September 26, 2024 • 13 mins
Jocko Willink has this thing where he says "good" when presented with any issue. It's about finding the good in every situation. It can seem nearly impossible at times, especially when the situation is really bad. However, it's often possible to find some kind of positive outcome in most things. At the very least, you can find growth in adversity. I find that when I'm extra stressed out, taking a minute to be grateful for the adversity really takes the edge off.
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Just posted in a parking lot atthe Cox building in Las Vegas. This fucking is this little dog. I saw him. I saw him out here a couple days ago. I've been here
(00:12):
probably a dozen times trying toget him.
What I wanted to talk abouttoday was, I don't know, I'm gonna try to relate it to all this kind of shit, but it's like, I've heard this from a
couple different people. I justthis guy, Bob Proctor, brought it up in a book. I think it was the change your paradigm, or something like that. And then
(00:38):
Jocko willing says this all thetime. And it's like, no matter what, no matter what, like happens, he says, good. So like, if somebody comes to him with a
problem, like, hey, this thingbroke, he's like, good. Or, you know, you know, we're going to be behind schedule on this project, good. And it's like,
(00:59):
why does he say that it's likeJocko always finds some positive in that, in that problem, in that situation. And Bob Proctor was talking about it more along
the lines, I guess it's similar,but sort of worded slightly different, was finding the good in everything. And if you look for the good and everything,
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you'll find it. And I forgetabout this all the time because I tried to implement this into my life when I first heard Jocko talking about it. And then just
lately, just the last I don'tknow I was, I was out to dinner with Jesse, and I was just in my own head the whole time, and I didn't even realize I was doing
(01:49):
it, but she was like, You looklike you're deep in thought. And I was like, I was like, Yeah, I feel like I'm just in turmoil, like I'm just constantly, you
know, just, I don't know, justoverthinking and all this kind of stuff. I don't know. I think I'm gonna bounce around quite a bit, but we'll see, see if we
(02:11):
can tie it all together. But soyou know that the reason that I was like thinking like that is just my mind is, I don't remember exactly what I was
thinking about, but, like, theproblem was, I wasn't present with her, you know. And that's, that's not good. So, I mean, you gotta, you gotta be happy. You
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gotta at least find time awayfrom the turmoil, to focus on the person you're with, you know. And I think this whole concept of, like, finding the
good and everything can bereally helpful for something like that. I'm looking around because I'm just hoping to see this little dog. I didn't. Every
time I've come I've seen them,and today I don't see them anywhere. I put some food out and it's, like, covered in ants. So I'm not just, like, kind of
(02:57):
worried. But so how do you findthe good in everything? How do I find the good in this little dog being loose in in the heat of Vegas, and I just want to save
him, and it's like fucking withme, you know, I keep coming back, he won't come over to me. What's the good in that? How do you how do you find the good in
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all that? I don't, I don'treally know. I mean, there's, well, I guess I I guess I do know, because, like, when I get home and I have my dogs, I'm
grateful that, that I have them.Because, you know, one of them was her mom was dumped at a shelter when, when she was pregnant with her, so she was
(03:43):
there were the the rescue wasgoing to abort the puppies, because, I guess that's like common practice. And I'm like, hell no, don't fucking do that.
So that's how I got her and Tacothat she some guy just showed up in Pedro, and he was like, I found this dog under the car, under a car, and I don't know, I
(04:05):
can't keep her. So can you dosomething? And I, I was like, Yeah, I'll figure it out. So that's how I got her. And then Jesse came home with a puppy
just recently that some somebodyjust showed up at the Animal Foundation, and they just found these three puppies in the desert. I guess somebody
(04:27):
abandoned them. And, you know,my other dogs were rescues, the ones that passed away too. I mean, shorty was abandoned in Chicago, the family moved out
and just left her there. And sothere was some rescues that sort of like daisy chained her all the way to California from Chicago. They, they, you know,
(04:55):
one person said, I'll drive herfrom here to here, and then another person said, All right, I'll take her from here to here. Her, and they got her all the
way to California, and that'show I got her. And Herbie was astray and left at the shelter, same with Hooper. So anyway, all of that, you know, what's the
good in this little dog that Ican't seem to get? The only good I can think of is like, when I get home and I see all my dogs, and they're all healthy and
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sleeping on the couch, and, youknow, they have good food and all that, I'm grateful for that, but it also makes me more bummed that this little dog doesn't
have that life. Like, I wish Icould just be like, Man, I wish you knew, like, if you just come over here and let me fucking get you. You'll have the best life.
