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Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.

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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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Effort Goal See
Get after it.
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Inspirational One Liner
There is no easy way.
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Easy Hard Time Inspirational
Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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Action Blame Live People Problem
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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Reading Start
But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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Discipline Freedom
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
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
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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Importance Worth Yourself
I 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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Myself Reputation Responsibility Right Time
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
There is no one else to blame. The leader must acknowledge mistakes and admit failures, take ownership of them, and develop a plan to win.
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Blame Development Failure Leadership Mistake Oneself Win
Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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Establishment Planning Success Team
The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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Failure Success Team
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
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself

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