I remember, when I was a young guy in the SEAL teams, I was very afraid of making mistakes and looking stupid or doing dumb things and getting a bad reputation. Jocko Willink Read Quote
One of the things I definitely think of as a driver of me is fear. And it’s fear of failure, fear of being overtaken. Jocko Willink Read Quote
If you wake up whenever you want, and you slept for 10 hours, and you’re lazy getting out of bed, then I believe that affects your whole life in a negative way. Jocko Willink Read Quote
The thing about Jiu Jitsu is it is also not for everybody. It can be very humiliating and humbling. If you have a hard time dealing with the fact that someone smaller than you may be able to tap you out, it is going to be difficult. Jocko Willink Read Quote
Jiu Jitsu is a great workout both mentally and physically. You want to be strong for it and flexible for it. Jocko Willink Read Quote
One of the best mental disciplines for people to implement is simply putting together a schedule or a task list and actually executing it. Write the list or the schedule the night before, and then do what you said you would do. Life becomes much better when you do that. Jocko Willink Read Quote
If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you’re able to do it. Jocko Willink Read Quote
If you continue to keep low performers on your team, that are actually dragging the team down; you’re failing the whole team, and eventually, the whole team is going to fail. Jocko Willink Read Quote
We have food all around us all the time, and if we haven’t eaten for three hours, we think we’re starving. You’re not starving – human beings can go for 30 days without food. Jocko Willink Read Quote
While discipline and freedom seem like they sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, they are actually very connected. Jocko Willink Read Quote
