Jocko Podcast 461: A Reflection On Growing Up With Jocko as A Father. w Rana Willink

[@Sandmammal]

She looks just like him. And she's living proof that a military dad that's gone a lot can, with the right partner, raise great kids that become beautiful human beings. Kudos to Jocko and his wife.

[@JR-ju3kj]

Agreed. Clearly, Jocko did a good job as a dad to his kids. I know that he said that his wife doesn't do interviews but if she ever ever changes her mind to do interviews, I'd love to see his wife on Jocko's podcast talking about what being married to Jocko was like and what it was like raising the kids and taking care of the family and everything at home while he was away on missions.

[@johndough1218]

Good papa! Ernie from Switzerland, purpel belt, x ballet dancer. Get after it!

[@baxterandcotton]

If you've ever seen a pic of his wife Rana looks a ton like her too :)

[@WhizPill]

Agreed

[@wuddafxuppp]

This dude is so disgusting he probably looked at her as a baby

[@juicechronicled2451]

Jocko had his daughter doing “Heck week” in kindergarten - GOOD 💪😅

[@rampart6925]

Hoo-yaa! 😡🤣🤣🤣

[@carlbernardo5346]

Hahaha

[@jessicaanderson635]

Jocko said let's get less competition

[@TENNESSEETV.]

🤣 🤣 🤣 🚦🥊

[@Highlyprosper]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnSchaller-xh9cq]

What an outstanding young women. Seems like she has a great balance between her mothers love and tenderness and her fathers warriors heart. Great episode. This is one of my favorites.

[@wuddafxuppp]

Bro how? She just rambles on as he sits and pretends to care? This was so insufferable bc of her I had to turn it off

[@CanisNiger]

Rana is truly Jocko's daughter, tough as nails, but also with a childlike, innocent heart - very beautiful combination. Thank you!

[@OnekamaProducts]

After listening to Jocko for hundreds of hours, you almost can say you know him as a person, this is a cool episode that expands that connection

[@gambar]

I became a father of a beautiful daughter 2 years ago, when I was 46 years old. Jocko's stories, dialogues and monologues give me endless inspiration in life, but this episode gave me so much in terms of striving to be the best dad I can ever be. Thank you, Jocko and Rana!

[@theironknight597]

His daughter is LITERALLY Jocko the resemblance is so uncanny its incredible 😂

[@Berm_Blaster]

😂 Jocko wearing a wig

[@Ronaldo-ip7cf]

100%, can't imagine having him as a father-in-law. Jesus.

[@7chicano]

​@@Ronaldo-ip7cf lmao in for a world of pain

[@Warstyx485]

​@@Ronaldo-ip7cfThat'd actually be awesome

[@JR-ju3kj]

@@Berm_Blaster I didn't want to say that so I'm glad that you did! Her arms are bigger than mine! I'm pretty skinny and I lost a lot of weight recently, so I have to start working out again but she's buffed up! I guess you'd kind of have to expect that with having Jocko as your Dad!

[@rebeccaexplorer5969]

Don’t normally comment on these as I just listen in the podcast app, but thanks for coming on, Rana! As a girl in her 20s, I love listening to Jocko and his guests talk about discipline and life lessons, but this was definitely refreshing hearing from someone close to my age talk about life and struggles and triumphs! I wish you well in your next endeavors! Keep pushing forward :) if you ever go on any other podcasts, hopefully your dad keeps us informed. I’d love to hear more about what you’re doing.

[@JayDubb3BCT]

Rana had me rolling with the "winning the love from your father" comment! 😂

[@MrS85755]

17:29

[@pedromedina93]

That opening story about his daughter was awesome and inspiring . She made her dad proud .

[@ExecutiveZombie]

This is beautiful and every father, dad should see how much your little girls become warriors because of you! We need you. 🙏🏽💪🏾

[@rebeccademers1747]

This interview is the best thing that ALL girls can listen to, thank you for sharing your story Rana!!! You ROCK!

[@PhillipMorgan-v9i]

This is my favorite podcast episode of all time. It was so wholesome and uplifting. It was a gut check about the things that really matter. I had it downloaded and forgot who the guest was so listening to the story in the beginning and the realization that he was talking about his 8 y/o daughter and not a grown man had me choked up a bit..I think I will be coming back to this podcast for years. I hope to god I can be this proud of my children as this man obviously is.

[@GrindSzn7]

You’re good man

[@AWD.11]

10:05 “back in the day” side eye to Echo got me 😂

[@ausivan]

You can instantly tell the love and respect she has for her father. That house sounds like so much fun to grow up in.

