Good

[Ethernut]

Jocko Willink (retired Navy Officer) on difficult situations..

 I actually have a fairly simple way of dealing with this. I use one word in most of these situations — “Good.”

This is actually something that one of my direct subordinates pointed out to me. He would call me up, pull me aside with some major challenge and say, “Boss, we have this problem and that issue and another thing…”

And I would say, “Good.”

Finally, one day, he was telling me about an issue that he was having, and he said, “I already know what you’re going to say.”

And I said, “Well, what am I going to say?”

“You’re going to say ‘Good.’ That’s what you always say. When something is wrong, you always just look at me and say ‘Good.'”

And I said, “Well, yeah, and I mean it.” And that’s how I feel. When things are going bad, there’s going to be some good that’s going to come from it.

Oh, mission got cancelled? Good — we can focus on the other one.

Didn’t get the new high speed gear we wanted? Good — we can keep it simple.

Didn’t get promoted? Good — more time to get better.

Didn’t get funded? Good — we own more of the company.

Didn’t get the job you wanted? Good — you can get more experience and build a better resume.

Got injured? Good — needed a break from training.

Got tapped out? Good — better to get tapped out in training than tap out in the street.

Got beat? Good — you learned.

Unexpected problems? Good — we have the opportunity to figure out a solution.

That’s it. When things are going bad, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated.

And I don’t mean to just spout off a cliché, and I don’t mean to sound like Mr. Positive. I’m not. But find the positive… Get up, dust off, reload, recalibrate, reengage, and go out on the attack. It’ll bring that attitude to those who look to you for guidance and leadership, too.”

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Jocko Willink, speaking recently on his podcast — you can also see a clip of this speech.

[Dave001]

all I can say for this post is its a "good post"

[Optic101]

"Good Point"

[OZCUBAN]

GOOD

[zeedubbya]

This will be good for my next sales meeting!  

[Ethernut]

48 minutes ago, zeedubbya said:

This will be good for my next sales meeting!  

HAHA! Well perhaps take the next step and get into Jocko's Book, Extreme Ownership. It's a beast! I'm taking my team through it in 2017.

[Ethernut]

@zeedubbya

[Jimmy_jack]

Good...hmm...I'll have to try this. Better than my normal response "Well, shit"

[Ethernut]

25 minutes ago, Jimmy_jack said:

Good...hmm...I'll have to try this. Better than my normal response "Well, shit"

Certainly a change of approach.. Let us know how it goes! ;-)

[Duxnutz]

Sometimes it's just cleansing to throw shit around the room and yell at people....

[inmotion]

Good... I need that at work

[Ethernut]

12 hours ago, Duxnutz said:

Sometimes it's just cleansing to throw shit around the room and yell at people....

That's true, those guys always seem to get shit done..

[Pharmacovigilant]

Sort of reminds me a of the Zen Proverb "We'll See" - always loved that one.

[BMWBen]

^^^^^^^^^ 

 

[Pharmacovigilant]

 Thank you Ben, this is the story I was referring to. It has always kept me grounded in my reaction to both good news and bad.

[dicko]

Im a massive jocko fan. His podcast is awesome. Ive been getting up 90 minutes earlier each day (ok most days) this year due to him and generally less slacking haha

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[Ethernut]

9 hours ago, dicko said:

Im a massive jocko fan. His podcast is awesome. Ive been getting up 90 minutes earlier each day (ok most days) this year due to him and generally less slacking haha

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No F'ing Slack! ;-)