Relax. Look around. Make a call.
JOCKO WILLINKAlthough 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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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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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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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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Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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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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Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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