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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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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus
For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
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Accomplishment Development Focus Humility Leadership Mistake Simplicity
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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Importance Worth Yourself
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves
So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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Greatness Leadership Necessary Simplicity Team Weakness
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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Friendship Goal Simplicity Support Team
As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
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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Effort Goal See
Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Emotional Logic Technology
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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Myself Reputation Responsibility Right Time
A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Deep Goodness Leadership
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself

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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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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