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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.

Jocko Willink

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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Reading Start
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
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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Effort Goal See
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team
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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Decision Development Leadership Team
Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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Quick Try Willing Yourself
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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Discipline Inspirational Morning Night Practice Success
Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom Ourselves
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
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
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself

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