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Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Humble Instagram Captions Strong
Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.
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Control Decision Ourselves
Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.
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Act Simplicity
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?
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Acceptance Generosity Life Myself Philosophy
The test for a successful brief is simple: Do the team and the supporting elements understand it?
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Success Team Understand
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
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Blame Leadership World
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Leadership Philosophy Tolerance
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
After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Leadership Team
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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It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
Whether on the battlefield or in the business world, leaders must be comfortable accepting some level of risk.
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Business Comfortable Leadership Risk Understand War World
The best leaders are not driven by ego or personal agendas.
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Leadership Virtue
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
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
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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