1. “Stop researching every aspect of it and reading all about it and debating the pros and cons of it. Start doing it.”
2. “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.”
3. “Get up and go. Take the risk, take the gamble, take the first step, take action. And don’t let another day slip by.”
4. “Time waits for no man. Life goes by, and it goes by quick. Don’t waste your years. Live them.”
5. “Get creative. Get aggressive. Get it done. When you are on the road, stay on the path.”
6. “The more you practice, the better you get, the more freedom you have to create.”
7. “You can get out of the storm and you will get out of the storm. And, when you get out, you’ll see the sun.”
8. “Extreme ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.”
9. “Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be in combat.”
10. “When things are going bad, there’s going to be some good that’s going to come from it.”
11. “Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise.”
12. “Set your alarm clock and get out of bed when it goes off.”
13. “The earlier you get in the game and start applying yourself, the better the life you’re going to have.”
14. “When you’re too embarrassed to ask for help, that’s a little knock at your door saying, you’re insecure!”
15. “If you have to stand and fight, you train yourself so that you’re able to do it.”
16. “Leadership doesn’t just flow down the chain of command, but up as well. We have to own everything in our world. That’s what Extreme Ownership is all about.”
17. “I’m always reading the next book. Taking notes. Highlighting, researching, studying. It doesn’t stop.”
18. “Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.”
19. “The most fundamental and important truths at the heart of Extreme Ownership; there are no bad teams, only bad leaders.”
20. “Most things that never get done never get done because they never get started.”
21. “If you get your ego in your way, you will only look to other people and circumstances to blame.”
22. “A true leader is not intimidated when others step up and take charge.”
23. “Our freedom to operate and maneuver had increased substantially through disciplined procedures. Discipline equals freedom.”
24. “Didn’t get promoted? Good. More time to get better.”
25. “Ego clouds and disrupts everything; the planning process, the ability to take good advice, and the ability to accept constructive criticism.”
26. “After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.”
27. “Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind.”
28. “Step aggressively towards your fear. That is the step into bravery.”
29. “Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else.”
30. “Everyone wants some magic pill, some life hack, that eliminates the need to do the work. But that does not exist.”
31. “Relax. Look around. Make a call.”
32. “Every day is a major balancing act that I have to figure out and coordinate.”
33. “There can be no leadership when there is no team.”
34. “Things won’t get better dwelling on the past. Accept what has happened. Then move forward.”
35. “We all have a tendency to avoid our weaknesses. When we do that, we never progress or get any better.”
36. “Don’t ask yourself ‘Why Me’? Instead, ask yourself ‘What am I going to do about it?”
37. “Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be.”
38. “Extreme ownership is a mindset, an attitude.”
39. “Instead of letting the situation dictate our decisions, we must dictate the situation.”
40. “While discipline and freedom seem like they sit on opposite sides of the spectrum, they are actually very connected.”
41. “You are declaring martial law on your mind. Mind control.”
42. “Leadership isn’t one person leading a team. It is a group of leaders working together, up and down the chain of command, to lead.”
43. “I’m not a complete psychopath. Am I partially? Sure. I’ll accept that. But I’m not a complete psychopath.”
44. “Get up. Dust off. Reload. Re-calibrate. Re-engage – And go out on the attack.”
45. “Don’t count on motivation. Count on discipline.”
46. “If I’ve got something do. I’m going to attack it. I’m going to attack that stress.”
47. “In order to convince and inspire others to follow and accomplish a mission, a leader must be a true believer in the mission.”
48. “Fight weak emotions with the power of logic. Fight the weakness of logic with the power of emotion.”
49. “I know that somewhere out there, another man is also preparing. That man is the enemy.”
50. “For leaders, the humility to admit and own mistakes and develop a plan to overcome them is essential to success.”
51. “Prioritize your problems and take care of them one at a time, the highest priority first. Don’t try to do everything at once or you won’t be successful.”
52. “The leader’s attitude sets the tone for the entire team. The leader drives performance – or doesn’t.”
53. “You’re not going to find happiness. You have to make it. So get out there and make some happiness.”
54. “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.”
55. “There is no such thing as a weekend. This is an everyday gig. Every day is a Monday.”
56. “If you don’t think you are disciplined, it is because you haven’t decided to be disciplined. Yet.”
57. “You already know what the right thing to do is. You just gotta do it.”
58. “Leadership is hard. It’s a skill. It’s a technique.”
59. “Good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get things done.”
60. “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.”
61. “If I’m going to get you to do stuff, I need to lead you. I can’t just order you to do it.”
62. “Leadership requires belief in the mission and unyielding perseverance to achieve victory.”
63. “But, in fact, discipline is the pathway to freedom.”
