm afraid to. The people you work with are slackers and too comfortable. How to capitalize on this. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 21, 2025
Jocko Underground: How Do You Measure Up Against You In Your Prime?
>Join Jocko Underground< How do you stack up to your self when you were in your prime? How to spread the principle of Extreme Ownership effectively. The results and benefits of hanging around Jocko for 10+ years. Get back on track with your spouse. Is there redemption for "bad" people? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 13, 2025
Jocko Underground: You Are Accepting Too Much Weakness.
>Join Jocko Underground< Don't accept the backslide. Get out of a depressive slump caused by tragedy. My wife/spouse seems to be slacking. What to do? The perfect example how to deal with a person who is chronically late. How to change physical training as you age. If at all. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content