A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
JOCKO WILLINKThat’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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There is no easy way.
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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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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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Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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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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After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.
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Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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People do not follow robots.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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