The Rooftop Podcast

As I look at my life, six years after retirement from the military, after 23 years, I am coming to see more and more that leadership is forever, that is, real leadership.

Rooftop leadership is forever and that's why I chose this title for the third video in our little series right now on, “Rooftop Rally Point”, of five lessons I learned in combat, that I believe you can apply in your life

Join me by the fire-pit as we discuss how, “Leadership is Forever”.

I’ll see you on the Rooftop,

Scott

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The opposite of fear, is love. The greatest counter poised to fear the ancients believed is love, the love of the individual warrior for his brothers in arms.

At Thermopylae, on the final morning when the last surviving Spartans knew they were all going to die, they turned to one of their leaders and asked him what thoughts they should hold in their minds in this final hour to keep their courage strong. He instructed his comrades to fight not in the name of such of lofty concepts as patriotism, honor, duty, or glory. "Don't even fight," he said, "to protect family or your home. Fight for this alone, the man who stands at your shoulder. He is everything, and everything is contained within him."

I think that's true for everything that we do in our life, and I was so gifted to see this on display time and time again with the amazing men and women that I served with.

Join me by the fire-pit as we discuss, “The Opposite of Fear”.

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The thing that I learned that I want to talk about today as we go into Memorial Day is that “Every Breath is Precious”. Every breath we take in, every breath we let out is precious because our time on this earth is limited and we don't know how much time we have. And I will tell you this, Sergeant Major Willy Lubbers knew that.

I wanted to highlight Willy as a part of our Memorial Day discussion, and in part one, of this five part series I'm doing right now, “Five Lessons That I Learned from Combat”. These are lessons that I think every single person on the planet, from young kid to senior citizen can learn from, because there are some very, very amazing lessons that come out of this corrosive thing that we call combat.

Join me by the firepit as we discuss how, “Every Breath is Precious”.

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A movement is where people take action, in a collective way, that they otherwise wouldn't take in the face of high stakes, high risk, ambiguity and complexity. Yet they take a stand, shoulder to shoulder, and achieve a tipping point that sways the scales, tips the balance in a way that is representative of historical change.

And whether you're doing this with a product, whether you're doing this with a movement inside your school, or inside the political system, or with your team or family, creating a movement is something that Rooftop Leaders should always be open to.

Join me by the firepit and let’s talk about, “Creating a Movement” in your world…

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Humans will not take action unless they feel psychologically safe, and unless they feel connected to the other humans around them. Humans will not take action of any kind, they won't buy from you, they won't invest in you, they won't believe in you, they won't follow you, unless they feel safe and unless they feel connected.

Meeting people where they are, not where you want them to be, is one of the best ways to do that. Because people are going to be emotional all the time, they're going to be elevated, they're going to nervous, they're going to have a scarcity mindset, they're going to feel vengeful. There are always these emotions present in some form or another.

If you can make people feel safe, if you can make them feel connected, there's a good chance they'll follow you. This isn't easy, this takes practice, and one of the best things you can practice is simply meeting people where they are, not where you want them to be.

Join me by the Fire Pit and let’s talk about how we, “Meet Them Where They Are”.

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The “Mission Decision Line”, or the “MDL”, is the point of no return.

It's a line on the ground, and on your map, it's like a valley, or a linear feature like a road, it's easily recognizable and it tells everybody from the highest headquarters to the operators and the pilots, that once you cross it, there's no turning back.

That is the decision line that no matter what happens, unless you hit extreme abort criteria you're going forward with the mission.

We have inundated ourselves in this society with so many choices, so many safety nets, for our kids, for ourselves, that there is no struggle; there is no risk in pursuing the things that are bigger than us and pursuing the things that light our fire.

As a result of that we've become inundated and homogenized, with 80,000 choices. It keeps us right in the middle of the road; it keeps us in the bleachers instead of the arena.

Let’s talk about how an “MDL” in your own work and life will you move you to action.

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If you want to move people to action it's those soft skills of storytelling, physicality, interpersonal connection, reciprocity, active listening, and negotiating that are the most effective, and you must practice those skillsets.

The two ways that I say to do it are the same methods that the Green Berets employed before going into Sanh Te. They used the skillsets of Practice and Preparation.

Join me by the fire pit and let’s talk about how you and your team can master Practice and Preparation to bring your game to a whole new level.

I’ll see you on the Rooftop…

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“The Proof, power, and purpose of how stories can help you make deeper connections and bigger impact in life and business.”

In this second part of the hard-hitting interview with Kendall Haven, Scott will dive in with Kendall as they explore the critical components and methods to ensure your story influences at the optimal level.

Whether you deal in sales or military ops, Scott asks questions in this interview that will shed light on the most relevant aspects of your life and how story can change them for the better.

Pour yourself your favorite beverage and settle in for some badass storytelling. Oh, and don’t forget to share this with your tribe.

I'll see you on the Rooftop...

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“The Proof, power, and purpose of how stories can help you make deeper connections and bigger impact in life and business.”

Everywhere you look, people are talking about the power of story as a leadership and communication tool. Hell, it’s part and parcel of the Rooftop Leadership Methodology. But, how do we know if story works?

And does it work for everyone, even those “left-brainers” who deal in data and bottom lines?

In this high-impact interview Scott dives in with a world-renown story expert to break apart the myths and show you first hand, the irrefutable power of story in your life and business. Share this with your friends when done. It’s game changing!

I'll see you on the Rooftop...

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Intelligence preparation.

It is, the work you do on the front end before a mission to really get to know the terrain, the climate, the enemy, all of the things around you in your battle space that you need to be familiar with at a micro level all the way out to a macro level and then back into a micro level.

Because as Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher says, know the enemy, know yourself and you will never lose in a thousand battles or something close to those words.

He was absolutely right. The more we can understand our enemy, our competition, our client, all of those factors, the human terrain and the domain in which we operate in our arena, the more informed and the more accurate we will be when the stakes are high.

Join me by the fire pit and let’s work on Intelligence Preparation and Knowing Our Clients.

I’ll see you on the Rooftop,

Scott

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