About this episode

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon interviews Jocko Willink about parenting, leadership, and the pitfalls of the apex parent/kid mindset.

Most parents are quietly paving the road their kids were supposed to learn to walk on by themselves and Jocko Willink has spent 20 years watching what happens when that road is too smooth. In this episode, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon sits down with Jocko Willink, retired Navy SEAL commander, founder of Echelon Front, and bestselling author of Extreme Ownership and Discipline Equals Freedom , to discuss: Why the "apex parent / apex kid" mindset is a quiet trap, and what to do instead of paving the road How nature vs nurture actually plays out and what you can and cannot shape in your child The one trait Jocko wants his kids to inherit (and why every virtue becomes a vice when pushed to the extreme) The lie that successful, high-functioning people tell themselves about wanting more The single most important trait of a great leader and the one habit Jocko says will make every other part of your life better starting tomorrow You'll walk away with a clearer operating system for the kind of parent, leader, and person you actually want to be and the one habit Jocko swears is the highest-ROI move any human can make. Thank you to our sponsors: BodyHealth - Use the code LYON20 to get 20% off your…

Topics covered

• parenting
• leadership
• mindset
• nature vs nurture
• personal development

Sponsors

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