https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6 AP Lang- Intended Audience: Cadets going off to war in any military. en-us 2022-03-15 12:54:36 UTC 2022-03-21 01:59:13 UTC hello@padlet.com anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2098080303 "Although he was my superior, I considered Jocko to be a lifetime friend because of the way he motivated me day in and day out to make me work to the best of my ability."(Seth Stone, former member of Jocko Willink's SEAL Team 1 and 2). Jocko Willink was a very famous and well known Navy SEAL, that was a Lieutenant Commander in SEAL Team 1, 2 and 3. He served in the Iraq War Battle of Ramadi and served from 1990 to 2010. He was honored with a Silver Star and Bronze Star Medal for his accomplishments in the service. Now retired, Willink writes books about his time in the Navy, as well as making motivational speeches and videos. ]]> 2022-03-16 13:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2098080303 anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101085783 September 8, 1971, John Gretton Willink Jr. was born. Willink grew up with only his father who was a school teacher. As a teen Willink was was a rule breaker and had a very rebellious nature. He attended the University of San Diego and shortly there after he joined the military. He served from 1990-2010 as a Navy SEAL, which is where he developed his no excuses mentality. Willink flew up through rankings and became a Lieutenant Commander for SEAL Team 1, 2 and 3 during The Battle of Ramadi in Iraq. He lead those teams through thick and thin and was awarded for his actions during the battle. Willink was awarded with a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and Meritorious Service Medal. Now retired, Willink writes books on his experiences in the Navy, as well as motivational TedTalks. ]]> 2022-03-18 01:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101085783 anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101292494 One of Willink's main philosophies in life is believing regardless of the circumstances you can still get the job done. He often repeats in his speech titled, "Good," that inconveniences can be beneficial to the overall outcome. "So I explained to him that when things are going bad, there’s going to be some good that will come from it. Oh, the mission got canceled? Good… We can focus on another one. Didn’t get the new high-speed gear we wanted? Good… We can keep it simple. Didn’t get promoted? Good… More time to get better." As said in the evidence Willink uses inconveniences, sometimes major ones to help himself grow as a person and do better for the next opportunity that arises. This way of thinking is not often looked at to be beneficial. In fact, thinking of your inconveniences as being beneficial is something not many people do. Willink changed that in using them as fuel for the next opportunity. 

Willink also believes taking ownership of your own faults and not pinning them on someone else, is very important. Willink uses an example from during one of the shootouts during the battle, when a friendly Iraqi soldier was accidentally shot and killed ."And I stood up before them and I asked them one simple question: whose fault was this? One of my SEALs raised his hand, and he said, 'It was my fault. I didn’t keep control of the Iraqi soldiers I was with and they left their designated sector and that was the root of all these problems.' And I said, 'No, it wasn’t your fault.' And then another SEAL raised his hand and said, 'It was my fault. I didn’t pass our location over the radio fast enough, so no one knew what building we were in. And that’s what caused all this confusion. It was my fault.' I said, 'No, it wasn’t your fault either.' And then I told them that there was only one person at fault for what had happened. There was only one person to blame and that person was me. I am the commander, I am the senior man on the battlefield and I am responsible for everything that happens. Everything!" In this specific moment during the battle, Willink needs to take ownership of the fallen soldier. This is something very difficult to do because he wasn't the person who shot an ally, but there wasn't one person to blame for the travesty either. No one could see who was shooting where, so Willink took ownership for his entire SEAL team. 

Willink's final and most important life lesson is his no excuses attitude. "You’re Too '_______' Isn’t an Excuse
Too tired. Too hungry. Too sore. Too hot. Too cold. Too whatever. Your feelings don’t matter, that’s the deal.
You may feel like doing something. Maybe you don’t feel like doing something. Doesn’t matter, get out there and do what you’re supposed to do whether you feel like it or not well.
Once you reprogram your brain and tell yourself that tomorrow is not a viable option. Tomorrow doesn’t work. You do it today. Get it done today. That’s what you do, you get better. You get the work done. That’s what you have to do to achieve anything." Willink developed his mindset throughout the years of his military service. This is an important aspect of his life because it compelled him not to let excuses get in the way of him getting things done.

]]> 2022-03-18 04:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101292494 anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101304040 Jocko Willink's exigence to write books post serving in the military was to motivate other people with his own experiences and to help develop the same mindset he has. ]]> 2022-03-18 04:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101304040 anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101313803 The main methods of development Willink uses in his speeches are narration, description and diction. All of his work are stories of his experiences serving as a Navy SEAL, so narration is being used very frequently. He uses description when going into detail describing the specific events that happened at war. He uses diction when he repeats words throughout his pieces to help provide extra motivation to people reading and listening to his work. ]]> 2022-03-18 04:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101313803 anthonybarallon https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101329367 “Jocko Willink.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Mar. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocko_Willink#Bibliography. 

“Who Is Jocko Willink? Everything You Need to Know.” – Facts, Childhood, Family Life, Achievements, https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/jocko-willink-51497.php#:~:text=Family%20%26%20Personal%20Life&text=As%20a%20kid%2C%20he%20had,met%20while%20stationed%20in%20Bahrain. 

S, Pangambam. “Jocko Willink on Extreme Ownership at TEDxUniversityofNevada (Transcript).” The Singju Post, 7 June 2020, https://singjupost.com/jocko-willink-on-extreme-ownership-at-tedxuniversityofnevada-transcript/. 

Nick Glassett. “Jocko Willink ‘Good’ Transcript: Origin Leadership Group.” Nick Glassett, 9 Oct. 2019, https://nickglassett.com/jocko-willink-good-transcript/. 

“‘Get after It’ Jocko Willink Motivational Speech.” Learn Stash, 13 Nov. 2021, https://learnstash.com/get-after-it-jocko-willink-motivational-speech/. ]]> 2022-03-18 04:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/anthonybarallon/2v7etu7c88kqhak6/wish/2101329367