Default Aggressive with Carlos Mendez of Echelon Front - Part 1

Waste No Day: A Home Services Motivational Podcast

Brian Burton & Nate Minnich

Entrepreneurship, Business, Business:entrepreneurship

5.0 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Join us on the Waste No Day Podcast as we dive into the world of leadership with Carlos Mendez, a consultant at Echelon Front. Carlos teaches the Four Laws of Combat and emphasizes the importance of building relationships and detaching from emotions in leadership. Learn about being "default aggressive" and how to manage emotions in difficult situations. In addition, Carlos shares personal tips and reflects on his experiences in the Navy and SEAL teams. Take advantage of this episode filled with valuable insights for leaders in any field. Here's a breakdown of what to expect in this episode: The Four Laws of Combat and Echelon Front's approach to leadership Overcoming fear and the concept of being "default aggressive" Importance of personal protective equipment, relationship building, and risk reduction Lessons learned from Hell Week and their applicability to leadership in challenging situations Tips for managing emotions and avoiding emotional outbursts and reflecting on personal experiences And so much more! About Carlos Mendez: Carlos is a former Navy SEAL who started his Naval career as a medic with the Marines, where he completed two deployments. Upon completing BUD/s, he was assigned to SEAL Team One. He served as the medic, primary sniper, and point man and completed deployments to Southeast Asia, Iraq, Central America, and Afghanistan. Carlos then served under Jocko as the lead instructor in teaching Close Quarter Combat for all the West Coast SEAL Teams. During his time there, Carlos was chosen for the prestigious Seaman to Admiral Program through which the SEAL Teams cut the member away to complete their undergrad degree and return as an officer. Former recipients of this award include Jocko Willink and Jonny Kim. Connect with Carlos Mendez on… Website: https://echelonfront.com/carlos-mendez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-mendez-e/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlos_mendez_246/?hl=en Connect with Waste No Day! Website: https://www.wastenoday.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064230695791 Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/waste-no-day-a-plumbing-hvac-and/id1543265737 Tiktok: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmdBUSQcb_UtbqcYYaI6tcg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rlvUXGWcRVpsTiVl6BR2m?si=oqkEIIf5Qdyh4CcAuSXATQ

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0:00.0	I talk about my stepdad work ethic. I'll tell you what, that man is probably the hardest working man I've ever met in my life. He gave me these huge projects, you know, which as a kid, you think are really big. So, for example, he'd say, hey, you're going to do the entire irrigation system for the yard. I'm like 10, 11 years old. I'm like, okay. So he's like, here's a pick and shovel,
0:21.3	and he would just spray paint everything. He's like, here's, here's the holes. I need to dig,
0:24.8	and I need them to be so, so deep and so wide. And he's like, go. And as a kid, you know, I'm looking at all this spray paint all over this huge yard, and I'm like, never going to finish. Welcome to the Waste No Day podcast, a podcast specifically for and about the home services industry as it relates to plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical.
0:48.9	More than a podcast, Waste No Day is a credo, a determination, a mindset.
0:54.5	It is a never-ending discipline. It is a never-ending discipline.
0:56.6	It is a refuse to lose pursuit.
0:59.1	It is a wake-up call every morning to waste no day.
1:03.1	Now here's your host, Brian Burton and Nate Minnick.
1:19.4	Hello. Hey, welcome to another episode of the Waste No Day podcast, your host, Nate and Brian hanging out with you on this fine new day, and we are super excited to launch the first part
1:24.2	of a two-part episode with our man Carlos Mendez. Former Navy SEAL and now
1:31.3	trainer with Eshlan Front. It is going to be a blast of a conversation. We're going to be
1:35.4	talking with him about the idea of being default aggressive and a lot more on that idea later on.
1:42.3	But for now, we're going to break down some of these concepts ourselves
1:45.5	before we get started, and we're going to turn to Brian for our quote.
1:49.6	Stop thinking about it.
1:51.5	Stop dreaming about it.
1:57.7	Stop researching every aspect of it.
2:00.7	Start doing it.
2:02.2	Take that first step and make it happen.
2:04.9	Get after it.
2:06.5	An aggressive mindset should be the default setting of any leader.
2:11.3	Default aggressive.
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