“The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. This means leaders must be heavily engaged in… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
Don't worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable - and when you are counting on motivation… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“it is paramount that senior leaders explain to their junior leaders and troops executing the mission how their role contributes to big… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
There is one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning, and that is discipline. Because your dreams and your… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“In any organization, goals must always be in alignment. If goals aren’t aligned at some level, this issue must be addressed and… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“With Extreme Ownership, you must remove individual ego and personal agenda. It’s all about the mission. How can you best get your… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory, particularly when doubters question whether victory is even possible. As” — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“If you don’t understand or believe in the decisions coming down from your leadership, it is up to you to ask questions… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“A leader’s checklist for planning should include the following: • Analyze the mission. —Understand higher headquarters’ mission, Commander’s Intent, and endstate (the… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
The goal of jiu-jitsu in self-defense isn't to take someone down to the ground - the goal in jiu-jitsu for self-defense is… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“For all the definitions, descriptions, and characterizations of leaders, there are only two that matter: effective and ineffective. Effective leaders lead successful… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
“The best leaders checked their egos, accepted blame, sought out constructive criticism, and took detailed notes for improvement. They” — Jocko Willink Copy Share
If I'm going to get you to do stuff, I need to lead you. I can't just order you to do it. — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“The goal of all leaders should be to work themselves out of a job. This means leaders must be heavily engaged in training and… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
With Benghazi, I don't see anyone saying, 'Hey look, I am overall responsible for this and therefore, I take responsibility for what happened. It's… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“The leader must own everything in his or her world. There is no one else to blame.” — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“weaker commanders would get a solid explanation about the burden of command and the deep meaning of responsibility: the leader is truly and ultimately… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
If I've got something do. I'm going to attack it. I'm going to attack that stress. — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems. A” — Jocko Willink Copy Share
One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it.… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you're able to do it. — Jocko Willink Copy Share
If you try and work out at 4:30 in the afternoon, how many people are going to chip away at that time? Your boss,… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
I'm always reading the next book. Taking notes. Highlighting, researching, studying. It doesn't stop. — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“Regardless of how you think an operation is going to unfold,” I answered, “the enemy gets their say as well—and they are going to… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
“If you don’t understand or believe in the decisions coming down from your leadership, it is up to you to ask questions until you… — Jocko Willink Copy Share