[@pec_ritiksingh1077]

I am really happy about importance of echo in this conversation I think it he is under utilized a lot of time

[@alaska3390]

He’s relatable.

[@jorgemunoz2065]

For a guy named echo he sure doesn’t say much-Theo von I love echo he creates the perfect balance between discipline and relatable

[@TK-MLois]

Bravo Rana, and Willink family (and Echo) for showing us all how a regular family goes through life's challenges and celebrating small victories together.

[@Quinn-oz5sd]

Fantastic podcast. Very cool of Rana to open up about her struggles. Hope other girls with the same struggle hear the podcast.

[@kemblephotography]

I've heard the intro story multiple times from Jocko. It's so cool that he's finally getting some family members on the podcast. Excited to get into this one!

[@Mumu108-h5z]

thank you Rana you have help me a lot with my struggles and gave a lot of food for thought. And I love your raspy voice is so cute. Thanks Jocko she is the coolest!

[@bobbong8483]

I wish I could have talked to my father like this before he passed. Great episode Jocko and team!

[@matthew-5489]

461 podcasts and Echos still lookin JJACCKKEEDDD!!

[@tonysfitnesstipsandtricks]

What a fantastic podcast! As a father of a girl and a personal trainer / Strength coach to girls and women this one hit home. Thank you. Plus, a bonus getting to hear Echo more involved in it.

[@carlbernardo5346]

This is such a good idea. As a father with a 6yo daughter, i struggle with being too caring for the littlest things and i can see that she is taking advantage of it. I would like to have this kind of conversation with my daughter in future, it’s so refreshing

[@TheMajor7012]

I'm not military at all. But I brought my daughter up doing regular "obstacle courses" and challenges her entire childhood too!! I always wondered if it was wrong or I was pushing her too hard. Now I have the doc jocko parenting program to back me up! Thanks jocko!!

[@Rufio1975]

That's awesome. Memories.

[@renewed6250]

So true on the obstacle courses. I am former military but you don't need to be. My kids are obsessed with them - if I say I am setting one up they literally jump up and down like they are 5 (even though they are middle school and teenaged now). We do it physical and mental ...one obstacle they love is the silverware...take the divider out of drawer, dump it, mix it. When they get to that step, goal is put them all back correctly by size and facing same directions as fast as possible. Or have them do serpentine sprints through cones....and at the end: math problems on a paper to solve. It's hard to think when you are winded...but it's also fun to try. Time the whole thing, winner simply gets the honor of winning. Too fun.

[@TheMajor7012]

@renewed6250 you have no idea how good it feels to hear this stuff! Different paths, equal mindset. So glad to hear other dad's took their job as Father seriously.

[@renewed6250]

@@TheMajor7012 ha I try. My wife and I, we try like hell. That is the real difference I think between maybe not "good vs bad" but "effective vs not" parenting...the willingness to try, and try to improve. When I see parent that I can tell does not ask themselves "am I a better parent than was last year, and why?"...they are minimizing the positive effect they could have on their kids. It boils down to attention. Kids need it, crave it. If parents do not supply it they will get it elsewhere. When Jocko talks about kids eating up his "judging"...what they are eating is, full attention. Always trying to provide pockets of full attention to your kids, individual attention - is key...at least so far in my experience.

[@TheMajor7012]

@@renewed6250 amen brother

[@MusawenkosiTshoaele]

I'm only an hour in. But this feels like a father's pology to their kids. Very relatable. Reminds me of checking myself with those most precious to me. Thank you team.

[@benhenderson9018]

This is going to be fire

[@nathanbritt7446]

Seriously one of my favorite episodes. So glad you all did this one. Great job 🤙🏼

[@MariaGomez-nd4bo]

I have always wanted to know what it was like growing up with Jocko as a father! This is such a great episode. Thanks so much for sharing with us!! 💛

[@Ben_Lehnert]

53:08 to 53:17 - the tone of Jockos voice changing just so obviously when he talks about Rana stopping Jiu Jitsu and instead going into gymnastics...pure disbelief how someone could do that...hilarious! The whole episode is just awesome so far, thanks a lot you guys!

[@starlord157]

Kind of interesting how a pretty light hearted episode is actually a deep delve into the importance of mental health and internal struggles and how to deal with it.

[@kemblephotography]

Perhaps one of my favorite episodes from the podcast. It was great hearing Rana's perspective about some of the stories we've heard over the years, plus some new ones. I was touched by Rana speaking about her struggles with food, I can definitely relate there. Hopefully, we will get another Willink on the podcast for more stories. Until then... EEEEE-EJECTED!

