Akira The Don, Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership, Pt. 3 lyrics
[Akira The Don, Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership, Pt. 3 lyrics]
I am the commander
I am the senior man on the battlefield
And I am responsible
For everything that happens everything
And then I went on to
Explain to them some new
Tactics, techniques and procedures
That we were going to implement to ensure
That this kind of
Travesty never happened again
And I will tell you something, it hurt
It hurt my ego
It hurt my pride to take the blame
But I also knew
I knew that to maintain my integrity
As a leader and as a man
I had to take responsibility
And in order to do that I
Had to control my ego
So that my ego did not control me
And you know what? I didn't get fired
In fact, my commanding officer who
Had expected excuses and finger pointing
When I took responsibility
When I took ownership
He now trusted me even more
And my men, they didn't lose respect for me
Instead they realized
That I would never shirk responsibility
And I would never pass that heavy burden
Of command down the chain and onto them
And you know what? They had the same attitude
Unlike a team where no one
Takes ownership of the problems
And the problems never get solved with us
Everyone took ownership of their mistakes
Everyone took ownership of the problems
And when a team takes
Ownership of it's problems
The problems get solved
And that is true on the battlefield
It is true in business
And it is true in life
So I say, take ownership
Take extreme ownership don't make excuses
Don't blame any other person
Or any other thing, take control of your ego
Don't hide your delicate pride from the truth
Take ownership of everything in your world
The good and the bad
Take ownership of your mistakes
Take ownership of your shortfalls
Take ownership of your problems
And then take ownership of the solutions that
Will get those problems solved
Take ownership of your mission
Take ownership of your job, of your team
Of your future take ownership of your life
And lead, lead
Lead yourself and your team and
The people in your life
Lead them all to victory
I am the senior man on the battlefield
And I am responsible
For everything that happens everything
And then I went on to
Explain to them some new
Tactics, techniques and procedures
That we were going to implement to ensure
That this kind of
Travesty never happened again
And I will tell you something, it hurt
It hurt my ego
It hurt my pride to take the blame
But I also knew
I knew that to maintain my integrity
As a leader and as a man
I had to take responsibility
And in order to do that I
Had to control my ego
So that my ego did not control me
And you know what? I didn't get fired
In fact, my commanding officer who
Had expected excuses and finger pointing
When I took responsibility
When I took ownership
He now trusted me even more
And my men, they didn't lose respect for me
Instead they realized
That I would never shirk responsibility
And I would never pass that heavy burden
Of command down the chain and onto them
And you know what? They had the same attitude
Unlike a team where no one
Takes ownership of the problems
And the problems never get solved with us
Everyone took ownership of their mistakes
Everyone took ownership of the problems
And when a team takes
Ownership of it's problems
The problems get solved
And that is true on the battlefield
It is true in business
And it is true in life
So I say, take ownership
Take extreme ownership don't make excuses
Don't blame any other person
Or any other thing, take control of your ego
Don't hide your delicate pride from the truth
Take ownership of everything in your world
The good and the bad
Take ownership of your mistakes
Take ownership of your shortfalls
Take ownership of your problems
And then take ownership of the solutions that
Will get those problems solved
Take ownership of your mission
Take ownership of your job, of your team
Of your future take ownership of your life
And lead, lead
Lead yourself and your team and
The people in your life
Lead them all to victory