There is no growth in the comfort zone.
JOCKO WILLINKFaster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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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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If the plan is simple enough, everyone understands it, which means each person can rapidly adjust and modify what he or she is doing. If the plan is too complex, the team can’t make rapid adjustments to it, because there is no baseline understanding of it.
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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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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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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Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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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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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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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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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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