goodlisten

Episode

#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
listen on Spotify
1:22:30
Published: Wed Sep 21 2016
Description

"Don't count on motivation; count on discipline." - Jocko Willink Jocko Willink (@jockowillink) is one of the scariest human beings imaginable. He is a lean 230 pounds. He is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu expert who used to tap out 20 Navy SEALs per workout. He is a legend in the Special Operations world. His eyes look through you more than at you. Jocko spent 20 years in the US Navy and commanded SEAL Team 3's task unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated special operations unit in the Iraq War. Upon returning to the US, Jocko served as the officer in charge of training for all West Coast SEAL teams, designing and implementing some of the most challenging and realistic -- and perhaps psychotic -- combat training in the world (his words, not mine). After retiring from the Navy, he co-founded Echelon Front, a leadership and management consulting company and authored the number one New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How US Navy SEALs Lead and Win. Jocko did his first interview ever with me (find it here), and it took the Internet by storm. Now he joins us for round two to answer the questions you've been asking. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Show notes and links for this episode can be found at www.fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. This episode is brought to you by Headspace, the world's most popular meditation app (with more than 4,000,000 users). It's used in more than 150 countries, and many of my closest friends swear by it. Try Headspace's free Take10 program-- 10 minutes of guided meditation a day for 10 days. It's like a warm bath for your mind. Meditation doesn't need to be complicated or expensive, and it's had a huge impact on my life. Try Headspace for free for a few days and see what I mean. This podcast is also brought to you by Wealthfront. Wealthfront is a massively disruptive (in a good way) set-it-and-forget-it investing service led by technologists from places like Apple. It has exploded in popularity in the last two years and now has more than $2.5B under management. Why? Because you can get services previously limited to the ultra-wealthy and only pay pennies on the dollar for them, and it's all through smarter software instead of retail locations and bloated sales teams. Check out wealthfront.com/tim, take their risk assessment quiz, which only takes 2-5 minutes, and they'll show you -- for free -- exactly the portfolio they'd put you in. If you want to just take their advice and do it yourself, you can. Well worth a few minutes to explore: wealthfront.com/tim.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chapters
Tim Ferriss discusses his popular "Five Bullet Friday" email newsletter, which features five bullet points of the coolest things he's found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, and more.
00:00 - 00:49 (00:49)
listen on Spotify
Tim Ferriss
Summary

Tim Ferriss discusses his popular "Five Bullet Friday" email newsletter, which features five bullet points of the coolest things he's found that week, including apps, books, documentaries, and more.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Former Navy SEAL commander, Jocko Willink, returns for a round two interview with Tim Ferris on leadership, discipline, and strategies for overcoming doubt.
00:49 - 08:43 (07:53)
listen on Spotify
Jocko Willink
Summary

Former Navy SEAL commander, Jocko Willink, returns for a round two interview with Tim Ferris on leadership, discipline, and strategies for overcoming doubt. Willink is a highly decorated special operations unit commander and author of "Extreme Ownership."

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Joe Rogan shares how he looks for insight into human nature while reading and highlights a few war books that have given him a frame of reference for leadership lessons such as "With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge and "About Face" by Colonel David Hackworth.
08:43 - 16:41 (07:57)
listen on Spotify
Leadership
Summary

Joe Rogan shares how he looks for insight into human nature while reading and highlights a few war books that have given him a frame of reference for leadership lessons such as "With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge and "About Face" by Colonel David Hackworth.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Veterans possess leadership, problem-solving, and disciplined skills that are valuable assets in any industry.
16:41 - 27:35 (10:53)
listen on Spotify
Veterans
Summary

Veterans possess leadership, problem-solving, and disciplined skills that are valuable assets in any industry. They can find a wide range of job opportunities in the private sector, non-profit organizations or start their enterprises.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Jocko Willink speaks on the importance of American resources and how it has helped in liberating countries and providing foreign aid around the world.
27:35 - 41:21 (13:46)
listen on Spotify
American Resources
Summary

Jocko Willink speaks on the importance of American resources and how it has helped in liberating countries and providing foreign aid around the world. He also discusses the importance of humility and communication when it comes to leadership up the chain of command in law enforcement.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Extreme Ownership Muster is a leadership event about combat leadership happening in San Diego, California on October 20th-21st where the fundamental principles of combat leadership and how to apply them on the battlefield, in business and in life will be taught.
41:21 - 53:28 (12:06)
listen on Spotify
leadership
Summary

The Extreme Ownership Muster is a leadership event about combat leadership happening in San Diego, California on October 20th-21st where the fundamental principles of combat leadership and how to apply them on the battlefield, in business and in life will be taught. Common weaknesses of businesses include departments not working together, unclear communication, too much or too little micromanagement, and taking on too many projects at the same time.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast episode offers advice for those having a hard time in the military, suggesting they embrace and relish the hard moments, focus on discipline instead of motivation and to "be aggressive" to mitigate risk on the battlefield.
53:28 - 1:00:20 (06:52)
listen on Spotify
Military
Summary

This podcast episode offers advice for those having a hard time in the military, suggesting they embrace and relish the hard moments, focus on discipline instead of motivation and to "be aggressive" to mitigate risk on the battlefield.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
In this podcast episode, a military veteran talks about the reality of war and killing, including the dehumanization of enemies and the unfortunate and inevitable killing of innocent people during war.
1:00:20 - 1:09:47 (09:26)
listen on Spotify
War
Summary

In this podcast episode, a military veteran talks about the reality of war and killing, including the dehumanization of enemies and the unfortunate and inevitable killing of innocent people during war.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The author of the article says that jiu-jitsu teaches leadership and life lessons.
1:09:50 - 1:16:00 (06:10)
listen on Spotify
Sports
Summary

The author of the article says that jiu-jitsu teaches leadership and life lessons.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Wealthfront is a low-cost automated investing service which offers normally unattainable tools like tax loss harvesting and dividend reinvestment with $0 commissions and account fees.
1:16:00 - 1:21:08 (05:07)
listen on Spotify
Wealthfront
Summary

Wealthfront is a low-cost automated investing service which offers normally unattainable tools like tax loss harvesting and dividend reinvestment with $0 commissions and account fees. Tim Ferriss is a high profile investor promoting Wealthfront to his listeners.

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
Improve your life in just 10 minutes a day with guided meditation through the Headspace app, which has more than 4 million users, and offers a free 10-day program called "Take 10".
1:21:08 - 1:22:22 (01:14)
listen on Spotify
Meditation
Summary

Improve your life in just 10 minutes a day with guided meditation through the Headspace app, which has more than 4 million users, and offers a free 10-day program called "Take 10".

Episode
#187: Jocko Willink on Discipline, Leadership, and Overcoming Doubt
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show