We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
JOCKO WILLINKThere is no easy way.
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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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Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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Decisively engaged?
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There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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The infamous they.
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We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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