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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.

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All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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Accomplishment Greatness Support Team Togetherness
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Acceptance Expectation Leadership Tolerance
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
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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Action Blame Live People Problem
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
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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Achievement Belief Leadership Learning Perseverance Possible Victory
Decisively engaged?
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Decision Marriage
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
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.
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Control Discipline Freedom Result Time
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
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves

But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.

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