10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

14
Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun. page 1 of 14 10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Upload: jeff-boss

Post on 08-May-2015

225 views

Category:

Business


2 download

DESCRIPTION

10 "Inspiring" quotes from Navy SEAL training that every Entrepreneur--or anyone in business--should read.

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 1 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Page 2: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that'ssimple, beautiful and fun.

Photo by Official U.S. NavyPage

page 2 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Competition is at the heart of the start-up mindset. While monetary benefit can certainly be amotivator, many entrepreneurs pursue their entrepreneurial dreams to fulfill a need forautonomy, financial freedom or to provide a product of unique value.

Page 3: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 3 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Of course, there’s a shelf life to being all in, all the time. Improvement in anything requiresthe self-awareness to know when to accelerate your efforts and when to just put them in“park.”

Page 4: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple,beautiful and fun.

Photo by Marion Doss

page 4 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Don’t let the wool be pulled over your eyes. Training, learning, and improvement never stop.There is no “end-state,” only a “next-state.”

Page 5: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple,beautiful and fun. Photo by slagheap

page 5 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

James Allen, author of As a Man Thinketh, once said, “circumstance does not make the man,it reveals him.” Entrepreneurship isn’t an overnight evolution. Success comes to thosestubborn few that choose to ignore the temporary discomfort of setback for the long-termstrategy of delivering value.

Page 6: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation softwarethat's simple, beautiful and fun.

Photo by Vegetarian VeganBodybuilding Info

page 6 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Sometimes you just need to put your head down, grit your teeth, and run into the fray.

Page 7: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple,beautiful and fun. Photo by Rennett Stowe

page 7 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

As SEAL trainees, there was a price to pay when we were wrong (which was always). Whetherit’s a mistake in armed conflict or in business, there are egos, lives, and livelihoods at stakewhen decisions go awry. Learning from and acknowledging mistakes requires the humilitythat Level 5 Leaders display. Level 5 Leadership, according to Jim Collins, is what separatesexceptional leaders from all others.

Page 8: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 8 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Sorry, but stupid questions do exist, and they typically come from stupid people. As a studentgoing through SEAL training, when (there was no if) a student asked a silly question theentire class would suffer.We all live with the power of choice, and if you choose to do “wrong” then be prepared toreap the whirlwind. In the Stephen Covey’s bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,he speaks of how choice resides within the gap between stimulus and response, and howbeing responsible for one’s actions is more a matter of being response-able, or choosing thethought that will guide your behavior. Bottom line: accept responsibility for your actions andown up to your mistakes.

Page 9: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 9 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

If a particular task is worth your time and energy, then it’s worth doing correctly. Sometimesyou only get one shot at success. Make it count.

Page 10: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 10 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

This was something a SEAL instructor often said to us while punishing the class.Entrepreneurs share many traits in common such as independent thinking, blazing their owntrails--going against the grain despite the risk to pursue the passion that drives them.Nothing else to them matters.

Page 11: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 11 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Change happens when you least expect it, and it lasts indefinitely. Preparation won’t suffice,but adaptability will. A personal willingness to accept change and to adapt to it is allows youto flourish in the unknown, preparation is just the byproduct of a willingness to try.

Page 12: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 12 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Page 13: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 13 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read

Enough said.

Page 14: 10 inspiring-quotes-from-seal-training-that-every-entrepreneur-should-read

Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that's simple, beautiful and fun.

page 14 of 14

10 Inspiring Quotes from SEAL Training That Every Entrepreneur Should Read