654: Admiral William H. McRaven | That's So McRaven

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🗓️ 21 September 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Admiral William H. McRaven (@billmcraven) masterminded and executed the mission that brought down Osama bin Laden and is the author of Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World. "Opportunities, to me, are always the jobs that nobody else wants." -Admiral William H. McRaven The Cheat Sheet: What are the benefits to taking every day, as a Navy SEAL might say, "one evolution at a time?" What are the potential downfalls of having a 20-year plan? Why is taking advantage of opportunities more important than charting a course -- and how can we spot them? What are you proving when you're willing to take professional risks -- even when you don't succeed? What is the most important thing to understand about leadership? And so much more... Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/654/ Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Learn over 500 subjects (no tests or homework!) at The Great Courses Plus -- The Art of Charm listeners get one month free here! SmartMouth is the only activated oral rinse clinically proven to eliminate existing bad breath and prevent it from returning for a full twelve hours per rinse. Visit SmartMouth.com to get an in-depth, scientific analysis of how SmartMouth is able to deliver such incredible results! With Business Platinum from American Express, it's not about where you are, it's about where you want to take your business next. Explore the Power of The Business Platinum Card here! Rhone makes gear for the modern man who demands modern style, comfort, and quality. Click here or go to rhone.com and enter promo code CHARM at checkout to get 20% off your first purchase! You know James Altucher -- he's been on The Art of Charm, and Jordan's been on his show. We share a lot of similar guests, but we ask different questions. Check out The James Altucher Show here! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Certainly in my generation that will carve some time about you know the young kids and they just don't have the same morals
0:05.3	We did and they don't have the same sense of work ethic and I said well then you haven't spent much time around them
0:09.9	And we the United States of America are going to be in great hands with this generation
0:21.6	Welcome to the art of charm. I'm Jordan Harbinger and I'm here with producer Jason to Philipo
0:26.8	Today we'll be talking with Admiral William McRaven
0:29.8	You might know him either from his 2014 commencement speech which has gone crazy viral online
0:35.2	Or as the man who masterminded and executed the bin Laden mission
0:39.7	Today we'll discuss the types of mindsets and intensity it takes to succeed in an organization like the seal teams in the Navy
0:46.9	Uncover what we can take from military special operations forces and bring into our own lives and careers in order to stand out and
0:54.8	Learned what keeps a man who's seen it all up at nights in a post bin Laden world
1:00.4	This and a whole lot more on this episode of the art of charm Jason
1:04.4	This was such a good episode. I loved this. This was worth waking up at freaking 530 year whenever we get up today to do this
1:11.3	Yeah, we had our seal team moment this morning when it alarms going off before the sun comes up
1:16.2	Yeah, getting up at night before the sun is up. That's as far as I can make it in sealed training
1:21.7	This is a great episode really a lot of good stuff from Admiral McRaven a lot of off script
1:26.6	We didn't talk just about make your bed the end by you know
1:30.4	I really think we went beyond some of that stuff here and ask him some real questions and got some interesting answers about current events as well
1:37.0	So enjoy this episode with Admiral William McRaven
1:43.6	Sounds like you were cut from the right cloth from the beginning go
1:46.4	I mean first of all if I were going to name a naval officer and a seal in a Marvel comic action movie
1:51.7	You really couldn't do much better than the name McRaven. So
1:55.9	Right on the nose I think
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