80. Extreme Ownership
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"Hands down the absolute best and most useful leadership book I have ever read."
Too often in life, we take the path of least resistance. The path with the least amount of pain. The easiest path.
When faced with challenges, adversity, or hardship, the easiest choice is to defer responsibility. Find something (or someone) to blame. In times like these, where our economy is struggling with massive inflation, and our housing market is dealing with continuous interest rate hikes, it can be easy to blame outside forces for any of your current struggles.
"Extreme Ownership" by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is one of the most impactful and influential books on mindset that we have reviewed so far. Willink and Babin outline simple principles that not only shine a light on how to succeed at the highest level - but how to take RESPONSIBILITY at the highest level. When we stop making excuses; when we stop blaming others; when we start to take responsibility for all of the things that happen in our lives (good or bad); problems start to be solved and success starts to be achieved,
Taking extreme ownership for mistakes, failures, and challenges is hard. But it is necessary. We hope you enjoy today's episode.
Buy "Extreme Ownership" here: https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Ownership-U-S-Navy-SEALs/dp/1250183863/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O2HA6EL92HXF&keywords=extreme+ownership&qid=1667487222&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjI2IiwicXNhIjoiMS45NSIsInFzcCI6IjIuMTEifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=extreme+ownershi%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-1
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