This ONE THING Will Determine Your Future | General Stanley McChrystal

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We control who we are. We control what we do. We control the standards we hold ourselves to. Ryan sits down with retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal to talk about the thing that makes or breaks every person: character. They explain what character actually is, why discipline matters more than raw talent, and how great leaders can lose their way.

General McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command in the mid-2000s. He established a consultancy firm, McChrystal Group, in 2011 and advises senior executives at multinational corporations on navigating complex change and building stronger teams.

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In this episode:

00:00:00–00:02:45 Intro
00:06:26-00:10:24 Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Defining Character
00:10:24-00:14:16 Why Wisdom Is a Key Virtue for Life and Leadership
00:14:16-00:20:15 Is Character Determined by Fate? Exploring Stoic Philosophy
00:20:15-00:25:50 Great Philosophers & Founding Fathers: Flaws and Lessons
00:25:50-00:32:31 The Power of Re-Reading Books at Different Life Stages
00:33:12-00:39:11 The Dinosaur’s Tale: Timeless Lessons from History
00:39:11-00:41:55 Overindulgence in Modern American Culture
00:42:00-00:50:03 Tweaking Systems for Better Personal & Professional Outcomes
00:54:21-00:57:13 Embracing Loss: Why Letting Go Is Essential
00:57:13-01:06:51 The Connection Between Morality and Fatherhood
01:06:52-01:13:33 Why It’s Hard to Speak Honestly with Our Children
01:13:33-01:14:09 Gratitude for Basic Comforts: Three Hots and a Cot
01:14:10-01:24:36 Navigating the Closing Chapters of Your Career
01:24:36-01:28:00 Stoic Dialectic: Making Difficult Decisions with Clarity
01:28:00-01:34:25 Gen. Stanley McChrystal Shares the Robert E. Lee Portrait Story