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On Character Choices That Define a Life

General Stanley McChrystal

AN INSTANT How to measure a life? After a career of service, retired four-star general Stanley McChrystal had much to contemplate. He pondered his successes and failures, his beliefs and aspirations, and asked himself, Who am I, really? And more importantly, who have I become? When I die, how will...

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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

The episode highlighted McChrystal's latest book On Character, describing it as a compelling read that the host spent extensive time studying each morning.

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I love that you wrote about her a few times in this latest book about character.

— Episode: 633: General Stanley McChrystal - In Pur...

Episode: 633: General Stanley McChrystal - In Pursuit of Gr...

The episode highlighted McChrystal's latest book On Character, describing it as a compelling read that the host spent extensive time studying each morning.

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I love that you wrote about her a few times in this latest book about character.

I spent a week in the Bahamas... I just spent every morning with you... I spent every morning reading his book to prepare for this conversation. I end up going for an hour, sometimes 90 minutes, just continuously reading because it's so good.

The new book is called On Character, Choices That Define a Life. You have been speaking to me for the past week by me getting to read this book every morning while on vacation. It was the best. I absolutely love it. I highly, highly, highly recommend Get On Character and Read Choices That Define Life.

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

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Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

This was mentioned as General McChrystal's latest book, which argues that character is iterative and built through a succession of choices and actions.

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And in his latest On Character, Choices That Define a Life.

— Episode: 234. Need to Know: Lead With Transparenc...

Episode: 234. Need to Know: Lead With Transparency, Charact...

This was mentioned as General McChrystal's latest book, which argues that character is iterative and built through a succession of choices and actions.

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And in his latest On Character, Choices That Define a Life.

In your latest book on character, which I love and think is really important, especially in this day and time, you argue that character is iterative.

The Daily Stoic

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The Daily Stoic

This book by General Stanley McChrystal emphasized the ancient idea that character, defined by our values and choices, ultimately determines our fate more than college or profession. The speaker found it to be a thoughtful, earnest reflection from a man in the later stages of his career.

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All right. So the ancients had a saying, and that saying was that character is fate. That who we are, the values we ascribe to, what we're trying to be, that really determines who we're going to be.

— Episode: If You Only Read a Few Books This Year,...

Episode: If You Only Read a Few Books This Year, Read These

This book by General Stanley McChrystal emphasized the ancient idea that character, defined by our values and choices, ultimately determines our fate more than college or profession. The speaker found it to be a thoughtful, earnest reflection from a man in the later stages of his career.

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All right. So the ancients had a saying, and that saying was that character is fate. That who we are, the values we ascribe to, what we're trying to be, that really determines who we're going to be.

We are currently in the middle of a massive experiment about what it looks like when we have leaders in business, in politics, in culture that not only don't have character, but don't even pay lip service to character.

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