Jun 7, 2021
In this episode of the
Millionaire
Mindcast, we have a
wonderful guest Mike Sarraille, who shares his military journey,
how his life was saved by a comrade during a combat mission,
leaderships, why self-preservation is vital for being a leader, the
significance of training and managing talent, feedback loop and
self-assessment, and the secrets on how to be a
millionaire!
Mike Sarraille is an
entrepreneur, a keynote
speaker, an expert in
leadership development, talent acquisition, and talent management,
a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and a former enlisted Recon Marine
and Scout-Sniper, a former principal at Echelon Front, a management
consulting firm alongside the co-authors of Extreme Ownership,
Jocko Willink, and Leif Babin.
He is the founder, managing
partner, and CEO of EF
Overwatch, a
specialized executive search firm, and talent advisory that finds
high-performing business leaders for senior, executive, or other
critical leadership positions. Also, he co-authored the
book, ‘The Talent War:
How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on
Talent’ and a columnist
for Men’s Journal and Men’s Fitness under ‘The Everyday Warrior’ column.
When Mike retires from the
military after 20 years of service, that's when he starts having
self-reflection, conceptualizing things, and learning from his
experiences. He realized that leadership, skills, and
characteristics evolved during those dark times in the military
field. Thus, he let himself grow and learn the things he must know
and use this to make a new career in entrepreneurship. Now,
he has become one of the experts in this field.
Prior to that, he experiences
ups and downs. But even with having that tough-guy persona, he
believes that in order to stay in the game, you should not be
afraid to talk to people when you’re feeling off, and ultimately
seek God’s help. One thing that he encourages young people to
do!
Some Questions I Ask:
- For those who don’t know who Mike is, and what
EF Overwatch is, give us a little bit of a background, and history
real quick? (00:52)
- Being able to humanize such a dark part of the
military, and still be able to perform and function insanely, where
do those that come from? (02:58)
- Going back to your own journey, what were some
of those moments that you felt like you wanted to quit, and what
got you pushing through? (05:33)
- You mentioned, leadership, skills, and
characteristics evolved during some of those dark times, what does
your reflective process look like? How should people who want to be
great leaders deal with trauma or challenges, process some of these
things, and use them as weapons instead of hiding them out and
being ashamed of them? (08:10)
- How did you have this patience and persistence
to keep pushing every day no matter what was in front of you?
(14:03)
- You talk about recharge, what do you do to
refill the cup? (16:59)
- If you were to give yourself an award for
quality or characteristic that you’re at least led to that you felt
was your superpower that you had a little bit of an edge on your
brothers and sisters, what would that be and why?
(19:05)
- How do you unplug and come home and still live
intentionally with your wife, your family, and your health beyond
just the “job or the career that you’ve chosen for yourself”?
(20:42)
- With the people around you that you give
permission to kind of hold you accountable, how critical is that
not only in the team and in the organizational environment but in
the personal environment for people to really achieve optimum and
peak performance and just get the most out of themselves in life?
(23:23)
- It takes time to be an expert in a particular
field, how do you communicate that to the young hustler?
(33:27)
- What are some of the best organizations doing
in terms of motivating, inspiring, empowering, and really equipping
their people? How are they helping them sharpen their axes, and
what does that look like in today’s landscape? (37:29)
- How does preparation tie into this civilian and
entrepreneurial world? (44:51)
- Just give us a broad spectrum on what
the Talent War
Group has to offer for
the individuals that want to engage with you guys?
(47:33)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Feedback loop: Why you need to slow down when
bad things happen (09:30)
- Mike’s definition of courage
(12:04)
- The 4 must-characteristics on to be a high
performer in the operation (24:36)
- The steps on how to get more money
(31:35)
Quotes:
- “It’s okay to talk to people when you’re
feeling off.”
- “Impact into others in a life of constant
achievement.”
-
“The greatest
currency in life is not money, it impacts other
people.”
- “As a leader, you wait for the
last.”
- “If you’re completely selfless, and you’re
giving to others, there’s a point to where you can’t give
anymore.”
- “It’s the small little things that indirect
approach that ultimately leads you to make more money or whatever
goal you want to reach.”
- “Good things take time.”
- “There is an infinite return on investing in
people.”
- “If you don’t manage your talent, your talent
will leave you.”
- “You can never eliminate risks but you can
mitigate it through preparation.”
- “Fortune actually favors the
prepared.”
- “The people that are victims in life are the
ones that were ill-prepared.”
- “People don’t rise to the occasion at the end
of the day, they fall to the rebel of training.”
Connect with Mike Sarraile on:
The Talent War Group
The Talent War book
by Mike Sarraile