The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human

by Jocko Willink

What do you care about? Who do you want to be? What matters most to you? What are the most important things in your life? Who are the most important people in your life and what do they need from you?

The best way to start, is to start. Don’t hesitate. Don’t wait. Don’t analyze or plan or research.

The bar must be set high. It should be near impossible. But just in striving, we will become better.

We must aim to implement UNMITIGATED DAILY DISCIPLINE IN ALL THINGS. IT IS THE ONLY WAY.

Find meaning in your job. If your job doesn't have meaning, design an exit strategy to move to one that does. A lot of your time will be spent at work. Make it matter.

We are trying to get better, every day.

Don’t give up. In fact, do the opposite. It’s time for you to fight harder. It’s time to dig in and go on the warpath. That starts with one of the fundamental laws of combat leadership – PRIORITIZE AND EXECUTE.

Unmitigated Daily Discipline in all things. It is the only Way.