Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
JOCKO WILLINKThe Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
JOCKO WILLINKCover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
JOCKO WILLINKA good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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 WILLINKA leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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 WILLINKThere is no easy way.
JOCKO WILLINKIn the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
JOCKO WILLINKThe most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
JOCKO WILLINKAll elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
JOCKO WILLINKThe best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
JOCKO WILLINKThere is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
JOCKO WILLINKAs a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
JOCKO WILLINKBut 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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