You'll have all this food. We'llplay fetch. You know, you could sleep on a on the bed with me, if you want. Or, you know, I don't know. But then some other
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stuff going on at work, like wehave some some people leaving. Couple people are moving out of town or out of the state, and then my top manager, like the
top person in the company, isleaving for another opportunity, and I'm really happy for her, because it's a really good opportunity. And I'm really, you
know, I'm understanding of ofthe other guys like that. I support them 100% like they need to go. And I just told them this yesterday. I said, You guys need
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to go and do whatever is thebest to move your life forward, like there's no hard feelings for me. You know, even though I want you to be here, if that
doesn't seem like the best, bestpath for your life, then you should go and and do what, what you think is the best, but at the same time it like it causes,
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no, I'm sorry. It doesn't causeanything. It's you're the one that allows any kind of inner turmoil to happen in your mind. But you know, when I'm thinking
about these things, these aretop people in my company and and I need to replace them or figure out a way to work around it. And it's, it's stressful, but
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where's the good in that? And,you know, I don't want to sound like I'm not, like, I would keep them. Like, if they said, You know what, I changed my mind. I
want to stay. I'd be like, Yeah,let's go. But if you're looking for the good in something, like, what's the good in all of these people leaving, you know, it's
possible, and I don't want to,like, say that it's possible, it's always possible that you're going to find somebody that's a better fit. I mean, that's
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definitely a possibility. Butalso, you know, the the that's, that's a potential thing. I don't know. I don't know for sure. I could find somebody
worse like that. You don't knowuntil you actually make the higher, of course. But the good that I know will happen is, this is another bit of adversity, you
(07:59):
know. So like, if I'm just inthe last few days alone, like, I know some people may not really relate to this little dog thing, but this fucking with me. You
know, as soon as I saw thatlittle dog, like, I felt like I was obligated to help that dog because I saw him, he happened to be right over there when I
was over there turning, andthere's something in my mind that like now that I've now that the universe has put that dog into my vision, it's now my
(08:31):
responsibility to try to helpthem. So it really, really fucks with me. So until I keep if I come back here, like five, six more times, well more than that,
if I keep coming back and Idon't see him again, then eventually, you know, I'm just gonna have to, you know, forget about it. But if as long as I
(08:52):
keep seeing this, this dog, I'mgonna keep coming back. Oh, sorry, I got totally sidetracked. So what I was going to say is, over the last, you
know, couple weeks or something,you know, I found out that one person was leaving, the one guy I knew was leaving already, and then my top manager told me she
(09:14):
was leaving. And so that'sreally stressful. And then, and then, just on Wednesday, my other guy told me he's leaving. So like, I'm like, okay, you
know, this is tough. And the daybefore that happened is when I saw the dog the first time. So all these things are in my mind, along with all these other
(09:35):
things, you know, like differentgeneral business stresses and stuff. So my mind is kind of in turmoil a little bit, not because of these things. It's
because I'm allowing that,allowing that, to happen, but I'm trying to see the good in all of it. And so with the people leaving, I'm seeing the
good. I'm going through someadversity right now, and I know that I'm going to be stronger. That's That's what I was getting at. I got sidetracked. I said. I
(10:00):
said, I know the immediate goodof all that stuff is that I'm going to, I'm going to be stronger at after this is all over or not over, but, you know,
after I figure it all out, thegood of this little dog I I don't know. I can't really, I can't really say, other than that, I'm grateful for the dogs
(10:20):
that I have.
