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And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.

Jocko Willink

Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Easy Simplicity
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Humble Instagram Captions Strong
Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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Leadership Quality
There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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Discipline Inspirational Morning Night Practice Success
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
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
A mission statement tells your troops what you are doing.
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Team Yourself
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
I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.
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Goodness Leadership Learning Myself Remember Struggle Time Win
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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Achievement Belief Leadership Learning Perseverance Possible Victory
His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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Control Enemy Failure Goodness Important Thinking
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves

And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.

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