Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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.
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Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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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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Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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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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The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Decisively engaged?
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Don’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.
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Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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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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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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