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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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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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Goodness Leadership Problem Success
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
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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Quick Try Willing Yourself
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Blame Leadership World
Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it, Start doing it.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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Decision Force Greatness Leadership Stay
Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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Emotional Logic Technology
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom Ourselves
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Business Life Simplicity World
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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Bad Fundamental Heart Important Leadership Team Truth
But 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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Control Enemy Failure Goodness Important Thinking

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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