Man’s chief delusion is his conviction that there are causes other than his own state of consciousness.
Companies are increasingly taking responsibility for the safety of the food they sell, rather than risk their brand on a large recall.
Wake up! No one is going to save you. No one is going to take care of your family or your retirement. No one is going to “make things” work out for you. The only way to do so is to utilize every moment of every day at 10X levels.
As long as you are alive, you will either live to accomplish your own goals and dreams or be used as a resource to accomplish someone else’s.
Your family is depending on you. There’s no better reason to bring your A-game all the time.
Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.
There is no such thing as time management; there is only self-management.
Success is a decision, not a gift.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be “damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.”
Implementing Extreme Ownership requires checking your ego and operating with a high degree of humility. Admitting mistakes, taking ownership, and developing a plan to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team.
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
The purpose of life is finding the largest burden that you can bear and bearing it.
You’re going to pay a price for every bloody thing you do and everything you don’t do. You don’t get to choose to not pay a price. You get to choose which poison you’re going to take. That’s it.
You don’t get to choose not to pay a price, you only get to choose which price you pay.
The successful among us delay gratification. The successful among us bargain with the future.
Stop saying those things that make you weak and ashamed. Say only those things that make you strong. Do only those things that you could speak of with honour.
Treat yourself like you would someone you’re responsible for helping.
To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order.
You are the only person who can make this work, and you are the only person who can mess this up.