If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame. Jocko Willink More Quotes by Jocko Willink More Quotes From Jocko Willink When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life. Jocko Willink problems team business life Just do some kind of workout. Doesn't matter if it's going for a walk around the block, going for a jog, doing some calisthenics, lifting weights, going to a pool and swimming - you name it. But do something that gets your blood flowing and gets your mind in the game. Jocko Willink walk game you mind That nice, soft pillow and the warm blanket, and it's all comfortable, and no one wants to leave that comfort - but if you can wake up early in the morning, get a head start on everyone else that's still sleeping, get productive time doing things that you need to do - that's a huge piece to moving your life forward. Jocko Willink you time morning life It's not fun to get out of bed early in the morning. When the alarm goes off, it doesn't sing you a song: it hits you in the head with a baseball bat. So how do you respond to that? Do you crawl underneath your covers and hide? Or do you get up, get aggressive, and attack the day? Jocko Willink day you song morning Most of us aren't defeated in one decisive battle. We are defeated one tiny, seemingly insignificant surrender at a time that chips away at who we should really be. Jocko Willink us defeated battle time One of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening. Jocko Willink good chaos situation leader Things won't get better dwelling on the past. Accept what has happened. Then move forward. Jocko Willink better accept things past Don't worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable - and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short. Jocko Willink short goals you fall Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another. Jocko Willink finding discipline freedom leadership We all have limitations. I don't have the right genes to be an Olympic weightlifter. I don't have the right genetics to be an Olympic sprinter. Or gymnast. Sure, if I trained my whole life, perhaps I could have become fairly decent in those sports. Jocko Willink right become sports life I eat steak primarily. That's pretty much what my diet consists of. Sometimes I supplement that with other steaks. Jocko Willink eat diet pretty sometimes I'm not a complete psychopath. Am I partially? Sure. I'll accept that. But I'm not a complete psychopath. Jocko Willink complete sure am accept 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 actually to be able to defend yourself on the ground, get up, and get away from an attacker. That's what the goal is. Jocko Willink ground yourself down someone The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in. But discipline is paramount to ultimate success and victory for any leader and any team. Jocko Willink victory discipline success morning There is one thing that gets you out of bed in the morning, and that is discipline. Because your dreams and your goals are not there waking up for you in the morning. Jocko Willink goals dreams you morning I don't pick up toys. I crush them. Jocko Willink them up crush toys We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better. Jocko Willink avoid better never progress The moment the alarm goes off is the first test; it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out of bed, or do you lie there in comfort and fall back to sleep? If you have the discipline to get out of bed, you win - you pass the test. Jocko Willink day moment you sleep It's a lose-lose situation to get in a confrontation on the street. If you can break contact and get away, break contact and get away. That's what you should learn self-defense for. Jocko Willink street you situation break 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 my fault.' I haven't heard that yet. Meanwhile, the other side of the coin, the Osama bin Laden raid, it seems everyone made that decision, and that's just unbelievable to me. Jocko Willink i-am me decision responsibility