[@mikewilliams2771]

She's awesome. I shared this on my social media so that every man with a daughter should watch it.

[@nathanl5128]

This was unexpectedly close to home for me and I found it insightful. My mom was anorexic from her teenage years til the end of her life and ultimately took her own life when I was in college. It was a very similar mindset to what Rana described as far as the obsession with controlling diet and intake. Mom would walk long distances all day long at a frantic pace in order to earn her one nightly meal. She was skin and bones by the end but convinced that she was fat and ugly. She was an attractive lady before her body wasted away due to starvation and anxiety. It's scary how far these mental disorders? (for lack of a better word) can take you from start to finish if left unchecked. All the love and support in the world couldn't have saved my mom once she was too far gone. Thanks for sharing how you got to a better place with those struggles. It gives me more hope for those that do have them. It definitely takes more bravery than you would think to fight them appropriately.

[@noragardino9715]

Look forward to listening to this Jocko. Appreciate you and Rana (in advance) for sharing your life stories with the rest of us.

[@TanyerLamb]

What an inspiring, insightful podcast, and Rana talking about her disordered eating habits will help many a young woman out there, especially with Jocko's leadership insights added to the mix.

[@JessLack-tu5po]

Wow Rana! Authentic & Intentional...way to speak your truth and live your truth. Did not fall on deaf ears or blind eyes. Jocko is wise and all heart, opening a platform for dad's and daughters every where. And Echo best wingman EVER for this conversation. Cheers to all, especially Rana for circling back to encourage girls of all ages to own it. ❤️

[@brockjackson7737]

She's so grounded and level headed. Nice job Jocko . There is hope for our future💪

[@ourblessedtribe9284]

My daughters are 7, 6, and 4. This conversation has been extremely helpful. Thank you Rana for helping me understand what its like to be a young woman in the world today

[@martinjnagy]

As a father of two young kids, just starting them in Jiu Jitsu....this is really valuable content

[@jeremykoehn1]

Jocko understands the balance in the dichotomy of toughness and tenderness

[@mikelonde9567]

Rana: I appreciate that you are able to come out and discuss your issues. Salute. Jocko: kudos to you as a father to be able to let Rana explain herself with only small prods.

[@monte4018]

Dude, she is jacked! Her arms make Echo’s arms look like Good Deal Dave’s arms. 😂

[@CAArrazola]

I got emotional with this one! Thanks for sharing all these amazing stories 🙏🏽❤️✍🏽

[@Dgabrl]

I really love this talk. Thank you for sharing and for your authenticity. Much of your experience with tracking is mine too. You took me back to my earlier years where I struggled with control.

[@mjm971]

Their relationship and interaction was so fun to listen to. Rana’s energy for life is infectious and bravery to share this information is awesome. Her future is bright! 🎉

[@shuminator001]

Masterclass. Thanks jocko and echo and miss rana 10/10. 🤙🏻

[@mjm971]

What a fun episode! Sense of humor is such a powerful gift for ourselves and others we interact with!

[@ThatGuyWierd]

Poor ranna 😭😂 that stoy about jokko going "DUUDE CHECK OUT HOW HEAVY SHE IS YOOO" then they hi 5🤣 hilarious, this could be a comedy sketch hahah. Glad they can laugh about it now bless em

[@ThatGuyWierd]

Brooooo I got to the bit about the dexa scan - Pops was right all along she dense 🤣🤣 amazing. Tbh probably from all the years of training from a young age and lifting makes bones more dense too. But still, makes it even more hilarious thay they have quantified it scientifically 😂. She's clearly a great athlete 💪

[@just2ous]

Jocko.... I've always felt and known you were legit.... Interviewing your daughter on your podcast and being honest and vulnerable in her presence... Is God level Dude!!! Thank You for being You!!!

[@thegrayjedi5202]

20:00 man, my step kids are just reaching their 20s and ANYTHING you say to help them, or even critique about how they didn’t do a chore or job as good as they should have, it’s immediately taken as negative. They will do all their stuff under par and then when you point out how dirty dishes can make you sick, oh you’re being negative and “nothing is ever good enough”. 33:52 Hard to compliment someone when someone doesn’t even have care for their own parent or family. Or themselves. It’s tough. Yea jocko is definitely blessed to have started the children young with a winners mentality. These kids now are so far off the Richter scale it’s mentally exhausting. It’s refreshing to see this.

