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#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership
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#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership

Featuring: JP Dinnell, former U.S. Navy SEAL, Leadership Instructor, Speaker, and Strategic Advisor, Echelon Front

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Featuring:

  • JP Dinnell, former U.S. Navy SEAL, Leadership Instructor, Speaker, and Strategic Advisor, Echelon Front

What You’ll Learn:

  • How JP went from being served divorce papers on his anniversary to rebuilding his marriage using extreme ownership principles

  • Why Task Unit Bruiser became the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War by putting team first

  • The dangerous transition trap that destroys military veterans (and how to avoid it by establishing a clear new mission)

  • JP's daily "war against complacency" strategy that protects your marriage, business, and health from gradual decay

  • The 3 pillars of elite mastery that took JP from Delta Platoon sniper to Echelon Front leadership instructor

Timestamps

(03:12) JP's SEAL Team Background and Combat Experience

(07:55) The Dark Transition: When Everything Falls Apart

(11:00) Driving Ownership: Lessons from Ramadi Combat Operations

(17:00) Extreme Ownership: The Path Out of Dark Places

(22:00) Entrepreneurship as the Ultimate Reality Check

(25:00) Declaring War on Complacency Every Single Day

(31:00) Humility: The #1 Trait of Combat-Effective Leaders

(38:00) Three Pillars of Elite Mastery: Discipline, Patience, Dedication

(42:00) Echelon Front's FTX: Real-Time Leadership Under Pressure

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