Jocko Willink Quotes

The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus
Such concepts are simple, but not easy,
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Easy Simplicity
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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Discipline Expectation Motivational
Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.
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Control Inspirational Mindset Yourself
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom Ourselves
There is no growth in the comfort zone.
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Comfortable Growth One Liner
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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Blame Development Failure Leadership Mistake Oneself Win
The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.
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Greatness Leadership Team
Take care of your gear and your gear will take care of you.
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Care Material
But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.
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Discipline Freedom
For this reason, they must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.
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Believe Fight Inspirational Reason
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.
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Friendship Goal Simplicity Support Team
Remember: the enemy gets a vote.
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Democracy Enemy Remember
Trust is not blindly given. It must be built over time.
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Time Trust
The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Himself Leadership World
Good leaders are rare; bad leaders are common.
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Bad Goodness Leadership
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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Care Leadership Risk Time
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
Decisively engaged?
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Decision Marriage
Even the most competent of leaders can be overwhelmed if they try to tackle multiple problems or a number of tasks simultaneously.
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Leadership Problem Try
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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Fight Learning Thinking
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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Accomplishment Development Focus Humility Leadership Mistake Simplicity
In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.
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Business Life Simplicity World
When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.
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Acceptance Expectation Leadership Tolerance

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