Less Talk More Work Podcast

On Episode XXVI: Embrace the Challenge - Eric Goes on Loan we discuss how Eric's loan comes about, his feelings surrounding this new opportunity and what it means for the future of his career. 

On Episode XXII: Extreme Ownership Part 2, Josel and Eric discuss the ideas and principles of leadership from the second half of the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. We discuss our thoughts on the book in general, the concept of decentralized command, empowering junior leaders and how discipline can create freedom.

Episode XXI: Life as the MLS Pool Goalkeeper with Charlie Lyon we chat with Charlie about the uncertainty of life as a professional soccer player. This topic is particularly relevant for, as Charlie describes it, "the utility goalkeeper" for any team in Major League Soccer. In this position, Charlie can essentially be chosen by any club at any time to come in and train or play on a moments notice. Charlie discusses finding normalcy amongst such an ever changing lifestyle, preparation for life after soccer, his short stint working for a logging company and many other topics. An amazing conversation with an amazing person.

On Episode XX: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Part I, Josel and Eric breakdown some of their favorite and least favorite aspects of the first half of the book. Topics such as how often we as people genuinely exhibit extreme ownership in our lives, what are the negatives of not taking extreme ownership and whether bad teams actually exist. 

On Episode XIX: Personal Development with David Acuna Camacho we chat with the former Monmouth University soccer star and Costa Rican Youth International about how he has developed personally and how his identity has changed over the course of his life. Through loss, injury, expectation and at times, judgment, David has grown so much so that we felt he was the perfect example of personally developing through your sport to live a more purposeful life.