69: The Real Top Gun. Battlefield, Work, and Life are Identical. With Elite Marine Fighter Pilot, David Berke.
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0:00:00 - Opening.
0:09:45 - Intro to Dave Berke.
0:21:11 - Officer Candidate School.
0:27:39 - Southern Watch.
0:31:01 - Top Gun selection.
0:38:49 - September 11th
0:45:08 - Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda.
0:47:33 - Training Officer at Top Gun.
1:08:27 - Forward Air Controller (FAC) Tour.
1:26:43 - Ramadi.
2:14:41 - Home Coming. Relationship. Pentagon. F-22 and F-35.
2:40:56 - Echelon Front transition.
2:52:54 - Green M&Ms, Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002
3:09:28 - Closing Thoughts and Gratitude.
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.
March 29, 2017Podcast Episodes
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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).
1:15:04 - Dealing with Push-Back from your team early in the plan.
1:22:28 - Opinions on leadership training West Point and other service Academies.
1:27:39 - Advantages and disadvantages of body types in Special Operations Forces.
1:30:26 - Dealing with emotions and being "hangry" when fasting.
1:44:16 - Difficulty learning Jiu Jitsu VS learning Wrestling.
2:05:42 - Loyalty in marriage to another Service Member. Loyalty to service vs. loyalty at home.
2:15:43 - Specific places and times to reflect on fallen comrades.
2:22:17 - Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002
2:44:45 - Closing Gratitude.
67: "Company Commander": Important Lessons Directly from WW2
March 22, 2017Podcast Episodes
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0:00:00 - Opening
0:09:45 - Lessons from Charles MacDonald, "Company Commander"
2:02:18 - Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002
2:41:31 - Closing Gratitude
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
March 15, 2017Podcast Episodes
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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 - Should you defend bad leaders to your men?
1:40:05 - How to avoid taking things too personally.
1:51:51 - Using too much strength in Jiu Jitsu. Training for better technique.
2:01:54 - What to do when someone lies, betrays trust, or "destroys" you.
2:15:12 - Direct Attack and Indirect Attack strategies.
2:17:21 - Dealing with the Daily Grind Struggle.
2:27:49 - Suggestions on how to actually employ Extreme Ownership and Discipline.
2:30:42 - Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002
2:58:04 - Closing Gratitude
65: What to Carry to Be Prepared for Battle and Life: With Leif Babin
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0:00:00 - Opening "The Things They Carried", by Tim O'Brien.
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, and Moon Dust in Ramadi.
1:03:16 - The Strain of Being in Battle: Physical and Mental.
1:23:57 - How Complacency can Creep in And Kill.
1:36:50 - Reflecting on The Muster 001, and Thoughts on Upcoming Muster 002.
1:50:38 - 1:40:13 - Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book), (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid, and The Muster002
2:22:18 - Closing Gratitude
New JOCKO PODCAST Episode is Up.
64: The Value and Cost of Real Freedom. "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid", With Andy Stumpf
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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, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002
1:51:59 - Closing Gratitude
63: Through The Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam, with Colonel William Reeder, US Army Pilot, Vietnam POW
February 22, 2017Podcast Episodes
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0:00:00 - Opening
0:05:46 - Intro to Bill Reeder "Through The Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam"
0:09:35 - First Tour in Vietnam
0:15:23 - Second Tour in Vietnam
0:35:23 - The Crash
0:49:55 - The Capture
2:10:10 - Freedom from Capture
2:19:04 - Aftermath and the Take-Away
2:33:14 - Support, Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002
2:39:09 - Closing Gratitude
62: Battle Studies: Applying Ancient Combat Knowledge of Human Nature to Modern Leadership and Life
February 15, 2017Podcast Episodes
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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, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002
2:51:09 - Closing Gratitude.
61: Confronting People Who've Been Talking Behind Your Back. How to Deal with Anger Management Issues. Be Careful With Praise.
February 8, 2017Podcast Episodes
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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 Confront someone who has been talking behind your back.
1:11:43 - Support: Cool Onnit, JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes). Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002
1:49:35 - Closing Gratitude.