People do not follow robots.
JOCKO WILLINKPeople do not follow robots.
JOCKO WILLINKGood leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
JOCKO WILLINKRemember: the enemy gets a vote.
JOCKO WILLINKDecisively engaged?
JOCKO WILLINKTake care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
JOCKO WILLINKWaiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
JOCKO WILLINKThe best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
JOCKO WILLINKFor this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’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.
JOCKO WILLINKMore than a decade of continuous war and tough combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan gave birth to a new generation of leaders in the ranks of America’s fighting forces.
JOCKO WILLINKThat’s it. When things are going bad: Don’t get all bummed out, don’t get startled, don’t get frustrated. No. Just look at the issue and say: Good.
JOCKO WILLINKThe most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.
JOCKO WILLINKOur freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKDiscipline equals freedom.
JOCKO WILLINKLeaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
JOCKO WILLINKAnd the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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