347 Quotes by Jocko Willink

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    You gotta be able to tamper and temper all those things in such a way that they can be controlled and disciplined.

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    Once the wheels were in motion... I could then determine the next priority, focus the team's efforts there, and then move on to the next priority.

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    Humans can withstand almost inconceivable stress—and you can too.

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    When individual members of the team are highly disciplined, they can be trusted and, therefore, allowed to operate with very little oversight.

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    His realistic assessment, acknowledgement of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.

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    One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it.

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    Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.

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