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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.

Jocko Willink

A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Deep Goodness Leadership
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
The U.S. Navy SEAL Teams were at the forefront of this leadership transformation, emerging from the triumphs and tragedies of war with a crystallized understanding of what it takes to succeed in the most challenging environments that combat presents.
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Challenge Leadership Present Success Team Tragedy Transformation Understand War Win
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner
Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Emotional Logic Technology
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
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom Ourselves
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
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
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
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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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Future Leadership Yourself
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
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

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