347 Quotes by Jocko Willink

The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership: there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.

Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective.

In war you are forced to see humanity at its absolute worst.

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

Effective leaders lead successful teams that accomplish their mission and win. Ineffective leaders do not.

Use the stress to make you a better you.

They must believe in the cause for which they are fighting.

While you continually focus on what everyone else is doing – I’ll focus on what I can do right.

Although discipline demands control and asceticism, it actually results in freedom. When you have the discipline to get up early, you are rewarded with more free time.