The Hard Truth About Character | General Stanley McChrystal (PT. 1)

We control who we are. We control what we do. We control the standards we hold ourselves to. Ryan sits down with retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal to talk about the thing that makes or breaks every person: character. They explain what character actually is, why discipline matters more than raw talent, and how great leaders can lose their way. General McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command in the mid-2000s. He established a consultancy firm, McChrystal Group, in 2011 and advises senior executives at multinational corporations on navigating complex change and building stronger teams. 📚 You can grab signed copies of On Character: Choices That Define A Life by General McChrystal at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/ 🎙️ Listen to General Stanley McChrystal’s first interview on The Daily Stoic Podcast | Apple Podcasts , Spotify, & YouTube 📖 Preorder the final book in Ryan Holiday's The Stoic Virtues Series: "Wisdom Takes Work": https://store.dailystoic.com/pages/wisdom-takes-work 🎙️ Follow The Daily Stoic Podcast on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dailystoicpodcast 🎥 Watch top mo…