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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