Jocko Willink on Overcoming Obstacles Quotes

"You have to realize that you are the one responsible for your life."

"Stop making excuses. Stop telling yourself you’ve done enough. Get up and do the work."

"You are the only one who can make it happen."

"When things are going bad, there’s going to be some good that comes from it."

"Don’t wait for motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable. Rely on discipline."

"The only way to get to the other side is to go through."

"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."

"Every day is a battle. Every day is a struggle. And every day is an opportunity."

"You have to be willing to do the things that other people aren't willing to do."

"You must own everything in your world. There is no one else to blame."

"If you don't think you are disciplined: it is because you haven't decided to be yet."

"Don’t let your mind control you. Control your mind."

"When you feel like quitting: Don't. Not today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today."

"The person who is the most disciplined is the person who is the most free."

"Stay humble or get humbled."

"If you want to be more disciplined, the first step is to be more disciplined. Do it now."

"There is no easy way. There is only hard work, late nights, early mornings, practice, rehearsal, repetition, study, sweat, blood, toil, frustration, and discipline."

"It's not what you preach, it's what you tolerate."

"Ego clouds the mind and makes it impossible to see the obstacles clearly."

"Discipline is the root of all good qualities."

"The obstacle is the way. No, the obstacle is the test."

"Don't just think. Don't just talk. Don't just plan. Do."

"Overcoming obstacles is a choice. You choose to win or you choose to lose."

"Waiting for the perfect moment? It doesn't exist. Start now."

"Fear of failure is a good thing. Fear will keep you up at night, it will keep you training."

"If the plan isn't working, change the plan, not the goal."

"The most important thing to do when you are under pressure is to detach."

"Good. We didn't get the funding? Good. We can grow more lean."

"The darkness is where the growth happens."

"Prioritize and execute."

"Go down swinging. And if you go down, get back up."

"Don't let the pressure break you. Let it forge you."