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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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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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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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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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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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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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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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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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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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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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Get after it.
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If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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People do not follow robots.
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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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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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There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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There is no easy way.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Decisively engaged?
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A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
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