Is this what I want to be? This? Is this all I’ve got—is this everything I can give? Is this going to be my life? Do I accept that?
JOCKO WILLINKSuch concepts are simple, but not easy,
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People do not follow robots.
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There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Don’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.
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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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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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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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There is no easy way.
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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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The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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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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Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails.
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If mistakes happen, effective leaders don’t place blame on others. They take ownership of the mistakes, determine what went wrong, develop solutions to correct those mistakes and prevent them from happening again as they move forward.
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