But I don't know I'm working onthat, but I do find it helpful. Is my stress levels have gone down significantly when I was reminded about finding the good
and everything, and I I dopractice that gratitude for adversity pretty regularly, and a lot of times, like when my mind is really, you know, I
(10:46):
don't know. I guess turmoil isthe only kind of word I could think of. But when my mind is really, like when I was at dinner, I couldn't, well, I
can't say I couldn't I probablycould have, had I had the awareness at the time to realize what I was doing, but I was racing through all these
different things, and, man, Ikeep losing my train of thought because I'm looking for this dog, but I don't know. I hope that, how long are we into this
(11:14):
11 minutes? I hope this ismaking sense. I mean finding the good in everything. What I was saying is like practicing gratitude for adversity and all
that stuff that's that is veryhelpful, and it's actually one of the most helpful things that I can think of to help with with stress, because I'm stressed out
(11:34):
all the time, and, well, I'm notstressed out all the time, but I'm stressed out a lot, and when I remember to be grateful for the adversity, it's a lot easier
to manage. Because no matterwhat it is that I'm going through, if I can't find the good in that, like something good is going to come out of
(11:58):
this, if I can't find any ofthose things, at the very least, I'm going through some adversity, and I know that I'm going to get through the other
side, and when I do, I'm goingto be even stronger, and I'm going to have more fortitude, or grid, or, I don't know what the term is, I think it's fortitude
to be able to handle that nexttime. So I really want to find this dogs anyway. So that's what I wanted to talk about, just trying to see the good in
(12:31):
everything. And if you can'tfind the good in everything, at least be grateful for the adversity, because you know you're going to be stronger when
you when you get out the otherside of it. So put out some good energy in the fucking universe to fucking send this dog to me, because I really want to get
them anyway. I'll talk to younext time. Have a good one.
(12:59):
All right.
Appreciate each and every one ofyou guys who are supporting the cause and continue to spread the love and yeah, stay up.
Just posted in a parking lot atthe Cox building in Las Vegas. This fucking is this little dog. I saw him. I saw him out here a couple days ago. I've been here
(00:12):
probably a dozen times trying toget him.
What I wanted to talk abouttoday was, I don't know, I'm gonna try to relate it to all this kind of shit, but it's like, I've heard this from a
couple different people. I justthis guy, Bob Proctor, brought it up in a book. I think it was the change your paradigm, or something like that. And then
(00:38):
Jocko willing says this all thetime. And it's like, no matter what, no matter what, like happens, he says, good. So like, if somebody comes to him with a
problem, like, hey, this thingbroke, he's like, good. Or, you know, you know, we're going to be behind schedule on this project, good. And it's like,
(00:59):
why does he say that it's likeJocko always finds some positive in that, in that problem, in that situation. And Bob Proctor was talking about it more along
the lines, I guess it's similar,but sort of worded slightly different, was finding the good in everything. And if you look for the good and everything,
(01:25):
you'll find it. And I forgetabout this all the time because I tried to implement this into my life when I first heard Jocko talking about it. And then just
lately, just the last I don'tknow I was, I was out to dinner with Jesse, and I was just in my own head the whole time, and I didn't even realize I was doing
(01:49):
it, but she was like, You looklike you're deep in thought. And I was like, I was like, Yeah, I feel like I'm just in turmoil, like I'm just constantly, you
know, just, I don't know, justoverthinking and all this kind of stuff. I don't know. I think I'm gonna bounce around quite a bit, but we'll see, see if we
(02:11):
can tie it all together. But soyou know that the reason that I was like thinking like that is just my mind is, I don't remember exactly what I was
thinking about, but, like, theproblem was, I wasn't present with her, you know. And that's, that's not good. So, I mean, you gotta, you gotta be happy. You
(02:32):
gotta at least find time awayfrom the turmoil, to focus on the person you're with, you know. And I think this whole concept of, like, finding the
good and everything can bereally helpful for something like that. I'm looking around because I'm just hoping to see this little dog. I didn't. Every
time I've come I've seen them,and today I don't see them anywhere. I put some food out and it's, like, covered in ants. So I'm not just, like, kind of
(02:57):
worried. But so how do you findthe good in everything? How do I find the good in this little dog being loose in in the heat of Vegas, and I just want to save
him, and it's like fucking withme, you know, I keep coming back, he won't come over to me. What's the good in that? How do you how do you find the good in
(03:17):
all that? I don't, I don'treally know. I mean, there's, well, I guess I I guess I do know, because, like, when I get home and I have my dogs, I'm
grateful that, that I have them.Because, you know, one of them was her mom was dumped at a shelter when, when she was pregnant with her, so she was
(03:43):
there were the the rescue wasgoing to abort the puppies, because, I guess that's like common practice. And I'm like, hell no, don't fucking do that.
