347 Quotes by Jocko Willink

Freedom is what everyone wants – to be able to act and live with freedom. But the only way to get to a place of freedom is through discipline.

When you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.

Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.

I could then believe in the mission. If I didn’t believe in it, there was no way I could possibly convince the SEALs in my task unit to believe in it.

To this day as I can look around and actually overlay the understanding on the way I've carried out my life is very helpful to me.

There was three things that I felt let me transition from being you know mentally insecure about who I was as a person to being okay I'm actually good with who I am.

Step aggressively towards your fear – that is the step into bravery.

Admitting mistakes, taking ownership, and developing a plan to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team.

When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable—if there are no consequences—that poor performance becomes the new standard. Therefore, leaders must enforce standards.