Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
JOCKO WILLINKOur egos don’t like to take blame.
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Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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