Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink

There can be no leadership when there is no team.

Extreme Ownership is a mind-set, an attitude.

A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.

Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.

Ego clouds and disrupts everything.

Cover and Move, Simple, Prioritize and Execute, and Decentralized Command.

Ego clouds and disrupts everything.

Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavours.

Humans can withstand almost inconceivable stress—and you can too. So that is your first step: Gain perspective. And to do that you must do something critical in many situations: Detach.

Ego clouds and disrupts everything.

The book derives its title from the underlying principle — the mind-set — that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.

Go down swinging. And I’ll tell you: If you fight with all you have, more often than not, you won’t go down at all. You will win.

Get up. Dust off. Reload. Re-calibrate. Re-engage – And go out on the attack.

The book derives its title from the underlying principle — the mind-set — that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.

Everyone wants some magic pill—some life hack—that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist.

Fear is normal. Every person feels fear at some point. Step aggressively towards your fear – that is the step into bravery.

Leading people is the most challenging and, therefore, the most gratifying undertaking of all human endeavours.

After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.

The book derives its title from the underlying principle — the mind-set — that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.

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