Book · 2017 · Biography & Autobiography
Extreme Ownership
How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (New Edition)
#95 of 13,592 books, ranked by how many different people bring it up on podcasts
- mentions
- 36
- people
- 18
- podcasts
- 10
- episodes
- 30
- critical mentions
- 0
His book Extreme Ownership is to me the best single best book on leadership that I've ever read.
What they say about it
- Immensely useful actionable information“immensely useful in terms of actionable information”2

The best things said about it
Extreme Ownership is his guide on how to apply Navy SEAL wisdom to leadership in general.
I've read both Extreme Ownership and The Way of the Warrior Kid, and I found them to be immensely useful in terms of actionable information and understanding oneself and different kinds of relationships, both in and out of the workplace.
Andrew Huberman Huberman Lab · Dec 2022 Extreme Ownership where you just take ownership of every single thing that goes on in your life.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
18 people who brought it up
Joe Rogan10 mentions · 5 recs- David Senra2 mentions · 2 recs
- Andy Stumpf2 mentions · 1 rec
Chris Williamson2 mentions · 1 rec
Tim Ferriss2 mentions · 1 rec- Alan Stein Jr.1 mention · 1 rec
- Becky Kennedy1 mention · 1 rec
- Brad Barrett1 mention · 1 rec
- Tim Kennedy1 mention · 1 rec
Andrew Huberman4 mentions- George Mack2 mentions
- Jordan Harbinger2 mentions
Why people recommend it
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is a prominent leadership and self-improvement book written by former Navy SEAL officers that translates military combat experiences into actionable business and personal principles. The work has been widely endorsed by numerous prominent figures across various podcasts. On The Tim Ferriss Show, David Senra highly recommended the book, later remarking on Modern Wisdom that it remains the single best leadership text he has ever read. Tim Ferriss also suggested it as a valuable read for finding practical workarounds during busy mornings, while Dr. Becky Kennedy noted that its principles overlap helpfully with her own parenting strategies. On ChooseFI, Brad Barrett discussed the book's core concept that discipline equals freedom, cautioning that it is often misconstrued by readers. Alan Stein Jr. praised Willink's focus on personal accountability and always looking at oneself first, a sentiment echoed by Tim Kennedy when discussing the importance of personal responsibility. Furthermore, Chris Williamson reflected on the impact the book had on him during a Christmas special episode of Modern Wisdom. Throughout these discussions, podcast guests and hosts consistently emphasized the profound value of taking total accountability for one's actions, performance, and leadership outcomes in both professional and personal endeavors.
Every mention
Joe Rogan Got a great book out What is it extreme ownership yeah He's fantastic I'll definitely look at him 10
“So Jaco, you know, was a Navy Seal and uh was he's got a book called uh Extreme Ownership and it's just the way he thinks, the way he carries himself is it's so it's so beneficial if you can adopt this that there's sometimes where I'm training where I'm [ __ ] really really tired and I want to”
“like he's written books about extreme ownership and and that those are there's valuable valuable lessons and that kind of stuff”
“he's like it's fine it's just it's it's one lesson you have to know everything is your fault it's extreme ownership he's like everything we learn in the teams”
“got a great book out, what is it, extreme ownership”
“Got a great book out What is it extreme ownership yeah He's fantastic I'll definitely look at him”
“well you keep saying extreme ownership did you read Jacko's book”
“old book is called Extreme ownership”
“did you ever read a book called Extreme ownership written by a couple of Navy SEALs uh that's jao willink right no no that's uh I think it is is it is it jao's book”
“he's got this great book that he wrote uh what where's I think I have it here somewhere extreme ownership”
“jao willink and leaf leaf leaf Le B Leaf Babin uh extreme ownership”
David Senra You can just get I'm like extreme ownership still highly highly highly recommend to everyone. 2
“You can just get I'm like extreme ownership still highly highly highly recommend to everyone.”
