Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
JOCKO WILLINKHis realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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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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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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We learned that leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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People do not follow robots.
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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