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Jocko Willink

Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
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Discipline Expectation Motivational
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team
A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Deep Goodness Leadership
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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Development Leadership Mistake Wrong
A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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Care Leadership Risk Time
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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Bad Goodness Issue
As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
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Goodness Importance Leadership Team
The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Himself Leadership World
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational
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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Acceptance Generosity Life Myself Philosophy
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself

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