Carolina QuotesBut it doesn't mean that every day has to exhaust you. Being a great leader doesn't mean you have to have superhuman strength. It only means that you have to recognize that it will require effort, every day. And some days you just won't bring it. That's okay. That's normal. But then, bring it the next day. You will only fail as a leader when you think that today is going to be easier than yesterday.
William H. McRaven Carolinian
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p. 53
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- The Wisdom of the Bullfrog (2023)
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- 2023
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- p. 53
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“But it doesn't mean that every day has to exhaust you. Being…” William H. McRaven. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-9548C13798. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/9548c13798
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If you want to change the world, don’t ever, ever ring the bell.
The Rangers have a Latin saying, Sua Sponte. It means, Of Your Own Accord. In other words, doing what needs to be done, without being told to do so. There is often the misguided belief that soldiers only follow orders, but the strength of the American military is that the great soldiers, the truly great leaders, do what is right without being told. They do what is right to protect their men and women. They do what is right to uphold the reputation of their unit. They do what is right to bring honor to their country. They do what needs to be done, whether ordered to do so or not. This sense of initiative separates the great leaders from the mediocre ones. No one ordered Ralph Puckett to run with reckless abandon into the open field, but someone had to do it.