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.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Decisively engaged?
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There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline.
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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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As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
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Discipline equals freedom.
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Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance.
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But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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The infamous they.
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In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.
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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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For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success. The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas. They are simply focused on the mission and how best to accomplish it.
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