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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.

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Don’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.
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Fight Learning Thinking
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
A leader must lead but also be ready to follow. Sometimes, another member of the team—perhaps a subordinate or direct report—might be in a better position to develop a plan, make a decision, or lead through a specific situation.
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Decision Development Leadership Team
For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Believe Fight Inspirational Reason
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Himself Leadership World
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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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves
More 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.
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Born Fight Force Leadership Tough War
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
Remember to keep your ego in check. Don’t judge people.
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Judgement People Remember Yourself
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that singular purpose.
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Accomplishment Greatness Support Team Togetherness
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
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
But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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Discipline Freedom
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
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.
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Performance
All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Action Animal Connection Human Learning
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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That’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.
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Bad Goodness Issue
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
The infamous they.
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Famous One Liner
Calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions.
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