209: Jason Redman - The Power Of Humility: From A Wounded Navy SEAL

Episode 209: Jason Redman - The Power Of Being Humble: From A Wounded Navy SEAL

• Sustained Excellence = Humility... Re-learning how to humble yourself.  Arrogance can ruin you
• The story of Jay being "ripped in to" by a leader after he made a mistake that could have costs lives... And how that impacted him
• "Great leaders take a step back... To analyze what happened"
• "There are no bad teams, just bad leaders"
• "You have to allow the situation around you to develop before making a decision"
• How Ranger school helped him stop being selfish, humbled him.
  • Forced to lead in adverse situations, and stop thinking about just himself
• Story: "I am bleeding out. I can feel my life ebbing away as blood seeps from my body into the Iraqi soil..."
• "I was hit in the face and my left arm..."
• How the preparation and training saved his life
• "If facing death, you won't be thinking about material things"
• The sign Jay hung up outside his hospital room
• The Key Tenants
  • Lead Always
  • Overcome All
• "That journey in the hospital taught me... If you are a leader, lead always"
• Building mental resiliency, must build an overcome mindset
• "The woman behind The Trident" -- How his wife Erica acted was heroic (and still is)
  • "She never batted an eye"
  • "When they sent me home, I was a mess, and Erica cared for me.  She was never negative, never questioned me for going to war."
• The greatest natural leader Jay ever met -- Vince Peterson
  • He always led by example, would never ask you to do something he wouldn't do
  • He lost his leg below his knee
  • "Selfless, servant leader, humble" -- Motivated and inspired you to be better
  • Always remained calculated -- Had the ability to drive the team where it needed to go
  • Took ideas from members of the team, dynamic leadership at it's best
• Listen as Jay describes how Dave Michaels was shot 27 times, fought back... And then said, "Come get me... They're all dead."
• The Overcome Academy
  • A way for us to give back to veterans
• www.OvercomeAcademy.org

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