A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Jocko WillinkJocko Willink Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink 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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Jocko WillinkJocko Willink Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink Stop 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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Jocko WillinkJocko Willink If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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Jocko WillinkJocko Willink In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink 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.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink 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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