[@mihakosir4252]

I was listening to the podcast when you guys came across Rana's childhood and how Jocko made everything that he was doing with the kids *FUN*. so I put the podcast on pause and convinced my 4-year-old stepbrother and told him that we were going to go play soldiers in the woods we made guns from sticks and in 1 hour we climbed 360m (1200 feet). I was really proud of myself for getting him to do that, if we had gone with the whole family, as soon as he would say that he was tired he would have gotten carried by one of the members. So I want to thank you for inspiring me to do that. Love what you do for people!! Rana thanks for sharing your pov as a child. A lot of fathers can learn from that and try to raise their kids better and understand their problems. Love!!

[@joshuaduenas4969]

“And you almost made it through the whole podcast without crying” haha. She’s great.

[@TheLegend-gj6bw]

Bro please give is more of RANA. Her personal story of BJJ is so motivational

[@TheLegend-gj6bw]

Another podcast episode would be amazing

[@michaelmckay2749]

I loved this podcast. So happy for both if them. You are all (Echo too) are amazing, awesome, and incredible. Than you so much for sharing Rana;'s story. Rana ... you are perfect in every way!

[@havoc391]

I will never feel that I could ever express myself for what the contributions that the guests from John and his macvsog partners contributed to this country and then all the other humans from the military that have been on this podcast. The other side of Jockos life and contributions is sitting across from him today. Jockos guests were able to elicit such strong feelings of patriotism comradery and trust from me. But this pod was truly top of the list for a dad to see the love and enjoyment this American family has experienced. I never worked with Jocko so I can’t say I experienced his friendship or his abilities. But as a retired thirty year police officer in a capitol city with children thank you for reminding me of the times we had. When it’s all over all we have is the memories. And the measure of a person is how their children turned out. And I can definately say on that topic both parents and children are winners. Of all the pods this was top of the list. Thx Jocko

[@shuminator001]

11 mins in absolutely outstanding work Mr. Willink

[@MohawkFlippinMike]

Rana…thank you. Jocko this is probably one of the best pods about growing up with an elite dad and trying to be the best kid for their parent they look up to. 😊

[@jeffking543]

3:06:09 Not sure how you didn't choke up reading that letter. Guess I'm a softie. You must be so proud. Wish we could have seen Rana's reaction. Thanks for this episode--shared with my daughters and wife.

[@BruceWorful]

Can't wait to listen to this one during my workout!

[@naomicarpenter3611]

Such an endearing episode. Great job. She is such a beautiful lady. Loved the perspective from a daughter and a dad. Get after it.

[@victorchinchillvas]

Beautiful episode....beautiful. Been listening to/watching Jocko Podcast for a LONG time. This episode is SO FCKN AWESOME!!!

[@DMU386]

“Reps in the real world!!!” Nice Echo! I like that

[@vincentbirch632]

Seeing how much Rana loves her father inspires me as a dad. Thank you, Jocko!

[@bellabee2a]

Only half way through, but this is an amazing video. The take aways from your videos with most value to me are the parenting tips. But this is the first video I’ve seen with Rana. I grew up with 5 brothers and I was the middle child. I relate to so much of what Rana said, and I’ve never related to a female on the basis of training, eating habits, whole perspective on it, etc. I don’t go to the extreme with my eating anymore, but I did a couple years ago, and watching this video is the first time I thought it was a problem. Great conversation.

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

This is crazy!! Viking Father & Daughter

[@OscarNorlander]

It sounds like Rana had a good childhood. Sure, Jocko worked a lot and a way on missions and stuff, but it sounds like when he was off, he gave his family a lot of fun and was a good father in general. You guys have a lot of good memories, for sure.

[@internet_internet]

She’s a badass, Jocko. Shout out from this 7-8th generation central Texan (we lost count)

[@markmcgrath9294]

Rana, as a dad of daughters, thank you for sharing so honestly!!

[@MattMc365]

What a beautiful human . You should be very proud of your journey youngster, I am . Respect.👊🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻

[@mthrofwntr]

LOVE the opening story. Such a good episode.

[@orcanimal]

The podcast we never thought would ever happen but always wanted!

[@jackhammer363]

This was a fun podcast! Thanks to everyone!

[@dellathompson]

This is a beautiful, open and honest conversation and she is beautiful! Thank you for your transparency!!!

[@mcssr4701]

RANA ROCKS!!! Love seeing the interactions between Father and daughter. Best episode ever😉

[@robertlistau7142]

This is awesome....I just started a little Podcast with mye12 year old daughter a couple weeks ago. Love it!!

