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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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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Decisively engaged?
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Decision Marriage
To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.
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Best Decision Failure Leadership Possible Team
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Acceptance Expectation Leadership Tolerance
Most important of all, he believed winning was possible.
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Believe Himself Important Possible Win
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Leadership Philosophy Tolerance
So how can a leader become great if they lack the natural characteristics necessary to lead? The answer is simple: a good leader builds a great team that counterbalances their weaknesses.
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Greatness Leadership Necessary Simplicity Team Weakness
Leadership 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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Leadership Person Team Togetherness
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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Accomplishment Greatness Support Team Togetherness
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Humble Instagram Captions Strong
There are no bad units, only bad officers. This captures the essence of what Extreme Ownership is all about.
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Bad Control Politics
Good leaders don’t make excuses.
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Goodness Leadership One Liner
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself

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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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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