Winners Never Quit (ft. Jack Jarvis)

Winners Never Quit (ft. Jack Jarvis)

Jack Jarvis on how challenges become opportunities

OPENING QUOTE:

“If I hadn’t been unsuccessful on UKSF selection, I never would've been here, wouldn't have done what I did when I rode across the Atlantic, raised £70,000 for charity. So everything happens for a reason.”

—Jack Jarvis

GUEST BIO:

Jack Jarvis left school at just 16 to join the army as a soldier in the Royal Engineers, the military engineering part of the British Army, which enables mobility of action and denies the same to the enemy. Jack's determination and his belief in giving 100% by the age of 20 saw him successfully passing the extremely tough British military commando course and leading seven other soldiers in dynamic high risk environments. He then went on to become the first person to row solo across the Atlantic from mainland Europe to the mainland United States.

CORE TOPICS + DETAILS:

[16:08] - Competence and Leadership

Two traits for essential leaders

Jack reflects on how all the great leaders he’s respected over the years have done two things. They’ve committed themselves to being leaders by example, never asking someone to do something they wouldn’t do themselves. And they also are committed to growing their competency. If they don’t have an answer, they’ll go and get it. We should all strive to be this kind of dependable leader.

[21:26] - The Bulletproof Mindset

Failure isn’t something to be ashamed of

Jack recounts his greatest life failure, and how it became the impetus for his greatest success. It made him realize that he had what he calls a “bulletproof mindset,” the ability to simply never quit and never be ashamed of failing. He’s since channeled that mindset into everything he does today.

[29:31] - Work Your Way Up to Incredible

A journey of smaller challenges

Did Jack immediately wake up and decide to row for 111 days across a dangerous ocean? No. In Chris’ words, “You can't just go straight to the biggest challenge of your life, because what happens is you need to go on a journey of smaller challenges that build you up and build you up and build you up. You have to go through the failures, which then become your learning points.”

[32:51] - Showing Initiative with Your Ideas

Jack’s advice for attracting investors and supporters

Jack didn’t have a concrete product or a guaranteed investment return. What he had was ideas, and he accepted his need to be tenacious with those ideas and never stop going hard at every opportunity he could find. That’s how he got the support he needed from some of the world’s most influential organizations.

RESOURCES:

• [1:17] About the Corps of Royal Engineers
• [2:54] About Jack’s Solo Atlantic Crossing

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