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Commander’s Intent manages to align the behavior of soldiers at all levels without requiring play-by-play instructions from their leaders.
Chip Heath • Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
You do it right ALL the time, not some of the time. When you let one part of your life/training get compromised, it will all go to shit. Do it right, or don’t bother doing it at all.
Jim Wendler • Beyond 5/3/1: Simple Training for Extraordinary Results
“If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn’t plan your mission properly.” —Colonel David Hackworth
Timothy Ferriss • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Special Forces soldiers are trained to operate between the tremors of the clock’s ticking hand,
Ant Middleton • First Man In: Leading from the Front
Embrace the struggle.
Ben Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
The mixed martial arts pioneer and multi-title champion Frank Shamrock has a system he trains fighters in that he calls plus, minus, and equal. Each fighter, to become great, he said, needs to have someone better that they can learn from, someone lesser who they can teach, and someone equal that they can challenge themselves against.
Ryan Holiday • Ego is the Enemy: The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
Each morning, I’d say to myself, “These are my three buckets, and what am I doing today to move the company forward?” That’s a great question for any leader, with or without a learning issue.
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth
It’s better to press today and tomorrow
Jim Wendler • 5/3/1
Even though I’ve been facing and overcoming challenges in my business for more than twenty years, my fear still tries to convince me that I’m on the verge of “losing it all” from time to time.