[LL]: It’s ALL Your Responsibility

Hey Leader 🙌

This week’s leadership lesson?

Extreme ownership.

Everything is your responsibility.

Even when it’s not your fault.

I drove this home at the 10X Intensive Workshop I taught with Bedros Keuilian and Jay Redman last Saturday. 

A room full of ambitious entrepreneurs, 2 of whom want to own a FitBody. 

Hungry. 

Locked in.

I shared something raw, personal, and true.

Nine years of sobriety from alcohol. 

And while Harvard addiction expert Dr. Sarah Wakeman says 60% of alcoholism is genetic, and child trauma triggers another 20%, guess what?

That still doesn’t let me off the hook.

It wasn’t my fault.

But it’s still my responsibility.

That’s the leadership code and my leadership lesson today.

When your business hits the wall.

When your team drops the ball.

When chaos shows up uninvited.

Don’t point. Don’t excuse. Don’t wait.

Own it.

Because leaders don’t get the luxury of blame.

They get the burden and the blessing of responsibility.

Bryce Henson
CEO, Fit Body

The 5 Immutable Rules of Leadership

1. Take Extreme Ownership: Everything is your responsibility, even when it’s not your fault.
2. Put Your Oxygen Mask On First: Lead yourself before leading others.
3. Wield Influence Through Moral Authority: People follow who you are, not what you say.
4. It’s Not About You, Never Was, Never Will Be: Elevate others, build legacy.
5. Turn Adversity Into Advantage: Pain is your power, use it.