95. Why Extreme Ownership & Discipline Creates Extraordinary Leadership & Results | Navy SEAL Jocko Willink

The ONE Thing

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Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Building a lasting legacy requires learning how to succeed through others, but before you can do that, you have to show up as a leader. We have been looking at how to develop our own leadership skills, and what we've learned from today's guest, Jocko Willink, has blown our minds – so we want to share it with you. Jocko is the author of Extreme Ownership and a retired United States Navy SEAL commander (he was the commander of the titular sniper in the movie American Sniper). His stories will help shift your mindset about extreme ownership and discipline – and if you make these shifts, it will transform how you show up as a leader and your ability to deliver extraordinary results. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Imagine where you'll be in three months if you do this every day: – Before you go to bed, write down the critical things you need to do tomorrow. – Wake up early in the morning & exercise – Attack that list and get those things done. In this episode you will learn... [7:10] Why there are no bad teams – only bad leaders. [12:45] What it looks like when you enforce standards and take responsibility as a leader. [25:30] How you can communicate more effectively with your team, and ensure understanding. [29:40] How you can prioritize and execute (even in a stressful situation). [36:25] Why hitting the snooze button is killing your dreams (and the ONE power habit that has given Jocko the greatest benefit). [40:30] How you can take ownership of your day and control your emotions and outlook. [52:45] How you can implement extreme ownership in your life. AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! The Kick Ass Guide To Accountability Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY! Links & Tools From This Episode Listen to the Jocko Podcast Connect with Jocko: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual The Way of the Warrior Kid Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0	This is the One Thing podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.
0:09.2	My name is Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the one thing team.
0:14.0	I remember early on in my time with Gary Keller and
0:18.0	J. Papazan hearing Gary talk about what it takes
0:22.0	to truly build an empire.
0:24.0	It requires that you succeed through others,
0:28.0	which by definition means you have to show up as a leader
0:32.0	in order to succeed through others.
0:37.4	When you go down this rabbit hole,
0:38.9	you realize a lot of us will tell ourselves
0:41.3	a story that we are showing up as a leader and in reality, we are not.
0:48.2	We are not in those situations when something goes wrong and you feel yourself wanting to blame that person on your team.
0:55.9	When something is going wrong and you're saying, no, they knew that that's what they should be doing.
1:02.2	And you hear my language, they, they, they, not recognizing that,
1:05.0	not recognizing that standards without consequences
1:09.6	are merely suggestions.
1:11.0	Do you even know what your standards are?
1:14.8	Are you hyper clear on the vital things that you will draw a line in the sand?
1:20.4	These are the things that you must live, otherwise you do not earn the right to be in business with me.
1:27.1	Do your people know that? Could they recite it back to you? Do they understand what happens when that line is crossed.
1:36.4	There are so many ways that we can top grade
1:38.8	our performance as a leader as an empire builder.
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