And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
JOCKO WILLINKWe 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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A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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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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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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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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The 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.
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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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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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