So that's how I got her and Tacothat she some guy just showed up in Pedro, and he was like, I found this dog under the car, under a car, and I don't know, I
(04:05):
can't keep her. So can you dosomething? And I, I was like, Yeah, I'll figure it out. So that's how I got her. And then Jesse came home with a puppy
just recently that some somebodyjust showed up at the Animal Foundation, and they just found these three puppies in the desert. I guess somebody
(04:27):
abandoned them. And, you know,my other dogs were rescues, the ones that passed away too. I mean, shorty was abandoned in Chicago, the family moved out
and just left her there. And sothere was some rescues that sort of like daisy chained her all the way to California from Chicago. They, they, you know,
(04:55):
one person said, I'll drive herfrom here to here, and then another person said, All right, I'll take her from here to here. Her, and they got her all the
way to California, and that'show I got her. And Herbie was astray and left at the shelter, same with Hooper. So anyway, all of that, you know, what's the
good in this little dog that Ican't seem to get? The only good I can think of is like, when I get home and I see all my dogs, and they're all healthy and
(05:25):
sleeping on the couch, and, youknow, they have good food and all that, I'm grateful for that, but it also makes me more bummed that this little dog doesn't
have that life. Like, I wish Icould just be like, Man, I wish you knew, like, if you just come over here and let me fucking get you. You'll have the best life.
You'll have all this food. We'llplay fetch. You know, you could sleep on a on the bed with me, if you want. Or, you know, I don't know. But then some other
(05:56):
stuff going on at work, like wehave some some people leaving. Couple people are moving out of town or out of the state, and then my top manager, like the
top person in the company, isleaving for another opportunity, and I'm really happy for her, because it's a really good opportunity. And I'm really, you
know, I'm understanding of ofthe other guys like that. I support them 100% like they need to go. And I just told them this yesterday. I said, You guys need
(06:23):
to go and do whatever is thebest to move your life forward, like there's no hard feelings for me. You know, even though I want you to be here, if that
doesn't seem like the best, bestpath for your life, then you should go and and do what, what you think is the best, but at the same time it like it causes,
(06:44):
no, I'm sorry. It doesn't causeanything. It's you're the one that allows any kind of inner turmoil to happen in your mind. But you know, when I'm thinking
about these things, these aretop people in my company and and I need to replace them or figure out a way to work around it. And it's, it's stressful, but
(07:07):
where's the good in that? And,you know, I don't want to sound like I'm not, like, I would keep them. Like, if they said, You know what, I changed my mind. I
want to stay. I'd be like, Yeah,let's go. But if you're looking for the good in something, like, what's the good in all of these people leaving, you know, it's
possible, and I don't want to,like, say that it's possible, it's always possible that you're going to find somebody that's a better fit. I mean, that's
(07:34):
definitely a possibility. Butalso, you know, the the that's, that's a potential thing. I don't know. I don't know for sure. I could find somebody
worse like that. You don't knowuntil you actually make the higher, of course. But the good that I know will happen is, this is another bit of adversity, you
(07:59):
know. So like, if I'm just inthe last few days alone, like, I know some people may not really relate to this little dog thing, but this fucking with me. You
know, as soon as I saw thatlittle dog, like, I felt like I was obligated to help that dog because I saw him, he happened to be right over there when I
was over there turning, andthere's something in my mind that like now that I've now that the universe has put that dog into my vision, it's now my
(08:31):
