Motivation Doesn't Work. Do This Instead. | Jocko Willink | Leif Babin | #extremeownership

In this new video series, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, the authors of the NY Times #1 Bestseller, "Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win", explain how "motivation" is a myth and cannot be relied upon to keep you engaged.

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[loveserveascend]

"Let discipline be your guide, not your emotions." Love it.

[KGrant_WA]

I didn't want to listen to this podcast, but I did it anyway.

Discipline Equals Freedom.

[benjaminnichols]

“People get defeated by the alarm clock, people get defeated by a DONUT.”

I FEEL ATTACKED.

[physicalimprovement]

This was so "motivational" no sarcasm intended. "Discipline trumps your feelings." "You have something that needs to get done but you don't feel like doing it - doesn't matter." I love it! Thanks for life long lessons within a 14 minute frame.

[nathantelford]

Two days ago before bed I decided to go back to the gym. Yesterday after work I was far more exhausted than usual. I heard a voice telling me to just delay a day and get some needed rest. I didn't listen. The voice told me I needed to go get some caffeine from home before I could get a decent workout in. I ignored it. Today is day two of hard exercises and I can attest, sometimes you just need to get it done.

[yaakw]

I’m 68 with major health issues. The least of my issues: I cannot run. Bad knees.
Every morning I get out of my toasty warm bed and leave my soft pillow at 5am to take a cold shower and swim 400 yards in a cold pool.
I always look for happy motivation but rarely find any.
At a certain point after months of this I realized I can’t depend on my fickle mind for a happy, motivated attitude.
This tape has not motivated me but it rings true in my personal experience.
Thanks, Jocko.

[TheEasytimer]

A true warrior isn't one who wins a thousand battles but he who battles himself and wins . Bless you Jacko, i honour your words 🙏

[josemanuelsanchezrosales]

By far, one of the most important videos I've seen you men put out. Thank you both.

[AndreasStefani-nd]

You got me at the gym at 4am every morning, discipline get's you there not motivation. I love the analogy of the General and Soldier in your mind.

[anneyoung]

Can't wait to meet the man who agrees with the mantra "discipline overrides emotion." I ran in collegiate track meets at the age of 37 as an unattached runner in the 1500 b/c my running coach said I could rock it. If I had let emotions take over, I would have puked at every meet.
Emphatically true wisdom spoken here. Thanks for this.

[ChadOconnor-kqsf]

As a teacher I love reminding young people that "wanting to" is nor a requirement... do it anyway. Discipline is keeping myself to that same standard. Great stuff, gentlemen.

[winningteamculture]

Real ”motivation” is staying true and doing things that will give you what really want. Get after it👌 Great job Guys🤩

[chrisakins]

Wow. Brilliant. True story: Ike while President was told by his doc that his 3 pack a day cig habit was killing him. He quit that day. A reporter asked how he did it. “I gave myself an order to stop.” He never smoked again.

[preppingforlife]

I am just a volunteer firefighter, however when u are called out you burn a ton of energy in all types of conditions. I need to be a lot more fit, this truly hit me with a wow just use my discipline!! Thanks a lot!!!

[hdlowrider]

I have been knocked down by life maybe times and left with nothing literally. Many times my own fault. Yet i have always gotten up, and have come a long way from where i was in life. Not going into details, but it's a far cry from where i was. Internal motivation, and having good people in your life to push you, and not co sign your b.s. had helped me get to where i am

[swanee]

A friend from China was talking to an American neighbor woman, and the neighbor told her that their kid was not doing well in math (high school) because "...she doesn't like it..." . My friend was appalled, "What does not liking it have to do with anything?"
The message was loud and clear: just get the job done!

[Officialprodbytreybeats]

Self-discipline is everything in life. With your body, mind, spouse, friends, kids, diet, and spirit.

[vantablack]

I followed my feelings my whole life and because of that I was stuck for many years, or even decades. I was a slave of myself and that's truly a really awful situation, you're consumed by guilt and regret and you feel like a fool, a failure, a good for nothing... but the only one responsible for that is YOU and your lack of self-control, discipline, a strong mentality. Those will always be essential in everybody's life.

I'm still fighting my own mental war, sometimes I lose some battles and sometimes I win others, but the most important thing is to not give up and keep striving to improve and become a better version of yourself.

[MatthewSmith-cphu]

i have been so tired and discouraged that i felt defeated, i started listening to motivational videos and i would listen to them every night and use them to help me have reason to not give up, and i would say those reasons to myself throughout the day
because i did not give up i developed discipline
that is the only thing that confuses me about your argument, i am not disagreeing with you exactly, but i was so tired and discouraged that i was giving up and the motivational videos the words they said were guidence and strength and I don't think i would have continued without them
10 years i dragged myself through constant work and loss, i though I would never come out

[lennymartelli]

Forrest Gump is my favorite movie for this one principle...he did not let intelligence or a belief get in his way. Just do it.