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“The best leaders checked their egos, accepted blame, sought out constructive criticism, and took detailed notes for improvement. They”

— Jocko Willink

“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

“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

I'm always reading the next book. Taking notes. Highlighting, researching, studying. It doesn't stop.

— Jocko Willink

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

If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you're able to do it.

— Jocko Willink

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

“Leaders must accept total responsibility, own problems that inhibit performance, and develop solutions to those problems. A”

— Jocko Willink

If I've got something do. I'm going to attack it. I'm going to attack that stress.

— Jocko Willink

“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

“The leader must own everything in his or her world. There is no one else to blame.”

— Jocko Willink

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

“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

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

“No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders”

— Jocko Willink