Warrior Kid Podcast #41: Ask Uncle Jake. With Ryan Manion

About this episode

In this episode, Uncle Jake answers questions about character, motivation, and the journey to becoming a Marine.

What did Travis learn from you? What was his main sport? Was it easy for him? How old was he when he decided to be a Marine? What does "Find Your Brendan" mean? What does "Kindness matters more than you know" mean? What does "Dream big and work hard to get there" mean? What does "Be big in the little things" mean? What does "If not me, then who?" mean? What does it mean to have character?

People in this episode

Host: Jocko Willink

Guest: Ryan Manion

Topics covered

• military
• character development
• sports
• kindness
• motivation

Keywords

• Marine
• kindness
• character
• motivation
• sports

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