How to be an Honorable Leader and Combat Imposter Syndrome | Admiral Bill McRaven

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<p>Ryan speaks with Admiral Bill McRaven about the nature of being a Stoic, imposter syndrome when being a leader, and how resilience is sometimes enduring injustice. They also discuss McRaven’s two books, <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-wisdom-of-the-bullfrog-leadership-made-simple?_pos=3&amp;_sid=9183d190c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple</em></a> and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/make-your-bed-little-things-that-can-change-your-life-and-maybe-the-world?_pos=1&amp;_sid=9183d190c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe Even The World</em></a>.</p><p>Admiral Bill McRaven is a retired US Navy four-star admiral. He served 37 years as a Navy SEAL leading men and women at every level of the special operations community. During those four decades, Admiral McRaven dealt with every conceivable leadership challenge, from commanding combat operations—including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Phillips, and the raid for Osama bin Laden.&nbsp;</p><p>Get a signed copy of <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/the-wisdom-of-the-bullfrog-leadership-made-simple-signed-by-admiral-mcraven?_pos=2&amp;_sid=9183d190c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple</em></a> and <a href="https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/copy-of-make-your-bed-little-things-that-can-change-your-life-and-maybe-the-world?_pos=4&amp;_sid=9183d190c&amp;_ss=r" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life…and Maybe Even The World</em></a> from The Painted Porch.&nbsp;</p><p>Check out Admiral McRaven’s other books: <a href="https://geni.us/ZYecPRu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare Theory and Practice</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://geni.us/fDpr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations</em></a><em>, </em>and <a href="https://geni.us/GQjjIRe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Hero Code: Lessons Learned From Lives Well Lived</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><br><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>