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Three Elements That Give Business Its Structure
So what exactly are the skills that we learned in military school? The

following experience-based definitions will give some insight. Let’s break
them down:

Mission
This is the spiritual reason for the existence of the business.
In military school, the first thing they teach you is the
importance of mission. It makes sense when you think
about it. In religion, missionaries have a mission and focus

on it. Too many corporations don’t recognize the
importance of mission. They create mission statements that
are flat and uninspiring. They totally miss this massive
opportunity to define the spiritual purpose of the business.
Team

Some think that military school teaches people how to be
followers, how to conform, and how to respond to

commands. Both of us understand that the ability to follow
orders is the ability to focus. When everyone learns how to
focus, you have the foundations of an excellent team. In
military school, teamwork is not just a subject. It is a way
of life, practiced every minute of every day.

By contrast, traditional schools are not about teamwork at

all. Maybe there is an element of teamwork in school
sports, but certainly not in the classroom where everyone is
competing for grades. It’s every student for themselves. It is