Jocko Podcast Book Club discussion

Jocko Discussed:

Reviewed 2 corrective action letters.
-Manipulation/influence
-Adversarial relationships
-Believe
-Speaking to people
-Humility
-Burden of command
-Ego
-Checking in with ourselves to be sure we are being honest with ourselves.

Questions:
-What drove you to become an English Major? (Shakespeare!!)
-How do you deal with DOMS and how does it affect your Jiu Jitsu?
-What is your writing process, how do you deal with blocks and creative breakthroughs?
-Struggling with focus, Could you say more?
-What do you eat?
-Thoughts on Richard Marcinko and Henry Rollins?

Closing Monolouge:
Having high expectations of people and elevating them.

Books Mentioned: Rogue Warrior by Richard Marcinko

Music: Black Flag, Henry Rollins - Life Time (album)



"The only person you can control is you. You, and that's what you've got to focus on...you."
~Jocko

Please post your thoughts on Jocko's commentary of the letters or your thoughts on the overall episode.

I only knew a little about Marcinko before this. He sounds interesting, think I'll need to read that book
*book wishlist strains under the weight*
I took some of Jocko's comments as gently critical of Rollins for acting like a soldier but not being one.

I agree with rubthemtogether on the comments about Henry Rollins. I laughed really hard when Jocko called him a result of his career... that choice of words just struck me as funny.
But the first part of the podcast where he gives two examples of how he gave constructive criticism to two SEAL team leaders who were in training was very interesting. Parts made me laugh even though it wasn't meant to be funny. The direct and blunt statements were funny to me because in my field those are the types of things I've wanted to say to people but I have been encouraged to "soften the blow". Obviously I'm not working in a life or death situation, but sometimes you have people in companies who are negative and divisive and can bring a group of hard working people down. I appreciated this part of the podcast. It gave me some insight into how to deal with certain types of people as well as confirmed some things I have been thinking.