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

Jocko Willink

The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Bad Fundamental Heart Important Leadership Team Truth
leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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Leadership Team
You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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Importance Worth Yourself
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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Myself Reputation Responsibility Right Time
Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
People do not follow robots.
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People Technology
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
Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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Acceptance Development Leadership Problem Responsibility
Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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Performance
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
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
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team

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