“his book extreme ownership is to me the best single best book on leadership that I've ever read”
Andy Stumpf and then I guess on the other end the best example I put point people at is generally Jacko's book it's not… 2
“like I want to write a book instead of extreme ownership it's like extremely limited the ownership there's no bad leaders only bad teams would be chapter wise just go the other direction”
“and then I guess on the other end the best example I put point people at is generally Jacko's book it's not a book about hey no there I was which is the number one indicator of a story that's completely false as oh hey there there we were like not you're done”
Chris Williamson extreme ownership again half similar thing okay alchemy by Rory Sutherland came out this year 2
“i'm going to ask joker willing the same question you know extreme ownership's his thing”
“extreme ownership again half similar thing okay alchemy by Rory Sutherland came out this year”
Tim Ferriss extreme extreme own ownership by Ja o w it's a good one to read 2
“after that realization and makes me also think about there's a book called extreme ownership written by Jaco Willink former Navy Seal commander which is really also underscores this ownership right being all about it, right?”
“extreme extreme own ownership by Ja o w it's a good one to read”
Alan Stein Jr. jaco willing wrote an entire book on it which i'm a huge fan of and that is always looking at yourself first 1
“jaco willing wrote an entire book on it which i'm a huge fan of and that is always looking at yourself first”
Becky Kennedy I think I mentioned extreme ownership which it does actually overlap in certain ways 1
“I think I mentioned extreme ownership which it does actually overlap in certain ways”
Brad Barrett it's from jocka willing's book extreme ownership and i think it's often misconstrued where discipline equal… 1
“it's from jocka willing's book extreme ownership and i think it's often misconstrued where discipline equals freedom”
Tim Kennedy extreme ownership that's it 1
“extreme ownership that's it”
Andrew Huberman That took the form of several important books, the first of which was published in 2015 and is entitled Ext… 4
“That took the form of several important books, the first of which was published in 2015 and is entitled Extreme Ownership: How US Navy Seals Lead and Win.”
“This took the form of several important books, the first of which was published in 2015 and is entitled 'Extreme Ownership: How US Navy Seals Lead and Win.'”
“I've read both Extreme Ownership and The Way of the Warrior Kid, and I found them to be immensely useful in terms of actionable information and understanding of oneself and different kinds of relationships, both in and out of the workplace.”
“I've read both 'Extreme Ownership' and 'The Way of the Warrior Kid,' and I found them to be immensely useful in terms of actionable information and understanding oneself and different kinds of relationships, both in and out of the workplace.”
George Mack you've heard about chakra willing so extreme ownership where you just take ownership of every single thing… 2
“you've heard about chakra willing so extreme ownership where you just take ownership of every single thing that goes on in your life”
“and he tells I think it's in his TED talk and in his book where he talks about because he's very it's very well to a chat in I get a nice little podcast about oh I've been doing X Y Zed on my gym routine”
Jordan Harbinger you wrote a tree motor ship if it crushed it did a really great amount of sales 2
“I would imagine extreme ownership yes yeah he he mentioned in extreme ownership that when the the CEOs would come and say hey what do you guys need a lot of the other commanders would say we need better Wi-Fi and we got you know our weights we need a squat rack because we can - he would say nothing”
“you wrote a tree motor ship if it crushed it did a really great amount of sales”
Greg Cowles then up at number nine a book called Extreme ownership by Joo willink and leaf Babin... extreme ownership i… 1
“then up at number nine a book called Extreme ownership by Joo willink and leaf Babin... extreme ownership is his guide on how to apply Navy SEAL wisdom to leadership in general”
James Clear I'll get to Atomic Habits in a second, but Extreme Ownership by Jocko. 1
“I'll get to Atomic Habits in a second, but Extreme Ownership by Jocko.”
Jocko Willink It's the same thing that I try and teach leaders now is to take a step back, detach from the chaos, detach… 1
“It's the same thing that I try and teach leaders now is to take a step back, detach from the chaos, detach from the mayhem, detach from your emotions, detach from your ego, and be able to assess the best way to execute and give, you know, the book, the book is called Extreme Ownership that you referenced.”
