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.
JOCKO WILLINKMotivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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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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The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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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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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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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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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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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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