Explaining the Why to Your Kids with Jocko Willink
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Jocko Willink is a decorated, retired U.S. Navy Seal Officer, the author of several books, two of which include Extreme Ownership and Dichotomy of Leadership. He is the co-founder of Echelon Front, where he is a leadership instructor, speaker, and executive coach.
Jocko has spent twenty years in the U.S. Navy Seal Teams, starting as an enlisted SEAL and rising through the ranks to become a SEAL officer. As Commander of SEAL Team 3's Task Unit "Bruiser" during the Battle of Ramadi, he orchestrated SEAL operations that helped the ready-first brigade of the U.S. Army's first armored division to bring stability to the violent war-torn city. Task Unit "Bruiser" became the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraqi war.
Jocko returned from Iraq to serve as an officer in charge of training for all West Coast SEAL teams. There, he spearheaded the development of leadership training and personally instructed and mentored the next generation of SEAL leaders who have continued to perform with great success on the battlefield.
During his career, Jocko Willink was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and numerous other personal and unit awards. In 2010, he retired from the Navy and launched Echelon Front with Leif Babin, where he teaches the leadership principles he learned on the battlefield to help others lead and win. Clients include individuals, teams, companies, and organizations across a wide range of industries and fields.
Today, we are going to be talking about how Jocko takes charge of his team and family by applying the same tools in both aspects of his life. He's also going to be talking about why it's critical to distance yourself from chaos, mayhem, and our own emotions to make rational decisions. He's going to talk about how even though you may not know the right course of action for your kids, you shouldn't force decisions on them. Finally, Jocko says you must explain to your kids the why behind everything you ask of them.
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| 0:00.0 | We are men, we are warriors, we are dads, dads with a purpose, dads with an edge. |
| 0:10.6 | We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.8 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.6 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:28.1 | Our kids are not going to be who we want them to be. |
| 0:31.9 | They're going to be who they are, Jaco Willink. |
| 0:35.5 | Gentlemen, welcome to the dad edge podcast. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this show. |
| 0:42.0 | Hope you guys are doing well. |
| 0:43.4 | And yes, that was a quote from my guest today, Jaco Willink. |
| 0:48.6 | And I got to tell you guys, I'm really excited to share this show. |
| 0:53.0 | This is a replay of a recording that we did a few years back. |
| 0:57.4 | And the reason I've been doing some of these replays, if you guys have been following |
| 1:00.2 | the show for any amount of time, we're in a season right now where I am replaying the |
| 1:04.7 | top 15 shows of all time. |
| 1:07.5 | I've been podcasting now for almost seven years. |
| 1:09.9 | I have nearly 800 shows under my belt and I've gotten countless requests from the audience |
| 1:16.3 | asking me, what are the top shows? |
| 1:19.3 | What are the shows that have been downloaded the most? |
| 1:21.1 | What have been the most valuable? |
| 1:23.2 | And today, I'm happy to say no surprise that Jaco was definitely won in the top 15 shows. |
| 1:31.5 | He's actually the third, third top most downloaded show. |
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