Daughter: “Dad, can I go...” Jocko: “Negative.”

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." Sun Tzu

When I was a boot in the marine corps a few years prior, my seniors never saw me smile. Not once for the first 6-9 months I was in the fleet. Whenever they were hazing me or my buddies I kept a straight face no matter how tired or enraged I was. I thought to myself I would never give someone else the satisfaction of fucking with me. Being mindful and aware of how you feel withought always expressing it can be helpful, nobody needs to know how you think or feel and in truth most really dont care. There are those close to you who have earned that right but be careful. Dont bottle up your emotions either because it will become an issue, just consider when you should and shouldt act upon them withought any feelings towards your descions. Just be present and follow your virtues. Hope this helps someone

Everyone: "How do I-" Jocko: "Jiu Jitsu."

I love how there's still a little bit of humor in Jockos podcast even though you'd expect it to be all super serious

Anyone else love how casually Jocko waves around a Blade in regular conversation just because...

Learned to “normal face” in the military. Plenty of really nice guys that would take your weekend away from you or give you “extras” and wait to see if you give some kind of reaction to make your life worse. I used to normal face that shit all the time. People don’t seem to fuck with you so much if they can’t tell what you’re thinking or how you perceive them.

I'm a ballet dancer and this is so helpful. It's extremely painful most of the time but you can't be ungraceful. Definitely trying this.

I had a dream last night that Jocko was going door to door selling sneakers. I was so shocked he was talking to me, I missed the part when he explained they were $400. I felt I had to buy them anyway. They were pretty comfy.

Jocko doesn’t shoot a gun, he simply throws the bullets.

Random knife appearance. Dig it.

Everyone misunderstands my 1000 yard stare, they think I'm too hardcore..... But it's because I can't afford contacts or glasses and can't see.

My mom and pops was like that with me and I learned from them and I tell parents all the time. “When your kid gets hurt, don’t react, give it a second and see their reaction. If they’re not cryin, they’re not hurt” soon as you start panicking then the tears start flowing

Me - currently bleeding out Jocko - you look a little sleepy, recalibrate and re engage, “ walks away “.

I learned normal face in elementary school after being bullied a lot. Once I stopped responding they stopped bullying. Good talent to have.

Jocko's kid breaks her arm* Jocko laughs and yells, "Awesome!"

When I was a kid playing baseball I scratched up my arm pretty good. My coach came over and saw I was upset and just said “eh you’re fine just rub some dirt on it, chicks dig scars”. Instantly I felt cool and it was so stupid and insignificant but I still use that mentality today when I fuck up “just rub some dirt on it, you’ll be better off and stronger because this happened”

My whole life I was told that I don't express enough emotion and nowadays it's "I have a very stoic facial expression" so I was kind of embarrassed and ashamed of myself. But lately, I've been embracing my natural "normal face" and this video really helped me to accept that it's actually a strength to have rather than something I want to change just because it may be intimidating to others or for whatever reason. Thanks Jocko!!

Person: How do I do x Joco: answer 1 Have you tried doing it better? Joco answer 2: Try Jujitsu?

When I was young there was Viking Coach Grant and he was well known for being very stoic, which is pretty much 'normal face'. I told my mother that I wanted to be stoic like Coach Grant she yelled at me; "why would you want to be like that???!!! I would have been so helpful to have grown up with a parent who 'got it'. These guys 'get it'.

Waves blade at your face, tells you "Stifle those emotions!"

“You look a little tired. Then you walked away.” 😂👊

I'm close to finishing nursing school, and as a future RN it's important to be a good leader, and remain calm in the face of awful occurrences. I love your podcasts, thanks for all the great advice! You always give me lots to think about!

I love that Jocko is brandishing a knife while talking about practicing normal face. black belt level right there.

Practicing my "normal face" while watching Jocko wave a knife around. GOOD.

I have erectile dysfunction. How do I... Jocko : Jiu Jitsu bro....

Jocko shows the ultimate patience with Echo's stories. Jocko is succinct with an economy of words. Echo is verbose.

The part about kids falling down and or scuffing a knee is critical to our whole society. Weakness is very much taught from a young age. If you tell a child that it's okay and sometimes life hurts, I guarantee you they will stop crying. And it's the best thing you can ever do for someone to teach them to endure the struggles of life in good cheer.

Well that sums up what Bruce lee once said : "Learn to discipline your emotions, because if you don’t… your enemies will use them against you”"

Jocks willink podcast highlight of my day

My Mother was a pro at this, I took it a step higher & no matter what you say to me I’ll never show any emotions! That along with silence nobody can read me! Good or Bad, this is who I am, 65 years old !

