Jocko Podcast 2: David Hackworth, 'About Face'

• When you are starting to slip, remember “No f**king slack”
• Mental toughness is not just one thing
• Overcoming weakness can lead to your full potential
• What you need to do to get out of your downward spiral is often obvious, but not easy
• Build on top of little disciplines
• Mentally detach and recognise the opportunity in the difficulty/struggle
• Power naps are great to improve alertness and productivity - take an elevated feet 8 min power nap
• If you want to wake up earlier, you have to go to bed earlier
• Do not worry about anyone else - they are jealous
• You are the one looking for approval
• If you are letting others holding you back it is your fault - take ownership and move on
• Leadership is not something to bullet-ise - it is a constant learning process
• Task Condition Standard: here is the task, here are the involved conditions, here are the standards required and no music, no TV, no distractions
• You have to prioritise then execute
• Make a list of things you need to do in order of priority and schedule time to execute tasks
• Get after it