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

Jocko Willink

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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Friendship Goal Simplicity Support Team
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 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
More than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
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Born Fight Force Leadership Tough War
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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Discipline Expectation Motivational
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
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
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Establishment Planning Success Team
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
People do not follow robots.
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People Technology
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Blame Leadership World
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
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner

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

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