Jocko Willink

“Get after it.”

— Jocko Willink

“decisively engaged’?” I”

— Jocko Willink

“Relax, look around, make a call.”

— Jocko Willink

Leadership is hard. It's a skill. It's a technique.

— Jocko Willink

I don't pick up toys. I crush them.

— Jocko Willink

“No Bad Teams, Only Bad Leaders”

— Jocko Willink

Didn't get promoted? Good. More time to get better.

— Jocko Willink

Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be in combat.

— Jocko Willink

“Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone”

— Jocko Willink

“I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.”

— Jocko Willink

When things are going bad, there's going to be some good that's going to come from it.

— Jocko Willink

“The only meaningful measure for a leader is whether the team succeeds or fails. For”

— Jocko Willink

Things won't get better dwelling on the past. Accept what has happened. Then move forward.

— Jocko Willink

“Do you think the company senior executives at corporate headquarters want you to fail?”

— Jocko Willink

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

— Jocko Willink

“Give them what they need and try to help them if you can, but it sounds like they will make their own…

— Jocko Willink

Why do you want to get a good workout early in the morning? Well, because it sends more oxygen to your brain;…

— Jocko Willink

“All elements within the greater team are crucial and must work together to accomplish the mission, mutually supporting one another for that…

— Jocko Willink

“it is paramount that senior leaders explain to their junior leaders and troops executing the mission how their role contributes to big…

— Jocko Willink

“As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That…

— Jocko Willink

Being a kid's not easy. You're transforming and becoming a human being. At some point, you have everyone taking care of you,…

— Jocko Willink

Anybody who tells you that a two-day conference, you're going to turn into the General Patton of leadership, they're not telling you…

— Jocko Willink

“leadership is the single greatest factor in any team’s performance. Whether a team succeeds or fails is all up to the leader.…

— Jocko Willink

I would say there are some foods that I strongly recommend that you do not eat. No. 1 on that list, I…

— Jocko Willink

The best leaders understand the motivations of their team members and know their people - their lives and their families. But a…

— 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…

— Jocko Willink

It's not fun to get out of bed early in the morning. When the alarm goes off, it doesn't sing you a…

— Jocko Willink

That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it's all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort - but…

— Jocko Willink

“If an individual on the team is not performing at the level required for the team to succeed, the leader must train…

— Jocko Willink

“In combat as in life, the outcome is never certain, the picture never clear. There are no guarantees of success. But in…

— Jocko Willink

Some people, they take their form of working out as a religion that they think is better than everyone else's. I'm not…

— Jocko Willink

“if your team isn’t doing what you need them to do, you first have to look at yourself. Rather than blame them…

— 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

If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.

— Jocko Willink

The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.

— Jocko Willink

We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better.

— Jocko Willink

I eat steak primarily. That's pretty much what my diet consists of. Sometimes I supplement that with other steaks.

— Jocko Willink

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

— Jocko Willink

While discipline and freedom seem like they sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, they are actually very connected.

— Jocko Willink

“Establishing an effective and repeatable planning process is critical to the success of any team.”

— Jocko Willink