What Special Operations Taught Me About Leadership
There are two types of leaders:
🔹 The ones people follow because they have to
🔹 And the ones people follow because they choose to
I learned that firsthand in Special Operations.
There was a moment—on deployment—when my team commander pulled me aside and told me to stop being “the fun uncle.”
He thought I needed to be more distant.
More controlling.
More… traditional.
But what he didn’t understand was this:
Teams don’t go to war for the guy barking orders.
They go to war for the one who’s in the trenches with them.
That lesson shaped how I lead my family, my companies, and my tribe today.
In this new video, I break down:
✅ What Special Operations taught me about real leadership
✅ Why trust beats control every time
✅ And the exact kind of leader that builds unstoppable teams—at home and in business
If you’re in a position of leadership (and as a man—you are), this one’s worth your time.
Because if people have to follow you, that’s control.
But if they choose to follow you? That’s power.
Lead from the front,
Nick
P.S. There are only 2 spots left for the upcoming Agoge Brotherhood Men’s Retreat. If you know you’re ready to become the kind of leader others choose to follow—this is where it starts.
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