Mike Sarraille um did a good job with extreme ownership they were trying to do something they were trying to do a again a… 1
“um did a good job with extreme ownership they were trying to do something they were trying to do a again a knowledge transfer of what they learned”
Nik Seetharaman And one way I I would figure it the Jaco was very helpful like in the early days reading Extreme Ownership… 1
“And one way I I would figure it the Jaco was very helpful like in the early days reading Extreme Ownership like you I was talking about it with Jeremy. Why did Jaco resonate with so many civilians? There's been hundreds of [ __ ] military dudes that have come out of the military and talked about leadership lessons and”
Steven Bartlett Is that what you when you think about extreme ownership, which is the title of um this book here in front o… 1
“Is that what you when you think about extreme ownership, which is the title of um this book here in front of me, is are excuses the opposite? Excuses and blame, is that the opposite of extreme ownership?”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (25: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I wrote a book called Extreme Ownership, which is about like taking ownership of what's going on.”
“His books—Extreme Ownership, Discipline Equals Freedom, and the Way of the Warrior Kid series—share his principles of leadership and personal discipline.”
“And there was some, you know, it's funny, we we in Extreme Ownership, Leif and I were writing our kind of chapters independently and it ends up there's three chapters in there that are about blue on blue.”
“Jocko Willink wrote a book called Extreme Ownership.”
“You know, the first book I wrote called Extreme Ownership, right? The opening chapter is about this terrible situation that took place, a fracture side, a friendly fire incident that I was in charge of, right?”
“number one New York Times bestselling co-author of extreme ownership host of the toprated Joo podcast and co-founder and CEO of Premier leadership consulting company Echelon front”
“I wrote a book called Extreme Ownership. That number one, take responsibility for what you're doing. Take take ownership of your world.”
“First law of combat leadership is cover and move. We work together as a team.”
“the first book that I wrote was called Extreme ownership”
“I think the book extreme ownership which is about taking personal responsibility well it's about taking responsibility and you can definitely apply it to personal responsibility”
“so so we made extreme ownership. comom which is an online training platform for leadership and for life”
“the following is a conversation with jaco willink a retired u.s navy seal co-author of extreme ownership dichotomy of leadership discipline equals freedom and many other excellent books”
“Since his retirement, he co-wrote the book Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and co-founded Echelon Front, where he teaches his clients how to be leaders in their respective fields.”
“So and and I wrote about this in in the first book that I wrote about leadership, which is called which is called Extreme Ownership”
“he co-authored the books extreme ownership and the dichotomy of leadership with fellow retired seal leaf babin”
“i that's the warrior kid books yeah teach those kids hey there's going to be problems there's going to be bullies if you can you don't need to fight them”
“- So, I love the inner flap of the book. It says, "Jordan Peterson's '12 Rules for Life' meets Jocko Willink and Lief Babin's 'Extreme Ownership' in this tough-love leadership book from a Navy SEAL and rising star in Republican politics."”
“Jocko Willink is a decorated retired Navy SEAL officer, author of the book Extreme Ownership”
“I wish I had this when I was a kid I wish I had the lessons from extreme ownership when I was a kid I wish I had the lessons from the discipline equals freedom Field Manual”
“I wish I had the lessons from extreme ownership when I was a kid I wish I had the lessons from the discipline equals freedom”
“we have a jock a willings book in here”
“you know it's one of the things that guy Richie brought up the other day about your book extreme ownership”
“all right ladies and gentlemen we are here and uh I'm here with Joo willink of extreme ownership”
“yeah and I mean I I have to you know look in the mirror myself I mean I just wrote with my with my partner lave Babin who I served with you know we just wrote a 300 page book about uh you know for all practical purposes”
“that's like we wrote the book the book is called Extreme ownership that that's that's literally the ladies and gentlemen right there”





