E014: Who is Running Your Life?

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E014

Who is Running Your Life?

Key takeaway: Challenge your assumptions, both good and bad. Take ownership of good and bad accomplishments. Always reassess.

Topics covered in this video: 

• When something good or bad happens to you, do you think that is good and bad luck, or do you have agency over what happens?
• James divides people into three categories: 1. The fair weather flock, 2. Things just happen, 3. I make things happen
• Take ownership of the good and bad.
• Don’t be a member of the fair weather flock by only taking ownership of the good things.
• Don’t solely attribute good and bad things that happen to us just due to luck.
• Don’t take responsibility for everything; luck has a say too.
• If you take ownership of mistakes, then people have the opportunity to learn lessons to get better.
• Use After Action Reviews (AARs) to dial into the good and bad on projects and tasks.
• Be mindful.
• Challenge your assumptions - both good and bad
• Make your own luck.
• You don’t control every variable; don’t take 100% responsibility for everything.

Resources in this video

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink