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.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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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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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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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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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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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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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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