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.
JOCKO WILLINKDon’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
More Jocko Willink Quotes
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Discipline equals freedom.
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There is no easy way.
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Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems.
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Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities, between one extreme and another.
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Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.
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Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.
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In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.
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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.
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Decisively engaged?
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Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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We wrote this so that the leadership lessons can continue to impact teams beyond the battlefield in all leadership situations—any company, team, or organization in which a group of people strives to achieve a goal and accomplish a mission.
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The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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