[@keithschreiner2819]

Thanks to all the people of your team Jocko… just a class act from all of you…

[@laureenelwell8932]

I love love love this conversation!! Great Job Jocko, Rana & Echo!!

[@tybot1980]

Everyone needs to listen to the very end. Rana- You are a hero for sharing your story and helping others around you. I had the opportunity to share my personal addiction experience with my entire MBA class and their spouses in a presentation. It was scary but I had so many people approach me afterwards to share their own experiences. You never know how many people you are helping.

[@amymasi3276]

It's so cool seeing his smile and watching, just in his expressions, how proud he is of his daughter.

[@andrewplck]

This is exactly what I imagined Jocko's kid would look like

[@timehrenfeld234]

Totally resonate with the kids wearing whatever they wanted. My daughter had to be in a princess costume, and my son had to be in pajamas. My wife & I picked our battles with that one.

[@flwi]

Her description of therapy is great. It's indeed hard work and deeply exhausting. I'm glad she's doing better now! I was struggling after the pandemic and went to see a therapist and most of the time I take a longer walk after the session. Often I don't really know what she actually did to me, but I figured something out. Drove me nuts in the beginning, because I'm a software engineer and like to understand the algorithm, the bug and how to fix it ;-)

[@mohammad3426]

I remember Jocko telling the story from the intro on the podcast years ago. It's nice to get to know what Jocko's like as a parent, from one of his kids' perspective.

[@SalernoOfficial]

My sisters and I had a lot of natural athletic ability - but we had problem parents. Bravo to Jocko for being a good dad, and congrats to Rana for all of her success

[@ElderFreeman413]

This was fascinating to see Jocko as a dad

[@sarge131]

Great podcast, especially for fathers who have raised daughters.

[@EvaandJavier]

“If could design a human for Olympic weight lifting…it would be Rana.” 👏

[@garybellish9586]

Showing your human side Jocko..great podcast.. always good Echo

[@firehorse_44alpha-omega]

Wow, Jocko drop of great magnitude ... Thank you all. Great morning surprise. Cheers

[@trevorneitzel9453]

Much love from Arkansas. Love your podcast. I listen to it at work and when I'm running. It also helps give me something to talk about with my grandfather who was in Korea. I won't be able to make it to Bentonville this weekend but I appreciate you stopping there.

[@JustSomeGuy69420]

I'm a guy and did the same exact thing to myself during my freshman year in college. All I was eating was chicken breast and "salads" which consisted of lettuce, spinach, carrots and cucumbers. I was running and doing a ton of calisthenics during the days, and at night I'd either be in an MMA class or I'd shadow box for a few hours straight at home. I'd put on RHCP's Stadium Arcadium and shadow box the entire length of the album, using it as a timer. I wasn't a big guy before I did this, maybe 145, but I was in great shape. Maybe 10-12% bodyfat and muscular. I dropped to 125 and had so little bodyfat people thought I was sick. I got weaker. Wasn't recovering from my workouts so I was painfully sore all the time. I'd sleep so much. I'd skip class because I had no energy. I had a pair of 26" waist jeans that were loose on me. Awful. I remember the night I got fed up with feeling so bad. Went to walmart, got a huge steak and a gallon of milk and stayed up all night eating and drinking. Felt incredible the next day lol. I thought I was basically being Bruce Lee lol. It can definitely be an issue for males too.

[@SPIIIVA]

This is the Father-Daughter standard we as men need to reflect.

[@Swaze04]

I think it’s important that Rana was on the pod gives more of a backstory to Jockos life and rana is Jocko 2.0 as far as I can see. Her story is relatable and inspiring . I hope to see jockos son on the pod one day that will be such a good ep. Whole lot of love of New Brunswick, Canada.

[@Holtorretje]

This is an incredible talk. Really enjoyed it.

[@Davac2008]

Respect to Rana for sharing her story ❤

[@SWFL2024]

This podcast is excellent! Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. Transparency regarding psychological challenges requires significant courage, healing, and personal growth. I believe that your story will help many families.

[@klmorg63]

What an awesome episode, Rana is so impressive! She may be the first female I think might make it through SEAL training, I’m sure when it was done dad would say how was it, and she would just reply GOOD! Would love to hear the son who wasn’t allowed to take a break from training’s story! Great parents usually make great kids, this is a prime example! God Bless!

[@itsjulyssa]

I really look up to Rana now and I also think she’s an amazing woman.

[@sulhamathletics]

Awesome topics brought up. Great listen for anyone coaching or working with young athletes. Get some Rana!