The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
JOCKO WILLINKCover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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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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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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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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Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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There is no easy way.
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I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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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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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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