US Navy SEAL Jocko Willink on Mistakes: “Regret is Worthless. Learn and Move On.”

“We are the product of our mistakes. And, oftentimes, the lesson is sitting there right in front of our faces. It’s there to be learned, but we miss it.

Or we don’t pay attention to it. Or we think we know better…until it punches us in the face.”

What’s one of the biggest lessons you’ve learned from a mistake?

How do you keep regret at bay so you can “learn and move on”?

Is there a mistake you’ve made that you keep making?

How could you learn from it and move on?

QUESTION: I’m going to be traveling for about a month in a few weeks and I don’t know if I’ll always have access to gyms in the hotels I’ll be staying in. Got any ideas for how I can keep up my training? Thanks!

ANSWER: Yes; bodyweight training is always good to rely on because you don’t need equipment. Check out this article–Top 10 Military Bodyweight Workouts.

QUESTION: You’re always recommending we read every night for 5 or 10 minutes. I want to get into that habit. Do you have a reading list somewhere?

ANSWER: Yes; check out this article: Navy SEAL Recommended Reading. Also post up your question on our Facebook page to have other SGPT team members let you know what they like to read.


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