Jocko Podcast - Standard Directive 03: Don't Get Caught Off Guard

Episode Date: October 4, 2023

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It's like this. Imagine you were coming to visit me in my house. You were going to come over to my house, and I told you, hey, when you get to my house, just come on in, front doors open, and just walk down the hallway next to the kitchen. I'll be out back. And then you came over to my house,

and you walked through the front door because it was open like I told you was going to be. And you were walking down the hallway. And I jumped out of a dark doorway. with a butcher knife covered in fake blood and I was screaming. What would happen? What would happen?

Well, you'd be scared, you'd be startled, you might be horrified. Now imagine this, same scenario, and I tell you the same thing, I say, hey, come on over to my house, when you get to my house, just come on in, front doors open, just walk down the hallway next to the kitchen.

I'll be out back, I'll tell you the same thing. And then I say, when you walk down the hallway, I am going to try and scare you. So be ready. And then the same thing happens. You come over to my house. You walk through the front door because it's open. You walk down the hallway.

And then I jump out of the dark doorway, covered in fake blood to scare you. What would your reaction be? Well, you'd probably either laugh or you'd punch me in the face. Why? Because you were ready for it. because you were mentally prepared for what was going to happen. Now, think about the way you go through life. Just think about the way you go through life.

You're walking down the street. You're walking into a building. You're going into a store. You're going into a meeting. You're going into a conversation with someone. Maybe it's your husband. Maybe it's your wife. Maybe it's your buddy.

Maybe it's your friend. Maybe it's an employee. Maybe it's your boss. Are you thinking about what could happen? Are you considering the possibilities? What about your business? What about your health? Are you proactively thinking about things?

Because you should be. So don't get caught off guard. Think about what is going on. Think about what is happening. and think about what is about to happen. And then when something comes at you, you can be ready to punch it in the face.