Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
JOCKO WILLINKAs 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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Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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There is no easy way.
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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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Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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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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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Get after it.
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