Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
JOCKO WILLINKWaiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
JOCKO WILLINKThe focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
JOCKO WILLINKIf 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.
JOCKO WILLINKThe only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
JOCKO WILLINKRepetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
JOCKO WILLINKLeadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’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.
JOCKO WILLINKSo how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
JOCKO WILLINKYou 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.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’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.
JOCKO WILLINKThat’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
JOCKO WILLINKWhether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
JOCKO WILLINKLeadership is simple, but not easy.
JOCKO WILLINKBut, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKOur egos don’t like to take blame.
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