Been listening to this as a pre work ritual. Sets my mind right. It's been making me much more productive and even ended up with me leading my bosses a bit. Not that I took charge but I redirected their energy to get things done. Overall really improves my day.

After my first jiu jitsu class I had a normal face the rest of the day just because nothing really bothered me.. but I felt so relaxed even looking people in the eye at red lights just to see their eyes and they would look away but even when I got to work I was helping a customer who I couldn’t help but my normal calm face introduced better ideas in my head and I actually made him feel like he got good customer service something he didn’t get 5 min prior to me. Jiu jitsu is awesome

I can't even control myself when my father is talking about serious stuff, I just keep smiling even tho I don't want to smile at all

A leader controls information....physical communication is part of information control.

Such an important lesson and something to work on. As I'm very competitive I can get frustrated and show that outwardly as a release without thinking about the implications to the rest of the team.

I live by this core value to this day. Thank you gentlemen! :)

Happy memorial gentleman thank you both gentleman for brave & gallant service to the country more than ever know. Stay, safe I Salute Both You's!

Jocko with the blade out again. Love it!

This was useful to me because when something goes very wrong in the plan, I would get hyper aggressive and angry which means I am relentlessly taking action to form a solution which is good, but at the same time my anger shows which can result in some misunderstandings when my team thinks I'm insulting them or calling them a word of profanity when I just say it in general. Ideally, I would be hyper aggressive, but not show my anger to avoid unnecessary miscommunications.

This is a vGREAT video! As a cop and at the time supervisor, I went back into lock-up to help an officer who had just brought in an arrest. This guy was being compliant, but still you need to stay in the game. This guy looked at me and after a long pause said, "You look tired". He said it plainly and without threat, which was almost more scary. I immediately took inventory of myself, my posture, facial expression - and learned from that lesson. SWAT team, on the road, BJJ training, lifting..I remember that mans words and try to always look composed, calm and ready. I'm sure I'm not always "on" but I try to give that impression. Learn those lessons and remember them. Violent offenders look for "tired, unconnected" people for victims...Cheers!

you guys are the best! thank you! God bless you!

Truthful and hella funny!!! Great job guys!!

Solid advice and perspective ! Thank you for sharing !

4:38 Jocko trying to imitate showing emotion is hilarious lol.

His bizeps is bombastic! He is Mr. Fantastic!

I love the concept!!! I am working to get better at it in more situations. I would think the goal is more of a fake it until you make it concept. So eventually you really are that calm and confident on the inside. If you run into a stressful situation or obstacles to a goal then you get to the point where like water running downhill hill you just automatically begin thinking of alternate means of getting there. Then the outdo match the inside. The ultimate goal. 😎

Thank you so much for this.

This advice is great other than the fact that people think I’m super upset when I’m in my normal face

Jocko you’re seriously good.💪

Stopped by got some confirmation. Appreciated. 👍

Just recently subscribed. My kind of people.

Man to have this man as a boss

I needed to hear this, it's my Monday & it's ben a sort of stressful day at work. I have to put on "normal face" all the damn time with these different CNAs and resident aides I had to deal with.

Had to do this with my little brother when he destroyed his toe in a door. God I can’t imagine how much worse panicking and screaming would’ve made that.

Thanks Jocko

loved this

I turn everything up to 11. So i use my "O face" as my normal face.

As a leader you feel it and you don’t show it.

i feel thats some quality parenting advice thank you

- Hey, jocko! What do you think ab- - *JIU-JITSU!!!*

My lack of normal face is my Achilles's heel. Or my Echo's ankle, if you will.

Needed this !

Jocko spitting knowledge with a knife in his hand. 😎

Love this

The buckle your seatbelts now part was hilarious

Jocko is just brilliant. Cracked me up at 6.15: “You’re bleeding and you got cuts! Gonna turn into some scar tissue. That’s awesome! Join the club...” deadpan 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌

I've been told I look angry all the time. I'm not usually so I guess that's my normal face.

Good to hear. My kids always got up by themselves after a fall.

Echo looking jacked!

