wounded10
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Post by wounded10 on Apr 30, 2021 9:02:34 GMT -8
Excuse my ignorance, I am not very tech savvy. I am a Fire Captain on a training committee in Northern California. I also am a lead instructor at our local fire academy (Yuba College Regional Fire Academy).
My department is in desperate need of motivation. We have short staffing and low pay issues which is causing burn out and low morale at my station and throughout the department. I am passionate about teaching and I have learned a lot about leadership from listening to the Jocko podcast, thank you to all involved with the podcast.
I frequently play audio clips of Jocko (such as “GOOD”) for my students to keep them in the right mindset. I need help with my department. Would it ever be possible to have Jocko speak to my department? Even if it’s over zoom?
Again, I am not tech savvy so hopefully this goes to the right person.
Thank you for your time and thank you for your podcasts and other motivational content you put out. It has helped me personally with struggles in my life.
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Post by mynewunit on May 3, 2021 5:32:58 GMT -8
To reach out to Jocko, info@echelonfront.com
The answers Jocko has given on this topic: 1. Motivation is fleeting. Discipline is lasting. 2. You build confidence by doing hard things together. Jocko knows this by experience. Others will talk about science and cortisol. If I was going to point in a direction, I would look to train something that the team needs to improve at. Big or small. Fitness, endurance, strength, individual skill, team/unit skill, or something like medical triage. Make it a game, competition, measure performance. All application specific. Maybe it is even less job specific, like parenting, marriages, relationships. Improving in one area of life is often makes a big improvement overall.
Good Luck
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