Jocko Podcast 14: Ernst Junger, 'Storm of Steel'

• The person that is killing you is you
• Go forward into the fray
• Attack your objectives with mind, body and soul
• You must always have an open mind
• When in times of great trauma and pain, detach
• War is hell - be grateful you have not experienced it
• Go to war to win
• If you cannot control something, do not worry about it
• Be in control of all you can control
• Exercise seven days a week - let life bring you days off
• Take care of all your responsibilities - do not delegate, take ownership
• Choose the hard tasks - ones you do not want to do
• For someone to grow, they themselves have to do it and go through it
• "If you are to write, write 1,000 words a day" - John Willink
• Build the foundations first
• The written word is a very powerful tool
• Detach throughout the process - during the event
• The hard part is to notice the pull of emotion and chaos
• Ask yourself "What do I look or sound like right now?"
• Notice the signs in your body that you are losing detachment
• Nobody likes being evaluated or judged
• Remember you have natural defensive mechanisms; put your ego in check, then listen
• See criticism from their perspective
• Every criticism, big or small, is built on something - be aware of motives, but find the grain of truth
• Take the criticism, solve the problem
• Disciplined decisions create more disciplined decisions
• Do not let one bad day lead to more bad days
• Do not allow momentum to build the wrong way
• Be conscious of the tricks your primitive mind will play - "Do not be a sucker."
• The long-term benefits are the real benefits
• Discipline starts with waking up early
• It is the root of all good qualities
• It must be applied to all aspects of your life
• Discipline is doing what is right
• Do not break in the moment of truth - discipline will not allow it
• Discipline is your best friend - it will put you on your path. Your path to freedom
• When you make yourself better, you make the world better
• Get after it