Jocko Willink Quotes

Biography: Jocko Willink is known for being a retired Navy SEAL officer, author, ... more Biography: Jocko Willink is known for being a retired Navy SEAL officer, author, and podcaster. During his 20-year military career, he commanded SEAL Team 3's Task Unit Bruiser in the Battle of Ramadi. Post-military, he co-authored "Extreme Ownership" and "The Dichotomy of Leadership" and hosts the popular "Jocko Podcast." less

"Take ownership, be accountable, and blame no one but yourself""If it's about your ego, your team won't succeed""Go into meetings prepared to listen and learn. Don’t expect to brief or be briefed, but to engage and understand""The only easy day was yesterday""Leadership isn't making all the right decisions. It's dealing with the wrong ones""The temptation to take the easy road is always there. It is as easy as staying in bed in the morning and sleeping in""No one cares about your dreams... if you don’t care about them""Relax, look around, make a call""Detach, look around, and make a call""Get up early and get after it""The darkness cannot extinguish your light""For every challenge there is a solution""Don't count on motivation. Count on discipline""Don't expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen""If you want to be better, then do the things that make you better""Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory""Once again, you control the outcome""Keep getting after it and eventually you will get stronger""Every day you have to get better""It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate"

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