Preface/Forward/Introduction

[Matt]

https://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Owners...

[Matt]

I liked the following quote:

"These leaders cast no blame. They made no excuses. Instead of complaining about challenges or setbacks, they developed solutions and solved problems. They leveraged assets, relationships, and resources to get the job done. Their own egos took a back seat to the mission and their troops. These leaders truly led."

I partially liked two sentences from it: 1) "Instead of complaining about challenges or setbacks, they developed solutions and solved problems," and 2) "Their own egos took a back seat to the mission and their troops."


1) Reminds me of the Stoic concept, attributed to Meditations, that "the obstacle is the way." That is, that an obstacle should not be seen as a roadblock to forward momentum, but rather is a foundation for forming a course of action (i.e. a different way of looking at obstacles that is not all doom and gloom). Below is a youtube video, "The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday," that explores this concept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rQfr...


2) Reminds me of the concept outlined in The Mission, the Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander in that there is a hierarchy of needs when it comes to leading, that the mission and men come before the leader. It is a lesson that I think always bears repeating. Below is a good review of that book.

https://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/boo...