How To Stay Humble - Jocko Willink

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Excerpt from JOCKOPODCAST 33

[pablodee]

Jocko, love what you said: “If your winning all the time, your goals aren’t high enough.”

[SavageFreddy]

"If you're living the right life, you will be humbled by it."

That's the key right there. When you aren't actually challenging yourself to get better, you're surrounded by ease, and you naturally decend into arrogance,

[chrisnat]

Stay humble by surrounding yourself with those better than you.

[nicknaylor]

Just my 2 cents: if you want to learn real humility, do something hard and surround yourself with people who are way better at it than you. I used to act like I was the smartest person in the world; I was arrogant, condescending, and frankly just plain mean to people I judged to be less than me. That is until I studied physics. I learned otherwise real quick. I got my degree but I struggled for years and it really showed me just how complex nature is. It showed me how little I knew, and how ordinary and insignificant I actually am. I learned more than just physics, I learned my place in the world. The other thing that was humbling was being around people who were standouts in physics, who were just freakishly smart and talented. I had to learn how to rise to their level just so I could communicate with them and learn from them. Studying physics was a profoundly humbling experience because I had to work hard all the time to become good at it and I was constantly reminded that there were always people who were head and shoulders above me. Now that I know I’m not the smartest person ever, I treat people a lot differently these days, I act differently, and I have a lot more friends than I did before. That’s all I got, hope this helps someone.

[mariehynes]

Humility is a form of Grace. I know someone who is great at almost everything. If you tell him how great he is, he says, "I am just a regular guy" Clearly he is way more then just a regular guy, but he never judges himself against other people. He judges himself against himself. What are you working on? What can you improve? Plus people really respect humble people that are clearly exceptional. The truly exceptional people are always the most humble.

[liamparker]

Lord it's hard to be humble, when you're perfect in every way

[eric_martindale]

Jocko: Discipline equals freedom.
Proverbs 12:24: Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

[kimosabbe]

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Good incentive to stay humble 🤨

[smyrnasstory]

“When we are humble and respectful, people enjoy being with us. They know that we will be kind and considerate and that we will not intentionally hurt their feelings. But if we view ourselves as superior to others or if we always insist on getting our way, we create strife and tension. People will avoid us, and we will have few friends, if any”
Aw21#1

[littleripper]

I love how you guys upload the main podcast and little short clips like this also. When I'm doing a longer task and want something playing in the background the actual podcast is great but these short ones can also be nice at times. Sometimes we are going through something in life and want specific clips of information so they are nice to be able to search.

[maggillaguerrilla]

There’s a thin line between confident and cocky.

[rizyrozaytheboss]

Yes; Life no one hits harder than life. Keep pushing, stay humble, keep grinding. 100 % on point Jocko.

[dannyarnold]

Jiu-jitsu training injury. Oww.

May you heal up fast, Jocko!
Cheers!

[rafiashraf]

I normally watch long videos at x2, but I don’t want to lose the Jocko’s soothing voice.... 10mins it is then!

[UserName-iice]

I'm still trying to find a balance between being humble and acting in a manner that won't result in me being taken advantage of

[dionthomas]

Be humble is a reality check for those who stay on the grind in life and respect others company

[Oldcountry]

“You wanna stay humble, just stay alive” !

[Ant-speakingfacts]

Humility is everything and always will be

[maxdavies]

I think ppl need to be taught what healthy relationships are & how talented ppl should work together complimenting each others skills.

[vincentcrowley]

"when you think you're hot, you're not"
That's an adage to remember when you start thinking you know it all