responsibility to try to helpthem. So it really, really fucks with me. So until I keep if I come back here, like five, six more times, well more than that,
if I keep coming back and Idon't see him again, then eventually, you know, I'm just gonna have to, you know, forget about it. But if as long as I
(08:52):
keep seeing this, this dog, I'mgonna keep coming back. Oh, sorry, I got totally sidetracked. So what I was going to say is, over the last, you
know, couple weeks or something,you know, I found out that one person was leaving, the one guy I knew was leaving already, and then my top manager told me she
(09:14):
was leaving. And so that'sreally stressful. And then, and then, just on Wednesday, my other guy told me he's leaving. So like, I'm like, okay, you
know, this is tough. And the daybefore that happened is when I saw the dog the first time. So all these things are in my mind, along with all these other
(09:35):
things, you know, like differentgeneral business stresses and stuff. So my mind is kind of in turmoil a little bit, not because of these things. It's
because I'm allowing that,allowing that, to happen, but I'm trying to see the good in all of it. And so with the people leaving, I'm seeing the
good. I'm going through someadversity right now, and I know that I'm going to be stronger. That's That's what I was getting at. I got sidetracked. I said. I
(10:00):
said, I know the immediate goodof all that stuff is that I'm going to, I'm going to be stronger at after this is all over or not over, but, you know,
after I figure it all out, thegood of this little dog I I don't know. I can't really, I can't really say, other than that, I'm grateful for the dogs
(10:20):
that I have.
But I don't know I'm working onthat, but I do find it helpful. Is my stress levels have gone down significantly when I was reminded about finding the good
and everything, and I I dopractice that gratitude for adversity pretty regularly, and a lot of times, like when my mind is really, you know, I
(10:46):
don't know. I guess turmoil isthe only kind of word I could think of. But when my mind is really, like when I was at dinner, I couldn't, well, I
can't say I couldn't I probablycould have, had I had the awareness at the time to realize what I was doing, but I was racing through all these
different things, and, man, Ikeep losing my train of thought because I'm looking for this dog, but I don't know. I hope that, how long are we into this
(11:14):
11 minutes? I hope this ismaking sense. I mean finding the good in everything. What I was saying is like practicing gratitude for adversity and all
that stuff that's that is veryhelpful, and it's actually one of the most helpful things that I can think of to help with with stress, because I'm stressed out
(11:34):
all the time, and, well, I'm notstressed out all the time, but I'm stressed out a lot, and when I remember to be grateful for the adversity, it's a lot easier
to manage. Because no matterwhat it is that I'm going through, if I can't find the good in that, like something good is going to come out of
(11:58):
this, if I can't find any ofthose things, at the very least, I'm going through some adversity, and I know that I'm going to get through the other
side, and when I do, I'm goingto be even stronger, and I'm going to have more fortitude, or grid, or, I don't know what the term is, I think it's fortitude
to be able to handle that nexttime. So I really want to find this dogs anyway. So that's what I wanted to talk about, just trying to see the good in
(12:31):
everything. And if you can'tfind the good in everything, at least be grateful for the adversity, because you know you're going to be stronger when
you when you get out the otherside of it. So put out some good energy in the fucking universe to fucking send this dog to me, because I really want to get
them anyway. I'll talk to younext time. Have a good one.
(12:59):
All right.
Appreciate each and every one ofyou guys who are supporting the cause and continue to spread the love and yeah, stay up.
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