People do not follow robots.
JOCKO WILLINKA good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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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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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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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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Decisively engaged?
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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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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Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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