Jim Brown , running back of some note, used to “act tired” ALL THE TIME So no one would know when he wasn’t tired

Please tell me because RBF is keeping me in trouble lol

We do this in Scientology, it is one of the drills. One person antagonizes or tries to make the other person laugh, while the other has to sit there and confront the person trying to bullbait them. Very powerful skill to have in life. Gives you the ability to confront anyone in any situation.

i imagine i would wake up as Superman if I would put Jocko's podcast under my pillow at night

A lot of people do things to people for a reaction like bullies but if you show no face then your giving them no food to feed off, they will try harder but as long as you don't feed them they will move on , i would of thought poker players do this often so as to not show the opposition there hand as it is the same thing, i think 90% of communication between people starts with watching facial expressions, it let's you know if your on the right track to either carry on or to stop and change your approach.

I have perma natural face. I picked it up in the military and have not let it go. People at work always comment that “you look so calm all the time” 😂. I tell them there is no Situation that needs me to look stressed out

The cold face- excellent seeing this on the podcast, first came across this concept in Conn Iggledons Wrath of the Khans book1 which is a history fiction of how Temugin came to become Genghis Khan -highly recommend it

There was a picture in the paper of our wrestling coach talking to team after practice and everyone was on a knee but I was laid out spread eagle on my back lol. In my defense it was after hours of practice but when he said "You look a little tired" and walked away I laughed so hard.

good one jocko

I can absolutely see Jocko driving down the road raging out to some metal

Jocko doesn’t show negative emotions, he just eagerly shakes a switchblade and points it at Echo

He’s just waving that knife around the whole video😂

I come here strictly for the parenting advice.

Dunno man, acting tired when you're not in between rounds is a good way to mess with your opponent's head imo

Jocko : Good

“Buckle your seatbelts now!!!” 🤣🤣🤣

I love this dude's honesty. You gotta take those emotions and bury them. He knows how that sounds to weak people, just fuck em.

'Stifle' those emotions!

Very informative

Who are these 8 people that immediately watch a Jocko video right when it comes out only to dislike it? I'd genuinely like to know.

Damn this hits close to home....

One night I was going to meet my friend at the gym and I was walking to my car across the street. It was dark and when I was stepping off the road onto the sidewalk there was this miniature curb before the normal curb that I hadn't seen. I hit my toe onto the mini curb and I planted hard onto the sidewalk. I first landed on my knee, when the palm of my hand, and finally my eyebrow hit a third curb. I cut open my eyebrow (no bleeding strangely). I don't usually cry when I get injured but I hit so hard that I had this very strong impulse to cry and, to my amazement, the feeling quickly past. I realized right there that if someone was around to say "Oh my gosh, are you OK?" and show other signs of concern, I would have started crying. I'd always remembered how interesting that was and so Echo's story about his son's fall totally makes sense. FYI- After the fall I considered going home but then I was like "No, I'm meeting my friend at the gym." I got up and with a limp in my step and a huge swollen eyebrow, I went to the gym. I did power walking with my friend and it was hard to keep up with her (my friend is a superb power walker) and I was afraid I might cause more damage to my knee. But my knee actually got better. I think the power walking actually helped. Walking it off is an actual thing I guess.

What do you invest in? My thing is agriculture and flipping currently

When ever my boy climbs up on something and gets "stuck" and cant figure out how to get down, i tell him "you got yourself in this situation you get yourself out." It always work out in the end.

Just waiting for those ji jitsu clubs to open back up.Cant wait.

I think even KZfaq is afraid to scrub any jocko videos!

Picturing jocko bopping his kids with a cardboard tube 😂

I went to the same small high school from 1st to 12th grade and me and my friends basically from 1st to 12 grade would play a game we called "straight face contest" I have no idea who started it where it started when or why 😂 but all the time in school sports anything we would walk up to eachother in random times and just say "straight face contest ready go" and the person initiating the contest is at advantage because he knows its coming and the surprise attack victim is at a severe disadvantage and we would try to do it at random serious times like in the middle of football games or right before the bell was about to ring and we would probably get a detention for being late to class and we all got so good at it it became kind of a thing to us of like relaxation and eye rolling so it kinda became like a calming effect like taking someone's mind off a big moment they may be stressed about and it grounded us in some big moments sometimes 😂 not to say its like some kind of life changing tool or tactic or anything but to this day I can keep a straight face through literally everything now and I even played it with some guys at basic training in the army a couple years ago and it was a nice little time wasting game... btw im currently an E-4 SPC 12B combat engineer trying to train up for sapper school sometime soon when I make SGT then possibly try my hand at SFAS one day. Keep on keeping on my military brothers ✊

Echo "laugh at everything, even when it isnt supposed to be funny but I'm unsure" Charles

Jocko looks like he's in a Punisher comic