Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
JOCKO WILLINKStop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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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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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
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That’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
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If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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People do not follow robots.
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Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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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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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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