Jocko Willink: "Become A Dangerous Man Others Respect" - Master Power, Influence & Discipline
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Published 2020-01-07
Retired Navy Seal, globally recognized leadership expert and author of one of the most empowering books ever, “Extreme Ownership”, Jocko Willink knows all about making an impact. And now he is finally on Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu! In this episode, Jocko Willink details his leadership principles and explains how to apply them. He also talks about building relationships and trust, understanding human nature, and learning to control your ego and emotions. And he even takes some time to share his newest undertaking, writing children’s books.
SHOW NOTES:
People asked how to apply leadership principles, so Jocko wrote his new book on tactics [2:07]
Jocko tells the war story of how he learned to take a step back and detach [4:38]
Jocko explains how he learned to avoid arrogance and to listen to people [8:48]
Jocko then explains how he learned that he doesn’t always need to be the leader [11:33]
Jocko advocates the importance of relationships and building trust [14:25]
Jocko asks questions instead of making statements when disagreements arise [19:43]
Jocko compares manipulation and leadership [23:14]
If you want to be a good leader, you need to understand human nature [29:01]
Jocko talks about why it’s so important to control your emotions [30:45]
Jocko advocates learning jiu jitsu to help you control your ego and emotions [32:29]
Jocko explains how to gain influence and respect [35:07]
Jocko and Tom talk about Jocko’s children’s books [36:21]
But seriously, if you’ve never checked out Jocko’s children’s books you really should [40:00]
Jocko and Tom discuss how to focus on improvement instead of talent [43:44]
Jocko talks about standing up to bullies [45:32]
Jocko shares the impact he wants to have on the world [49:01]
QUOTES:
“If I’m manipulating you, I’m trying to get you to do something that’s gonna benefit me. If I’m leading, I’m trying to get you to do something that’s gonna benefit you, that’s gonna benefit the team, and it’s gonna benefit the mission.” [24:47]
“It’s OK to be inexperienced as a leader. You can get through that as long as you’re humble, and you listen, and you take advice from other people. You should be able to do fine. No one expects you to know everything as a leader.” [9:07]
“When I look back at my career in the navy, in the seal team, just about every single thing that I ever did was through relationships.” [15:58]
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WEBSITE: jockopodcast.com/
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BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“Extreme Ownership”, “The Dichotomy of Leadership”, “Leadership Strategy and Tactics” amzn.to/2ExQQpj [1:58]
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All Comments (21)
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Alarm beeps at 04:30AM. Jocko: "DISCPLINE is FREEDOM!!"
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“If I’m manipulating you, I am trying to get you to do something that’s gonna benefit me. If I am leading you, I am trying to get you to do something that’s gonna benefit you, that’s gonna benefit the team, that’s gonna benefit the mission”
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Jocko...now that's a hero...not Football players,Basketball players nor your Hollyweird actors...Jocko the real deal!...God Bless him!
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The bottom line is the world needs more good leaders like Jocko.
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"Subordinate your ego" is a really great way to look at your relationship with your own ego. So it's a part of your 'team' (i.e. personality), but you have to keep it in check as a member of the team, not overriding the rest of the team
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Oh shit, I bet a lot of people have been waiting on this one!
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"I am not special ,I am just driven" David goggins
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Tom Bilyeu is amazing, across the interview I perceived him as a kid, the same look of a kid when he's trying to learn something, and amazed by the wisdom of master like Jocko Willink
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Finally, this happened
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I adore the homage Tom gives Jocko with his wardrobe selection. Appreciate how Tom's interview style has evolved...his guest is showcased like a jewel in the crown of his hospitality.
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Leadership is more about the right attitude than it is an assignment.
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There’s a golden nugget right at the beginning from Tom - “in no uncertain terms my success is in direct correlation to the number of books I’ve read”
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Tom, you have no idea how much I appreciate you. Always asking the important questions, like "how can the average guy apply this." You never let me down! Every time I think "ok how do I apply this", you ask it. Impact Theory is truly life changing. Such a blessing to have access to this gem of a series. Thank you so much.
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Wow! This was like a mastery crash course on leadership and life in general. What an episode! So much value.
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Jocko is a true leader. Appreciate that you had him on the show Tom.
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Wait, jocko isn’t really black and white?
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Tom your videos are helping me control my depression right now because I failed the first semester of nursing school but I can still go back and redo it. Watching your videos about failures and getting back up is motivating me to keep going forward. I'm going to be 53 in March and my clock is ticking. Soon I'll be too old and it's time for me to retire but I'm not letting that stop my goal of becoming a registered nurse. Thank you sir.
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His explenation on the difference between manipulation and leadership - PROFOUND!!! Definitely something most people need to be aware of 👌🏾💯
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Watching a 3 hr podcast with jocko and rogan , this 53 minutes just doesn’t do him justice ...such a bright and insightful man
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In 100 years “-Oh, books on strategy and discipline? -Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, D. Hackworth, Jocko Willink...” Actually even today we already say that.
