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If combat had taught me anything, it taught me what was essential in life and what wasn’t.

Major Dick Winters

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Find your personal peace and solitude in a turbulent world.
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Finding Peace Personal Solitude World
Lead from the front. Say, “Follow me!” and then lead the way.
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Follow Leadership Soldier
If you have character, that means the guy you are dealing with can trust you.
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Character Deal Guy Trust
Because I was in such good shape, my fatigue level never reached the point of physical exhaustion that contributes to mental exhaustion and, ultimately, to combat fatigue.
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Take a moment of self-reflection. Look at yourself in the mirror every night and ask yourself if you did your best.
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Physical stamina is the root of mental toughness.
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Gymnastic Mental Physical Root Stamina Tough War
The paratroopers were the best soldiers at the infantry school and I wanted to be with the best.
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School Soldier Want
We all experienced sleep deprivation at times – hat is the nature of stress but a physically exhausted leader routinely makes poor decisions in times of crisis.
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I learned a valuable lesson that nothing is ever guaranteed.
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I found myself highly critical of any leader who failed to lead by example.
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Develop your team. If you know your people, are fair in setting realistic goals and expectations, and lead by example, you will develop teamwork.
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It is far easier to find quiet than to find peace. True peace must come from within oneself.
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Easy Oneself Peace Quiet
As a leader you do not stop and calculate your losses during combat.
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Very few men can remain poised under an artillery concentration.
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One day my grandson said to me, grandpa were you a hero in the war? And i said to him no I’m not a hero, but I have served in a company full of them.
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Company Hero Serve War
War is romantic only to those who are far away from the sounds and turmoil of battle.
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I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.
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Credit Done Humble Leadership Urge Worry
A man can get something from war that is impossible to acquire any place else.
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Acquire Impossible Man Place
If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones. You take the tough ones too.
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There is no need to tell someone how to do his job if you have properly trained your team.
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Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem.
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Permanent Problem Solution Suicide
I would find a nice peaceful town and spend the rest of my life in peace.
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Life Peace Spend
War exposes the best and worst of those who are called to fight. I know of no man who lacked character in peace and then discovered his character in combat.
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Character Discover Fight Lack Peace War
True satisfaction comes from getting the job done. Ribbons, medals, and accolades, then, are poor substitutes to the ability to look yourself in the mirror every night and know that you did your best.
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Done Medal Mirror Night Poor Satisfaction Subsitute
The men trust in you, have faith in you, and they obey, no questions asked. That’s character in a nutshell.
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Character Faith Men Question Trust
The recurring theme which predisposes people to depression is rejection and lack of self-esteem.
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The key to being a successful combat leader is to earn respect, not because of rank, but because you are a man.
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