Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
JOCKO WILLINKI 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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Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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You have to BE VIGILANT. You have to be ON GUARD. You have to HOLD THE LINE on the seemingly insignificant little things— things that shouldn’t matter—but that do.
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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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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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Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
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If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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